916 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 370

of the General Assembly of Maryland, the same shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 22, 1949.

CHAPTER 369
(House Bill 449)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments, Section
315 of Article 93 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1947
Supplement), title "Testamentary Law", sub-title
"Widows", relating to extension of the time for renuncia-
tion by any spouse.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 315 of Article 93 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1947 Supplement), 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sub-title "Widows", be and it is hereby repealed and re-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 authorized
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
person of said incompetent. The time for renunciation by
any spouse may be enlarged before its expiration by an order
of the Orphans' Court where the 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, 1949.

Approved April 22, 1949.

CHAPTER 370
(House Bill 450)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 41
of Article 16 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939
Edition), title "Chancery", sub-title "Divorce", and Section