Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-09-06

to establish the status of such APP
plicant within 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 material fact
in supporting claim under the
provisions of this act, shall be pun
ished by a fine of not more than five
hundred dollars ($500.00), 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 7. 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 appllca-
tons and make any other examlna--
ton necessary to establish facts, and
approve or disapprove the same.
Whenever any such application is
approved by said board, it shall be
the duty of the adjutant general 10
prepare a voucher and transmit the
same to the state auditor; said audi
tor shall issue warrant for inc
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 20 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 or
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 ,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
($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 may
be fixed by said board, and shall,
whenever practicable be persons
With s tse Cd IN s
ton four Cd of this act.
Section 10. All payments and al
lowances made under this act shall
be exempt from all taxation, and
from levy and sale on execution. and
all bonds issued, hereunder shall he
exempt from taxation.
Section II. To provide for the
payment of the principal of SAID
bonds so issued and sold and the
interest thereon as the same become
due and mature, there is hereby I'M
posed and levid upon all the taxable
property within the state of Iowa,
in addition to all other taxes, a dir
ect annual tax for each of the years
said bonds are outstanding, sufficient
in amount to produce the sum of
one million one hundred thousand
dollars Isl ,100,000.00) each wear for
twenty years for the payment of
principal of said bonds and sufficient
in amount to produce such additional
sums as may be needed to pay the
interest on such bonds. The trea-
surer of state shall annually certify
to the executive council, prior to the
time for the levy of general state
taxes, the amount of money required
to be raised to pay the principal and
interest on such bonds maturing in
the ensuing year and said executive
council shall annually fix the rate
percentum necessary to be levied
and assessed upon the valuation OF
the taxable property within this state
to produce funds sufficient to Pa!
the principal of and interest upor
such bonds as the same become pay
able and such additional annua
direct tax shall be levied, certified
assessed and collected at the samt
time and in the same manner as an
taxes for general state purposes.
Section IL. If any clause. sen
tence, paragraph, or part of this &C
shall for any reason be adjudged D!
any court of competent jurisdiction
to be invalid, such judgment shal
not affect, impair or invalidate III
remainder of the act, but shall D
confined in its operation to the clause
sentence, paragraph, or part thereo
directly involved in the controvers
, in which such judgment has bee
rendered.
, Section Is. This law, after legs
: publication, shall be submitted to tn
people of this state at the genera
-, election to be held in November. nint
teen hundred twenty-five, and sha
Y not take effect unless at such eiei
0 ton it shall receive a majority {
5 all votes cast for and against
5 Separate ballots shall be provided fC
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