1122 ARTICLE 88A.

Public Welfare of Baltimore City, Sections 203A to 203Q inclusive, of
the Baltimore City Charter shall govern. Provided, however, that the
Board of State Aid and Charities may prescribe the number, salaries and
minimum qualifications of the personnel engaged in the administration
of such activities of the local Boards as are financed in whole or in part
by the State.

1927, ch. 632. 1935, ch. 586, sec. 8B.

8B. On and after June 1st, 1927, all institutions, agencies and so-
cieties whether incorporated or not, except those receiving financial assist-
ance from the State or having contracts with the State, or licensed by any
incorporated municipality or district authorized to issue such licenses, as
well as all individuals, having the care, custody or control of one or more
minors, other than children related by blood or marriage to, or adopted by
such individuals, or for whom such individuals are duly appointed guard-
ians, shall obtain an annual license therefor from the State, to be issued
by the Board of State Aid and Charities, upon due proof of compliance
with rules and regulations designed to secure the proper care of such
minors, which rules and regulations the said Board is hereby authorized
to establish.

The said Board shall have the same power to investigate and visit any
such institutions, agencies, societies or individuals as is now provided
by law in the case of corporations, associations, institutions or agencies
receiving financial assistance from the State or having contracts with the
State, and shall have power to revoke the licenses of any such institutions,
agencies, societies or individuals. All such action of the Board is subject
to the same right of appeal by any party who shall feel aggrieved at any
action of the Board hereunder, as in the case of state-aided institutions.
The provisions of Section 378 of Article 27 shall not be construed as
limiting the powers herein granted to the said Board.

Any person or persons and any officer or representative of an institution,
agency or society which assumes or exercises the care, custody or control
of minor children in violation of this section shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed
$100 or imprisonment not to exceed three months.
See art. 27, sec. 378, et seq., and sec. 580, et seq.

1935, ch. 586. sec. 8C.

8C. The Board may, with the approval of the Governor, designate
existing agencies or organizations within the State as its agents as may in
its discretion be desirable or necessary for the purpose of this Article. In
the selection of agencies or organizations for the care of children, the
Board shall use only such as shall comply with proper standards for the
physical, educational and moral life of the child. Children shall be placed
in institutions or homes of the same religious faith as that of the child if
there be such institution or home with proper standards.