156 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 76

Supplement), title "Marriages", as said Section 12 was
amended by Ch. 736 of the Acts of 1949, and to repeal Sec-
tion 18 of said Article 62 and to enact a new section in lieu
thereof, said new section to be known as Section 18 of said
Article and to stand in the place of the section so repealed;
to repeal Sections 14 to 30, inclusive, of Article 43 of said
Code (1939 Edition and 1947 Supplement), title "Health",
sub-title "State Registrar of Vital Statistics", Section 25
thereof having been amended by Ch. 453 of the Acts of 1949,
to change the name of said sub-title to "Vital Statistics"
and to enact fifteen new sections in lieu of the sections so
repealed, said new sections to be known as Sections 14 to 28,
inclusive, of said Article 43; relating to the execution and
safeguarding of records of birth, death, marriage and di-
vorce, and the issuance of certifications of the information
therein contained, and revising generally the laws of this
State concerning the compilation and administration of
vital statistics and records, and increasing the fee for a
marriage license where both parties are non-residents.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 12 of Article 62 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1947 Supplement), title "Marriages", as said Sec-
tion 12 was amended by Ch. 736 of the Acts of 1949, be and it
is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, and that
Section 18 of said Article 62 be and it is hereby repealed, and
that a new Section 18 be and it is hereby enacted in lieu
thereof, and to read as follows:

12. When one or both parties are residents of the State of
Maryland, the Clerk of the Court shall receive two dollars for
every license issued as aforesaid and for the performance of
the other duties required by this Article; where both parties
are non-residents of the State of Maryland, the said Clerk
shall receive three dollars for every license so issued. In
Cecil County, he shall be paid an additional two dollars for
every license and shall annually remit the proceeds of said
additional fee to the County Treasurer at the end of every
calendar year, for use as general funds of the county.

18.

(a) It shall be the duty of the Clerk in any Court in which
a marriage is licensed and recorded, or in which a divorce or
annulment of marriage is granted or decreed, or in which a
criminal conviction has had the effect of annulling a marriage,
to transmit to the State Board of Health reports of each
marriage and of each divorce and annulment of marriage
recorded in their several jurisdictions, respectively. Such