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(D) In the case of a mentally incompetent ward the peti-
tion shall show that such ward has been rated incompetent
by the Veterans Administration on examination in accordance
with the laws and regulations governing the Veterans Admin-
istration.

(E) Whenever it is required, within the purview of Section
61 of this sub-title, that guardians be appointed for benefic-
iaries who are non-residents of the State of Maryland, juris-
diction is hereby conferred upon the Circuit Courts of the
several counties and the Circuit Courts of Baltimore City to
effect the appointment of guardians for such non-resident bene-
ficiaries in the same manner provided by this Act for the ap-
pointment of guardians for resident beneficiaries; provided,
that the courts making such appointments shall have first
caused legal process to be served upon such beneficiaries,
giving the same notice as is required under the laws of this
State with respect to the appointment of guardians for resident
beneficiaries.

64. (EVIDENCE OF NECESSITY FOR GUARDIAN OF INFANT, )
Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian
for a minor, a certificate of the Administrator or his author-
ized representative, setting forth the age of such minor as
shown by the records of the Veterans Administration and the
fact that the appointment of a guardian is a condition prece-
dent to the payment of any moneys due the minor by the
Veterans Administration shall be prima facie evidence of the
necessity for such appointment.

65. (EVIDENCE OF NECESSITY FOR GUARDIAN FOR INCOMPE-
TENT. ) Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a
guardian for a mentally incompetent ward, a certificate of the
Administrator or his duly authorized representative, setting
forth the fact that such person has been rated incompetent by
the Veterans Administration on examination in accordance
with the laws and regulations governing such Veterans Ad-
ministration and that the appointment of a guardian is a
condition precedent to the payment of any moneys due such
ward by the Veterans Administration, shall be prima facie
evidence of the necessity for such appointment.

66. (NOTICE. ) Upon the filing of a petition for the ap-
pointment of a guardian under this sub-title, notice shall be
given to the ward, to such other persons and in such manner
as is provided by the general law of this State, and also to the
Veterans Administration as provided by this sub-title.

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