The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-08-27

levy yoairenrIation, VI providing penalties. and
aniRpapnr an am for the submission oil TINS act
~ vote of pthe people. there Is herepy
pnvblished for the eonsiueratiom VI ,ai tne
,s"'inr svsiir proposed act of the legislature OF
ssid state
CHAPTER l.
~ III. Il. %
a.. nroviding for the payment OF
An n.,alized compensation to veterans oi
ne war with the Centra Aiiiea
81" af state bonds and the levy OF u
say sa,e ~ nav said bonds. making an ap :
,sopriaton. providing penalties. ana
,p,,nviding for the submission Oh this
III TO a vote Of the people.
% Il enacted by the Legislature Vi TIC
state Of Washington:
s.,,n phere shall be paid to eacn
Ses.'orh ,.hh was regularly called. enlisted,
pes.aa peIso"a ind,Icted or commissioned anu
afai's ara weed on active duty in the Army,
WHY nv nr Marine Corps Of the United
Na,s N.a,ss hetween the 9th day OF April, i9l
ps nsd the 18th day Of November, 1910. auu
~ anu locn oh person who. being u cltiZen Oh tne
70 eaean AZ States at the time of his entry
un,ss" la.s;r served on active duty in the ma
~, e,,;,itary or air forces OF any Oh tnS
,sa,,ornments ~, associated with the On!leu
Stotas during the war with tie sen.rat.
ailled is,7 and the Alth day of Novem-
Ap.'' A. ia1S: and who, at the time OF MS call
pe,, p,;,stmsnt Induction, commission or ser
rics was a bona fide resident OF tne
Ssata of Washington, the sum OF 1iIteen
dollars $4,000 for each anu eeetE t;Y "J J,,tu
Usrfnrmed " subsequent to April .. ~
peia pa ,,rior TO November IL, 1919: Provided
That II any such person snail nave DOT
rorad money from the Veterans w eiIare
Commission and shall have 1alied 10 repay
ssid money. then the amount thereoi shaii
20 aaducted from any sums payable 70
sov such person under this act ana sald
ioan shall thereupon be cancelled ana us
charged: Provided further. That persons
Who have received extra compensation
tba United States for such active service
shel, moi be entitled to compensation IN
der this act unless the amount OF con-
tion so received Is less than tney
would be entitled to hereunder. IN Whicn
svsnt they shall receive the difference
Sstween the compensation allowable un-
Ar this act and the extra compensation
already received from such other state or
nation: Provided further That pers?us
who have received greater compensation
,ban the regular pay of the Army, Navy
or Marine Corps and communication Tor
quarters and subsistence shall not be en-
titled TO receive compensation under this
acf unless the amount of extra conipen-
sstiofl so received is less than they woulu
he entitled to hereunder, in Whicn event
,lhey shall receive the difference between
q{eflsatiOn allowable under thto aAek
S5 = 6uch extra compensation. In Ease 81
63Sth OF any such person while III sucn
sSyvice an equal amount shall be paid 10
his surviving widow, If not remarked at
the time compensation is requested. or
in case he left no widow and LETT childrcn
then to his surviving children, or IN tne
event he left no widow or children, tlen
to his surviving parent or parents II actu,
ally dependent upon such deceased person
for support. Persons of the female sex
or their surviving children or parents,
who are in all other respects wltnin tne
terms of this act, shall be entitled TO
compensation Hereunder. 8,
Section 2. The word person as useu
In section | of this act, shall not Include
persons, who, during the period OK tneir
service, refused on conscientious, pollti-
cal or other grounds, to subject them-
selves to full military discipline or unqual-
flied service or who, while in such service
were separated therefrom under circum-
stances amounting to a dishonorable dis
charge and who have not subsequently
been officially. restored to an honorable
status, and such person shall not be en-
titled to the benefits of this act. =,
Section 3. All disbursements r9auired
by this act for compensation snail pc
made upon the presentation of certiii- :
cate upon form to be prescribed by the
stolc duultOT, WHICH, Siidh "
duly verified by the claimant under oath
and shall set forth the name. residence
at the time of entry into the service. GATE
of enlistment, induction or commission.
date OF discharge or release from GctlVe
service II the claimant is not on active
duty statement that the cIaiman. dur
ing the period for which compensation Is
allowed did not refuse to subject himself
70 full military discipline and uniuali-
ned service and that he has not been
fnd tl. d.ar H.
stances amounting to a dishonorablc dis
cnarge, and such further information as
ne state auditor may require Sucn GER
uilcate shall be presented to the state
audit0r or his representative together
win an honorable discharge or release
from active service, or in case of it's less
a properly authenticated record of SER
VICE, or In the event that the claimant Is
sun In the service properly authentl-
cated record of all active service perform, ,
60 by the claimant subsequent 70 April
o. i9l7. and prior to November IL. 1913.
OF II the same be presented by the widow,
chd or parents of deceased veteran
then with proper evidence of death. TO-
geiher with properly authenticated rec,
oru OF service, and the state auditor snail
enoorse upon such discharge. release or
record OF active service, a statemen. thas
sucn discharge. release or record of active
service was made the basis of tho appll-
cation, and shall return such discharge or
49,
clamant and shall forthwith draw his
warrant In the name of the claimant up
vi tne veterans Compensation Fund for
al a. amount equal to fifteen dollars for
eacn and every month of active service.
~ major fraction thereof, between the 9th
Ny Ny OF April 1917, and the 11tn day OF
Msuovember, 1919, and the state treasur Ell
sna, s,aan pay such warrants from the Neter-
tha ans compensation Fund In cases where
ne appfication for compensation is made
WIDOW nlildTan
r,sS rI,JSeased .ad veteran, such person shall fur-
,sn n tne same information as though the
urp!picauon were made by the deceased
nere neseian, and the state auditor shall pre-
cae co.,, al appropriate form of certlficlte tc
~ toser .s such sases. Compensation allowec
!" ~ .ne children of deceased veterans shall
vh nj paiu 10 the guardians of such children
cn,,s. ~nlcn guardians. if appointed by The
co,s. OF the state, shall serve withou
compensation All and in the discretion of thu
Su,r Svart without bond. and 1t shall be thu
anns VI every attorney in this state u
neps epear In the courts or render any othe
suos susssary legal assistance in behalf o
~ ~, ,children in so far as the provisions
nanatia s',is act are concerned. without CON
iact oion' and no public officer shall col
IN any ices In any proceedings brough
ns,,,lf NJ uenalf OF such children to secure com
'1Trssation Ts under this act.
suaia STATE auditor is empowered to max
fross auultlonal reasonable requirement
vsnt applcants as are necessary to pre-
tion om' fraud or the payment of compensa
y,, so 70 persons not entitled thereto
n,st tction eon a. The state auditor shall fur
ttsm tbaroftree free of charge, upon application
cata or' the necessary form of certifi
NAV ~ ail persons entitled thereto. an
tbas bas establish at different points withi
tbers' e STATE OF Washington. offices at whic
narse se snail be kept on file for the use O
nunhnas nr9ns covered by this act. sufficien
tb,,eer tbarae OF forms of certificate so tina
th,Ie ths,Ie may be no delay in the payment q
AM, compensation. The state auditor ma
clarr the county auditor or count
n t''a, a.. or both. of any county of the stat
undart dct Tor him In receiving application