The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1924-08-15
NOTICE OF ELECTION
coNsTITuTI0NAL AMENDMgN1
Chapter 1s7

tHc STATE u --o4tdut OF an amend
nent TO the Constitution oil the stare
OF Montana BY aiding Thereto an
Article to be known as Ariicle xxi
providing for the payment Oil adjust
81 Compensation TO Bona Eide Resi-
dents of the State of MOntaua VINO
Served ON active Dnty n the Army
Navy or Marine Corps OF the Unled
States in the World War and 10
Such OF Said Persons Who Being
Citizens OF the United States Served
in the Naval, Military on Air Forces
OF ANY OF the Governments Associat-
ed With the United States During
said War and Authorizing the M
curing OF an Indebtedness; Authorize
ing the Issuing Of Bonds; Providing
for the Levy OF a Tax.
BE III BNACTED BY THE LBGfS-
aLATIYE ASSEMBLY or TIE
STATE OF MONTANA:
Section I. That the Constitution
OF the State Of Montana be amend
ed as hereinafter provided, and that
the question of such amendment
be submitted to the qualified electors
OF the State Of Montana at the pen-
eral election to be held in November. /
1924
Section 2. That The Constitution
OF the State Of Montana be and The (
same is hereby amended BIZ adding
thereto an article to be known as
Arucle A.All, and to read as follows
Article xxi, Section I. 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 and its allies, there shall be
paid TO each person who was regu-
larly called, enlisted, drafted. induct-
ed or commissioned and who servedI
on active duty in the Army, Navy or e
Marine Corps OF the United States ( d
between the sixth day Of April Nine
teen hundred and Seventeen and p
the Eleventh Day of November. ii
Nineteen Hundred Eighteen for q ii
period longer than two months; and n
TO each person who, being a citizen e,
OF The United states at the time OF
entry therein, served on active duty 81
I'D the naval military or air forces al
OF any Oh the governments assOciat- Ia
ed with the United States during the er
war with the central allied powers at
between the sixth day OF April, Nine 0f
cen Hundred Seventeen and the sb
eleventh day Of November, Nineteen De
hundred Eighteen, for period u
onger than two months, and at the .h
ime of his call enlistment, induce pa
ion, commission or service, was a 81
onafide resident OF The State of coi
lontana the sum OF Ten Dollars bol
2lO.OO) for each month or major axe.
action thereof that such person un,
as III active service during said IN,
ar, whether before or after Noyem- fbe
7r n, 1913, moi to exceed, however. fg
total sum OF TWO Hundred Dollars STA
i200.OO)' provided, that persons IA,
no have received extra compensa- inr
on from any other state, or nation me-
her than the United States for MAJ
ch active service shall not be en- liz
LED to compensation under this Art
'ticie unless the amount Oh com bv
nsaticn so received is less than Art
ey would be entitled TO hereunder, 1ro
which event they shall receive the ann
terence between the compensation n
owable Under this Article and the win
-la compensation already received sa
i'm such other state OF nation, pro- And
led, furihcr, that persons who have se
'eiyed greater compensation than arov
regular pay OF the Army, Navy ~ +
Marine Corps and continuation -, ,i
quarters and subsistence, shall ION
be entitled to receive oompensa- 81 Il
p under this article unless the anita
cunt Of the extra compensation 50 to q
eived is less than they would be he r.
tiled to hereunder ia which event 3riic
shall receive the difference be- t6o
EN- the compensation allowable amor
er this article and such extra riva
pensation. In case Of the death l-fr,
any such person while in such sfifnt
ice an equal amount shall be ri M
to his surviving widow, IL not and
arried the time compensation is og So
tested, or in case he left no norr,
lW and LETT children then 10 his obiira
wing children, or in the event n fiji
9ft no widow or children, then 20 nor,in
surviving parent or parents. fsI 90
ons Of the female sex, or their terest
living children or parents, who lana n
"a an othef respects within the annun
s Of this Article shall be en- nref
to compensation thereunder. eacb ,
sction 2 The word person as Treas,
p
not include persons who. dur lbe ST
he period Of their service. re- The s
on conscientious, political or shali /
grounds, TO subject themselves Ienbar
? military discipline or unqual- shall 4
Iervice, or who while in such ~,v 40
e, were separated therairom be red
circumstances amounting 10 a State
lorable discharge and who lime II
not subsequently been Officially dane n
ed to an honorable slaNs. Tbe ~
lch person shall not be entitled be in &
benefits Of this Article. sd nv
.tion 3. kll disbursements re. proved
by this Article Tor compensa- ners. =
ball be made upon the presen- member
OF 2 certificate upon a form TO under Il
scribed by the State Auditor, lontan.
certificate shall be duly ycri- Tie Off
tAr cidiiiaAt uii-el Oatn and said bO