Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-07-19


marine CORPS, nurses who served IN
the military or naval service OF the
limited States at any time between
Anil 6. 1917. and November II,
1918. 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
or has been furloughed TO a reserve,
shall be entitled to receive from the
nroceeds of such bonds as a bonus,
the sum of fifty cents (.50) for each
dav 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
bonus or gratuity of a like nature
provided for by this act, or VINO
being in such service, received civil
ian pay for civilian work. No per-
son shall be entitled to such payment
or allowance who beng in the mill
tary or naval service Of the United
States, subsequent to April 6. 1917,
refused on conscientious, political or
other grounds to subjec. himself to
military discipline or TO render I'M
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 dement's
Of this ac., shall be paid the sum
that such deceased persons would De
entitled to herunder if such ue-
ceased person had lived.
Section ). Before receiving any
sum under the provisions of thus
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 fnto
service, or with the adjutant general,
application therefor on forms proyld-
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 II
shall be the duty of said clerk 70
transmit said application to the ad-
iutant general forthwith. Such ap-
plication shall state facts sufficient
10 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 6. Who ever knowingly
makes a false statement, oral OF
written, relating to a material TACT
in supporting a claim under The
provisions of this act, shall be pun
ished by a fine of not more than i've
hundred dollars ($50000) 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
a board to be known as the Bonus
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 appllca-
tons and make any other eXamlTa-
ton necessary to establish facts. and
approve or disapprove the same.
Whenever any such application IS
approved by said board, il shall De
the duty of the adjutant general 10
| prepare a voucher and transmit the
same to the state auditor; said audi
tor 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 10 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 20
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 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 ot
: two million dollars, $4,000, O0O.G0J
shall constitute an additional bonu!
to be administered by the bonus
, board for the amelioration Of tht
condition of residents of this state
! within the classes as defined in sec
| ton four ca of this act, who art
] suffering from disability. All fund.-
> remaining in the hands of the bOnu
, board after December 81, 1924, il
| excess of the two million dollar
$4,000, 100000 disability fund, shall
4 be applied to the payment of tn
f debt herein created.
. Section 8. The bonus board i
hereby empowered to employ sucl
f assistants and to incur such othe
= expenses as may be necessary for tn,
5 administration and carrying out 0
q the provisions of this act and tn
f funds necessary for such aAministra
e ton and carrying out of the pro
s visions of this act shall be expende,
s from said bonus fund; such assistant
= as said board may determine shdI
\ give bond in such amount as ma
r be fixed by said board, and shai
t whenever practicable be person
i within the classes as defined in sci
q ton four (4) of this act.
e Section 10. All payments and a,
I lowances made under this act sha
q be exempt from all taxation. an
e from levy and sale on execution. an