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1941, be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, to read as follows:

38. The courts of equity of this State shall have jurisdiction
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.

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

Approved February 12, 1943.

CHAPTER 19.

(Senate Bill 36)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 24-
and Sub-section (e) of Section 30 of Article 441 of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Housing
Authorities", sub-title "Defense Housing by Housing
Authorities", as said sections were enacted by Chapter 562
of the Acts of 1941, extending the time within which any
Housing Authority may initiate the development of defense
housing projects.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 24 and Sub-section (e) of Section 30 of
Article 441 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939 Edition),
title "Housing Authorities", sub-title "Defense Housing by
Housing Authorities", as said sections were enacted by
Chapter 562 of the Acts of 1941, be and they are hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

24. Any Housing Authority may undertake the develop-
ment and administration of projects to assure the availability
of safe and sanitary dwellings for persons engaged in national-
defense activities whom the Housing Authority determines

1 Article 44A evidently intended.