J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                          1387

title "Old Age Assistance", relating to funeral expenses for a
recipient of old age assistance under the program of old age assist-
ance in the State.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 10 of Article 70A of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition), title "Old Age Assistance", be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

10. Funeral Expenses.

On the death of the recipient reasonable funeral expenses, not
exceeding [one hundred dollars ($100.00] two hundred and fifty
dollars ($250.00) ($200.00) may [, subject to the rules and regula-
tions of the State Department,] be paid by the county department if
the estate of the deceased is insufficient to pay the same and the
persons legally responsible for the support of the deceased are unable
to pay the same. The cost of any such payments shall be charged
two-thirds to State funds and one-third to local funds.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1959.

Approved May 5, 1959.

CHAPTER 817
(House Bill 497)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 20 of
Article 30 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition),
title "Deaf, Mute or Blind", sub-title "Public Assistance to the
Needy Blind", relating to the funeral expenses for a recipient of
the programs of public assistance to the needy blind of the State.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 20 of Article 30 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition), title "Deaf, Mute or Blind", sub-title "Public Assist-
ance to the Needy Blind", be and the same is hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

20. On the death of the recipient, reasonable funeral expenses,
not exceeding [one hundred and fifty dollars ($150)] two hundred
and fifty dollars ($250.00) ($200.00), may [, subject to the rules and
regulations of the State Board,] be paid by the county board, if the
estate of the deceased is insufficient to pay the same and the persons
legally responsible for the support of the deceased are unable to
pay the same. The cost of any such payments shall be charged
two-thirds to State funds and one-third to local funds.

Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.