THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 177

tion 21 of Article 70A of said Code (1947 Supplement), title
"Old Age Assistance"; Section 31 of Article 30 of said Code
(1947 Supplement), title "Deaf, Dumb and Blind", sub-title
"Public Assistance to the Needy Blind", be and they are
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as
follows:

51. (Fraudulent Acts. ) Whoever knowingly obtains, or
attempts to obtain, or aids, or abets: any person to obtain by
means of a wilfully false statement or representation, or by
impersonation, or other fraudulent device [: (1) Assistance
to which he is not entitled; (2) Assistance greater than that
to which he is justly entitled; (3) Payment of any forfeited
installment grants; shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than Five
Hundred Dollars ($500) or be imprisoned for not more than
three months or be both so fined and imprisoned in the dis-
cretion of the Court. In assessing the penalty the Court
shall take into consideration the amount of money fraudu-
lently received. ], assistance to which he is not entitled, or
assistance greater than that to which he is justly entitled,
shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of the offense of false
pretenses and subject to the terms and penalties provided in
Section 150 of Article 27 of this Code, 1939 Edition, and any
amendments thereto or supplements thereof.

21. (Fraudulent Acts. ) Whoever knowingly obtains, or
attempts to obtain, or aids, or abets any person to obtain by
means of a wilfully false statement or representation, or by
impersonation, or other fraudulent device, assistance to which
he is not entitled, or assistance greater than that to which he
is justly entitled; or whoever knowingly or wilfully sells or
aids or abets in selling, or whoever knowingly [and] or
wilfully buys or aids or abets in buying or in any way dis-
posing of the property, either personal or real, of a recipient
of assistance, while such person is receiving assistance or
while his application for assistance is pending, without the
consent of the County Department, and with the intent to
defeat the purposes of this Article, [shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not
more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500) or be imprisoned
for not more than one year, or be both so fined and imprisoned
in the discretion of the Court. In assessing the penalty the
Court shall take into consideration among other factors the
amount of money fraudulently received. ] shall, upon convic-
tion, be deemed guilty of the offense of false pretenses and
subject to the terms and penalties provided in Section 150 of
Article 27 of this Code, 1939 Edition, and any amendments
thereto or supplements thereof.