Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1913-04-25

It shall he the duty of said Board of
Managers to prescribe the method Of
local management of said Home, to
make and provide for the enforcement
of such rules and regulations not in
with the laws Of. this state
or the purposes of the institutio on, for
the preservation OF order, health and
comfort among the residents Of said
Home as they shall deem necessary
and proper; to fix the compensation of
all subordinate employees not herein
provided. Said board shall at the first
meeting in each year elect one of its
members as president. and one as
secretary, both of whom shall serve
without extra compensation. A full
and complete record of all the proceed
ings Of the board shall be kept, and
full report of the general condition of
the Soldiers Home, showing in detail
all receipts and disbursements, shall be
made to the governor at the same time
as other state officer. are required to
report. Any member of said board
who shall consent to or permit the OK.
penditure of any money appropriated
for the beneHt-of the Soldiers Home
for any other purpose than the specific
purposes for which the same shall. have
been appropriated, shall be liable per-
sonally and upon his official bond to
the state of South Dakota for the
amount of money 80 expended.
Section Z. The superintendent of
said Home shall receive salary of
81 200 90 a year. He shall reside at the
Home, and under the direction of said
Board Of Managers shall have charge
of the local management and supervi-
sion of the institution. He shall ap.
point, subject to the approval of the
State Board of Managers. such subor-
dinate employees as are necessary for
the proper conduct of the Home. All
subordinate employees appointed by
said superintendent shall receive such
compensation as the State Board Of
Managers shall fix, and shall be SUBJ
ject to removal by the superintendent
for ineft1ciency or misconduct. Such
superintendent shall recommend to
the Board of Managers such measures
as he may deem necessary for the gov
eminent of the Home.
Section g. Any veteran of the Civil
| War, Mexican war or the PHILIPPINE
lnsurrection, who has an honorable
discharge and who has been a resident
of the State of South Dakota for a
period of one year next proceeding the
date Of his application, who is incapac
itated from earning a livelihood and
who has an income not in excess of the
sum of four hundred (s40G.0O) per
annum shall be eligible to admission
to the South Dakota Soldiers Home.
Section 8. All applications for ad
mission to the Soldiers Home shall be
made in writing upon the blank forms
whlob shall be furnished by the State
Board of Managers. Such applications
shall be presented to the county judge
of the county in which such applican,
resides. Upon presentation of an ap
plication for admission to membership
to said Home, the County Judge shall
consider the same. Said County Judge
shall make full and complete investi
CATION as to the applicants qualitloa
tions for admission.
Section 10. If after full and com
plete investigation said County Judge
shall find the applicant is legally en-
titled to admission to said Soldiers
Home. he shall endorse upon said ap
plication certificate to that effect, to
gether with complete statement OF
his findings as to the applicants army
record. residence, property and physi
cal disability. Such application, whe1
it is certified as above set forth, shsl
be Immediately forwarded to the sup.
erintendent of the South Dakota Sol
diers' Home, and upon receipt of sucl
application, if the same is proper il
form and certified as above required
the superintendent shall admit sale
applicant to the Home.
Section H. The county judge shal
receive fee of two dollars for eacl
such application presented to and in
vestigated by him, which fees, togethe,
with all other legal costs and expenses
of such Investigation. shall he anditac
by the Board OF County Commission
ers and paid by warrants on the gener
al fund of the county in which suct
investigation is held.
Section II. (Furloughs) Furloughe
will not be garnted for more than 81,
months in each year commencing with
the date of furlough.
Section l3. (Discharges) A member
Of the Home may be required to accep,
an honorable discharge, whenever suot
member has sufficient ability ent
means to support himself and is no
mentally or physically incapaoitated