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16. DUTIES OF STATE BOARD. The State Board shall:

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

(b) Make such, rules and regulations and take such action as
may be necessary or desirable for carrying out the provisions
of this Article. All rules and regulations made by the State
Board shall be binding upon the counties and shall be com-
plied with by the respective county board;

(e) Prescribe the form of and print and supply to the county
boards such forms as it may deem necessary and advisable;

(d) Cooperate with the Federal government in matters of
mutual concern pertaining to assistance to the needy blind;

(e) Make such reports in such form and containing such
information, as the Federal government may, from time to
time require, and comply with such provisions as the Federal
government may from time to time find necessary to assure
the correctness and verification of such reports;

(f) Perform such duties as are imposed upon it by Article
88A of the Annotated Code of Maryland as amended by Chap-
ter 586 of the Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland of
1935, and any amendments thereto or supplements thereof.

18. ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE TO THE NEEDY BLIND. Public
assistance shall be granted under this sub-title to any person
who

fa) Lost his eyesight while >a resident of the State, or shall
have resided in the State for a period of five (5) years during
the nine (9) years immediately preceding the tiling of the
application for public assistance, the last year of which shall
be continuous and immediately precede such application;

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

(e) 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 after he ceases
to be an inmate;

(d) Is not receiving old age assistance;

(e) Has not made an assignment for transfer of property so
as to render himself eligible for public assistance under this
sub-title at any time within five (5) years immediately prior
to the filing of application pursuant to the provisions of this
sub-title.