60 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 12

(a) Is 65 years of age or older;

(b) Is a citizen of the United States at the time of making
application for assistance;

(c) Has resided in the State for at least five years within
the nine years immediately preceding the date of application,
the last year of which was continuous and immediately pre-
ceding such application;

(d) Has not sufficient income or other resources to provide
a reasonable subsistence compatible with decency and health;

(e) Has no child or other person responsible under the laws
of this State for his or her support and able to support him
or her; provided that if such child or other person is partially
able to support the applicant, such partial support shall be
taken into consideration in fixing the amount of any assistance
that may be granted;

(f) Is not an inmate of any public institution at the time
of receiving assistance. An inmate of such an institution
may, however, make application for such assistance, but the
assistance, if granted, shall not begin until he ceases to be
an inmate;

(g) Has not made an assignment or transfer of property
for the purpose of rendering himself eligible for assistance
under this Article at any time within two years immediately
prior to the filing of application for assistance pursuant to
the provisions of this Article.

4. AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE. The amount of assistance
which any person shall receive shall be determined by the
County Department with due regard to the resources and
necessary expenditures of the individual and the conditions
existing in each case, and in accordance with the rules and regu-
lations made by the State Department, and shall be sufficient,
when added to all other income and support of the recipient
to provide such person with a reasonable subsistence com-
patible with decency and health; but in no case shall the
assistance granted exceed thirty dollars ($30. 00) per month,
and if a recipient receives funds from any other source, the
assistance shall be ratably reduced, so that the total income
of a recipient shall never exceed thirty dollars ($30. 00) per
month.

5. DUTIES OF STATE DEPARTMENT. The State Department
shall

(a) Supervise the administration of assistance to the
needy aged under this Article by the County Departments;

(b) Make such rules and regulations and take such action
as may be necessary or desirable for carrying out the pro-