Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-08-09

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 6, 1917, and November IL,
1918, and who at the time of enter
ing into such service was a 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
F, 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 TO 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. VINO
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 be
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 INFO
service, or with the adjutant general,
application therefor on forms proviI
ed by the adjutant general, such APP
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 1t
shall be the duty of said clerk 70
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 class as defined IN
section four (4) of this act, and shall
be duly verified.
Section 6. Who ever knowingly
makes a false statement, oral OF
written, relating to a material fact
| in supporting a claim under the
provisions of this act, shall be pun
ished BIZ fine of not more than five
hundred dollars ($500.00), or be I'M
poisoned for not more than one year.
or both, and shall forfeit all bene-
4 fits he or she might have been
entitled to under this act.
Section z. There is hereby created
board to be known as the "Bopt.S
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 eXamina-
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 TO the
issuance of such warrant, shall be
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.GG)
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 (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
($2,000,0 000O) disability fund, shall
be applied to the payment of the
debt herein created.
, Section 8. 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
J 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
, ton four (4) of this act.
: Section 10. All payments and al