The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-08-13

nor March 20, l92u, enutieu. All Act pro
,,idIng for the payment OF eQualixed com
nsnsation to veterans of the war with tn
Central Allied Powers. authorizing the IL
suance and sale Of state bonds and tn
lew of tax to pay said bonds. making
on Appropriation. providing penalties. ant
nroviding for the submission of this ac
"a a vote of the people. there Is hereD!
nublished for the consideration of TN
yotere of the state OF washington the fol
,owing proposed act Of the Legislature o
said state:
CHAPTER l.
H. b. 81
An Act providing for the payment o
soualized compensation to veterans o.
the war with the Central Aliiet
powers, authorizing the issuance ahe
sale of state bonds and the levy Of
tax to pay said bonds. making an ap.
pproyiding for the submission of this
ACT to a vote of the people.
u. a. enacted by the Legislature OF tns
state Of Washington:
section There shall be paid to eact
,arson who was regularly called. ennsteo
drafted. indueted OF S%sn SUrssA IN the Army my
Navy or Marine Corps OF the Un!tev
S.atss between the 9Th day of April; 1911
and the 18th day of November; 1915, any M
to each gerson who; vi ;ne ee'ns Time Of his entry
.harsjn. served on active duty In the ma
.,aS .n9' military or air forces Of any OF ths
sovernments associated with the UniteG
States during the wsp Waen the sth e day oi
AnriI 1917 and the l1th day OF Novem-
NJ }aiS: and who. at the time OF MS cali'
sniistment, induction, commission OF SCI sh,.
vice, was bona fide resioen. ,,,,, q, .Tfteen
dollars ($15.OO) for each and every m9mt,, .t,,
~ n,a Tor fraction thereof Of active duty
Uerformed subsequent to April 9. isa1'
and prior to November H. tsiS: haw" hor.
rnwed money from the Veterans Wenare
Permission and shall have failed TO repay
said money, then the amount thereot shan :
be deducted from any sun Sums sct t"snS and said
,nan shall thereupon be cancelled ana ois-
CHARGED: Provided further. That persons
who have received extra compensaton.. u
from any other state. or nation U."er sarw,cn VIC.
shall not be entitled to compensation un-
der this act unless the amount OF CON-
nensation SO received Is less tnan tney
would be entitled to oasT ners"1her the differsnce
hefween the compensation allowapie uIl-
Ser this act and the extra compensation
already received from such other state OF
nation: Provided fursner, aa..r rmu cnnnepsation
than the regular pay of the Army. Navy
or Marine Corps and commutati0n lor
quarters and subsistence snail not DC Sn
ect unless the amount Of extra conipen.
sation 40 received is less than they wouau
Be entitled to hereunder. IN whicn eve.s a.s
they shall receive the dttference Detwecn
and such extra compensation. In case GI
death of any such person while III sucH
ssrvice an equal amount shall be palo 70
his surviving widow, II not remalneo
in case he left no widow and left children
then to his surviving children. or IN tne
event he left no widow or children. stneh
to his surviving parent or parents II .o, ac.u,
for SUPPORT. Persons Of the female sex
or their surviving children or parents,
who are in all other respects Wltnin 'He
terms Of this act. shall be entiueo "
Section q The word person as usso
in section of this act, shall not inciuue
persons, who, during the period oi tme,r t.,
service. refused. on conscientious:, p n,n-
selves to full military discipline or unquaI-
filed service or who. while in such service
were separated therefrom under circuin-
stances amounting to q dishon2raDis dntsv ntS
been officially restored to an nonorhpio
status, and such person shall not be e"
titled to the benefits Of this act.
Section 3. All disbursements reIoirco
by this act for compensation shall be
made upon the presentation OF certii
cate upon a form to be prescribed oy tne
state auditor. which certifi:ata shail Dc
duly verified by the claimant under oatn
and shall set forth the name. residence
at the time of entry into the service. GATE
Of enlistment, induction or commisstiosn,
date Of discharge or release from cctive
service II the claimant Is NOT on active
duty, statement that the claimant dur
ing the period for which compensation IL
allowed did not refuse to subject himseii
to full military discipline and uniuaii
fled service and that he has not been
separated from the service under circuin- cir,.
stances amounting to a disnonOrabic dis-
charge. and such further Information aS
the state auditor may require Such ce
tificate shall be presented to the state
auditor or his representative together
with an honorable discharge or release
from active service, or in case 81 its Wss
properly authenticated recoru .. 4.
still in the service a properly autnenu
Gated record Of all active service peri
ed by the claimant subsequent % Aprii
or II the same be presented by the widow
child or parents Of deceased veteran
then with proper evidence OF deatt. 10
gether with a properly authenticated rec,
endorse upon such discharge, release OF
record Of active service, a statelnen- tna'
such discharge, release or record OF actlve
service was made the basis OF the appiI-
cation, and shall return such dischhIse VI
release or record of active service TO tne
claimant and shall forthwith 'iraw MS
warrant In the name Of the claimant up
on the Veterans Compensation Eund for LOT
each and every month of active ssrVicS. Ve's.
or major fraction thereof. between the oti.
Gay Of April 1917, and the 11tn day OF
November, 1919, and the state treasurer
shall pay such warrants from the Veter-
ans Compensation Fund. In cases wheIe
the application for compensation is mace
py the widow. children or parents OF
deceased veteran, such person shall FUR
nish the same information as though the
application were made by the deceased
veteran and the state auditor shaii pre-
pare an appropriate form of certificate 70
cover such sases. Compensation alloweM
70 the children of deceased veterans snaii
be paid to the guardians of such children
which guardians, II appointed bv tne
courts of the state. shall serve w1thout
COMPENSATION and in the discretion of the
court without bond. and It shall be the
auty OF every attorney In this state 70
appear In the courts or render any otneI
necessary legal assistance In behaf OF
such children In SO far as the provisions
oI this act are concerned. without com
penation, and no public officer SHAH COZ.
iect any fees in any proceedings brought
IN behalf of such children to secure COM
pensation under this act.
Ihe state auditor is empowered 10 MAKE
such additional reasonable requirements
from from applicants as are necessary to pre-
uon to persons not entitled thereto:
section 4. The state auditor shall iur-
nlsh free of charge. upon application
therefor, the necessary form Of certifi,,
cate to all persons entitled thereto. and
may establish at different points within
me state of Washington. offices at when
mere shall be kept on file for the use OF
persons covered by this act. sufficient
Inumber of forms of certificate so thar
mere may be no delay in the payment OF
tnis compensation. The state auditor may
autnorize the county auditor or county
clerk. or both. Of any county Of the state
70 act for him In receiving applicati0ns