The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-09


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 together with an honorable dis
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-
getner 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
70 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 tSl0.00) for each and
every month of active service, or major ffse-
ton thereof, subsequent to the sixth day Of
April, Nineteen Hundred Seventeen, not ek-
ceeding, however, a total of Two Hundred
Dollars (S200.00), 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 m as though the APP
DllcdLiOn were maze Dy Ine deceased veteran.
and the State Auditor shall prepare an APP
propriate form of certificate to cover such
cases. Compensation allowed to the children
of deceased veterans shall be paid to the
guardians Of such children, which guardian, if
appointed by the courts of this state, shall
serve without compensation and in the disere-
ton 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
such children in so far as the provisions of
this Article are concerned, without compen-
sation, and no public officer shall collect any
in any proceeding brought in behalf of
such children to secure compensation under
this Article.
The State Auditor is e%mpowered to make
such additional reasonable requirements from
applicants as are necessary to prevent fraud or
the payment Of compensation to persons not
thereto.
Section 4. The State Auditor shall fur
nish free of charge, upon application therefor,
the necessary form OF certificate to all persons
thereto, and may establish at different
points within the State of Montana offices
at which there shall be kept on file for the
use of persons covered by this Article a suf-
ieient number Of forms of certificates so that
here may be no delay in the payment Of this
compensation. The State Auditor may author
re the county auditor, or county clerk, or both,
Of any county of the state to act for him in
receiving applications under the provisions Of
Article, and shall furnish such person
with the proper certificates to enable him to
accept such application. The State Auditor
s hereby authorized and directed to procure
such printing and office supplies and equip
nent, and to employ such persons as may be
in order to properly carry out the
of this Article, and all expenses
by him in the administration OF
his Article be paid by warrants drawn upon
he Veterans Compensation Fund.
The Adjutant General shall advise with and
Lssist the State Auditor in the performance
the duties Of the Auditor under this Article.
Section 8. For the purpose of providing
means for the payment of compensation here
lnder and for paying the expenses of adj
ninistration, the State Board of Examiners
/ the State of Montana is hereby authorized,
Empowered and directed to issue, from time to
ime, as may be required for the purpose of
his Article, bonds of, and in the name of,
he State of Montana, to and in the amount
f the sum of Four Million Five Hundred
Dollars $4,000, 100000 in excess of
he constitutional limitation of indebtedness of
he State of Montana, and over and above
ny bonded Indebtedness of said state here
ofore created or incurred for which said state
now obligated. The bonds provided for in
his Article shall be issued in denomination
f One Thousand Dollars Isl, 100000 each,
nd shall bear interest at a rate not exceed
ng five and one-half per cent (515@6) per
mum, payable semi-annually on the first
avs of January and July of each year at
ne office of the State Treasurer of the State
f Montana, or at some bank in a city outside
f the State of Montana designated by the
tate Treasurer; such bonds shall be dated
n the first day of January or the first day
{ July and shall become due and payable
wenty (2O) years from their date and be
at the option of the State Board
f Examiners at any time after ten qO)
ears from their date at any interest paying
eriod. The bonds herein referred to shall
e in such form as may be prescribed by the
-ttorney General and approved by the State
aoard of Examiners and shall be signed by
ne members of said board and issued
Qdpr the great seal of the Gfata of Mopfapo
nd shall be registered in the office of the
tate Treasurer. Said bonds shall have in
crest coupons attached thereto covering the
interest due semi-annually which coupons
lall be executed with facsimile signatures
f all the members of the State Board of
and the signing of said coupons !
18th said facsimile signature shall be recog-
as sufficient execution of said coupons {
4 behalf of the State of Montana. ]
The bonds provided for in this Article shall t