Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06

responsible for the payment Of as
sistance under this Act shall be
the county in which said child has
resided for the year preceding the
application for assistance; provided,
however, that If said child has not
resided continuously in any one
county for the year preceding said
application, then the county in
which said child has resided for
the longest period Of time during
said year shall be responsible for
the payment Of assistance under
this act, subject to the provisions
Of Section II thereof.
CD Is living in a suitable home
conducted by a family having as
far as practicable the same religi-
Gus faith as the family Of the child
and meeting the standards Of care
and health fixed by the laws Of
this state and rules and regulations
Of the state agency hereunder.
Co The ownership by a mother
or father Of property as follows
shall be a bar to any allowance
under this act:
Cd Personal property Of a rea-
sonable market value in excess Of
$4,000, exclusive Of appropriate
clothing and necessary household
furniture and equipment, and of
such tools, implements, and do
nestle animals as in the opinion
Of the County Agency it is ex-
pedient to retain for the purpose
of reducing the expense or increas-
ing the income of the family; or
CD Real estate not used as a
home, provided that If such real
estate produces no gross income and
there is no available market for
the safe of such property, or if the
price which can be obtained on the
prevailing market is not fair and
reasonable considering the appli-
cant'S interest therein and the pos
sibilitieS of sale of said property
for a greater amount within a rea-
sonable length of time thereafter
then, in that event, in the discre-
ton of the County Agency, owner
ship Of the same shall not be a
bar to an allowance under this act.
Section 5. The amount of assist
ance which shall be granted for
any dependent child shall be deter
mined by the County Agency with
due regard to the resources and
necessary expenditures of the fam
lily and the conditions existing in
each case and in accordance with
the rules and regulations made by
the State Agency, and shall be Suf-
ficient, when added to all other in
come and support available to the
child, to provide such child with
a reasonable subsistence compatible
with decency and health, not to
exceed $40 per month for the first
child and not to exceed SIS per
month for each additional child in
the same home.
Section g. Application for assist
ance under this act shall be made
to the County Agency of the County
from which the dependent child
is entitled to receive assistance as
provided in section of this act.
The application shall be in writing
or reduced to writing in the man
ner and upon the form prescribed
by the State Agency and shall be
verified by the oath of the appli-
cant. The application shall be made
by the person with whom the child
will live and shall contain informa-
ton as to the age and residence
of the child and such other in
formation as may be required by
the rules and regulations Of the
State Agency. One application may
be made for several children OF the
same family if they reside with the
same person.
Section 7. Whenever County
Agency receives a notification of
the dependency Of a child or an
application for assistance, an in
vestigation and record shall be
made within reasonable time OF
the circumstances to ascertain the
dependency of the child or the facts
supporting the application made
under this Act and such other in
formation as may be required by
the rules of the State Agency.
Section 8. Upon the completion
of such investigation the County
Agency shall decide whether the
child is eligible for assistance under
the provisions Of this Act, and de-
termine the amount of such as
sistance and the date on which
such assistance shall begin. 1t shall
make a grant Of assistance which
shall be binding upon the County
and be complied with by the County
until such grant is modified or va
Gated. The County Agency shall
notify the applicant of its decision
in writing. Such assistance shall be
paid monthly to the applicant upon
order of the County Agency from
funds appropriated to the County
Agency for this purpose. The Coun-
ty Agency shall upon the granting
Of assistance under this act file an
order on the form to be approved
by the State Agency with the Coun-
ty Auditor of said County and
thereafter warrants shall be drawn
and payments made only in accord
ance with said order to recipients
of this assistance or in accordance
with any subsequent order to be
hereinafter made.
Section 9. The County Agency
shall at once report to the State
Department it's decision upon each
application. If an application is
not acted upon by the County
Agency within reasonable time
after the filing of the application,
or is denied in whole or in part
or revoked, the applicant may ap-
peal to the State Agency in the
manner and form prescribed by
the State Agency. The State Agency