178 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 85

31. (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, public assistance
to which he is not entitled, or public 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
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 public assistance, while such person is receiving public
assistance or while his application for public assistance is
pending, without the consent of the County, Board, and with
the intent to defeat the purposes of this Article, [shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500) or be im-
prisoned 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 conviction, be deemed guilty of the offense of false pre-
tenses and subject to the terms and penalties provided in
Section 150 of Article 27 of this Code, 1989 Edition, and any
amendments thereto or supplements thereof.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1951.

Approved March 14, 1951.

CHAPTER 85
(House Bill 28)

AN ACT to repeal Sub-section 3(b) of Article 70A of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1947 Supplement), title "Old
Age Assistance", said sub-section relating to the require-
ment for citizenship of persons receiving old age assistance
in this State.

WHEREAS, Sub-section 3 (b) of Article 70A of the Code now
has a provision that persons receiving old age assistance in
this State must be citizens of the United States; and

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