where the residence of the defendant is unknown.
91. Where the application for the dissolution of the marriage is made by the mutual consent of both parties, the petition may be presented either to the local court or to the office for the registration of marriages wherein the marriage was originally registered.
92. The chief of the Bureau of Vital Statistics, upon being satisfied that the petition for the dissolution of the marriage has actually been presented by both parties, shall make an entry recording the dissolution of the marriage, and shall deliver to the parties, at their request, a certificate of divorce.
93. Actions for divorce shall be tried by the local judge in public.
94. Every local judge shall fix certain hours, at least once a week, for the trial of actions for divorce.
95. In case both parties or their attorneys appear before the local court, the judge may try the case immediately, provided that such trial shall not interfere with the calendar of that day.
96. Upon the receipt of a petition for dissolution of marriage by mutual consent, the court shall set the day for the examination of the petition and shall give notice thereof to the parties and their attorneys.
97. Upon rendering a decision for the dissolution of a marriage, the judge shall issue to the parties, upon their application, a certificate of
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