HARRY W. NICE, GOVERNOR. 1271

regulations to carry out the provisions of this Article, and
shall publish such information as they may deem advisable
to acquaint aged persons and the public generally with the
old age pension plans of this State.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That a new section
be and it is hereby added to Article 70A of the Annotated
Code of Maryland, title "Old Age Pensions, " said new
section to be known as Section 20, to follow Section 19 of
said Article, and to read as follows:

20. Any sums made available by the Congress of the
United States for old age pensions in the State of Mary-
land or for reimbursement to the State and/or to the Coun-
ties and Baltimore City for expenditures hereunder shall
be divided between the State and the Counties and Balti-
more 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 pension-
ers 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 divisions. 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 enforcement 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 col-
lected from the estate of a pensioner 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.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That, if any Section
or part. of any Section or any sentence of this Act shall be