Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-09-20

be duly verified.
Section 6. Who ever knowingly
makes a false statement, oral or
written, relating to a material fact
in supporting a 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 year,
or both, and shall forfeit all bene-
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 applica-
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 audl-
.or shall issue warrant for the
amount stated therein, and the state
treasurer shall pay such warrant out
of said bonus fund. No ass. gnment
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 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 Dc
misdemeanor and punishable ds
such.
Section 8. 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, S2.000,000.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 bonas
board after December 81, 1924, in
excess of the two million dollars
| go, 000,0 00.00) disability fund, shall
be applied to the payment of the
debt herein created.
The bonus bnord 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
within the classes as defined in sec
seFsrfsS'aaf ~ 'Sf siYis aee4t- al.
Section TO- 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 ne
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 ir1-
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 tred-
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 pay
the principal of and interest upon
such bonds as the same become pay
able and such additional annual
direct tax shall be levied, certified,
assessed and collected at the same
t,,,,n oo1 -, tho .rA
taxes for general state purposes.
Section IL. If any clause. SEN
tence, paragraph, or part of this act
shall for any reason be adjudged by
any court of competent jurisdiction
to be invalid, such judgment shall
not affect, impair or invalidate the
remainder of the act, but shall be
confined in its operation to the clause,
sentence, paragraph, or part thereof
directly involved in the controversy
in which such judgment has been
rendered.
Section Is. This law, after legal
publication, shall be submitted to- the
people of this state at the general
election to be held in November. nine
teen hundred twenty-five, and shall
not take effect unless at such e'eS-
tion it shall receive a majority OF
all votes cast for and against it.
Separate ballots shall be provided foI
the electors which shall be in sub
stantially the following form:
| Notice to Voters: For an affirna-
tive vote upon any question sub
mitted upon this ballot, mark a eros;
mark in the square after the woTt