The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-10

issue to each applicant to whom a
pension is allowed, certificate stating
the date upon which pension payments
shall commence and the amount OF
each inStallment, which may be
monthly or quarterly, as the judge may
decide
Cd Each pensioner shall file such
report with the district judge as
the said district judge may from time
to time require. If it appears at any
time that the applicants circumstances
have changed, the district judge may
revoke or modify any pension certifi-
cate issued. Any pension paid in ex-
cess of the amount due shall be re-
turned to the county and may be re-
coverable as a debt due the county.
Sec. II On the death of a pen
sioner such reasonable funeral ex-
penses for burial shall be paid to such
person as the district judge may direct;
provided that these expenses do not
exceed one hundred dollars, and pro-
vided further that the estate of the
deceased is insufficient to pay these
expenses.
Sec. IL. During the continuance of
the pension no pensioner shall receive
any other relief from the state or from
any political subdivision thereof, ex-
cept for medical or surgical assist
ance
CD If the pensioner is, on the tes-
timony of three reputable witnesses,
found incapable of taking care of him
self or his money, the district judge
may direct the payment of the in
StallmentS of the pension to any re-
cfN0 Cihl or &c
benefit or may suspend payment for
deem advisable.
Sec. Is. All pensions shall be ex-
empt from any tax levy by the state
or by any subdivision thereof, and
exempt from levy and sale, garnish-
ment, attachment, or any other pro-
cess whatsoever, and shall be inalien-
able in any form.
Sec IA. If at any time the district
judge has reason to believe that pen
sion certificate has been improperly
obtained, the district judge shall
cause special inquiry to be made and
may suspend payment of any INSTALL
ment pending the inquiry. If on in
quiry it appears that the certificate
was improperly obtained, the sus-
pended inStallments shall be payable
in due course.
Sec Is. Any person who by means
of a wilfully false statement or
representation, or by representation, or
other fraudulent device, obtains, or at
temptS to obtain, or aids or abets any
person to obtain:
Cd A pension certificate to which
he is not entitled;
CD A larger pension than that to
which he is justly entitled;
90 Payment of any forfeited in
stallment grant;
"a Or aids or abets in buying or
in any way disposing of the property
of the penSioner without the consent
of the district Judge; shall be guilty
of misdemeanor.
Sec. 16. Cd Any person who vio-
lates any provision for which no pen
atty is specifically provided shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor.
CD Where the pensioner is con-
victed of an offense under this section
the district judge may cancel the GER
tificate.
Sec. II. If a pensioner is convicted
of any misdemeanor, felony or other
offense punishable by imprisonment for
one month or longer, payments shall
not be made during the period Of the
imprisonment.
Sec. Is. ID The county board of
each county which establishes an old
age pension system shall annually ap-
propriate a sum of money sufficient to
carry out the provisions of this act.
Upon the orders of the Judge of the
district court, the county auditor shall
draw his warrant on the proper fund
in accordance with said order of said
court and the county treasurer shall
pay out the amounts ordered to be
paid as pensions, under the provisions
of this act.
ca Each city, town and village,
shall reimburse the county for all
amounts of money paid in old age
pension to its residents, except that
such reimbursements shall not be re-
quired for persons who have not been
residents thereof for at least five years.
The county auditor shall make re-
port to the county board at its annual
meeting showing in detail the amounts
which under this subsection are
chargeable to each city, town and
village, and the county board at such
meeting shall determine the amount
to be raised and paid by each such
city, town and village, to reimburse
the county The county auditor shall
charge the amount so determined to
such city, town or village, and shall
certify the same to the city, town or
village clerk. Each city, town or vii
lage shall annually levy tax sufficient
to meet such charges, which shall be
collected as are other taxes, and paid
into the county treasurer. Provided,
the foregoing provisions of this sub
division shall not apply in counties
operating under county system OF
caring for the poor. In any county
where the commission system Of car
ing for poor is in operation, all sums
paid as pensions under the law shall
be paid out of the revenue fund of
said county.
Sec 49, Within thirty days after the
close of each calendar year. the county
auditor of each county shall make
report for the preceding year to the
board of county commissioners stating:
Cd The amount paid for pensions
and to whom and in what amount
paid:
co The total number of applica-
tons for pensions and the name of each
applicant;
90 The number granted, the num-
Der denied, the number Cancelled dur
ing that year, the name of each ap-
plicant and such other information as
the board of county commissioners may
deem advisable.
Sec. 20. The board of county coma
missioners shall from time to time
prescribe and promulgate rules and
regulations to efficiently carry out the
provisions of this act and shall pub
lish such information as it may deem
advisable to acquaint aged persons and
| the public generally with the old age