The Bozeman courier., 1924-08-06

orapie discharge or release fror, a.t;-s '.oll- o
thoS.;n.I VI th case OF its loss properlv an
49, I: .Iesu record Of service, or In the event
tnat claimant is still in the ser,,;ca . Ss I sele
e doeiehueauea record of All active se;a
performed by claimant or If tba 80 -
af : 10y, ~ tne widow, child or parents
o;Sae eeSeaseG veteran then with the proper
eeIehee Iee OF death, together with nro-,a~I
autnehCicated record of service ana AZ 80.
roIonoo r1Iuioor shan endorse upon such discharge
reieaSe or record of active sav-y;oo a. ess ~
tnat IL was made the has;. of SS e ,. :1lct
slOh' ana shall return such DISCHARGE - =
4ease oi record of active serivce to ths IL
:; an az Gnu shah forthwith draw his warrant
Al tne name Of the claimant upon the Vat
erahs Compensation Fund for an ar,o,,r4
equaI 70 Ten Dollars $4,000 for each and 81,
shsle mShen Tn OF active service, or major portion
Nineteen Hundred Seven+es1 IN usy u april.
HSooo 81, Total of Two Hundred Dollar
lSzvo.OOl' and the State Treasurer shah nav
ton Fund. ans SoHpensa-
In cases where application for eomnensat;or
is made by the widow children or v1a,..
u deceased veteran, such Yaraor ALL
1i Lornish Sne same information as though the
a1a,. were made by the deceased vet
eFah' and the State Auditor shall prenara
an appropriate form of certificate To co,-a~
sscn t3 cases. Compensation allowed To the
enAia[en t tL OF deceased veterans shall be paid
s~,,,srda u:ardians ~ OF such children, which
EulaFolah II appointed by the courts of this
state, snaH serve without compensation and
IN the discretion of the court without honJ
ana ana II snail be the duty of every county
attorney IN this state to appear in the courts
or render any other necessary legal sssist
| ance IN behalf of such children in so far
ds tne provisions of this Article are con-
ee.ned' without compensation and no public
oihcer shall collect any fees in any pro-
ceeding brought in behalf of such children
70 secure compensation under this Article
Inc state Auditor Is empowered to make
sueh aadltbonal reasonable requirements
s, s-onl appncahts as are necessary to prevent
fraud or the payment of compensation to per-
sons not entitled thereto
Section 4. The State Auditor shall furI,-
ish Tree OF charge, upon application there.
lor' Ihe necessary form of certificate to al
persons entitled thereto and NAV estahlisi,
at different points within the State of Nor.
tana Offices at which there shall be kent ~.
IHe LOT the use OF persons covered by this
Arueie sufficient number of forms of Ger
ullcates so that there may be no DELAY in
| the payment Of this compensation The State
Audltor may authorize the county auditor
| or county clerk or both of anv comfy Of
| the state to act for him in receiving appIica-
uons under the provisions of this Article
| and snail furnish such person with the pro
| per certiticates TO enable him to accept such
/ Application. The State Auditor is hereby au-
| thorized and directed to procure such print
| ing and office supplies and equipment and
TO employ such persons as may be neces-
sary IN order to properly carry out the pro
VISIONS OF this Article, and all expenses in
CURED by him in the administration of this
Article be paid by warrants upon the Vet
Grams Compensation Fund
| The Adjutant General shall advise with
and assist the State Auditor in the ner-
| formance of the duties of the Auditor under
/ this Article.
Section 8. For the purpose of providing
means Tor the payment of compensation
hereunder and for paying the expenses OF
administration, the State Board of Examin-
ers of the State of Montana is hereby au-
thor1zed, empowered 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 Montana, to
and IN the amount of the sum of Four Mil
! lion Five Hundred Thousand Dollars,
| (s4,5O0, ,0O0.0O) in excess ofi-the constaau-
| tiOnal limitation of indebtedness Of the State
of Montana and over and above any bonded
Indebtedness of said state heretofore Great
ed or incurred for which said state is now
obligated. The bonds provided for in this
ArUcie snail be issued IN denomination of
One Thousand Dollars s1,O00.00) each, and
| shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding
| five and one-hah per cent (51h95) per an
mum, payable sernl-annually on the first days
OF January and July of each year at the
office of the State Treasurer of the State
OF Montana, or at some bank in a city out
side 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 become due and
payable twenty (20) years from their date
and be redeemable at the option of the State
Il
(10) years from their date at any interest
paying period. The bonds herein 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 State of
Montana, and shall be registered in the Of
flee of the State Treasurer Said bonds shall
have interest coupons attached thereto COW
ering the interest due semiannually, which
coupons shall be executed with fscsinfle
signatures Of all the members of the State
Board of Examiners. and the signing of
said coupons with said facsimile signature
shall be recognized as sufficient execution
of said coupons on behalf of the State of
Montana.
The bonds provided for in this article shall
be disposed of by the State Board of Exam
liners in such manner as they shall deem
for the best interests of the State in carry
ing out the provisions of this Article; pro-
vided, that no bond shall be disposed of for
less than its par value.
Bonds issued under the provisions Of this
Article shall be a legal investment for any
of the funds of the State.
Section g. The money arising from the
sale of each issue of bonds shall be deposited
in the State Treasury to the credit of
special fund to be known as the "Vereran's
Compensation Fund which shall be used
for the payment Of the cOunpensation pro-
vided in this article and for paying the
expenses of administration thereof. For
the purpose of carrying out the provisions
OF tins Article there Is hereby appropriated
from the Veterans Compensation Fund the
sum Of Four Million Five Hundred Thous-
and Dollars (s4.5O0, 100000 or so much
thereof may be necessary.
"Section z. All payments or allowances
made under this Article shall be exempt
from all taxation and from levy and sale
on execution.
"Section 8. That there shall be levied
annually a tax not exceeding one mill on
the dollar all property in the State of
Montana. subject TO taxation, which said
tax when collected by the County Treasurers
of the counties of the State of Montana shall
be by them accounted for and paid into the
State Treasury of the State of Montana and
to be by the State Treasurer placed in and
credited to fund 10 be known as the wet
Grams" Compensation Bond Retirement Fund
and which fund shall be used exclusively
for the payment of the principal and in
terest aecruing on said bonds.
Section 9. No charge made by any agent,
notary public or attorney for a service in
connection with obtaining the allowance
provided for by this Article shall be recog-
nized by the state and any person who for
consideration discounts or attempts to dis
count, or for consideration advances money
upon any certificate certificates issued
pursuant TO the terms Of this Article shall
be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Section 10. Any person, who with intent
TO defraud, subscribes to any false oath or