1268 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 592

fraudulent device, obtains, or attempts to obtain, or aids
or abets any person to obtain:

(a) A pension to which he or she is not entitled;

(b) A larger pension than that to which he or she is
lawfully entitled;

(c) Payment of any forfeited installment;

(d) Or aids or abets in buying or in any way disposing
of the property of a pensioner without the consent of the
Local Board or the Department of Welfare of Baltimore
City, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars,
or be imprisoned in the county or city jail for not more
than one year, or be punished by both such fine and impri-
sonment, in the discretion of the Court, and shall in addi-
tion, if a pensioner, forfeit and pay a sum equal to the total
of all pension payments or excess pension payments so
wrongfully obtained, together with six per cent, interest
on each such payment or excess payment.

13. (1) Any person who violates any provision of this
Article for which no penalty is specifically provided shall
be subject to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or
to imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both.

(2) Where a pensioner is convicted of an offense un-
der this Article, the Local Board or the Department of
Welfare of Baltimore City or the Administrator of Pen-
sions and Relief may cancel or revoke the pension granted.

14. If a pensioner is convicted of any misdemeanor,
felony, or other offense, and imprisoned therefor, payments
shall not be made during the period of imprisonment.

15. The County Commissioners of each County and the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore shall annually appro-
priate a sum of money sufficient to provide for one-third of
all pensions paid or to be paid within said county or city
and for all expenses of administration in said county or
city. Upon the orders of the Local Board or the Depart-
ment of Welfare of Baltimore City, the County Treasurer
or the City Comptroller, as the case may be, shall pay out
the amounts ordered to be paid as pensions, under the pro-
visions of this Article. Provided, however, that the County
Commissioners of each County and the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore City shall not be obligated to pay out
any sums as pensions in excess of one-third of the total of
all pensions paid or to be paid within said county or city