1839.

LAWS OF MARYLAND,

CHAP. 128,

said company, for which the Said city may subscribe

in pursuance of this act, and whiich shall be owned by

said city, at the time of the annual elections of the

President and Directors of said company, but the said

city shall not be permitted to vote upon said stock in

the election of the Directors by the stockholders, in

Proviso

general meeting; Provided, that nothing herein con-

tained shall be taken to impair the right which the

said city has, to have two directors of the said com-

pany, for the five thousand shares of stock in said

company, already held by it, whether it should make

the subscription hereby authorised or not, nor in any

event to have more than twelve Directors of said com-

pany.

CHAPTER 128.

Passed Mar. 4,1836

An act to alter and amend the Constitution and Form of

Government, so as to require the assent of two thirds

of each branch of the Legislature to annul a mor-

riage contract.

No divorce to be enacted without

SECTION 1. Be it enactedby the General Assembly of

two thirds con-. cur

Maryland, That from and after the passage of this act

and the confirmation thereof as the Constitution re-

quires, the Legislature of this State shall not pass any

law annulling the marriage contract, or in nature of a

divorce, a vinculo matrimonii, or a mensaet thora, un-

less two thirds of each branch of the Legislature, who

are present concur therein.

Testmony on all

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That a divorce shall in

applications for

divorce to be ta-ken according to act 1829, ch. 20

no instance be granted in the State of Maryland, un-less the party or parties in whose behalf such divorce

is ought to be obtained, shall have been bona fide resi-

dents within the State of Maryland for at least

twelve months, next before the application; for said di-

vorce.

Bona fide resident required

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That all such parts of

the Constitution form of Government as are in-

consistent with the provisions of this act, be and the

same are hereby repealed, and the said act shall be con-