Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-07-26

4 IllllldlN Nl~ElDl VI " iCIlhCA $50
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 act, 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 INFO
service, or with the adjutant general,
application therefor on forms provId-
ed by the adjutant general, such ap-
plications to be so filed on or before
December 81, 1924; provided, thar
when such application is filed with
the clerk of the district court it
shall be the duty of said clerk 70
transmit said application to the ad-
iutant 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 ca of this act, and shall
be duly verified.
Section 9. Who ever knowingly
makes a 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 (S500.00), or be i'm
prisoned for not more than one yeaT,
or both, and shall forfeit all benz
fits he or she might have been
entitled to under this act.
.Sactja,..y-. y, acsUt,i %, apY. elss9teq
4 board . ~ K.7os ne cc-iss--s
Board" to consis. 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 applca-
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 De
the duty of the adjutant general to
prepare a voucher and transmit the
same to the state auditor; said audl,
| tor shall issue a warrant for tnt
amount stated therein, and the state
treasurer shall pay such warrant Oil
of said bonus fund. No assignment
of any right or claim to benefit:
hereunder made prior TO the issuance
of the state auditors warrant herein
provided for, shall be valid, and an!
transfer or attempt to transfer All!
such right or claim or any par
thereof by any beneficiary prior u
the issuance of such warrant and III
acquiring or attempting to acquire b.
any other person of any interest i
or title to such claim prior to I'll
; issuance of such warrant, shall b
! q misdemeanor and punishable a
such.
Section 8. After the payment o
all approved claims and expenses o
administration of the board herei
, created, all funds remaining in tn
hands of the bonus board, after Dc
cember 81, 1924, not in excess .
{ two million dollars, $2.000,OOO.G0
= shall constitute an additional bonu
t to be administered by the tbOnn
2 board for the amelioration Of Tn
t condition of residents of this stat
4 within the classes as defined in SCI
/ ton four (4D of this act, who al
4 suffering from disability. All fund
e remaining in the hands of the bonu
Y board after December 81, 1924,
/ 1llinp Inlia1
= ($2,OOO,0OO.0O) disability fund, sha
1 be applied to the payment OF Il
f debt herein created.
e Section 8. The bonus board
l., hereby empowered to employ SUD
f assistants and to incur such oth'
= expenses as may be necessary for II
5 administration and carrying out
e the provisions of this act and II
f funds necessary for such administr
e ton and carrying out of the pr
S visions of this act shall be expendt
S from said bonus fund; such assistan
: as said board may determine shs
II give bond in such amount as mi
r be fixed by said board, and sha
It whenever practicable be perso
It within the classes as defined N sc
e ton four (4) of this act.
e Section 10. All payments and
st lowances made under this act sh'
e be exempt from all taxation, a
IS from levy and sale on execution. a.
4 all bonds issued, hereunder shall
" exempt from taxation.
4, Section IL. To provide for I
sc payment of the principal of sd
n bonds so issued and sold and I
as interest thereon as the same becOi
~ due and mature, there is hereby j
posed and levid upon all the taxal
h property within the state of Low
of in addition to all other taxes, a d
I'd ect annual tax for each of the yes
r said bonds are outstanding, SUFFICE
err in amount to produce the sum
pm one million one hundred thousa
p dollars Isl ,100,000.00) each year
or twenty years for the payment