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Recent Veteran Legislation

Recent Veteran Legislation
During the recent session of the
Minnesota Legislature, the following
legislation Endorsed by the American
Legion was enacted into law, large
ly through the efforts of Ray Ross
berg of Crookston, Legion Legisla-
tive Committee Chairman, assisted
by Legionaires who are members OF
the state Legislature.
$S5O,OOO was appropriated to fin
ish cash bonus payments, and the bo-
nus. was made payable to aliens who
by no over act sought to avoid SER
vice, other than the claim made ., on
their questionaires. In the case of
deceased veterans, regardless OF
WEATHER they died during service OF
after discharge, the bonus is made
payable to the widow, if single; or ii
none, to the children under Is years;
or if none, to the mother; or if
none, to the father. However, the
Minnesota bonus is not payable to
Minnesota residents who served in
any army other than that of the
United States. Application blanks
may be secured from American Lee
gion, Old Capitol, or from Bonus
Board, State Capitol, St. Paul. Pay
ments will begin about July LIST.
Claims heretofore filed need not be
filed again. They will be automati-
cally reviewed-unless heretofore re-
jected by the "Bonus Board of Re-
view," in which case they will not
be considered again.
Funds were appropriated to con-
tinue payment of tuition allowance
under the original bonus act. This
cash bonus or 5000, free tuition in
any recognized Minnesota school or
college. Even if cash bonus is less
than 5000, veteran may select the
latter. If his cash bonus is more
than 5000, he can take all in cash or
he may take 5000 in tuition and the
balance in cash. The tuition depart
ment is located in The State Capt.
toll, st. Paul.
A Minnesota Soldiers Welfare
Bureau was provided for, to adjudi-
cate the claims of veterans and see
that they receive proper treatment
This is done without expense to the
state, by diVerting certain unused
federal funds to this purpose. The
Soldiers Welfare Bureau will be
part of the State Board of Control
An amendment to the Rural Cred.
its Law was passed, which allows all
soldiers who are taking vocational
training courses in agriculture and are
residents of Minnesota, to borrow
$4,000 or less upon real estate, the
sum to be based on not over 60 pei
cent of the value of the land ano
not over 81 2-3 per cent of the val.
ue of the improvements.
Passed bill requiring the teach.
ing of the United States Constitution
in all the public schools of the state
Passed a bill allowing cities to pur-
chase and construct on the purchased
land, memorial parks, buildings
monuments.
Memorialized Congress to con.
struct Immediately the neuro-psychi.
aric hospital at St. Cloud, authorized
more than year ago.
Passed bill requiring teachers to
be United States citizens in the
House, but it was lost in the confus.
ion incident to the closing sessions
Of the Senate, and did not become
law at this time.
No changes were made in the State
Soldiers Preference Law, nor was
any action taken on the so-calleG
Peddlers License as it affects veter.
ans.
Thus, it will be seen that the dis
abled have been cared for so far as
it is possible for Minnesota to dc
so; several planks have been placed
in our Americanism work; the phys.
ical welfare of the younger genera.
ton has been looked after; dead bud
dies are remembered and cities al.
lowed to honor them; and the bonus