The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1924-08-29

: Section 6. The money arisin
from the sale of each issue of bond
, shall be deposited in the State Urea
: sury to the credit of a special funs
TO be known as the Veterans Com
! pensation Fund" which shall be uset
| for payment of the compensation
| provided in this Article ana for pay
. ing the expenses OF administrator
thereof. For the purpose of carrying
out the provisions OF this Article
there is hereby appropriated from
the Veterans Compensation Func
the sum of Four Million Five Hun
dred Thousand dollars ($4,500, 000.00)
or so much thereof as may be ne
cessary.
Section T. All payments or allow
ances made under this Article shall
4 be exempt from all taxation and
from levy and sale on execution.
Section s. That there shall be
levied annually a 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-
/ counted for and paid into the State
Treasury of the State of Montana
and to be by the State Treasurer
placed in and credited to a 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 g. No charge made by
any agent, notary public or attorney
for 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 consideration discounts or at
Iempts to discount, or for consid-
Grafton advances money upon any
certificate or certificates issued pur-
shall be guilty OF gross misde-
meanOr
Section 10. Any person, who with
intent to defraud, Subscrlbes 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.
Section Ii. The legislature may
provide additional means Tor raising
for payment OF the interest
and principal OF said bonds and this
Act shall not be deemed to provide |
an exclusive method for sucn pay
ment.
Section 3. That separate official |
ballots be provided at the general
election to be held IN November,
1924, which shall have printed there
IN the words
For the amendment to the Con
stitution relating TO the payment OF
compensation to bona fide
of the State of Montana
who served on active duty III the
Army, Navy, or Marine Corps OF the
United States in the world war, ana
o such of said persons who, being
citizens of the United States, served
n the Naval, Military or Air forces
# any of the governments associat- /
ID with the United States during
aid war; authorizing the incurr1ng Z
# an Indebtedness; authorizing the
ssuing of bonds in an amount not to |
xceed Four Million Five Hundred
thousand Dollars ($4,50U, U00.UO), anu S
roviding for the levy OF tax. L
Against the amendment to the Con-
titution relating to the payment OF s
djusted compensation to bona fiae 4
of the State OF Montana t
Tho served on active duty III the t
-rmy, Navy, or Marine Corps OF the o
United States in the world war, anu t.
} such of said persons who, beng c
ltizens OF the United states, served t
I the Naval, Military or Air forces c
any of the governments associat- a
with the United States during a
aid war; authorizing the mourning L
an indebtedness; aurnorizlng the Il
suing of bonds in an amount not 10 a
xceed Four Million Five Hundred ia
thousand Dollars (S4,500,000.00), and
royiding for the levy of a tax. 81
Each elector shall designate his h
reference by marking an * before az
lie proposition for which said cleo +
II desires to vote. Of
Section a. That the votes cast Tor OF
I'd against the amendment above tn
opposed shall be canyassed and de- bs
rmined as provided by the general bG
ection laws of the State of Mon M
ma. ca
Section s. All Acts and parts of OF
cts in conflict herewith are hereby sd
pealed. pi
section g. This Act shall take
feet upon its passage and approval VIC
March 8, 1923. Sd
NITED STATES OF AMERICA, lie
FATE OF MONTANA, SIS. To-
l. c. T. STEWART, Secretary Oh to
ate of the State OF Montana, 40 an
reby certify that the foregoing IS FRI
true and correct copy of an at bi
titled: @An Act to Provide for the ISIS
omission to the Qualified Electors su
the State of Montana of an u ab
sndment to the Constitution of tne loi