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same be presented by the widow,
child or parents of deceased vet
eran, then with the proper evidence
of death, together with properly
authenticated record of service, and
the State Auditor endorse upon such
discharge, release or record of active
service the fact that it was made
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 Compen-
sation Fund for an amount equal to
Ten Dollars $4,000 for each and
every month of active service, or
major fraction thereof, subsequent
to the sixth day of April, Nineteen
Hundred Seventeen, not exceeding
however a total sum of Two Hun
dred Dollars ($20O00), and the State
Treasurer shall pay such warrants
from the Veterans Compensation
Fund.
In cases where application for
compensation is made by the widow,
children or parents of a deceaset
veteran, such person shall furnish
the same information as though the
application were made by the de-
ceased veteran, and the State Auditor
SHALL prepare an appropriate form
of certificate to cover such cases.
Compensation allowed 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 with
out compensation and in the discre-
ton of the court without bond, and
it shall be the duty of every county
attorney in this state to appear in
! the courts or render any other ne
cessary legal assistance in behalf OF
such children in so far as the provi-
sions of this Article are concerned,
| without compensation and no public
officer shall collect any fees in any
proceeding brought in behalf of such
children to secure compensation I'M
der this Article.
The State Auditor is empowered to
mako such additional reasonable
requirements 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
application therefor, the necessary
form of certificate to all persons
entitled thereto, and may establish
at different points within the State
of Montana offices at which there
shall be kept on file for the use of
persons covered by this Article a
sufficient number of certificates so
that there may be no delay in the
payment of this compensation. The
State Auditor may authorize the
county auditor, or county clerk, or
both, of any county of the state to
act for him in receiving applications
under the provisions Of this Article,
and shall furnish such person with
the proper certificates to enable him
to accept such application. The
State Auditor is hereby authorized
and directed to procure such print
ing and office supplies and equip
ment, and to employ such persons as
may be necessary in order to proper
ly carry out the provisions of this
Article, and all expenses incurred
by him in the administration of this
Article be paid by warrants drawn
upon the Veterans Compensation
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 5. For the purpose of
providing means for the payment
of compensation hereunder and for
paying the expenses of administra-
ton, the State Board of Examiners
of the State of Montana is hereby
authorized 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 Million
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($4,500.00000) in excess of the con-
stitutional limitation of Indebtedness
of the State of Montana, and over
and above any bonded Indebtedness
of said state heretofore created or
incurred for which said state is now
obligated. The bonds provided for
In this Article shall be issued in de-
nomination of One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00) each, and shall bear in
terest at a rate not exceeding five
and one-half per cent Is 1-2) per
annum, payable semi-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 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 become due and payable TWEEN
ty 600 years from their date and
be redeemable at the option of the
State Board of Examiners at any
time after ten (10) years from their
date at any interest paying period.
The bonds herein referred to shall
be in such form as may be prescrib-
ed by the Attorney General and APP
proved by the State Board of Exam
liners, and shall be signed by the
members of said board and issued
under the great seal of the State of
Montana and shall he raUictnrod in