Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-08-30

female, including army, navy, and
marine corps, nurses who served IN
the military or naval service of the
United States at any time between
April 6, 1917, and November IL,
1918, and who at the time Of enter
! ing into such service was resident
of the state of Iowa, and who was
honorably separated or discharged
| from such service, or who is still in
active service, or has been retired
or has been furloughed to a reserve,
shall be entitled to receive from the
proceeds of such bonds as bonus,
the sum Of fifty cents (.50) for each
day that such person was in active
service, such bonus not to exceed a
total sum of three hundred and fifty
dollars (S350.00). No person shall
be entitled to such payment or al
lowance whose only service was in
the students army training corps or
who received from another state
bonus or gratuity of like nature
provided for by this act, or who
being in such service, received civil
ian pay for civilian work No per-
son shall be entitled 10 such payment
or allowance who being in the mill
! tary or naval service of the United
States, subsequent TO April 6. 1917.
refused on conscientious, political or
other grounds to subject himself 70
military discipline or to render un-
qualified service. The husband or
wife, child or children, mother,
! father, sisters or brothers, in the or
| der named and none other, of any
| Il -, H.-p IN.
died while in the service or who has
deceased before receiving the benefits
of this acs, shall be paid the sun
that such deceased persons would Dc
entitled to herunder if such de-
ceased person had lived.
Section 5. Before receiving any
sum under the provisions of this
act. the applicant shall file with the
clerk of the district court of The
county in which he or she resides or
resided at the time of induction int
service, or with the adjutant genera
application therefor on forms proviu-
ed by the adjutant general, such ap-
plications 10 be so filed on or before
December 81, 1924; provided, thai
when such application is filed with
the clerk of the district court il
shall be the duty of said clerk &c
transmit said application to the ad-
jutant general forthwith. Such ap-
plication Shall state facts sufficient
| 10 establish the status of such ap-
plicant within a class as defined IN
section four (4) of this act, and shall
be duly verified.
Section s. Who ever knowingly
makes false statement, oral u
written, relating to material fact
in supporting a claim under The
provisions of this act, shall be pun
ished by fine of not more than five
hundred dollars (S500.00), or be I'M
prisoned for not more than one yea-.
or both, and shall forfeit an benz
fits he or she might have been
entitled to under this act.
Section Z. There is hereby created
board to be known as the Bonus
Board" to consist of the state audi
| tor, the state treasurer, the adult
ant general and the adjutant of the
| Iowa Department of the American
| Legion. 1t shall be the duty of said
board to examine into such applica-
| tons and make any other examine
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approve or disapprove the same,
Whenever any such application y
approved by said board, 1T shall be
| the duty of the adjutant general &c
prepare a voucher and transmit the
same to the state auditor; said audi
/ tor shall issue a warrant for the
amount stated therein, and the state
treasurer shall pay such warrant out
| of said bonus fund. No assignment
| of any right or claim to benefits
hereunder made prior 70 the issuance
of the state auditors warrant herein
provided for, shall be valid, and any
| transfer or attempt to transfer any
such right or claim or any part
thereof by any beneficiary prior 10
| the issuance of such warrant and the
! acquiring or attempting to acquire BY
any other person of any interest in
or title TO such claim prior 10 the
| issuance of such warrant, shall Dc
a misdemeanor and punishable as
such.
Section s. After the payment of
all approved claims and expenses OF
administration of the board herein
| created, all funds remaining in the
hands of the bonus board, after De-
cember 81, 1924, not in excess Of
two million dollars, $4,000, 000.G0)
shall constitute an additional bonus
to be administered by the bonus
board for the ameioration of the
condition Of residents of this state
within the classes as defined in Sec
ton four (4) of this act, who are
suffering from disability. All funds
remaining in the hands of the bonus
board after December 81, 1924, in
excess of the two million dollars
| ($2,000,000.00) disability fund, shall
be applied TO the payment of the
debt herein created.
| Section 9. The bonus board Is
| hereby empowered to employ such
assistants and to incur such other
expenses as may be necessary for the
| administration and carrying out Of
the provisions Of this act and the
funds necessary for such administra-
| ton and carrying out of the pro
visions of this act shall be expended
from said bonus fund; such assistants
as said board may determine shall
give bond in such amount as NAV
be fixed by said board, and shall,
whenever practicable be persons
| within the classes as defined IN sec