900 ARTICLE 70A.

advisable to acquaint aged persons and the public generally with the old
age pension plans of this State.

1935, ch. 592, sec. 20.

20. Any sums made available by the Congress of the United States for
old age pensions in the State of Maryland or for reimbursement to the
State and/or to the Counties and Baltimore City for expenditures here-
under shall be divided between the State and the Counties and Baltimore
City in the proportion of two-thirds to the State and one-third to said
Counties and City, the amounts to be divided among said Counties and City
to be pro-rated among them in proportion to the amounts paid to pensioners
by said Counties and City respectively, unless otherwise provided by said
Federal legislation. The Governor, with the approval of the Board of
Old Age Pensions and Relief, shall prescribe the procedure for said divi-
sions. So much of the sum paid as assistance to any aged recipient as
represents the share of the United States Government in such assistance
shall be a lien on the estate of the aged recipient which, upon his death,
shall be enforced by the State, and the net amount realized by the enforce-
ment of such lien shall be deemed to be part of the State's allotment from
the United States Government for the year in which such lien was enforced;
Provided, That no such lien shall be enforced against any real estate of
the recipient while it is occupied by the recipient's surviving spouse, if
the latter is not more than fifteen years younger than the recipient, and
does not marry again. Any amounts collected from the estate of a pen-
sioner under the provisions of Section 8 of this Article shall be applied in
satisfaction of said lien, and balance shall be divided between the State
and the counties and Baltimore City in the same proportion that the sums
provided by the United States Government are directed to be divided under
this section; the intention of this section being that the preferred claim
provided for under Section 8 shall be enforceable and collectible by the
state.

1935, ch. 592, sec. 3.

21. If any Section or part of any Section or any sentence of this Article
shall be held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the
remaining portions of this Article; nor shall such decision affect the appli-
cation of said Section or part thereof or said sentence to any other cases
or circumstances.