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(7)   Has not, within one year preceding such applica-
cation for a pension been a habitual tramp or
beggar.

(8)   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.

4.     No old age pension shall be granted or paid to a person.:

(1)   While or during the time he or she is an inmate of
and receives the necessities of life from any charit-
able institution, maintained by the State or any of
the political sub-divisions of the State, or of a pri-
vate charitable, benevolent or fraternal institution
or home for the aged.

(2)   Who has deprived himself or herself, directly or in-
directly, of any property for the purpose of quali-
fying for old age relief.

5.     Any applicant for a pension shall file his or her applica-
tion in writing with the County Commissioners of the County
in which he or she resides or with the Supervisors of City
Charities if a resident of Baltimore City, in such manner and
form as shall be prescribed by the County Commissioners or
the Supervisors of City Charities of Baltimore City. All
statements in the application shall be sworn to or affirmed by
the applicant.

6.     The said County Commissioners and the Supervisors of
City Charities shall promptly make or cause to be made such
investigation as they may deem necessary. The County Com-
missioners for the Counties and the Supervisors of City Chari-
ties for Baltimore City shall decide upon the application and
fix the amount of the pension, if any, and such decision shall be
final. An applicant whose application for a pension has been
rejected may not again apply for a pension until the expiration
of six months from the date of his or her previous application.

7.     Each pensioner under the provisions of this Article shall
furnish such information as the County Commissioners or the
Supervisors of City Charities of Baltimore City may from
time to time require. If it appears at any time that the cir-
cumstances of the pensioner have changed, the County Commis-
sioners or the Supervisors of City Charities may revoke or
modify any pension allowed.