The Springfield herald., 1918-10-18
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AS ACT Sab HbdIT s shisb. & MIsa,.s ~ -
Isn r T.! ENAGT1p y SrIp RI RI GT1M41REpo' TIE 1fora'n

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S sso. .. ThA said commls,ion shall Ss y;
the Auditor d Rtate and the sugertr-
ssiasqs q pksss ons oss
tsrm q two yesrs. ana until n: suc-
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ss..s e. s'nas, ssas,,tasie S.s .ss,, s. sppeinied u
%ss'r sss. = 81. e. .s 1s,,ssr q STATE and sa
lIps5Irtendsnt Of 1Mhlto I1strnctison ts syi sns..
fScsive NO comytpsati9n for tss.bsrvs fns NY.
OF their respective duties As members
Of the Commission under thi. act. Tns
third member Of said Commsrion,s
seeretSry t "a Of said Commission. and shai!
.sccssiSys as compen.aGon Gh the mnmsSt NAM S
$4,000 snnqin ans nec.ivs sae1 his nssss
sary % trsveiins ana incidental exgens:S.,
70 be paid out of the Blind BenetN
,.s sGs; Sy !; the III asisStion Of one u its mem.
bcrs AZ president. who shall serve as
.ueh 1nii the msas rnnudl I, du,1 ms:san: cSa
fled. The Commission shall mako all
ncedful rules and regulations for tbs
With the provisions Of this act. :
Soc. s. The Commission shall meet
at the office of the Auditor of State on
yssr u: ssa on sss sa II y
At such other times and places M,tnin
the state A. may be ,,n Necessary; snd ss.
ing or continuing for further evfdsnce
Snae9 this act as hsfeinafter pro
sec 6. No male under the age of
twenty-ono years. and no female un-
der the age of eighteen years: and no
table institution OF this state or Of any
county or city therein. and no persons
having an income Through s.ad enrninEn H, or
dred and Sixty Doilsfs isaeo.ool per an
mum: and no persons who have nc not Ire re-
tinuousiy ] for three consecutive years
consecutive con yeats before applying. for
tS. % provisions Of this aet; Drsyid.a.
however. that the removal OF any per
son receiving benefit hereunder from
the state, shall not work forfeiture
Of such relief, but the person benefited
shall receive the relief from the county
to which he has removed as though he
had been q resident of such county
when the relief was originally granted.
Sec; 2. Each person hi .Sinim,ns ,, ,.,tts The
sss Isssc couRtS RSvea Clerk and Reeorder Of his
county an application. accompanied by
an affidavit Of tho facts which bring
this na act. M "sa Moreover. % TWO two eitissns. resi-:
dents Of that county. shall be required
to make affidavit as to residential and
Clerk and Recorder shall Immediately
refer the application to the county
physician sien. Of that county for ." '1am'na. a
Sec. .. 1t shall be tho duty Of said
county physicians. without delay. TO
BY the connty Clerk and Recorder and
10 endorse on the application a state
Hsent :ybssribsd to BY hin. him. 81. ,howins
sight. said county physician shall
keep. = record In which he shall enter
the facts contained ed In each t cers'tica,e. trs.
ury for his services. the sum of two
dollars for each applicant 30 examined.
i.ssS sSe' the name. nam ' aadres. '. and % nambsr.
can't. can He shsiI ten certify to the
cn X. hs
HeaS eosstSsr With any fartSsr Information
Bee. 10. Tho Commission shall. ms
soon as practical, consider said appli- Z
cation. requiring any other or further
mination Of tho case. and shall main
tain complete and permanent record
Sec. il. II the Commission be salts ;
fled that the applicant Is blind or prnc..
tically blind and is otherwise qualified
for relief hereunder. It shall fix the
snry. considering the circumstances of
the applicant. not to cxceed three hun,
shs eertfy IS to the
Clerk and Recorder OF the county from
which the applieation was rscelved:
quarterly on the first of January. April,
drawn by the County Commissioners
mSeS sha soaRy int apes.nt qe e.ds such
lief of a public nature. - -
Board of County Commissioners of
each county. including the proper Off I
cor or officers of the City and County
carry out the provisions of this act. ic
.,on See shall one ON OF a bsfore snd the first day
of October of each year. certify to the
state Board of Equalization an amount
tai amount necessary or required to be
paid out by all the counties In reliefs
and expenses arising under this net.
at the time OF ,makinE the general levy
for state purposes. levy a sufficient
sum to produce the amount so certi-
dred dollars ts6e0.D0), Of the Blind
Benefit Commission. which tax, when :
collected, shall be known as the Blind
Benefit Fund. and the same is hereby
appropriated as n continuing appro-
D5atSSn foy sss sSs ct
Sec. IA. The Board of County COM =
missioners of each county. shall. oil or
before November 30th of each year,
certify to the Blind benefit Commits
sion the sum or sums of money paid
out under the provisions of this act
during the preceding twelve months.
Whereupon the Blind Benefit Commits
each respective county; In sum equal
out by each county, and the Auditor of
State shall draw warran nts on the Blind
6enefit Fund Of the state In payment
Sec is. II the Blind Benefit Com
mission, in the examination OF the
qualifications of any person filing n
claim for relief hereunder. or of any
lief by such Commission. shall deter
mine, upon the evidence Of q registered;
physician and SurGeon. that such peril
son or persons making such claim or,
already receiving relief, may have such
disability benefited or removed by /,
proper surgical operation or medical
treatment. and such person files his
Blind Benefit Commission may direct
that there be expended for the purpose
OF such surgical operation or medical Z.
all or any portion of the
relief which the Commission may :.
award or may have awarded to such
person for one year under. the provi- a
sione of this ACT and In such case shall
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