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in the State one year immediately preceding the birth of said child; or
whose parent has resided in this State for one year immediately preceding
the date of application; and

(b) Is living in a suitable family home meeting the standards of care
and health, fixed by the laws of this State and any rules and regulations
adopted pursuant thereto and in which home the child's particular religious
faith is fostered and protected.

(c) Any illegitimate child who has heretofore received assistance under
this sub-title is hereby declared to have been eligible to receive the same,
but no applicant denied assistance on the grounds of illegitimacy, between
September 1, 1936 and March 22, 1937, shall be entitled to make any claim
against the State Department or any local unit, on account of any such
denial.

1936 (Sp. Sess.), ch. 148, sec. 24.

41. The amount of assistance which shall be granted for any dependent
child shall be determined by the local units with due regard to the re-
sources and necessary expenditures of the family and the conditions exist-
ing in each case and shall be sufficient, when added to all other income and
support available to the child, to provide such child with a reasonable
subsistence compatible with decency and health.

1936 (Sp. Sess.), ch. 148, sec. 25. 1937 (Sp. Sess.), ch. 3, sec. 25.

42. (Application for Assistance.) Application for assistance under
this sub-title shall be made to the local unit in which the dependent child
resides. The application shall be in writing or reduced to writing in the
manner and upon the form prescribed by the State Department. The
application shall be made by the person with whom the child will live
while receiving assistance and shall contain information as to the age and
residence of the child and such other information as may be required by
the rules and regulations of the State Department. One application may
be made for several children of the same family if they reside with the
same person. All assistance granted and/or payments made on applica-
tion heretofore signed by the applicant and witnessed, shall be deemed
valid payments for the purposes of this sub-title.

1936 (Sp. Sess.), ch. 148, sec. 26.

43. Whenever a local unit receives a notification of the dependency
of a child or an application for assistance, an investigation and record
shall promptly be made of the circumstances to ascertain the dependency
of the child or the facts supporting the application made under this sub-
title, and such other information as may be required by the State Depart-
ment. The investigation shall include a visit to the home of the child,
and of the person who will have the custody of the child during the time
assistance is granted. Each local unit and the State Department and the
officers and authorized employees thereof, shall have the power to admin-
ister oaths and affirmations, conduct examinations, subpoena witnesses,
require the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, records
and papers, and may make application to the Circuit Court of the County
or the Superior Court of Baltimore City, to compel the attendance of
witnesses and the production of such books, records and papers.