White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-03-30
Procedure to Secure Old
Age Pension Benefits

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Considerable interest having been
shown In the Old Age Pension law,
which will become effective June g.,
the Spokesman is reprinting this week
an article written by q. O. Keene,
county auditor, which appeared In the
Kennewick Courier Reporter Of March
%:
The old age pension is another form
OF INDECENT relief, dignified by being
designated as pension and Is to be
paid, as all other county expenses are
paid, from money raised by direct tax
alton through tax levy made by the
county commissioners, who are charged
with this duty and who are also
charged with the administration of the
old age pension act.
Power is given the board to grant
monthly pension in such amount as
it may determine, but not to exceed
thirty dollars per month, to any needy
person over the age of sixty-five years
| who possesses certain prescribed quail
ifications.
| All applications for old age pensions
shall be in writing, signed and verl-
fled under oath by the applicant and
supported by the affidavit of two repu-
table citizens of the county The ap-
plication shall show that the applicant:
1. Is, and for fifteen years last
passed, has been a citizen of the
United States;
| 2 Is, and for fifteen years last
passed has been resident of this
state, or has been a resident of this
state for twenty five years and has
resided therein continuously for five
years last passed;
8. Has not, during the ten years
last passed, been imprisoned upon
conviction of felony or gross misde-
meanor;
4. If husband, has not deserted
or failed to support wife and children,
and, if wife, has not deserted her
husband or her children
S. Has not during the year last
passed, had an income exceeding three
hundred sixty dollars, which income
shall be computed by adding to the
actual income five per cent Of the fair
cash market value of all property
owned by the applicant;
6. Has not, directly or indirectly
disposed or deprived himself of any
property for the purpose of reducing
his computed income and qualifying
| for tho old uo YonciOr. and
Z. Has no relative responsible under
the law who is able to support him.
The application shall contain GER
tain required information and shall be
filed with the clerk Of the board and
shall come on for hearing at the next
ensuing regular session. The board
shall have the power to require the
applicant to appear in person at the
hearing and testify under oath as to
all. matters contained in the applica-
ton and such other matters, touching
his need for support in the form of
| pension as it may be deemed neces-
sary, and examine and take testimony
of witnesses in support of or against
such application.
Upon the conclusion of the hearing
| the board shall enter an order denying
the application and the grounds there
for or granting monthly pension in
such amount, not exceeding thirty
dollars per month, and for such length
of time not exceeding one year, as
to the board shall seem just and rea-
sonable and the board shall have the
power to impose as condition to such
grant, that the applicant shall assign
and transfer to the county the whole,
or such portion of his property as the
board shall deem adequate, as secur-
ity for the repayment of the amount
paid as pension, together with in
terest.
Should the pensioner become pos
sessed of property or income sufficient
for his support, or if at any time rela-
tives responsible for his support be-
come able to support him, the amount
of the pension shall be reduced or
cancelled entirely as the occasion JUS
titles.
At death any property owned by
the recipient of an old age pension
shall be chargeable with all sums paid
by the county as a pension.
Old age pensions shall be unalien-
able by assignment, transfer, sale, at
tachment, execution or otherwise be
subjected to any creditors lien.
ROAD CONTRACT LET
At meeting of the Benton county