The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-04-05
MEMBERS BONUS
BOARD NAMED
GOV. MCMASTER ANNOUNCES
SERVICE MEMS BONUS
BOARD.

Pierre, April 5.-Governor Nc
! Master has just announced the per-
| sonnel of the service mems bonus
board. The law makes the governor
! the ex-officio hetd of the board and
/ the state treasurer. w S. O'Brien
! the treasurer. The other members
are Col. Fred Ray of Yankton, as
executive officer, Elton W. Stanley
| of Rapid City, and Buell. F. Jones
| of Britton. The board will have
headquarters at Pierre and begin it's
work Immediately.
Pierre, April 5.-With the an
nouncement of the three apointive
members of the bonus board who will
serve with Governor w. III. McMas-
ter, eN-officio chairman and State
/ Treasurer O'Brien, Governor Nc
Master expressed his hopes to have
the machinery in operation within
few weeks in order that the bonds
| may be sold and payments started
bef oremidsummer.
The first action of the new board
will be to arrange for quarters. the
employing of clerks and other nee
essary employees and the perfecting
of a working organization. The next
task will be to dispose of s6,000,0O0
worth of soldiers compensation
bonds of South Dakota at a rate of
interest fixed by the law at not more
than per cent per annum, payable
semi-annually.
With this accomplished the board
will then begin payments to all citi-
Zens of the state who served in the
army navy or marine corps during
the Spanish American war and Phil
ippine insurrection and every per-
sons, male or female, who was en-
listed, inducted, warranted or COM
missioned. and who served honorably
in active duty in the naval. military,
marine or air forces of the United
States or it's allies at any time be-
tween April s, 1917, and October l,
1919, the sum of SIS for each month
in the service and soc per day for
each fractional month.
Provision is made in the act, how
ever, that no compensation shall be
paid unless the person served for
period of at least so days and was
at the time of service a resident of
the stated during a period q 80 days
Immediately preceding his entering
the service and was honorably dis
charged or is still in active service,
has been retired, furloughed or put
on reserve.
Compensation will be paid for not
more than IS months service during
the Spanish American war and in
surrection and no person shall re-
ceive more than s40O under the pro-
visions of the act.
Persons who served in students
training camps only or students in
officers training schools together
with those who were engaged in the
work Of any welfare organization
will not be eligible to this compen-
sation.
The act places absolute power to
review and make final decision on
all questions which may arise over
the questions which may arise over
the payment or non-payment of
bonus, to the board members. A
clause is also contained which makes
the filing of a false application for
compensation a misdemeanor, pun
ishably by fine Of from $50 to $500
or by Imprisonment for not less than
80 days or more than 80 or both.
In the event that person eligible
to compensation under the act since
its passage and approval, provision
is made that the sum to which the
person would have been entitled,
shall be paid to his dependents as
the board may direct.
Conscientious objectors, persons
dishonorably discharged or those
who have received a bonus from an
other state will not be included un-
der the provisions of the act.