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vestment for any Of the funds d lie

from the sale OF each Issue OF bonus
shall be deposited in the State TIea
sury to the credit OF a special run,
10 be known as the Veteran Com
pensation Bund which shall be uset
Tor payment oil the compensation
I PROVIDED Ia this ArtIcle anu Tor pay
( ing the expenses oil administrator
thereof For the purpose OF carfyin.
I out inc provisions Vi tAis a4e4,s..
there IS hereby appropriated from
the Veterans Compensation hunc
the sum OF -Four Million rive Hun
dred Thousand dollars tS4,50O,00OJ0J
or so much thereof as may be ne
/ cessary
Section z. All payments or allow
ances made under TINS Article shall
be exempt from ali taxation and
from levy and sale on execution.
section s. That there snail be
levied annually tax not exceeding
one mil on the dollar on all pro-
perty in the State OF Montana, sub
Ject to taxation, which said tax
when collected by The County Tre,.-
surers OF the counties of the State OF
Montana, shall be by them ac-
counted for and paid into the state
Treasury OF the state of Mon,ana
and TO be by the State Treasurer
placed in and credited to a fund to
be known as the Veterans Compen-
sation Bond Retirement sumo" and
which fund shall be used exclusively
for the payment OF the principal and
interest accruing on saId Donds.
Section 9. no charge made by
any agent, notary pubic or attorney
tor a service III connection with OBJ
tanning the allowance as provided
for by this Article shall be recogniz-
ed by the state and any person VINO
for consideration discounts or at
Cempts to discount, or Tor consul
eratlon advances money upon any
certificate or certificates issued pur-
suant TO the terms oil tins Article
shall be guilty OF gross misde-
meanor.
Section TO- ANY person. Who with
intent 10 defraud, subscrlbes 10 any
false oath or MAKES any false repre-
sentation, either in the execution OF
the certificates proyIaed Tor by this
or who with intent TO deIraud
presents to the state auditor, or TO
any other officer OF the state, any GER
JlflcaCe ror the purpose OF Obtaining
funds provided Tor by tnis Artlcle
which Go not in fact belong 10
5uch person, or makes any RAISE re-
i'll connection with Oh
tanning any funds under the terms OF
This ACT, shall be guilty OF d Ielony.
section IL. The Legislature may
provide additional means Tor raising
moneys Tor payment OF the interest
and principal OF said bonds and this
Act shall not be deemed to provide |
IN exclusive method fOr sucn pay /
nent.
Section 3. That separate Official
Dailots be provided at the genera
election TO be held in November, /
yz4, which shall have printed there
III the words
FOR the amendment TO the Con
ticution relating TO The payment OF
.dJusted compensation 10 bona fIde
OF the State OF Montana
vno served on active duty in the
army, Navy, or Marine Corps OF tie
Jnlted States in the world war, and
. such OF SAID persons who, beng
iti4ens OF the United states, sergeu
4 the Naval, Military or AR forces
any OF the governments assoclsst-
d with the United States during
aid war; authorizing the mourning
1 an Indebtedness; aauInorlAng the
ssulng OF bonds in an amount not 10
Xceed -Four Million rlve tIundrSu
thousand Dollars ($4,50U, 0OO.O0J, ana
roviding for the levy OF tax.
Against the amendment TO the Con
tuition relating TO the payment Oh
djusted compensation to bona tide
9sidents OF the state OF Montana
no served on active DUTY IN the
rmy, Navy, or Marine corps OF the
nlted States in the world war, ana
such OF said persons VINO, being
rlzens OF the United States, seryeu
The Naval, Military or Air forces ,
any OF the governments associat-
with the United States during
nd war: authorizing tile mourning
an indebtedness; authorizing rue ( !
SUNG OF bonds in all amount not to
ASSSN = OuA MlilOu Il i've hundred 4
Dollars ($4,500,0 100000, and
DIVIDING for the levy OF a tax.
Each elector shall designate his
by marking an * before )
e proposition for which said eiec- (
+ desires to vote.
Section 4 That the VOTES cast Tor .
Id against the amendment above !,
opposed shall be canyassed and de- h
rmined as provided by the general h
ect1on laws of the State OF Mon 4
ma.
Section 5. All Acts and parts OF .
ITS in Conflict herewith are hereby s
pealed. =
Section 6. This Act shall take ?
feet upon its passage and approval.
approved March 8. 1923.
NlTED STATES OF AMERICA. 81
ATE OF MONTANA. SIS. Is
l. c. T. STEWART, Secretary Of -
ate OF the State of Montana, do :,
reby certify that the foregoing Is =
uue and correct copy OF an act +,
titled An Act to Provide for the =
omission to the Qualified Elector, :,
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