The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-10-22

properly authenticated recoru VI SCI
vice, and the State Auditor shall en-
dorse upon such discharge, release Of
record Of active service the fact that i
was Nsde the basis of the application
and shall return such discharge or re
lease or record of active service to 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 Dol
ars $4,000 for each and every
month of active service. or major frac-
ton thereof, subsequent to the sixth
day of April, Nineteen Hundred Sew
enteen, not exceeding however a total
Of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00),
and the State Treasurer shall pay such
warrants from the Veterans Compen-
sation 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 az though the application
were made by the deceased veteran,
and the State Auditor shall prepare an
appropriate form of certificate to COW
er such cases. Compensation allowed
to the children of deceased veterans
shall be paid to the guardians of such
children, which guardian if appointed
by the courts of this state, shall serve
without compensation and in the dis
erection of the court without bond, and
lit shall be the duty of every county
attorney in this state to appear in
the courts or render any other neces-
sary legal assistance in behalf of such
children in so far as the provisions of
this Article are concerned, without
compensation and no public officer
shall collect any fees in any proceed
ing brought in behalf Of such children
to secure compensation under this Ar
ticle.
The State Auditor is empowered to
make such additional reasonable re-
quirements from applicants as are
necessary to prevent fraud or the pay
ment of compensation to persons not
entitled thereto.
Section 4. The State Auditor shall
furnish free Of charge, upon applica-
tion therefor, the necessary form of
certificate to all persons entitled
thereto, and may establish at differ
ent points within the State of Mon
tana offices at which there shall be
kept on file for the use of persons COW
cred by this Article sufficient num-
Der of forms of certificate SO that
there may be no delay in the payment
Of this compensation. The State Au-
ditor may authorize the county audi
tor, or county clerk, or both, of any
county of the state to act for him in
receiving applications under, the pro-
visions Of this Article, and shall furn-
ish such person with the proper GER
tificates to enable him to accept such
application. The State Auditor is
hereby authorized and directed to pro-
cure such printing and office supplies
and equipment, and to employ such
persons as may be necessary in order
to properly carry out the provisions
of this Article, and all expenses in
Cured by him in the administration
of this Article be paid by warrants
drawn upon the Veterans Compensa-
ton Fund.
The Adjutant General shall advise
with and assist the State Auditor in
the performance of the duties of the
Auditor under this Article.
Section s. For the purpose of pro-
viding means for the payment of COM
pensation hereunder and for paying
the expenses of administration, the
State Board Of Examiners of the State
of Montana is hereby authorized, en-.
powered and directed to issue. from
time to time, as may be required for
the purpose Of this Article, bonds of,
and in the name Of, the State Of Mon
tana to and In the amount Of the sum
of -Four Million Five Hundred Thous-
and Dollars ($4,500.000.00) in excess
of the constitutional Limitation of in
debtedness of the State Of Montana,
and over and above any borded indebt-
edness of said state heretofore Great
ed or incurred for which said state is
now obligated. The bonds provided fo2
in this Article shall be issued in de-
nomination Of One Thousand Dollars
Isl ,000.00) each, and shall bear inter-
est at rate not exceeding five and
one half per cent (51a per cent? per
annum, payable semi-annualiy on the
first days of January and July Of each
year at the office of the State Treas
urer of the State Of Montana, or at
some bank in city outside of the
State of Montana designated by the
State Treasurer such bonds shall
be dated on the first day of January
or the first day Of July and shall be-
come due and payable twenty (20)
years from their date and be redeem
able at the option of the State Board
of Examiners at any time after ten
(10) years from their date at any in
terest paying period. The bonds here
in referred to shall be in such form as
may be prescribed by the Attorney
General and approved by the State
Board of Examiners, and shall be
| signed by the members Of said board
and issued under the great seal of the
Stat of Montana, and shall be regis
tered in the office Of the State Treas
urer. Said bonds shall have interest
coupons attached thereto covering the
interest due semiannually, which cou-
pons shall be executed with facsimile
signatures of all the members of the
Ctate Board of Examiners, and the
signing of said coupons with said fac
smile signature shall be recognized as
sufficient execution of said coupons
ON behalf Of the State of Montana.
| The bonds provided for in this Ar
ticle shall be disposed of by the State
Board of Examiners in such manner