The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-10-30

for the purpose on the payment, or fetirg
ment in other manner, OF said ponos sno
interest thereon. r.x
shaIl be paid out upon order of The Com
missioners of the Sinking Fund, without apee
preparation by the General Assembly Oh
Ohio, in payment OF the expenses OF ADMIN
isteriug this section, and as compensation =
follows: every person who shall nave sSfVSu
in active duty in the armed forces OF the
United States at any time between Decem'
ber 2, 194l, and September Q, 1945, Dotn
dates inclusive, and who, at the time Oh
ref resident Of the state OF Ohio for at least
one year Immediately preceding the com,
mencement of such service, and who shall
have been separated from such service unoel
honorable conditions. or who IS sun IN sues
service or who has been retired, and VINO
was in such service for a period OF at least
ninet-- DAYS, shall be entitled to receive
compensation of ten dollars for each month
during which such person was IN active
domestic service and fifteen dollars Tor eacn
month during which such person Ees 10
active foreign service within said period -
time; provided, however, that any person
who was serving in active duty in the armed
forces of the United States on the seventh
day of December, 1o41, and who did not Sc
serve at least ninety days thereafter because
of a service-connected injury or death shall
be deemed to have served at least ninety days
within the period of time commencing Deceni-
Der 2. 194l and ending September 2, l94Ss
and provided. further, that the maximum
amount of compensation payable under this
section shall not be in excess of four hun.
dred dollars; and provided, further, that no
compensation shall be paid under this sec.
tion to any person who shall have received
from another state a bonus or compensation
of like nature as IS provided under this
section No compensation shall be paid under
this section to any person for any periods
of time spent under penal confinement DUR
sNA Apfa ackt Af,fxy ~
for fraction OF a month of service shall be
paid on the basis of one-thirtieth of the above
monthly amounts for each day of such serv.
ice. Service in the merchant marine OF the
United States shall not be considered for
the purpose of this section. Domestic
service as used herein means service within
the continental limits of the United States
Excluding Alaska). Foreign service" az
used herein means service in all other places,
including sea duty.
Either the surviving husband or wife. or
tht surviving clild or children, or the sur
viving parents parent, of deceased per.
son shall bc paid the same amount Vt COM
pensation that such deceased person would
be entitled TO receive unuer this section, il
living; provided. however, that If such de-
ceased persons deaf was service-connectedi
and in line OF duty, his survivors as herein
before designated, shall be paid foar hundred
dollars regardless of the amount of compen-i
sation which such deceased pers would be
entitled to receive under this section. if lv-
ing; provided further, that the amount of
compensation payable to such survivors Of
such deceased person shall be payable only
tc one OF the three groups of survivors here
inbefore designated IN the order in which
said groups are herein named; and provided
further, that the surviving husband or wife
OF more than one deceased person who would
be entitled TO receive compensation under
this section. !. living, shall :. paid only
that atnnunt or Compensation payable by
reason o. the FIRST of the deaths OF such
deceased persons.
No sale or assignment OF any right or
claim to compensation under this section shall
be valid. nc claims of creditors shall be en-.
torceable against rights or claims to or pay.I
nents OF compensation under this section,
and no fees shall be charged for services in
connection with the prosecution OF any right
or claim to compensation or the collection OF
any compensation under this section.
The Commissioners OF the Sinking Fund
shall have complete cha-ee ot making pay
ments OF the compen,a' provided for in
this section and shall adopt and proinulgate
regulations governing their procedure ia
connection Herewith. including deternIina-
tons as to who are proper benehciaries and
amounts to which such benehciaries are en-
titled, determinations as to whether an srpi-
cant has the necessary residence reQaire-
ments, and such other regulations as il mar
deem necessary and proper; provided how
ever, that all applications for payment Of
compensation under this section shall be
uiduc 10 ne commissioners OF the SINKING
Fund before July /. 1850.
The Commissioners OF the Sinking Fund
shall select ana appoint such legal counsel
and employees as it may deem necessary,
nix their compensation and prescribe their
duties. and all such appointees shall serve
at its pleasure.
The people OF the state of Ohio declare
that their enactment of this special amend.
ment OF the Constitution of the state of Ohio
is to meet the specific emergency covered
thereby, and they de Hare il to be their in.
tention to in no manner affect or change any
OF the existing provisions of the said Con-
stituton except as herein set forth The
provisions of this section shall be self
executing.
Upon the retirement OF all of the bonds 1
tat may be issued hereunder and the pay
ment OF all valid claims for compensation
made within the limitations of time as pre-
scribed herein, The Commissioners OF the
Sinking Fund shall make a final report to
the General Assembly of Ohio. and any
balance remaining in any of the funds
herein created and referred to shall be
disposed OF shall be provided by law.
BE it further resolved That at the election
herein designated for the submission OF this
amendment to the electors of the state of
Ohio. the same shall be placed on the Official
ballot in the manner prescribed by law and
shall be designated as follows:
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