Chap. 90.—An ACT to place it in the discretion of the court to require tes-
timony in a divorce case to be given ore tenus in open court, and pro-
viding how testimony so given, may be made part of the record of the
cause for appeal. (S. B. 99.)

Approved March 13, 1914.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
in all divorce cases pending at the time this law goes into effect, or
thereafter instituted, it shall be within the discretion of the court
to require the testimony, or any part of it, to be delivered ore tenus
in open court, and testimony so delivered, together with exceptions

taken to the rulings of the court on questions of evidence, together
net tannan taban in tha npance chall ha nracarvad and nnt intn tha
record of the cause for the purpose of an appeal, and the cause on
appeal shall be heard as other chancery causes and not as on a
demurrer to evidence, and within the same time as now provided
by law.