3200 ARTICLE 88A

1935, ch. 586, sec. 7. 1939, chs. 99 and 240, sec. 8.

8. All monies, appropriated to charitable institutions, organizations
or agencies (including hospitals), shall be paid to them on a per capita
basis at the rates and subject to the rules and regulations established by
the State Board of Public Welfare.

1935, ch. 586, sec. 8A. 1939, chs. 99 and 240, sec. 8A.

9. The Director of Public Welfare may appoint such employees as a
proper performance of its duties may require, as provided, from time to
time, in the Budget. The appointment and removal of all paid personnel
under this Article shall be governed by the provisions of Article 64A of
the Code of Public General Laws of Maryland, but in the case of the
Department of Public Welfare of Baltimore City, Sections 268 to 284
(1938 Ed.), inclusive, of the Baltimore City Charter shall govern. Pro-
vided, however, that the Board of Public Welfare may prescribe the
number, salaries and minimum qualifications of the personnel engaged
in the administration of the activities of the State Department of Public
Welfare and of the local Boards of Welfare as are financed in whole or in
part by the State.

1927, ch. 632. 1935, ch. 586, sec. 8B. 1939, chs. 99 and 240, sec. 8B.

10. All institutions, agencies and societies, whether incorporated or
not, except those receiving financial assistance 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 guardians, shall obtain
an annual license therefor from the State, to be issued by the State Depart-
ment of Public Welfare, upon due proof of compliance with rules and
regulations designed to secure the proper care of such minors, which rules
and regulations the said State Board of Public Welfare is hereby author-
ized to establish.

The said State Department 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 con-
tracts with the State, and shall have power to revoke the licenses of any
such institutions, agencies, societies or individuals. All such action of
the State Department is subject to the same right of appeal by any party
who shall feel aggrieved at any action of the State Department hereunder,
as in the case of State-aided institutions. The provisions of Section 458
of Article 27 shall not be construed as limiting the powers herein granted
to the said State Department of Public Welfare. The State Department
of Public Welfare shall have the authority to license any person or institu-
tion maintaining a home in which two or more persons beyond the age
of 65 years shall be cared for and for which a charge is made for such care
or maintenance, upon due proof of compliance with rules and regulations
designed to secure the proper care of such aged persons, which rules and
regulations the said State Board of Public Welfare is hereby authorized
to establish. The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons caring
for relatives.