SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                       251

16.

The organization, rights, powers, duties, obligations and functions
of the Department of Public Welfare of Baltimore City as prescribed
in [Section 82 of the Baltimore City Charter (1949 Ed.)] Section
48 of Article VII of the Charter of Baltimore City, 1964 Revision,
shall not be affected by this Article, except as herein [before] pro-
vided, and [but] said Department of Public Welfare in Baltimore City
is hereby vested with all the rights, powers, duties, obligations and
functions which are vested in the [County Welfare Boards] local
welfare departments in the counties under this Article.

Aid to Families With Dependent Children
45.

(a)  As used in this subtitle: "State Department" means the
"State Department of Public Welfare."

(b)  The term "local units" means the ["county welfare boards"
created under Sections 13 and 14 of this article, and the department
of public welfare of Baltimore City.] local welfare departments in
the counties and in Baltimore City created or continued under the
provisions of Section 18 of this Article.

Aid to Families With Dependent Children

(b-1) "County" shall be construed to include the City of Balti-
more, unless otherwise specified or unless the context clearly indi-
cates otherwise.

(c)   "Dependent child" means a needy child under the age of
eighteen years (1) who has been deprived of parental support or
care by reason of the death, continued absence from the home, or
physical or mental incapacity of a parent, and (2) who is living with
his father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, brother, sister, step-
father, stepmother, stepbrother, stepsister, uncle, aunt, niece, neph-
ew, or first cousin, and/or any and all other relatives as the laws of
the federal government governing federal aid to families with depen-
dent children may from time to time include, in a place of residence
maintained by one or more of such relatives as his or their own home.
"Child" shall include an illegitimate child; for the purpose of clause
(1), such illegitimate child shall be considered the child of both par-
ents although paternity has not been established by legal proceedings
or otherwise, or is in fact unknown; for the purposes of clause (2),
such child shall be treated as if it were legitimate in determining-
relationships through its mother, and also through its father, when
the paternity of such child is established to the satisfaction of the
local unit by such proof as it deems adequate. Support from rela-
tives shall be regarded as a potential resource and evaluated as to
amount and availability, as determined by rule and regulation of the
State Department.

(d)   In the event that future federal legislation makes available
grants in aid to the states for all needy children, the limitations set
forth in this section may be rendered null and void by rule and
regulation of the State Department, if it is found desirable to con-
form thereto.

(e)   "Assistance" means money payments with respect to a de-
pendent child or children, and payments necessary for services for