The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-11-03

for the purpose o. the payment, or .rerrr~
ment IN other manner, OF sSid BONDS ano
interest thereon.
shall be paid out upon order of The Com,
missioners of the Sinking Fund, without sp..
preparation by the General Assembly OF
Ohio, in payment of the expenses OF adnin'
istering this section, and as compensation as
follows: every person who shall have scrvedS
in active duty in the armed forces OF the
United States At any time between Decem,
Der 2, 1941, and September 2. 1915, Acts
dates inclusive, and who, at the time OF
resident Of the state OF Ohio for at least
one year Immediately preceding the com.
mencement of such service, and who shsI
have been separated from such service undes
honorable conditions, or who IS still m SUCK
service, or who has been retired. and who
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 for eachs
month during whicL such person Ess in
active foreign service within said. period ~
time; provided. however, that any persou
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 service-connected injury or death shah
be deemed TO have served at least nirety days
within the period of time commencing Deeetu-
" Es
and provided, further. that the maximuw
amount Of compensation payable under tbs
section shall not be in excess Of four hum
dred dollars; and provided, further, that no
compensation shall be paid under this sec.
ton to any person who shall have received
from another state bonus or 'compensatior
lot a 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.
no nd n dtttvy & = eO<0
for a fraction OF month of service shall bs
paid on the basis of one-thirtieth Of the abov<
monthly amounts for each day of such sert-s
ice. Service in the merchant marine Of the
United States shall not be considered for
the purpose of this section. "Domes.ie
service as used herein means service within
the continental limits of the United States
Excluding Alaska). "Foreign service" 40
used herein means service in all other places
including sea duty. ~.
Either the surviving husband or wife or
thu. surviving cLild or children, or th< sur
v1ving parents or parent, OF a deceased per. I
son shall be- paid the same amount vf COM
pensation that such deceased person would
living; provided. however, that Il Auch de- ,
ceased person 8 deaf was service-connccted
and in line of duty, his survivors as herein
before designated shall be paid four hundred
dollars regardless OF the amount of compen-
sation which such deceased pers would be
entitled to receive under this section, If hv.'
ing; provided further. that the amount of
compensation payable to such survivors Of
such deceased person shall be payable oriy
tc one ct 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 wooldA
be entitled tc receive compensation under
this section, Il living, shall - paid only
that afhcalht Of compensation p7yshie by
reason o. the first of the deaths of such
deceased persons. y
No sale or assignment of any right or
claim to compensation under this section shall
be valid. no claims OF creditors shall be en-. i
forceable against rights or claims TO or p5y.i
nents OF compensation under this section,
and no fees shall be charged for services In !
competition with the prosecution OF any right
or claim to compensation or the colectiou OF
any compensation under this section. 4
The Commissioners II the Sinking Fund
shall have complete n e ot making pay.i
mef1ts OF the cornpe,1 u provided for in
this section and shall A.. M and promulgate
connection Herewith. including deternuns!
tions as to who are proper benehciaries and
amounts to which such benehciaries are en-.
titled, determinations as to whether an si-pii.
can't has the necessary residence rece're.
nents. and such other regulations as il mag
deem necessary and proper; provided. how
ever. that all applications for payment OF
compensation under this section shall be
mdue 10 Inc commissioners Oh the Sinkin8
Fund before July l.. 1850
The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund
shall select and appoint such legal counsel
and employees as 1t 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 it to be their IN.
teition to in no manner affect or change aiv
of the existing provisions Of the sad Con-
stitution except as herein set forth. The
provisions OF this section shall be self
executing.
Upon the retirement OF all OF the bomb
Z at may be issued hereunder and the pay-
ment of all valid claims for cempen sation
made within the limitations OF time as pre-.
scribed herein. The Commissioners of the
Sinking Fund shall make final report 70
the General Assembly of Ohio. and any
balance remairing in any of the funds
herein created and referred to shall be
dispose OF as shall be provided by law.
BE Il further resolved. That at the election
h~rein designated for the submission of this
amendment to the electors of the state Of
Ohio. the same shall be placed on the oshr'll
ballot In the manner prescribed by law aud
shall be DESIGNATED as follows: