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less a different penalty is otherwise provided in the Section,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction before
any Justice of the Peace or Court of the county or city where
the offense was committed shall be fined not less than Ten
Dollars ($10. 00) nor more than Twenty-five Dollars ($25. 00)
and costs for each and every offense. And in addition to said
fine shall be fined Five Dollars ($5. 00) for each and every game
bird or game animal caught or killed illegally, purchased
or offered for purchase, sold or offered for sale, barter, or
exchange, or taken or killed in excess of the bag limit or
found in possession illegally.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted; That all laws or parts of
laws inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be and they
are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1945.

Approved March 24, 1945.

CHAPTER 333.
(House Bill 68)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 37
and 44 of Article 88A of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1943 Supplement), title "State Department of Public Wel-
fare", sub-title "Aid to Dependent Children", further defin-
ing "assistance" and relating to support of dependent chil-
dren by relatives and eliminating certain provisions of said

sections.

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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land) That Sections 37 and 44 of Article 88A of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1943 Supplement), title "State Department
of Public Welfare", sub-title "Aid to Dependent Children", be
and they are hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments,
to read as follows:

37. (Definitions. ) As used in this sub-title: "State Depart-
ment" means the "State Department of Public Welfare".

The term "Local Units" means the "County Welfare Boards"
created under Sections 12 and 13 of this Article, and the De-
partment of Public Welfare of Baltimore City.

"Dependent Child" means a needy child under the age of
eighteen years (a) who has been deprived of parental support
or care by reason of the death, continued absence from the
home, or physical or mental incapacity of a parent, and (b)
who is living with his father, mother, grandfather, grand-