All persons seeking benefits under this Subpart, shall make application to the board, on a form to be provided by the board, which application shall be sworn to before a notary public.  Accompanying the application shall be proper proof of the facts entitling retirement and proper medical proof of disability.  Proof of the marriage of the deceased to the claimant widow shall be by marriage certificate or other competent evidence; proof of birth of children by baptismal or board of health certificate; and proof of the widowhood of a mother shall be shown by the affidavit of the mother and two disinterested persons.  Additional proof may be required by the board, in its discretion.  All applications and proof shall be retained in the custody of the board.  Due notice of application shall be registered by the secretary in his office.  The secretary shall notify an applicant five days in advance of the hearing of his application.  

Redesignated from La. Rev. Stat. 33:2300 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.