The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24
NOTICE OF ELECTION-CONsTI-
TUTIONAL AMENDMENT


TO be known as Artlcfe AAii, pfpFiu-
ing for the Payment of Adjusted Com
pensation to Bona Eide Residents 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 to Such of Said
Persons Who Being Citizens Of the
United States Served in the Naval,
Military or Air Forces of Any OF the
Governments Associated With the
United States During Said War, and
Authorizing the Incurring OF an In
~debtedness; Authorizing the Issuing
Of Bonds; Providing for the Levy OF
Tax.
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE LEGIS-
LATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE
STATE OF MONTANA:
Section /. That the Constitution
of the State of Montana be amended
=as hereinafter provided, and that the
question of such amendment be sub
emitted to the qualified electors of the
State of Montana at the general cleo
ton to be held in November, 1924.
Section 2. That the Constitution of
the State of Montana be and the
same is hereby amended by adding
thereto an article to be known as Ar
ticle XXI, and to read as follows:
Article XXI, Section |. In order
TO promote the spirit of patriotism
.and loyalty, in testimony Of the graft
tude of the State of Montana, and in
recognition of the splendid services of
Montana men in the war between the
United States and the German Empire
Sand its allies, there shall be paid to
each person who was regularly called
enlisted, drafted, indicted or COM
Inissioned and who served on active
duty in the Army, Navy or Marine
Corps of the United States between
the sixth day of April, Nineteen Hun
sdred and Seventeen and the Eleventh
Day of November, Nineteen Hundred
Eighteen for period longer than two
months; and to each person who, be-
ing a citizen of the United States at
the time of entry therein, served on
active duty in the naval, military or
=air forces of any Of the governments
associated with the United States
during the war with the central allied
powers between the sixth day of April,
Nineteen Hundred Seventeen and the
eleventh day Of November, Nineteen
Hundred Eighteen, for period longer
than two months; and at the time of
his call, enlistment, induction, COM
mission or service, was bonafide res
ident of the State of Montana, the
sum of Ten Dollars (S10.00) for each
month or major fraction thereof that
ssuch person was in active service dur
ing said war, whether before or af-
ter November IL, 1913, not to exceed,
however, a total sum of Two Hun
.dred Dollars 100000; provided, that
persons who have received extra COM
Densation from any other state, or
nation other than the United States
for such active service shall not be
entitled to compensation under this
Article unlese the amount of compen-
.sation so received is less than they
would be entitled to hereunder, IN
which event they shall receive the diff
ference between the compensation al
aowable under this Article and the ex-
ira compensation already received
from such other state or nation, pro-
vided, further, that persons who have
received greater compensation than
th regular pay of the Army, Navy, or
Marine Corps and commutatlon for
quarters and subsistence, shall not be
entitled to receive compensation under
this article unless the amount OF the
extra compensation so received IS less
than they would be entitled to here
under, in which event they shall re-
~ceive the difference between the COM
pensation allowable under this article
and such extra compensation. In case
of the death Of any such person while
in such service an equal amount shall
be paid to his surviving widow, II not
remarked the time compensation Is
requested, or in case he left no widow
and left children, then to his survig-
ing children, or in the event ne le1'
no widow or children, then to his sur.
yiving parent or parents. Persons o.
the female sex, or their surviving
children or parents, who are IN al
other respects within the terms OF thu:
Article, shall be entitled to compensa
tion Hereunder.
"Section Q. The word Person o.
used in Section / of this Article, shall
not include persons who, during thu
period Of their service, refused on con
scientious, political or other grounds
to subject themselves to full militar,
discipline or unqualified service, o.
who while in such service, were sep
arated therefrom under circumstances
amounting to a dishonorable dis
charge and who have not subsequently
been officially restored to an honor
able status, and such person shal
not be entitled to the benefits OF thu
Article.
Section 3. All disbursements re
ouired by this Article for compensa
ton shall be made upon the presenta
ton Of certificate upon form to B
prescribed by the State Auditor, whic
certificate shall be duly verified b
the claimant under oath and shall Sc
forth the name, residence at the tim
of entry into the service, date Of er
listment, induction or commission
date of discharge or release from activ
service, If the claimant is not on activ
duty, a statement that the claimar
during the period for which comper
sation is allowed did not refeuse
subject himself to full military dii
cipline and unqualified service an
that he has not been separated frol
the service under circumstance
amounting to q dishonorable di