The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-30

which certificate shall be duly verified by tn
claimant under oath and shall set forth tn,
name, residence at the time of entry into thu
service, date of enlistment, induction or com
mission, date of discharge or release from &C
tive service, if the claimant is not on aetiv,
duty a statement that the claimant during tn,
period for which compensation is allowed die
not refuse to subject himself to full military
discipline and unqualified service and that he
has not been separated from the service under
circumstances amounting to a dishonorable
discharge, 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 dis
charge or release from active service, or in
case of its loss a properly authenticated 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 or if the same be presented by the
widow, child or parents OF a deceased veteran,
then with the proper evidence of death, to-
gether with a properly authenticated record Of
service, and the State Auditor sh9ll endorse
upon such discharge, release or record of
active service the fact that it was made the
basis of the application, and shall return such
discharge or release or record of active service
70 the claimant and shall forthwith draw his
warrant in the name of the claimant upon the
Veterans Compensation Fund for an amount
equal to Ten Dollars $4,000 for each and
every month of active service, or major frac-
ton thereof, subsequent to the sixth day of
April, Nineteen Hundred Seventeen, not ex-
eeeding, however, a total of Two Hundred
Dollars (S200.0O), and the State Treasurer
shall pay such warrants from the Veterans
Compensation Fund.
In cases where application for compensation
IS made by the widow, children or parents
of a deceased veteran, such person shall fur
nish the same information as though the ap-
plication were made by the deceased veteran,
and the State Auditor shall prepare an ap-
p~ropriate form Of certificate to cover such
cases. Compensation allowed to the children
IF I1oaora1 xroAa~ona ehoIT ho n,sI A1 4Lal
of such children, which guardian, if
by the courts of this state, shall
serve without compensation and in the discre-
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
Article are concerned, without compen-
sation, and no public officer shall collect any
in any proceeding brought in behalf of
such children to secure compensation under
Article.
The State Auditor is empowered to make
ruch additional reasonable requirements from
applicants as are necessary to prevent fraud or
he payment of compensation to persons not
Untitled thereto.
"Section d. The State Auditor shall fur
free of charge, upon application therefor,
he necessary form of certificate to all persons
ntitled thereto, and may establish at different
POINTS within the State of Montana offices
t which there shall be kept on file for the s
se of persons covered by this Article a suf-
cient number of forms of certificates so that t
here may be no delay in the payment of this I
compensation. The State Auditor may author c
.e the county auditor, or county clerk, or both, t
f any county Of the state to act for him in I
aceiving applications under the provisions of c
MS Article, and shall furnish such person 7
18th the proper certificates to enable him to t
ccept such application. The State Auditor S
hereby authorized and directed to procure i
lch printing and office supplies and equip t
lent, and to employ such persons as may be
in order to properly carry out the
rovisions Of this Article, and all expenses d
lcurred by him in the administration of p
lis Article be paid by warrants drawn upon b
lie Veterans Compensation Fund. p
The Adjutant General shall advise with and
the State Auditor in the performance p
the duties of the Auditor under this Article. il
Section 5. For the purpose of providing Il
cans for the payment of compensation here
lder and for paying the expenses of adj la
inistration, the State Board of Examiners ii
the State of Montana is hereby authorized, NJ
lpowered and directed to issue, from time to A
ne, as may be required for the purpose of 81
is Article, bonds of, and in the name of, pt
e State of Montana, to and in the amount 81
the sum of Four Million Five Hundred 70
lousand Dollars ($4,500, 100000 in excess of W
2 constitutional limitation of indebtedness of at
e State of Montana, and over and above at
y bonded Indebtedness of said state here nj
created or incurred for which said state III
now obligated. The bonds provided for in in
IS Article shall be issued in denomination
One Thousand Dollars Isl, 000.0 0) each, re
d shall bear interest at a rate not exceed sa
: five and one-half per cent $3.50 per MI
mum, payable semi-annually on the first An
vs. of January and July of each year at ST
office of the State Treasurer of the State sol
Montana, or at some bank in a city outside SCI
the State of Montana designated by the an
tie Treasurer such bonds shall be dated Ur
inc