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vestment for any of the funds of the


shall be deposited in the State Urea
sury to the credit of special fund
to be known as the Veterans Com
pensation Fund" which shall be USED
for payment of the compensation
provided in this Article and for pay
ing the expenses of administration
thereof. For the purpose of carrying
out the provisions of this Article
there is hereby appropriated from
the Veterans Compensation Fund
the sum of Four Million Five Hun.
dred Thousand dollars ($4,500,000.0O)
or so much thereof as may be ne
cessary.
Section 7. All payments or allow
ances 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 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 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 8. No charge made by
any agent, notary public or attorney
for a 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 a consideration discounts or at
tempts to discount, or for consid-
Grafton advances money upon any
certificate or certificates issued pur-
suant to the terms of this Article
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
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-
in connection with OBJ
tanning any funds under the terms of
this Act, shall be guilty of a felony
Section IL. The legislature may |
provide additional means for raising
moneys for payment OF the interest
and principal OF said bonds and this
Act shall not be deemed to provide |
an exclusive method for such pay
ment.
Section 8. 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
'titution relating TO the payment OF
compensation to bona fide
'esidents of the State of Montana
Who served on active duty in the
Army, Navy, or Marine Corps OF the
United States in the world war, and
0 such of said persons who, being
citizens of the United States, served
n the Naval, Military or Air forces
Il any of the governments ASSOCIATE
d with the United States during
aid war; authorizing the mourning ;
# an Indebtedness; authorizing the
Ssuing of bonds in an amount not To
xceed Four Million Five Hundred
thousand Dollars ($4,5O0, 100000, ana s
roviding for thel levy of tax. |
Against the amendment to the Con
titution relating to the payment OF {
djusted compensation to bona tide
OF the State of Montana
mo served on active duty IN the
-rmy, Navy, or Marine Corps OF the c
Jnited States in the world war, anu [
such of said persons who, beng c
it1zens OF the United states, seryeu t
the Naval, Military or Air forces c
{ any OF the governments associat- a
with the United States during a
aid war; authorizing the incurrlng [
an Indebtedness; authorizing the [
'sulng OF bonds in an amount not 10 a
xceed Four Million Five hundred Il
thousand Dollars ($4,50O, 100000, and
roViding for the levy of tax. S
Each elector shall designate his h
reference by marking an * before a
le proposition for which said cleo i
n desires to vote. O
Section 4. That the votes cast Tor o
I'D against the amendment above ii
shall be canvassed and de- b
as provided by the general b
ection laws OF the State OF Mon N
ma. a
Section 5. All Acts and parts of o
cts in conflict herewith are hereby 81
pealed. u
Section 6. This Act shall take
feet upon its passage and approval u
Approved March s, 1923. 9.
NITED STATES OF AMERICA, =
FATE OF MONTANA, IS. II
l. G. T. STEWART, Secretary OF tc
ate of the State OF Montana, do al
reby certify that the foregoing Is fir
true and correct copy of an act bl
titled: IAN Act to Provide for the is
omission to the Qualified Electors ST
the State of Montana of an A al
to the Constitution of the 10