Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-08-13
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veterans of the war with the
Central Allied Powers. author
izing the issuance and sale of
state bonds and the levy of a
tax to pay said bonds, making
an appropriation, providing pen
alties, and providing for the
submission of this act to a vote
of the people.
BE 1t enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Washington:
Section /. There shall be paid to
each person who was regularly
called, enlisted, drafted, indicted or
commissioned and who served on
active duty in the Army, Navy or
Marine Corps of the United States
between the 9th day of April, 1917,
and the 18th day of November, 1918;
and to each person who, being a cit
izen of the United States at the time
of his entry therein, served on active
duty in the naval. military or air
forces of any Of the governments as
sociated with the United States dur
ing the war with the central allied
powers between the 9Th day of April,
1917, and the 18th day of November,
1918; and who, at the time of his
CALL enlistment, induction, commits
sion or service, was a bona fide resi-
dent of the state of Washington, the
sum of fifteen dollars ($15.00) for
each and every month or major frac-
tion thereof of active duty performed
subsequent to April 6, 1917, ana
prior to November IL. 1919: Pro
vided, That if any such person shall
have borrowed money from the Vet
Grams Welfare Commission ano
shall have failed to repay said money
then the amount thereof shall be de-
Quoted from any sums payable tC
any such person under this act and
said loan shall thereupon be can.
celled and discharged: Provided
further, That persons who have re
ceived extra compensation from any
other state or nation other than the
United States for such active service
shall not be entitled to compensa
ton under this act unless the amount
OF compensation so received is les
than they would be entitled to here
under, in which event they shall re
ceive the difference between tn
act and the extra compensation al
ready received from such other stat,
or nation; Provided, further, Tha
persons who have received create
compensation than the regular pa,
of the Army, Navy or Marine Corp
and communication for quarters ant
subsistence, shall not be entitled t,
receive compensation under this &C
unless the amount of extra compen
sation so received is less than the,
would be entitled to hereunder. il
which event they shall receive tn,
difference between the compensation
allowable under this act and such ex
ira compensation. In case of TIL
death of any such person while il
such service an equal amount shall
be paid to his surviving widow. i
not remarked at the time compen
satlon is requested, or in case he Ief
no widow and left children, then t,
MS surviving children, or in tn,
event he left no widow or children
then to his surviving parent or par
ents II actually dependent upon sucl
deceased person for support. Per
sons OF the female sex, or their sur
wing children or parents, who ar,
IN all other respects within the term,
OF this act, shall be entitled Tn com
pensation Hereunder.
Sec. 2. The word "person n
used in section of this act. shall
not include persons, who. during III,
period OF their service, refused, O,
CONSCIENTIOUS, political or othe
GROUNDS, to subject themselves t,
iuli military discipline or unouali
lled service, or who, while in sucI
service were separated therefron
unuer circumstances amounting to ;
ulshonorable discharge and who hay
not subsequently, been officially re
stored TO an honorable status. an,
such person shall not be entitled +,
the benefits of this act.
sec. 3. All disbursements re
CURED by this act for compensatio,
snail be made upon the presentatio,
OF certificate upon a form to b.
prescribed by the state auditor
which certificate shall be duly veri
lied by the claimant under oath AN,
shall set forth the name. residenc
az the time of entry into the service
NoIC VI OllllSlmtHL, induction or com
mission, date of discharge or releas
from active service If the claiman
is not on active duty, a statemen
that the claimant during the perio
for which compensation is above
did not refuse to subject himself +
full military discipline and unouaII
fled service and that he has not bee
separated from the service unde
circumstances amounting to a dis
honorable discharge. and such furth
er information as the state audito
may require. Such certificate shaI
be presented to the state auditor O
his representative together with a,
honorable discharge or release fror
active service. or In case of IT'S los
properly authenticated record @
service, or IL the event that IN
claimant is still in the service a pron
erly authenticated record of all &C