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of any or all of the benefits, advantages and privileges avail-
able to homestead and building associations under the pro-
visions of and in accordance with the terms of an Act of Con-
gress entitled "An Act to encourage improvement in housing
standards and conditions, to provide a system of mutual mort-
gage insurance, and for other purposes, " approved June 27,
1934, and known as the "National Housing Act, " and any
amendments thereof or that may be made thereto.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted,, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1943.

Approved March 23, 1943.

CHAPTER 133.
(House Bill 169)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 315
. of Article 93 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939

Edition), title "Testamentary Law", sub-title "Widows", to

correct an error in said section.

SECTION 1. Be It enacted l>y the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 315 of Article 93 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Testamentary Law", sub-title
"Widows", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

315. The renunciation as provided in Section 314 may
be made by the guardian of an infant spouse, when author-
ized so to do by the Court having jurisdiction of the infant's
estate, or may be made on behalf of an incompetent when
authorized by the equity court having jurisdiction of the per-
son of said incompetent. The time to make such renunciation
may be enlarged before its expiration by an order of the
Orphans7 Court where such will was probated for a further
period of not exceeding six months upon any one application,
upon a petition showing reasonable cause and on notice given
to such persons and in such manner as the Orphans' Court may
direct.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1943.

Approved March 23, 1943.
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