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provisions of this section are subject to the requirements of section
18A of Article 88A of this Code.

(Article 70A)
10. Funeral Expenses.

On the death of the recipient reasonable funeral expenses, not ex-
ceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00) may 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. The provisions of this section are subject to the requirements
of section 18A of Article 88A of this Code.

17. Annual appropriations.

The county commissioners of each county and the mayor and city
council of Baltimore shall annually levy or appropriate an amount
sufficient to provide for one-sixth of all assistance paid or to be paid
within said county or city. Provided, however, that the county com-
missioners of each county and the mayor and city council of Balti-
more shall not be obligated to pay any sums as assistance in excess
of one-sixth of the total of all assistance paid or to be paid within
said county or city hereunder, except to the extent that funds may
be available in the State Treasury. The provisions of this section are
subject to the requirements of section 18A of Article 88A of this Code.

(Article 88A)
56. Tax levy; appropriations.

The county commissioners of each county and the mayor and city
council of Baltimore shall annually levy one cent (1¢) on each one
hundred dollars of assessable property to carry out the provisions of
this sub-title, or shall provide for the same out of general revenue;
provided that the county commissioners of each county and the
mayor and city council of Baltimore shall not be required to appro-
priate from taxes so levied, or from general revenue, more than is
necessary to pay those costs of the program remaining after full
use of all matching funds made available to the said county, or
Baltimore, by federal legislation. The county commissioners of each
county and the mayor and city council of Baltimore may levy for or
appropriate, with the approval of the State Department, additional
funds, to be turned over to the State Comptroller and expended to
effectuate the purposes of this sub-title. The provisions of this sec-
tion are subject to the requirements of section 18A of Article 88A of
this Code.

13. County welfare boards—Creation; authorities; costs; Carroll
County.

(b) Administrative costs. Administrative costs of the county
welfare boards for the purpose of this section shall be paid out of
funds derived from local sources or out of allotments from State or
federal funds, or any of them, as the State Department of Public
Welfare may prescribe. The county commissioners of each county
and the mayor and city council of Baltimore are hereby empowered