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shall be deposited in the State Urea
sury to the credit of a special fund
to be known as the Veterans Com
pensation Fund" which shall be used
for payment of the compensation
provided in this Article and for pay
ing the expenses of administration
thereof. For the purpose OF carrying
out the provisions of this Article
there is hereby appropriated from
the Veterans Compensation Fund
the sum of Four Million Five Hun
dred Thousand dollars ($4,50O,O O0.0O)
or so much thereof as may be ne
! cessary.
Section T. All payments or allow
ances made under this Article shali
be exempt from all taxation and
from levy and sale ON execution.
Section 8. That there shall be
levied annually tax not exceeding
one mill on the dollar on all pro-
perty in the State of Montana, sub
ject to taxation, which said tax
when collected by the County Trea-
surers of the counties of the State OF
Montana, shall be by them ac-
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Treasury of the State of Montana
and to be by the State Treasurer
placed in and credited to fund to
be known as the Veterans Compen-
sation Bond Retirement Fund and
which fund shall be used exclusively
for the payment of the principal and
interest accruing on said bonds.
Section 8. No charge made by
any agent, notary public or attorney
for a service in connection with OBJ
tanning the allowance as provided
for by this Article shall be recognize
ed by the state and any person who
for a consideration discounts or at
tempts to discount, or for consld-
GRAFTON advances money upon any
certificate or certificates issued pur-
suant to the terms of this Article
shall be guilty of gross misde-
meanor.
Section 10. Any person, who with
intent to defraud, subscribes to any
false oath or makes any false repre-
sentation, either in the execution OF
the certificates provided for by this
Article or who with intent to defraud
presents to the State Auditor, or to
any other officer of the state, any GER
tiflcate for the purpose of obtaining
funds provided for by this Article
which do not in fact belong to
such person, or makes any false re-
presentation in connection with OBJ
tanning any funds under the terms OF
this Act, shall be guilty of felony.
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provide additional means for raising
moneys for payment of the interest
and principal of said bonds and this
Act shall not be deemed to provide
an exclusive method for such pay
ment.
Section 8. That separate official
ballots be provided at the general
election to be held in November,
1924, which shall have printed there
on the words
For the amendment to the Con-
stitution relating to the payment OF
adjusted compensation to bona fide
residents OF the State of Montana
who served on active duty in the
Army, Navy, or Marine Corps OF the
UnlJed States in the world war, and
to such of said persons who, being
citizens of the United States, served
in the Naval, Military or Air forces
of any of the governments assoclat-
ed with the United States during
said war; authorizing the mourning
of an Indebtedness; authorizing the
issuing OF bonds in an amount not to
exceed Four Million Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($4,500,O 00.O0), and
providing for the levy of a tax.
Against the amendment to the Con-
stitution relating to the payment OF
adjusted compensation to bona fide
residents of the State of Montana
who served on active duty in the
Army, Navy, or Marine Corps OF the
United States in the world war, and
to such of said persons who, being
citizens of the United States, served
in the Naval, Military or Air forces
of any OF the governments associat-
ed with the United States during
said war; authorizing the mourning
of an Indebtedness; authorizing the
issuing OF bonds in an amount not to
exceed Four Million Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars 100000, and
providing for the levy of tax.
Each elector shall designate his
preference by marking an Ky before
the proposition for which said cleo
tor desires to vote.
Section 4. That the votes cast for
and against the amendment above
proposed shall be canvassed and de-
termined as provided by the general
election laws of the State of Mon
tana.
Section 5. All Acts and parts of
Acts in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
Section 6. This Act shall take
effect upon its passage and approval.
Approved March s, 1928.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF MONTANA, SIS.
l, c. T. STEWART, Secretary of
State of the State of Montana, do
hereby certify that the foregoing is
true and correct copy of an act
entitled: IAN Act to Provide for the
Submission to the Qualified Electors
of the State of Montana of an A
mendment to the Constitution of the
State of Montana by Adding thereto
an Article to Be Known as Article
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