The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-16

parents. Persons Of the female sex, or Their
surviving children or parents, who are in all
other respects within the terms of this
Article, shall be entitled to compensation
hereunder.
Section 2. The word person used in Sec
ton ] of this Article, shall not include per-
sons who, during the period of their service
refused on conscientious, political or other
grounds, to subject themselves to full military
discipline or unqualified service, or who while
in such service, were separated therefrom
under circumstance amounting to a dis
honorable discharge and who have not sub
sequently been officially restored to an hon
orable status, and such persons shall not be
entitled to the benefits of this Article.
"Section 8. All disbursements required by
this Article for compensation shall be made
upon the presentation of a certificate upon
a form to be prescribed by the State Auditor,
which certificate shall be duly verified by the
claimant under oath and shall set forth the
name, residence at the time of entry into the
service, date of enlistment, induction or COM
mission, date Of discharge or release from ac-
tive service, if the claimant is not on active
duty a statement that the claimant during the
period for which compensation is allowed did
not refuse to subject himself to full military
discipline and unqualified service and that he
has not been separated from the service under
circumstances amounting to a dishonorable
discharge, and such further information as
the State Auditor may require. Such certificate
shall be presented to the State Auditor or his
representative NDzGLnNA WIN oil ADAD dblE AAo-
charge or release from active service, or in
case Of its loss a properly authenticated record
of service, or in the event that claimant is
still in the service a properly authenticated
record of all active service performed by
claimant or if the same be presented by the
widow, child or parents of a deceased veteran,
then with the proper evidence Of death, to-
gether with a properly authenticated record of
service, and the State Auditor shall 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 release or record of active service
TO the claimant and shall forthwith draw his
warrant in the name of the claimant upon the
Veterans Compensation Fund for an amount
equal to Ten Dollars $4,000 for each and
every month of active service, or major frac-
ton thereof, subsequent to the sixth day Of
April, Nineteen Hundred Seventeen, not ex-
ceeding, however, a total of Two Hundred
Dollars (s200.O0), 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 deceased veteran, such person shall fur
nish the same information as though the ap-
plication were made by the deceased veteran,
and the State Auditor shall prepare an ap-
propriate form of certificate to cover such
cases. Compensation allowed to the children
Of deceased veterans shall be paid to the
of such children, which guardian, if
by the courts of this state, shall
serve without compens alton and in the discre-
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 necessary legal assistance in behalf of
juch children in so far as the provisions of
Article are concerned, without compen-
iation, and no public officer shall collect any
in any proceeding brought in behalf of
iuch children to secure compensation under
his Article.
The State Auditor is empowered to make
UGH additional reasonable requirements from
applicants as are necessary to prevent fraud or
he payment of compensation to persons not
Untitled thereto.
Section 4. The State Auditor shall fur
free of charge, upon application therefor,
he necessary form Of certificate to all persons
ntitled thereto, and may establish at different
,oints within the State of Montana offices
t which there shall be kept on file for the
Sc of persons covered by this Article a suf-
Gent number of forms of certificates so that
may be no delay in the payment of this
ompensation. The State Auditor may author
e the county auditor, or county clerk, or both,
{ any county of the state to act for him in
sceiving applications under the provisions of
MS Article, and shall furnish such person
18th the proper certificates to enable him to
ccept such application. The State Auditor
hereby authorized and directed to procure