§ 3. [Certificates and application forms.]  


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  • The tax commissioner of Jackson County shall provide certificate and application forms for the exemption granted by this act [article] and shall require, with the initial application, an affidavit by the owner as to the age and income of the owner, the income of the owner's spouse and family members who reside at the homestead, and such other information as may be necessary to determine the eligibility of the owner for the exemption, including, but not limited to, those federal and state tax returns filed for the immediately preceding taxable year for the owner, spouse and family members who resided at the homestead that year or, if such returns were not filed, satisfactory proof that there was insufficient income to require such filing.