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vestment for any OF the funds Of the


from the sale of each issue of bond
shall be deposited in the State Tres
sury to the credit of special fun
} to be known as the Veterans Con
: pensation Fund" which shall be use
for payment of the compensatio
provided in this Article and for pay
ing the expenses of administrator
thereof. For the purpose of carryin
out the provisions Of this Articl,
there is hereby appropriated from
the Veterans Compensation Funt
the sum of Four Million Five Hun
bred Thousand dollars ($4,500,000. 300.
] or so much thereof as may be ne
cessary.
Section Z. All payments or allow
ances made under this Article shall
be exempt from all taxation and
from levy and sale on execution.
Section s. 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 a 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 9. 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 consideration discounts or at
tempts to discount or for a consid-
GRAFTON advances money upon any
certificate or certificates issued pur-
suant to the terms of this Article
shall be guilty of gross INSIDE
meanor
Section 10. Any person, who with
intent to defraud, subscribes 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-
presentation in connection with OBJ
tanning any funds under the terms of
n fc Of oh he Of al
Section IL. The legislature may
provide additional means for raising
for payment of the interest
md principal of said bonds and this |
Act shall not be deemed to provide |
IN exclusive method for such pay
nent.
Section 8. That separate official |
)allots 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
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
itizens of the United States, served
n the Naval, Military or Air forces
t any of the governments associat-
d with the United States during
aid war; authorizing the incurring ,
an indebtedness; authorizing the
3suing of bonds in an amount not to !
xceed Four Million Five Hundred /
thousand Dollars ($4,500,00000 and :
roviding for the levy of a tax.
Against the amendment to the Con-
titution relating to the payment OF s
djusted compensation to bona fide !
of the State of Montana t
no served on active duty in the +
rmy, Navy, or Marine Corps of the q
nited States in the world war, and t
such of said persons who, being r
tizens of the United States, served t
the Naval, Military or Air forces z
any of the governments associat- a
with the United States during q
i'd war; authorizing the mourning I
an Indebtedness; authorizing the ii
suing of bonds in an amount not to q
;ceed Four Million Five Hundred +,
thousand Dollars ($4,500, 100000, and
DIVIDING for the levy of tax. s.
Each elector shall designate his h
eference by marking an "X'' before a
e proposition for which said cleo q
+ desires to vote. nj
Section 4. That the votes cast for nj
ID against the amendment above III
opposed shall be canvassed and de- b.
rmined as provided by the general BIZ
ection laws of the State OF Mon NJ
ma. cs
Section s. All Acts and parts of Of
It's in conflict herewith are hereby Sd
Dealed. M
Section 6. This Act shall take Il
'ect upon its passage and approval. j
March s. 1923. %
IITED STATES OF AMERICA. y
ATE OF MONTANA, SIS. u
[, C. T. STEWART, Secretary of to
ate of the State of Montana, do an
reby certify that the foregoing is fir,
true and correct copy of an act br
titled: "An Act to Provide for the ISIS
omission to the Qualified Electors SUI
the State of Montana of an A. alb
to the Constitution of the 10;
tie of Montana by Adding thereto ga
Article to Be Known as Article III