Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-08-23
DEBORAH PUBLIC OPINION, DEBORAH, IOWA

i 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 q 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
I, lowance whose only service was in
the students army training corps or
/ who received from another state a
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-
1
or allowance who being in the mill
tary or naval service of the United
States, subsequent to April 6. 1917,
refused on conscientious, political OF
other grounds to subjec. 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 acs, shall be paid the sum
that such deceased persons would De
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 into
service, or with the adjutant genera,
application therefor on forms provid-
! 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 it
shall be the duty of said clerk 10
transmit said application to the ad-
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 a false statement, oral or
: 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 ($50000), or be i'm
l prisoned for not more than one year,
or both, and shall forfeit all benz
S fits he or she might have been
/ entitled to under this act.
Section 7. There is hereby created
r board to be known as the Bonus
: Board" to consis. of the state audi
: tor, the state treasurer, the adult
t ant general and the adjutant of the
t Iowa Department of the American
S Legion. 1t shall be the duty of said
S board to examine into such applica-
: tons and make any other examlna-
: ton necessary to establish facts. and
n approve or disapprove the same.
: Whenever any such--applicatian-AS
0 approved BY SAID board, it shall be
: the duty of the adjutant general TO
: prepare a voucher and transmit the
same to the state auditor; said audi
: tor shall issue warrant for the
amount stated therein, and the state
G treasurer shall pay such warrant out
of said bonus fund. No assignment
of any right or claim to benefits
n hereunder made prior to the issuance
4 of the state auditors warrant herein
{ provided for, shall be valid, and any
transfer or attempt to transfer any
o such right or claim or any part
q thereof by any beneficiary prior TO
+ the issuance of such warrant and the
= acquiring or attempting to acquire by
y 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
5 hands of the bonus board, after De-
l cember 81, 1924, not in excess of
. two million dollars, 000,000G0)
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
E suffering from disability. All funds
: remaining in the hands of the bonus
! board after December 81, 1924, in
: excess of the two million dollars
= $4,000 100000 disability fund, shall
be applied to the payment of the
{ debt herein created.
!. Section 9. The bonus board is
l hereby empowered to employ such
assistants and to incur such other
expenses as may be necessary for the
E administration and carrying out of
the provisions of this act and the
funds necessary for such administra-
ton and carrying out of the pro-
5 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,
I whenever practicable be persons
! within the classes as defined in Sec