Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06
of the applicant, and any support

OF inc appllCdIlC, anu any support
which he may receive from other
sources. The State Agency shall no
tify the applicant Of its decision in
writing. Assistance shall be paid
monthly from funds appropriated
to the State Agency for such pur-
poses, and from moneys furnished
to the State of Minnesota by the
Federal Government for such pur-
poses.
Section II. If, in the opinion Of
the State Agency blind recipient
is incapable of handling his own af-
fairs, or the assistance received I'M
der this Act is not used for his best
interests, the State Agency may ar
range for the appointment of a le-
gal guardian, and when appointment
is made the State Agency shall pay
the assistance through such guardi-
an.
Section II. All assistance granted
under this Act shall not be trans
'ferable or assignable, at law or in
equity, and none of the money paid,
or payable under this Act shall be
subject to execution, levy, attach
ment, punishment or other legal
process. or to the operation Of any
bankruptcy or insolvency law.
Section 13. If an application Is
not acted upon within a reasonable
time after the filing thereof, the
applicant may appeal to the State
Agency in the manner and form
prescribed herein. Any applicant
who is aggrieved by any order or
determination of the State Agency
may request reconsideration of his
application and shall be entitled to
a fair and impartial hearing before
the State Agency. All requests for
reconsideration by the State Agency
shall be made in writing. After a
fair and impartial hearing all deci-
sions of the State Agency shall be
binding, and the applicant may not
again apply for assistance under
this Act until the expiration of
twelve months from date of his pre-
vious application. unless such appli-
cation is approved by the State
Agency.
The State Agency may make
such additional investigation as it
may deem necessary, and shall
make such decision as to the grant,
ing of assistance and the amount
OF assistance to be granted the ap-
plicant as, in its opinion, is iusti-
fled and in conformity with the pro-
visions of this Act.
II any final decision or deter
mination by the State Agency is
not, in the opinion Of the applicant
or recipient, in conformity with this
Act, either may within 80 days after
such decision appeal from the deci-
sion or determination of the State
Agency to the district court of the
county in which the application
was filed or in which the applicant
resides, by serving a copy of a writ
ten notice of such appeal upon the
State Agency and filing the original
Of such written notice, together
with proof of service, with the clerk
OF the district court of the said
county. Such appeal may, upon not
less than ten days written notice,
be brought on for hearing by either
party before said district court at
any general or special term, out of
term, or in chambers; and in judi
cial districts having more than one
judge, the senior or presiding judge
shall hear the same or, if unable,
shall refer the matter to some other
judge in said district. Upon serving
OF such notice, the State Agency
shall furnish all parties in interest
a concise statement of the issues
involved, copies of all supporting
papers, a transcript Of the testi-
mony taken at the hearing before
the State Agency and a copy Of it's
decision. The court shall summari-
ly hear and determine said appeal
by review of the records and pro-
ceedings had before the State Agen-
cy, and the State Agency shall enter
an order in accordance with such
determination. provided that the
findings Of the State Agency as to
the facts, II supported by the evil
dence and in the absence of fraud
shall upon said appeal be conclusive
and the order of the State Agency
as to the amount of assistance to be
granted shall be final if it is in con-
formity with the law.
| Section IA. All assistance grants
made under this Act shall be recon-
Sidered as frequently as may be re-
quired by the rules of the State
Agency. After such reconsideration,
the grant of assistance may be
modified, suspended or revoked. if
the State Agency finds that the
recipients circumstances nave alter
ed sufficiently to warrant any such
action, provided that whenever as
siStance is reduced, cancelled, re-
voked or suspended the recipient
shall be given an opportunity for a
hearing as provided for in Section
Is.
Section Is. Every recipient shall
submit to a denomination as to
his eyesight at least once il every
three years, and at other times
when required to do so by the State
Agency, unless excused therefrom
by the State Agency. He shall also
furnish any information required by
the State Agency for the purpose
of establishing his continued eligi-
bility for assistance under this Act.
Section Is. No assistance under
this Act shall be granted or contiau-
ed to any person who refuses medi-
cal, surgical or other treatment
when his eyesight may be partially
or wholly restored by such treat
ment, and a certificate in writing to
that effect is made by three proper
1v nI1aljfied and licensed ophtha1-