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has not been made by the County Board within a reasonable time. The
State Board may make such additional investigation as it may deem neces-
sary, and shall make such decision as to the granting of public assistance
and the amount of assistance to be granted as in its opinion is justified and
in conformity with the provisions of this sub-title. Applicants or re-
cipients affected by such decisions of the State Board shall, upon request, be
given reasonable notice and opportunity for a fair hearing by the State
Board. All decisions of the State Board shall be final and shall be binding
upon the County involved and shall be complied with by such County
Board.

1936 (Sp. Sess.), ch. 145, sec. 28. 1939, ch. 733, sec. 28.

24. (Periodic Reconsideration and Changes in Amount of Assistance.)
All public assistance grants made under this sub-title shall be reconsidered
as frequently as may be required by the rules of the State Board. After
such further investigation as the County Board may deem necessary or the
State Board may require, the amount of assistance may be changed or
may be entirely withdrawn if the State and County Boards find that the
recipient's circumstances have altered sufficiently to warrant such action.
The County Board inay at any time cancel and revoke assistance for cause
and it may for cause suspend assistance for such period as it may deem
proper. All such decisions shall be subject to review by the State Board
as provided in Section 22 of this Article.

1936 (Sp. Sess.), ch. 145, sec. 29.

25. (Recovery from a Recipient.) If at any time during the con-
tinuance of public assistance the recipient thereof becomes possessed of
any property or income in excess of the amount stated in the application
provided f or in. Section 16 of this sub-title, it shall be the duty of the re-
cipient to notify the County Board of the receipt or possession of such
property or income and the County Board may. after investigation either
cancel the assistance granted or alter the amount thereof in accordance
with the circumstances... Any excess assistance previously paid shall be
recoverable by the County as a debt; due to the State and the County in
proportion to the amount of the assistance paid by each respectively.

1936 (Sp. Sess.), ch. 145, sec. 30. 1937 (Sp. Sess.), ch. 4, sec. 30.

26. (Recovery from the Estate.) On the death of any recipient the
total amount of assistance paid under this sub-title, accounting from the
time the recipient reaches the age of sixty-five shall be allowed as a pre-
ferred claim against his estate, ranking in order of priority after funeral
expenses, and prior to all other claims and expenses. The net amount
realized from all such claims shall be divided between the State and County
in proportion to the amount of assistance paid by each respectively; pro-
vided, that no such claim shall be enforced against any real estate of. a re-
cipient while it is occupied by the surviving spouse or dependents.

1936 (Sp. Sess.), ch. 145, sec. 31.

27. (Removal to Another County.) Any recipient who moves to an-
other County in this State with the approval of the State Board, shall be
entitled to continue to receive assistance in the county to which he has moved