The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-15

All dCL III TecOSQ1LlOn the pa tr1otlc services of residents of the state who served in the army, navy or marine corps Of the United States during the war.
 As proposed by Connecticut Posts of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.
 section 1.-In recognition of tho patriotic services of the residents Of the State of Connecticut who served in the army, navy. marine corps and nurses corps of the United States dur ing the war with Germany, provision is hereby made for the payment of a soldiers bonus and for the creation of a board to be known as the Sol diers' Bonus Board with full and final authority to determine what res idents of the state are entitled to pay ments under the provision of this act.
 Sect 2.-There shall be paid to each enlisted man and army and navy nurse duly recognized as such by the war or navy department, who was mustered into the federal service, and reported for active duty on Or after April 6, 1917, and prior to November II. 1918, and to each enlisted man or nurse who enlisted was enrolled l in, or was mustered into the federal service and who had been called and reported for active duty in the United l States navy. United States Coast 1 Guard, after said April 6, 1917 and prior to said November II, 1918, and | to any man who served during said period in the regular army, navy or marine corps and who was at the time of entry into said service a bona l hde resident of the State of Connecti- | cut the sum of ten collars for each and every month or major fraction thereof in such service subsequent to April 6.%1917 and prior to Novemb CT II, 1919.
 Sect. 3.-In the case of the decease | of neFS0p uyhn wnJI16 if af live Inc entitled to the benef under this Act, the aforesaid sum shall be paid to his dependents, if any, and other wise to his heirs at law Provided
 one dependnt or heir at law, pay ments shall in either case be made in such proportions as the Soldiers
 Bonus Board shall determin, and ir so far as practicable the following or
 der shall be obsrved: wife, children
 mother, father, sister. brother ant
 other depndents. No rights to pay
 ments under this act and no payment.
 under this act shall be subject to tn,
 claims of creditors, capable of as
 signment, regarded as assets legal O. equitable of the state of the deceased
 or made the basis for the admins
 tration thereof.
 , Sect. 4.-No person shall be eligibl , for any benefit under this act win . shall have received a dishonorabl discharge from the service of tn l 1 United States or CD shall have de l serted from the service of the Unite , | States, or -(3) shall have received ) | soldiers bonus or payment from an | other state or who shall have on fil , | an application for the same, or (4 ] who by reason of conscientious ob n jectionss served in a non coTnbatant ca = pacity, or (5) who in the judgment C r the board should not be entitled = payment by reason of having bee a guilty of fraud or wilful evasion of tn = selective service act or the rules ( = regulations of the war department i Il force hereunder. (6) whose actuz
 service in the army, navy. marin u corps or nurse corps was less than 5 days.
 Sect 5-Whoever knowingly make p a false statement, oral or written, re '' lating to a material fact in supportin - claim, under the provisions of tn 'H act, shall be punished by a fine of nt i more than five hundred dollars (s50e D. or be imprisoned for not more tha
 one year Or both. Offencs under tn D. section shall be prosecuted by u to attorney general of Connecticut. ,o Sect. 6.--No woman other than 8 ie army or navy nurse shall be entitle 10 to receive any benefit under this a te excepting as dependent or heir of law of the deceased person who e. alive would be entitled to benef h. under this act.
 ;f n n viding funds for the payment of u S. bonuses herein provided and for pa S. ing the expenses e- a,dministratit u- there shall be issued and sold bon ne of the State Of Connecticut in the su ,s of S6.0O0, 100000, six million dollar = Provided, however. that if the pr n ceeds of the sale of such bonds be i
 sufficient to pay the bonuses and e :. penses of administrator herein pr d. vided then suffi cient additional bon Id to pay such bonuses and administr el tion shall be issued and sold. The Id bonds shall be issued and sold fro
 time to time in such amounts m;
 be necessary to make the paymen
 provided for by this act. Each
 the bonds shall be made payable
 any time not to exceed twenty yea
 from the date of issue. Said bon
 shall bear interest ct the rate not ce exceed 6 per cnt and shall be SC
 for not less than par.
 Bonds issued under the provisio