The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-24
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An Act providing for the payment Of
equallxed compensation to veterans Of
the war with the Central Allied
Powers. authorizing the issuance and
tax to pay said bonds. making an ap:
providing Tor the submission Of this
act to 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 ana
who served on active duty In the Army;
states between the 9th day Of April, 1917.
and the 18th day Of November. 1913. and
to each person who. being A1citi1en OF the
United States at the time Of his entry
val, military or air forces of any Of the
governments associated with the United
States during the war with the central
April, 1917, and the nth day of Novem-
Der, 1918; and who. at the time Of his call.
enlistment, induction, commission or ser
vice, was bona fide resident Of the
State Of Washington. the sum OF fifteen
dollars ($15.0O) for each and every month
or major fraction thereof OF active duty
performed subsequent to April 8. 1911,
That If any such person shall have bor-
rowed money from the Veterans Welfare
Commission and shall have failed to repay
said money, then the amount thereof shall
be deducted from any sums payable to
any such person under this act and said
loan shall thereupon be cancelled and dis
charged: Provided further, That persons
from any other state, or nation other than
the United States for such active service
shall not be entitled to compensation I'M
der this act unless the amount Of com
pensation SO received is less than they
would be entitled to hereunder. in which
event they shall receive the difference
between the compensation allowable un-
already received from such other state or
nation: Provided further. That persons
who have received greater compensation
than the regular pay OF the Army. Navy
quarters and subsistence shaal not be en-
titled to receive compensation under this
act unless the amount OF extra conipen,
sation SO received Is less than they would
be entitled to hereunder. in which event
they shall receive the difference between
the compensation allowable under this act
and such extra compensation; IN case 81
death of any such person while in such
service an equal amount shall be paid 10
his surviving widow, II not remarked at
the time compensation IL requested. or
then to his surviving children. or in the
event he left no widow or children. then
to his surviving parent or parents II actu-
ally dependent upon sucn deceased gee person
or their surviving children or parents.
who are in all other respects within the
terms Of this act, shall be entitled to
compensation thereunder.
Section 2. The word person" as used
in section l Of this act, shall not include
persons, who, during the period VI their
service, refused, on conscientious, politi-
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 requircd
| by this act for compensation shall be
made upon the presentation Of certifi-
cate upon form to be prescribed by the
state auditor. which certificate shall be
duly verified by the claimant under oath
and shall set forth the name. residence
of enlistment induction or commission.
date of discharge or release from active
service II the claimant is not on active
duty, a statement that the claimant dur
| ing the period for which compensation is
allowed did not refuse to subject himself
to fulls military discipline and unIuali-
fled service and that he has not been
separated from the service under clrcum-
stances amounting to disnonOrablo dis
charge. and such further information as
the state auditor may require Sucn GER
| tificate shall be presented to the state
auditor or his representative together
with an honorable discharge or release
from active service. or in case Of its less