Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-04-25

1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section l. Section 1 of No. 263 of
the acts of 1910 as amended by section
I of No. 282 of the acts of 1912 (Sec.
4IAo of the General Laws, as proposed)
is hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows;
Section I. (Sec. 4I4o G. Id The sum
of twelve thousand dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, is hereby
annually appropriated to be expended
under the supervision of three trustees
of the soldiers home, to be elected by
the board of trustees at a meeting called
for that purpose and any vacancy occur
ring in the committee after such cleo
ton shall be filled by election by the
board of trustees. Said committee
shall disburse such funds, or such part
thereof as may be necessary, in aiding
and caring for INDECENT veterans and
INDECENT widows of veterans who are I'M
able to take advantage of the benefits
of the soldiers home; provided such
veteran or widow has been a resident
of this state for at least a year next
prior to his or her application.
Sec. ?. Section 2 of No. 263 of the
acts of 1910 as amended by section 2
of No. 282 of the acts of 1912 (Sec. also
of the General Laws, as proposed) is
hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Sec. ?. (Sec. ALSO c.. ID A person
desiring aid according to the provisions
of section I of this act shall make appli-
cation to the selectmen of the town or
the mayor of the city wherein he or she
resides. Said selectmen or mayor shall
investigate such PERSONS military or
naval record or the record of the de-
ceased husband of such widow and his
or her need of such assistance, and make
report thereon to said committee. Said
committee shall make such further ir1ves-
tigatlon as it may deem necessary and if
satisfied of such persons need of assist
ance, shall draw upon the funds provided
by section of this act for such amount
as it may deem necessary in each case
and when such additional investigation is
deemed necessary, the member of such
committee who shall make such investi-
CATION shall receive two dollars a day
and his necessary expenses for each day
! SO spent by him in such investigation.
i The committee when elected shall desig-
nate one of its number to act as clerk
and treasurer, and for such service such
iperson shall be entitled to receive a
salary of one hundred dollars a wear
to be paid quarterly by the auditor of
accounts
/ Sec. 8. Section 8 of No. 263 of the
acts of 1910 as amended by section 3
+ of No. 282 of the acts of 1912 (Sec. 4I5T
Iof the General Laws, as proposed) is
hereby amended % as to read as follows
| Sec. 8. (Sec. 4I5I G. ID Said COM
mittee shall, at the beginning of each
quarter, make requisition on the auditor
of accounts for such portion of the fund,
not exceeding one-fourth of the annual
appropriation, as it may think necessary
for the coming quarter; and the auditor
! shall draw an order for the same; and
said committee, within fifteen days after
/ the close of each quarter, shall make a
detailed report to the auditor of accounts
of the disbursements of said quarter,
submit such report with proper vouch-
/ ers, and return to the state treasurer
any balance of the requisition for said
quarter remaining unexpended Said
committee shall also biennially make re-
port to the General Assembly.
Sec. A. This act shall take effect
May I, 1917.
Approved April II, 1917.