The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-02-10
WILL PROVIDE
FOR PIONEERS
HOUSE MEASURE INTRODUCED
BY CARROLL AIMED At RELIEF
FOR OLD-TiMERS.

The Montana pioneers in western
Montana-in fact, throughout the
state-are much interested in house |
bill No. 252, introduced by Carroll,
which is a Measure aimed to provide
for the ARE n maintenance of the
aged M INDECENT pioneers of Mon
tana. This is a measure tina was
given much thought and considera-
ton by the pioneers themselves when
the Montana society met in Deer
Lodge last summer. The complete
draft Of the bill is as follows:
The Bill.
Section THAT there is hereby es-
tablished in this state a pioneers
home, the object Of which shall be to
provide a home and subsistence for
the deserving pioneers of the state of
Montana, who by reason of age or m
trinity, have become unable to earn
a livelihood.
Section 2-That said home shall be
located on the site of the present Sol
diers' home at Columbia Falls, and the
building or buildings shall be 50 con-
struCted that when the necessity Of
such pioneers home no longer exists,
the building or buildings can be USED
in connection with the said Soldiers
home.
Section 3-That the general super
vision n government of said home
shall be vested In the board of man
ayers, which shall consist Of the board
Of managers OF the state Soldiers
home as now constituted by law and
the president of the Society of Mon
tana Pioneers for the time being, who
shall before entering upon his duties
take the oath prescribed by law and
shall execute to the state of Montana
a like pond as is required by the other
members of the said board, and shall
receive the same compensation and
expenses as the other members Of the
board.
Section 4-That the commandment of
the Soldiers home shall be the COM
mander Of the pioneers home and
shall exercise the same supervision
over the same as over the Soldiers
home. All rules and regulations pro-
vided for by the board of managers
Tor the government Of the Soldiers
home shall be applicable to said pio-
neers' home.
Section 5-Any person eligible to
membership in the Society of Montana
Pioneers, who, at the time of admis-
sion, is infirm by reason of age or
other disability, shall be eligible tc
admission to the benefits of the home
under the rules and regulations pre-
scribed by the board of managers
thereof on certificate of disability b,
the executive committee of the Societ,
of Montana Pioneers. and by II count,
commission and the county physician
Of the county in which the applican
resides, n the transportation of sucl
applicant to the said ]pioreers' HON,
shall be a proper county charge, an
be paid by such county if the appli
cant is unable to pay the same.
Section 6-That for the purpose o
erecting a suitable building or build
ings n furnishing and equipping tn,
same, there is hereby appropriated on
OF any funds in the state treasur'
! the sum of ten thousand (s1O, 0O0) dol
! lars. or so much thereof as may b
necessary to carry into effect the pro
visions Of this act.
Section THAT for the maintenance
of said pioneers home there is here
a by appropriated for the year 1918 tn
sum of two thousand five hundre
h N2,5oO) dollars, and for the year 1911
, the sum of five thousand $4,000 dol
lars. and the unexpended appropria
ton of any one year may be carrie
@ over and become part of the appro
Q priation for the following year.
Section S-The method of drawin
money from the state treasury and ac
. counting for the same shall be simila
9 to that now in force by the state in
8 situations, as prescribed by the enera
law.
Section 9-All acts and parts of act
O In conflict with this act or any o
+ the provisions thereof are hereby re
r pealed.
Section 10-This act shall take eff
feet and be in force from and aftc
= It's passage and approval.