The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1924-09-05
NOTICE OF ELECTION
AMENDMgMr
Chapter fsz


An Act to Provide Tor the Sub.
mission 10 the Qualified Electors q
thesState Of Montana Of an amend
ment to the Constitution of the State
OF Montana BY ADDING Thereto an
Article to be known as Article AAli
providing for the payment OF Adjust.
ed Compensation 10 Bona Eide Resi-
dents OF the State OF Montana Who
Served on Active Duty IL the -Arsll
Navy or Marine Corps OF the United
States in the World War and 70
such OF Said Persons VINO Being
Citizens of the United States Served
IN the Naval, Military or AR Forces
OF any OF the Governments Assoclat-
Ell with the United states During
said war, and Authorizing the III
curing OF an indebtedness; AutAorlz-
ing the Issuing OF Bonas; Providing
for the Levy ora Tax.
B& III ENACTED ~ TILE LAe.lc-
LA1IVh ASSEMBLY On IEE
STATE or MONIANA
Section j. That the Constitution
Of the State OF Montana be amend
ed as hereinafter provided, ana Ihat
the question OF such amendment
be submitted to the qualified electors
OF the State OF Montana At the gen-
eral election to be held III November.
1924
Section 2 That tie Constitution
OF the state OF Montana be ana the
same is hereby amended BY addlns
thereto an article to be known as
Article AAiI, and TO read as follows.
Article XXI, Section j. ia order
to promote the spirit Of patriotism
ana loyalty, in testimony OF the graft
tude OF the STATE CT Montana, ana ii
recognition Of the splendid services
OF Montana men in IND war between
The United states and the German
Empire and its allies, there shan be
pald 10 eacn person Who was re5u
larly called, enlisted, drafted, induct-
ed or commissioned and VINO served
On active GUY in the Army, Mayor
Marine Corps OF the United states
between the sixth Gay Of April, Nlne-
teen Hundred and Seventeen and
the Eleventh Day OF November.
Nineteen Hundred Eighteen Tor a
period longer than two months; ana
10 each person who, being a cltizen
OF the UnlJed States at the time Of
entry therein, served on active duty
IN the naval, military or ar forces
Oh any OF the governments associat-
ed with the UnlGed States during the
war with the central aimed powers
between the sixth day OF April, Nine
teen Hundred eeVenJeen and the
eleventh day OF November, Nineteen
Hundred Eighteen, for PERIOD
longer than two months; and at the
time Of his call, enlistment, lnduc-
ton, commission on seryice, was a
bonafide resident OF the stare Of
Montana, the sum vi Ten Dollars
($l000) Tor each month or MAJOR
traction thereof that such person
was ii acJEe service during SAID
war, whether before or after NoVenl- I
Der IL, 1918, not TO exceed, however, /
a total sum oil Two Hundred Doiiars /
($z00.O0J; provided that persons
VINO have received extra cCmuensa- +
uon from any other state, Or nation I
other than the United STATES Tor I
such active service sAall not be en-
tiCled. to compensation under TINS
Densation SO received is less than /
Iney would be entitled TO hereunder,
IN which event they shaIb receive Jn0
Inference between the compensation
allowable under this article and the
extra compensation already Teceiged
rom such other state OF nation, pre-
glded, further, that persons VINO have
greater compensation tnan
he regular pay OF the Army, Navy
II Marine Corps and Communication
or quarters and subsistence, shall;
lot be entitled to receive cOmpensa
lon under TINS article unless tie
amount OF the extra compensation SO
is less than they would be
entitled to hereunder, N which event
hey shall receive the difference De-'
Ween the compensation allowable
lnder this article and such extra
IN case CT the death
i any such person while III such
service an equal amount shall be
'ald 10 MS surviving widow, ii NOT
emarrled the time compensation is
equested, or III case he leIt no II.
widow and lett children, Jnen TO hrs
- - Ills S-A4ASt4 S4is " - LIZ CtCuC
-e left no widow or children, lAen TO ]
rs surviving parent or parents.
'ersons OF the female SEX or their
urylylng children or parents, VINO (;
re IN all other respects within the ;
erms OF this Article, snail be en- j
tiled to COMPENSATION hereunder. {
section 2. The WORD person as
sed in Section 1 Of this Article, {
hail not include persons who, dur
az the period Of their service, re-
ased on conscientious, political or {
Their grounds, to subject themselves
full military discipline or unQuali- s
ed service, or who While IN such I
srviee, We're separated thereIroIn
nder circumstances amounting TO a )
ishonorable discharge and VINO I
ave not subsequently, been Officially d
sstored to an honorable Status,
nd such person snail not be entitled
the benefits Of this Article. &
section g.. All disbursements re- /
ulred by this Article Tor compensa-
on snail be. made upon the presen-
atom of certificate upon q form to u
2 prescribed by The state Auditor, 4
nlch certificate shall be duly Veri- t
ed by the claimant under oath and