The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-10
NOTICE OF ELECTI0N-C0NSTI-
TUTIONAL AMENDMENT -

State of Montana of an Amendment
to the Constitution of the State Of
Montana by Adding thereto an Article
to be known as Article XXI, provid-
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
sthe 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 mourning of an In
debtedness; Authorizing the Issuing
of Bonds; Providing for the Levy Of
Tax.
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE LEGIS-
dATIVE 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
1mitteu to the qualified electors OF the
State of Montana at the general cleo
rion 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
uicle XXI, and to read as follows:
ARTICLE XXI, Section |. In order
TO promote the spirit of patriotism
and loyalty, in testimony of the graft
tnde 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 regularly called
eulihshsd, drafted, indicted or COM
-rnissiuned and who served on active
duty i'm the Army, Navy or Marine
Corps Of the United States between
the sixth day of April, Nineteen Hun
.dred and Seventeen and the Eleventh
Day of November, Nineteen Hundred
Eighteen for period longer than two
lmnnths. and to each person who, be-
vnv 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
1dent of the State of Montana, the
sum of Ten Dollars $4,000 for each
month or major fraction thereof that
such person was in active service dur
ing said war, whether before or at
Ter November IL 1918, not to exceed
however, a total sum of Two Hun
-dred Dollars S(200.00); provided, that
persons who have received extra COM
nensation from any other state, OF
nation other than the United States
for such. active service shall not pe
entitled to compensation under this
Article unless the amount of compen-
.sation so received is less than they
would be entitled to hereunder, IT
which event they shall receive the dlf.
ference between the compensation al
Movable under this Article and the ex
ira compensation already received
from such other state or nation, pro
vided, further, that persons VINO hav'
received greater compensation thar
th regular pay of the Army, Navy, o.
Marine Corps and Communication 10
quarters and subsistence, shall not b.
entitled to receive compensation undel
4his article unless the amount Of tn
extra compensation so received Is les
chan they would be entitled to here
under. in which event they shall re
ceive the difference between the com
uensation allowable under this articl
and such extra compensation. In cas-
of the death of any such person wnil
in such service an equal amount shal
be paidsto his surviving widow, II mo
remarked the time compensation ]
requested, or in case he left no wldo'
and left children, then to his surviv
ing children, or in the event ne lei
mo widow or children, then to his sun
wing parent or parents Persons 9
the female sex, or tb1ir survivln
children or parents, who are IN a
other respects within the terms OF tn
Article. shall be entitled to compensi
ton Hereunder.
"Section 2. The word Person,
used in Section ] of this Article, sna
not include persons who, during u
period Of their service, refused on col
scientious, political or other ground
to subject themselves 70 full r,'htai
discipline or unqualified service,
who while in sucn service, were Sc
arated therefrom under circumstance
amounting to a dishonorabie a.
charge and who have not subsequent
been officially restored to an homo
able status, and such person sh'
not be entitled to the benefits Of tn
Article.
..Section 3. All disbursements
auired by this Article for compens
ton shall be made upon the present
tion of certificate upon form to
prescribed by the State Auditor, WIN
certificate shall be duty verified
sbe claimant under oath and shall
forth the name, residence at the tn
of entry into the service, date OF {
sistment, induction or commlssi'
date Of discharge or release from act
service. if the claimant is not on act
duty, statement that the clalm'
during the period for which comp'
-at;on il allowed did not refeuse