J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                             987

PUBLIC WELFARE", SUB-TITLE "AID TO DEPENDENT
CHILDREN", BE AND IT IS HEREBY REPEALED AND RE-
ENACTED, WITH AMENDMENTS, TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

59. FRAUDULENT ACTS

WHOEVER KNOWINGLY OBTAINS, OR ATTEMPTS TO OB-
TAIN, OR AIDS, OR ABETS ANY PERSON TO OBTAIN BY
MEANS OF A WILFULLY FALSE STATEMENT OR REPRE-
SENTATION, OR BY IMPERSONATION, OR OTHER FRAUDU-
LENT DEVICE, ASSISTANCE TO WHICH HE IS NOT EN-
TITLED, OR ASSISTANCE GREATER THAN THAT TO WHICH
HE IS JUSTLY ENTITLED, SHALL, UPON CONVICTION, BE
DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND, IF THE
AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE UNLAWFULLY OBTAINED IS
LESS THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, SHALL BE FINED
NOT MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS OR IMPRISON-
ED FOR NOT MORE THAN TWO YEARS IN THE JAIL OR
HOUSE OF CORRECTION, OR BOTH FINED AND IMPRISONED
IN THE DISCRETION OF THE COURT; AND IF THE AMOUNT
OF ASSISTANCE UNLAWFULLY OBTAINED SHALL BE FIVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS OR MORE, SAID PERSON SHALL BE
FINED AS AFORESAID OR IMPRISONED IN THE PENI-
TENTIARY FOR NOT LESS THAN TWO NOR MORE THAN
TEN YEARS, OR BOTH FINED AND IMPRISONED IN THE
DISCRETION OF THE COURT. THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION
13 OF ARTICLE 52 OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARY-
LAND SHALL NOT APPLY TO THIS SECTION.

Sec. 34. And be it further enacted, That Article 95A of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1960 Supplement), title "Unemploy-
ment Insurance Law", subtitle "Penalties", Section 17 (f) be and
it is hereby repealed and reenacted, with amendments, to read as
follows :

§ 17 (f) Limitation on prosecutions under sub-sections (a), (b)
and (c); concurrent jurisdiction. — Prosecution under subsections
(a), (b) and (c) of this section must be commenced within two
years from the date of the commission of the offenses described
therein and the trial magistrates in the various counties [and the
police magistrates in Baltimore City] shall have concurrent juris-
diction over such offenses with the [courts having criminal jurisdic-
tion in this State.] Circuit Courts.

Sec. 35. And be it further enacted, That as of May JUNE 1, 1961
any monies which have been appropriated to the Traffic Court of
Baltimore City shall be available for the expenses of the Municipal
Court of Baltimore City, Traffic Division.

Sec. 36. And be it further enacted. That the provisions of this
Act are declared to be separable and in case it be judicially deter-
mined that any word, phrase, clause, item, sentence, paragraph, or
section of this Act, or the application thereof, to any person or
circumstance, is invalid, the remaining provisions and the applica-
tion of such provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not
be affected thereby.