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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 17

payments from the federal Supplemental Security Income
Program under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. Provided
that any persons legally responsible for the support of the
decedent are unable to pay the expenses, and that other
resources, including available death benefits or the estate
of the decedent, are insufficient to pay the funeral
expenses. The cost of the payment 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 § 18A of this article.]

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(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this
[section] SECTION, there shall be at least one local board
in each county and Baltimore City composed of five members
and two alternates appointed by the Governor from residents
of the county which the board serves. Each board member
shall serve a term of 4 years and until his successor is
appointed and qualified, except that in the initial
appointments two members shall serve for 2 years and until
their successors are appointed and qualified. Board members
shall be citizens who have demonstrated an interest in
children through such activities as community service or
professional experience, or possess a background in law,
sociology, psychology, psychiatry, education, social work or
medicine. Board members are subject to the same standards
of confidentiality as Department of Social Services
employees. Each local board shall choose from among its
number a chairman by majority vote who shall hold office for
4 years and may succeed himself. The members shall serve
without compensation.

Article 101 - Workmen's Compensation

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Each [employer] EMPLOYEE (or in the case of death his
family or dependents) entitled to receive compensation under
this article shall receive the same in accordance with the
following schedule and except as in this article otherwise
provided, such payment shall be in lieu of any and all
rights of action whatsoever against any person whomsoever.

(1) (a) In case of total disability, adjudged to be
permanent sixty-six and two-thirds per centum of the average
weekly wages shall be paid to the employee by the employer
or insurer during the continuance of such total disability,
not to exceed a maximum of one hundred per certain of the
average weekly wage of the State of Maryland as determined
by the Department of Employment Security, as provided in §
36(2) of this article and not less than a minimum of
twenty-five dollars per week, unless the employee's
established weekly wages are less than twenty-five dollars
per week at the time of injury, in which event he shall