The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-08-06

other state. or nation other than thu
United States for such active service
shall not be entitled TO compensation
under this Article unless the amount
Of compensation so received Is less
than they would be entitled to here
under, in which event they shall receive
| the difference between the compensa.
| ion allowable under this Article and
he extra compensation already re-
eived from such other state or nation
coelael further, that persons who
: ave received greater compensation
Lon Inc regular pay Of tee army
avv or Marine corps ana corimuta-
ton for quarters and subsistence
.....n not be ent sled 70 receive conf
sensalion under this article unless
lie anount Of the extra compensation
. received IS less than they would be
.at ed u hereunder, In which event
Roy shalt receive the difference be-
.peea tAe compensation allowable
.a,ief this article and such extra COM
3ensation. IN case Of The death Of
my saen Tersoa while IN such service
"a ec1al amount snail be paid to- his
arsising widow, if not remarked the
me compensation is requested, or in
case lie left no widow and left chill
lren, of in the event he left no widow
5r children, then to his surviving par
mi or parents. Persons of the female
sex, or their surviving children or pa
.ents, who are in ali other respects
within the terms of this Article, shall
be entitled to compensation thereun-
der.
Section 2. The word person as
used in Section l of this Article, shall
not include persons who, during the
period of their service, refused on con-
scientious, political or other grounds,
to subject themselves to full military
discipline or unqualified service, or
who while in such service, were sep
arated therefrom under circumstances
mounting to a dishonorable dis
charge and wha have not subsequent
~ been officially restored to an honor
able status, and such person shall not
be entitled to the benefits Of this Ar
ticle.
"Section 3. All disbursements re-
quired by this Article for compensa-
ton shall be made upon the presenta-
ton of certificate upon a form to
be prescribed by the State Auditor,
which certificate shall be duly veri-
fled by the claimant under oath and
shall set forth the name, residence at
the time of entry into the service, date
of enlistment, induction or commits
sion, date of discharge or release from
active seevice, if the claimant is not
on active duty, statement that the
claimant during the period for which
conversation is allowed did not refuse
to subject himself to full military dis
cipline and unqualified service and
that he has not been separated from
the service under circumstances
amounting to a dishonorable dis
charge, and such further information
as the State Auditor may require.
Such certificate shall be presented to
the State Auditor or his representative
together with an honorable discharge
or release from active service, or in
case of its loss a properly authenti-
Gated record of service, or in the event
that claimant is still in the service a
properly authenticated record of all
active service performed by claimant,
orif same be presented by the widow,
child or parents Of a deceased veteran,
then with the proper evidence of
death, together with properly au-
thenticated record of service, and the
State Auditor shall endorse upon such
discharge or release or record of ac-
tive service to the claimant and shall
forthwith draw his warrant in the
name of the claimant upon the Vet
rams Compensation Fund for an
amount equal to Ten Dollars ($10. 00)
for each and every month of active
service, or major fraction thereof, sub
sequent to the sixth day Of April,
Nineteen Hundred Seventeen, not ex-
ceeding however total Of Two Hun
dred Dollars ($200.00), and the State
Treasurer shall bay such warrants
from the Veterans Compensation
Fund.
In cases where application for COM
pensation is made by the widow, chill
dren or parents of deceased veteran,
such person shall furnish the same in
formation as though the application
were made by the deceased veteran,
and the State Auditor shall prepare
an appropriate form of certificate to
cover such cases. Compensation al
lowed to the children of deceased vet
ran, and the State Auditor shall pre-
pare an appropriate form of certifi-
cate to cover such cases, Compensa-
ton allowed to the children of de-
ceased veterans shall be paid to the
guardians of such children, which
guardian if appointed by the courts
of this state, shall serve without COM
pensation and in the discretion of the
court without bond, and it shall be the
duty Of every county attorney in this
state to appear in the courts or render
any other necessary legal assistance
in behalf Of such children in so far as
the provisions Of this Article are con-
cerned, without compensation and nc
public officer shall collect any fees
in any proceeding brought in behalf
of such children TO secure compensa.
ton under this Article.
The State Auditor is empowered tc
make such additional reasonable re.
qmrements from applicants as are
necessary to prevent fraud or the pay
ment of compensation to persons moi
entitled thereto.
Section a. The State Auditor
shall furnish free Of charge, upon ap
plcation therefore, the necessary form
of certificate to all persons entitled
thereto, and may establish at differen
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