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(1) On the day fixed under Art. 471, the court shall examine such witnesses as may be produced .by either party, and may examine the applicant or hi~ agent, and shall record the substance of their evidence. 156 CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE
(2) The court shall also hear any argument which the panies may, wish to offer on the question whether, on the face of the appli- cation and of the evidence, if any, taken by the court, the application should be refected under Art. 470 (a),
(c) or (d).
(3) The court shall then allow or refuse to allow the applicant to sue as a pauper.
