Evening journal., 1920-03-23

is hereby directed to make payment OF
such compensation from funds herein
after provided for.
Section 4.-For the purpose OF car
rying into effect the provisions OF this
act, THE Commission for the Compen-
satlon OF Soldiers" is hereby authorized
and empowered 10 engage assistance,
whose term OF Office shall expire with
the commission, at such salary TO be
fixed by the said commission; provided.
however, that such salary does not ex-
ceed the sum OF eighteen hundred dol
lars per annum.
Section 5.-For the purpose OF carry
ing into effect the provisions OF this
act, "The Commission for the COmpen-
satlon OF Soldiers" Is hereby author
ized and empowered 10 make such
rules and regulations as II may deem
necessary. and shall cause to be pre-
pared and distributed application
blanks for the payment OF said COM
pensatlon under the provisions OF
this act, and all applications for sad
compensation shall be made to the said
commission upon application blanks
provided for that purpose. All such
applications for compensation shall be
made within six months after this act
becomes effective or within six months
after discharge, provided that the per-
son is In service when this act becomes
operative.
Section 6.IFor the purpose OF car
rying into effect the provisions OF this
act. the funds for the payment OF the
said compensation shall be raised from
the sale OF bonds OF the State TO be
known as Soldiers Compensation
Bonds" Such bonds shall be a direct
Obligation on the State and flrst lien
upon all real and personal property
situate in said State. Such bonds shall
be signed in the name OF the State by
The Governor. the great seal OF the
state shall be affixed thereto, attesied
by the Secretary Of State, and each
bond shall be counterslgned by the
Safe Auditor. They shall be either
registered or coupon bonds, as shall be
determined by the Governor .and the
State Auditor who, for the purpose
Of this act, are constituted The State
Bond Commission" Such bonds shall
bear interest at a rate not 10 exceed
four and one-half per centum per an
mum, papable semi-annuaBy. They
shall be issued in denominations OF
not more than one thousand dollars
nor less than one hundred dollars as
the State Bond Commission shall di-
rect. and shall be sold from time TO
time as the money is required for the
purpose Of this act, and the state Bond
Commission IS hereby authorized 70
sell said bonds In such amounts and In
such manner as they shall deem ad-
vlsable. Such bonds shall mature with
in twenty years, but the State may re-
deem said bonds after ten years from
date OF issue, at par and accrued in
terest. The state Bond Commission,
for the purpose OF this act Is hereby
authorized 10 Issue bonds to an
amount not to exceed one million dol
lars.
Section 7.-For the purpose OF paying
interest on bonds issued under the
provisions OF this act, and for the re-
tirement OF bonds so as afOresand
issued, there is hereby established
fund into which shall be paid moneys
raised as In this section provided.
From the date Of the passage OF this
act, until a fund sufficient for the pay
ment OF interest and retirement OF
/ bonds herein authorized has been pro-
vlded, there shall be annually assessed,
levied and collected In each OF the
/ counties OF this state. a tax OF one
/ quarter OF a mill on each dollar or the
value OF all the real and personal
property in every such county upon
which county taxes ore or shall be
assessed, levied and collected. Such
tax shall be assessed. levied and col
lected In the manner and at the same
time as other county taxes upon real
and personal property are now assess
ed. levied and collected Il shall be
the duty OF the collector. or other OIL
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