1360 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 560

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 37 of Article 16 of Bagby's Annotated
Code of the Public General Laws of Maryland, title "Chan-
cery, " sub-title "Divorce, " be and the same is hereby repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

37. The courts of equity of this State shall have jurisdic-
tion of all applications for divorce; and any person desiring a
divorce shall file his or her bill in the court, either where the
party plaintiff or defendant resides; or if the party against
whom the bill is filed be a non-resident, then such bill may be
filed in the court where the plaintiff resides; and upon such
bill the same process by summons, notice or otherwise, shall be
had to procure the answer and appearance of a defendant, as
is had in other cases in chancery; and in all cases where, from
the default of the defendant, a bill for divorce may be taken
pro confesso, the court shall order testimony to be taken and
shall decide the case upon the testimony so taken. Provided
that no decree of divorce shall be entered against a non-resi-
dent, unless the plaintiff shall have stated under oath in the
bill his or her knowledge and information as to the place of
residence of the defendant, including street address if known,
and if the plaintiff has no such knowledge or information*
then he or she shall so state and also give the last known ad-
dress of the defendant; and the clerk of the court shall
promptly, by registered mail, send to the defendant at the ad-
dress, if any, disclosed in the bill a copy of the order of publi-
cation.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1929.

Approved April 11, 1929.

CHAPTER 560.

AN ACT to repeal Section 27 of Article 43 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland, Edition of 1924, title "Health, " sub-title
"State Registrar of Vital Statistics, " and to re-enact the
same, with amendments, providing that no charge shall be
made by the State Registrar of Vital Statistics for certifi-
cates furnished to veterans, for use in claims against the