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25. (Recovery from a Recipient. ) If at any time during
the continuance of public assistance the recipient thereof be-
comes possessed of any property or income in excess of the
amount stated in the application, it shall be the duty of the
recipient immediately to notify the County Board of the
receipt or possession of such property or income and the
County Board may, after investigation, either cancel the
assistance or alter the amount thereof in accordance with the
circumstances. Any assistance paid before the recipient has
come into possession of such property or income and in excess
of his need shall be recoverable by the County Board as a
debt due. One-half of the net amount realized from all such
claims shall be promptly paid or credited to the United States
Government.

26. (Recovery from the Estate. ) On the death of any re-
cipient the total amount of assistance paid under this sub-title,
accounting from the time the recipient reaches the age of sixty-
five, shall be allowed as a claim against his estate. One-half
of the net amount realized from all such claims shall be
promptly paid or credited to the United States Government.
Provided, however, that no such claim shall be enforced
against any real estate of a recipient while it is occupied by
the surviving spouse or dependents.

27. (Removal to Another County. ) Any applicant who has
moved into the county in which he applies within one year
prior to application shall be deemed, for all purposes of this
Article, a resident of the county in which he last had one
year's continuous residence. Change of county residence
within the State shall have no effect upon the eligibility of a
blind person.

31. (Fraudulent Acts. ) Whoever obtains, or attempts to
obtain, or aids, or abets any person to obtain by means of a
wilfully false statement or representation, or by impersona-
tion, or other fraudulent device:

(1) Public assistance to which he is not entitled;

(2) Public assistance greater than that to which he is justly
entitled;

(3) Payment of any forfeited installment of public assist-
ance; or aids or abets in buying or in any way disposing of
the property, either personal or real, of a recipient of assist-
ance, while such person is receiving assistance or while his
application for assistance is pending, without the consent of
the County Board is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be fined not more than Five Hundred
Dollars ($500) or be imprisoned for not more than three (3)
months, or be both so fined and imprisoned in the discretion