96.290. Boards shall furnish relief, when.
Boards shall furnish relief, when.
96.290. It shall be the duty of said board, when any personby himself or another applies for relief, to make immediateinquiry into the state and circumstances of the applicant, and ifit shall appear that he or she is in such indigent circumstancesas to require temporary relief, the said board shall furnish, outof the funds in its hands, such relief as the circumstances ofthe case may require; provided, that in all cases where theapplicant for aid may be found dependent, and said applicant ormember of said applicant's family is an able-bodied person, saidboard shall require such person to perform work to the value ofthe aid given.
(RSMo 1939 § 7055)Prior revision: 1929 § 6905