Chapter XXXII: Section 7: (a) A claimant for an assistance grant under this act shall

deliver his or her claim in writing to the County Board of the county in which the claimant resides in the manner and form prescribed by the State Board All statements in the application shall be sworn to or affirmed by the applicant setting forth that all facts are true and correct in every material point

(b) After proper investigation a copy of the application for old age assistance with the decision of the County Board and recommendation of the amount of assistance if any and the material reasons for such decision shall be promptly forwarded to the State Board In case the State Board decides against the grant or reduces its amount upon demand of the claimant it shall set a date for a hearing before the County Board which shall be attended by the State Superintendent or his assistant with full powers of investigation The claimant shall be notified sufficiently in advance of the date of the hearing on which he may attend to support his claim whereupon the recommendations of the Board with the report of the Superintendent or his assistant shall be forwarded to the State Board whose decision thereon shall be final

(c) For the purpose of such investigations the boards both State and county shall have the power to compel by subpoena issued by either board the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books and papers All witnesses shall be examined on oath and any member of the State or county boards may administer said oath

(d) In the investigation of any claim for old age assistance and any renewal thereof the State board shall investigate and determine all cases by such means and in such manner as it deems proper

Section 8 (a) When the claim is established and the rate of the first year’s grant is fixed the county board shall in the manner prescribed certify the same to the State board which shall issue the claimant an old age assistance certificate stating the amount of the monthly or quarterly payment and which shall be good for one year

(b) An assistance certificate shall be required for each subsequent year to be renewed or issued after satisfactory investigation