Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-08-02

Section a. Every person, male or
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 s, 1917, and November IL,
| 1873, 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 1
or has been furloughed 70 reserve,
shall be entitled to receive from the
! proceeds of such bonds as bonus,
the sum of fifty cents (.5O) 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 a
bonus or gratuity of a 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 to
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
person as defined in this section. who
died while in the service or who has
deceased before receiving the benefits
of this ac., shall be paid the sum
that such deceased persons would DC
entitled to hereunder 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 %
resided at the time of induction into
application therefor on forms provid-
ed by the adjutant general, such ap-
plications to be so filed on or before
December 81, 1924; provided, that
when such application is filed with
the clerk of the district court it
shall be the duty of said clerk 20
transmit said application to the adj
jutant general forthwith. Such ap-
plication shall state facts sufficient
TO 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 6. Who ever knowingly
makes false statement, oral or
written, relating to a material fact
in supporting a claIn 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 year,
or both, and shall forfeit all 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
i Legion. It shalr be the duty OF said
board to examine into such appica-
tons and make any other eyamlna-
ton necessary to establish facts. and
approve or disapprove the same.
Whenever any such application rs
approved by said board, il shall be
the duty Of the adjutant general 10
prepare a voucher and transmit the
same TO the state auditor; said audi
ltor 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 to 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 TO the
issuance of such warrant, shall DC
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, $2.000,0OO.G0)
shall constitute an additional bonus
to be administered by the bonus
board for the amelioration of the
condition of residents of this state
within the classes as defined IN Sec
ton four ca 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
| $50, 000,000.00) disability fund, shall
be applied to the payment of the
| debt herein created.
Section 8. The bonus board isl
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 may |
be fixed by said board, and shall,
whenever practicable be persons |
within the classes as defined IN Sec