304                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 106

Maryland (1957 Edition), title "Testamentary Law," subtitle
"Wills," be and they are hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments; and that new Section 351A be and it is hereby added
to said Article and subtitle of the Code, to follow immediately after
Section 351 thereof, and all to read as follows:

351.

No will or codicil in writing, [devising lands, tenements or here-
ditaments, or bequeathing any goods, chattels or personal property
of any kind, as heretofore described] nor any clause thereof, shall
be [revocable] revoked otherwise than [by some other will or codicil
in writing, or other writing declaring the same, or by burning, can-
celling, tearing or obliterating the same, by the testator himself or in
his presence, and by his direction and consent; but all devises
and bequests so made shall remain and continue in force until the
same be destroyed by burning, cancelling, tearing or obliterating
the same by the testator or by his direction, in manner aforesaid,
unless the same be altered by some other will or codicil in writing
or other writing of the devisor signed as hereinbefore said in the
presence of two or more witnesses declaring the same] as provided
herein:

(a)  By some other will, codicil, or other writing, executed as
provided in Section 350, altering or revoking said will or codicil.

(b)  By burning, cancelling, tearing or obliterating the same, by
the testator himself, or by some other person in his presence and
by his express direction and consent.

(c)  By the marriage of the testator coupled with the birth, adop-
tion or legitimation of a child by him, provided such child or a
descendant thereof survives the testator; and all wills and codicils
executed prior to such marriage shall be revoked.

(d)  By a final decree of absolute divorce of a testator and his
spouse, granted subsequent to the execution of the testator's will or
codicil and after June 1, 1964, and all provisions in said will or
codicil relating to the divorced spouse, AND ONLY AS TO SUCH
PROVISIONS, shall be revoked unless otherwise provided in the will
or codicil or the decree.

351A.

IF, AFTER MAKING A WILL, THE TESTATOR MAKES A
SUBSEQUENT WILL EXPRESSLY INTENDING THEREBY TO
REVOKE HIS PRIOR WILL, THE DESTRUCTION OR OTHER
REVOCATION OF THE SUBSEQUENT WILL SHALL NOT RE-
VIVE ANY PRIOR WILL UNLESS THE WILL IS STILL IN
EXISTENCE AND IS REPUBLISHED WITH THE SAME
FORMALITIES AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 350 OF THIS
ARTICLE.

352.

[A will shall be revoked by the subsequent marriage of the testator
coupled with birth, adoption or legitimation of a child by him. No
will shall be revoked merely by the subsequent birth, adoption or
legitimation of a child by the testator; provided, however, that if]