128 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 36

645E.

[The petition may allege that the petitioner is unable to pay
the costs of the proceeding or to employ counsel. If the court is
satisfied that the allegation is true, it shall order that the petitioner
proceed as an indigent person, and appoint counsel for him. ] If
after judgment, a review is sought by the petitioner within thirty
(30) days and the Court of Appeals of Maryland grants leave to
appeal, and that court finds that the petitioner is unable to pay
the costs of the review, the Court shall order that all necessary
costs and expenses incident thereto, including all court costs, sten-
ographic services, and printing, be paid by the political subdivision
in which the judgment is rendered.

SEC. 23. And be it further enacted, That Section 22 of Article
30 of the Code, title "Deaf, Mute or Blind", sub-title "Public As-
sistance to the Needy Blind", be and it is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

22.

If an application is not acted upon by the county board within
a reasonable time after the filing of the application, or is denied
in whole or in part, or if an award of assistance is modified or
cancelled under any provision of this sub-title, the applicant or
recipient may appeal to the State Department in the manner and
form prescribed by the State Department. The State Department
shall, upon receipt of such appeal, give the applicant or recipient
an opportunity for a fair hearing. The State Department may also,
upon its own motion, review any decision of a county board and
may consider any application upon which a decision has not been
made by the county board within a reasonable time. The State
Department may make such additional investigation as it may
deem necessary, and shall make such decision as to the granting
of public assistance and the amount of assistance to be granted
as in its opinion is justified and in conformity with the provisions
of this subtitle. Applicants or recipients affected by such decisions
of the State Department shall, upon request, be given reasonable
notice and opportunity for a fair hearing by the State Department.
If the applicant or recipient shall feel aggrieved by any decision of
the State Department in respect to his case, he shall have the right
to appeal such decision to the circuit court of the county in which
he resides or to the Baltimore City Court if he resides in the City
of Baltimore, and those courts shall have jurisdiction to review
the case with respect to all matters of fact and law. [Pending
judicial determination as a result of any such appeal, all decisions
of the State Department shall be final and shall be binding upon the
county involved and shall be complied with by such county board. ]

SEC. 24. And be it further enacted, That Section 13 of Article
32 of the Code, title "Dentistry", sub-title "In General", be and it
is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as
follows:

13.

In the event the license of any dentist is revoked or suspended,