WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR 291
CHAPTER 33

(Senate Bill 87)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
41B of Article 16 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1939 Edition and 1947 Supplement), title "Chancery/'
sub-title "Divorce/' as said section was enacted by
Chapter 29 of the Acts of 1949, legitimating the issue
of any marriage annulled in this State and also the
issue of any certain marriages for which a decree of
divorce is entered in this State.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 41B of Article 16 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1939 Edition and 1947 Supplement), title
"Chancery," sub-title "Divorce," as said section was en-
acted by Chapter 29 of the Acts of 1949, be and it is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

41B. This section shall apply whenever any criminal
or equity Court of this State has for any reason annulled
a marriage, and declared it to be null and void, or when-
ever any equity Court of this State has decreed a divorce a
vinculo matrimonii for any cause which by the laws of this
State render a marriage null and void ab initio. [In such
event, if it shall appear that such marriage was contracted
in good faith by one of the parties thereto, and in igno-
rance of any obstacle to its validity, that fact shall be
found and declared in the decree]. In such case the issue
of such a marriage shall be deemed and declared to be
the legitimate issue of the parents thereof.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1950.

Approved March 28, 1950.

CHAPTER 34
(Senate Bill 88)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sec-
tion 21 (a) (4) of Article 66 1/2 of the Annotated Code of

EXPLANATION: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike-out indicates matter stricken out of bill.