The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-10-06
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for the purpose On the payment, or retire,
ment in other manner. OF SAID nonos snu
interest thereon.
The World War III Compensation Euno
shall be paid out upon order OF The Com
missioners of the Sinking Fund, without ap.
preparation by the General Assembly OF
Ohio, in payment of the expenses OF adlnin'
istering this section, and as compensation as
follows: every person who snail nave ssfvsa .su
United States at any time between Dccem-
ber 2, 1e41 and September 2, 1915, potn
dates inclusive, and who, at the time OF
commencing such service, was and had pesn
one year Immediately preceding the com.
mencement of such service, and who shan
have been separated from such service undei
honorable conditions, or who is still IN such-
service, or who has been retired, and who
was in such service for a period OF at least
ninety 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 each
month during whick such person was IN
active foreign service within said period OF
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, 1871, and who did not Sc
serve at least ninety days thereafter because
of service-connected injury or death shat
be deemed to have served at least nirety days
within the period of time commencing Decen-
ber 2, 194l and ending September q, l94s;
and provided, further, that the maximun,
amount of compensation payable under tbiS
section shah not be in excess of four hun.
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 compensation
lof like nature as is provided under this
section. No compensation shall be paid under
this section to any person tor any periods
Of time spent under penal confinement dur
ing the period of active duty. Compensation
for fraction of 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" as
used herein means service in all other places.
including sea duty.
Either the surviving husband or wife. or
thc surviving cEiid or children, CT the sur
viying parents or rarent. ct deceased per.
son shalt be paid the same amount uf com.
pensation that such decreased person would
be entitled to receive rnurr this sectiun. il
living; provided, however, that If Auch de-
ceased PERSONS deaf was service connected
and in line of duty, his survivors as herein.
before designated, shall be paid foar hundred
dollars regardless of the amount of compen-
sation which such deceased pers would be
| eEIlttcQ 10 Tece1Ve upOCL sIDlS SeCtiOn, III fV-
ing: provided further that the amount cf
compensation payable 10 such survivors of
such deceased person shah be payable only
&c 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 world
be entitled 10 receive compensation under
this section. / living, shall - paid only
that arSffrnt OF Compensation payable BY
rqzQ NJ first "a he nt QIIrh
deceased persons.
No sale or assignment of any right or
claim to compensation under this section shall
be valid. no claims of creditors shall be en-.
forceabfe against rights or claims TO or pays
nlents OF compensation under this scction.,
and no fees shalt be charged for services in
connection with the prosecution OF any right
or claim to compensation or the collection o;
any compensation under this section.
The Commissioners II he Sinking Fund
shall have complete ~ ~ making pay
ments of the compei provided for in
this section ana shall md promulgate
| regulations governine their procedure IN
connection Herewith. including deternnna.
tions as TO who are proper benehciaries ard
amounts to which such beneficarics are en-
titled, determinations as to whether an al lph-
cant has the necessary residence reqsire.
ments, and such other regulations as Il MAJ
deem necessary and proper; provided. how
ever, that all applications for payment ct
compensation under this section shall be
made TO The Commissioners OF the Sinking
Fund before July ], 1850
The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund
shall select ana appoint such legal counsel
| and employees as II may deem necessary.
fix their compensation and prescribe their
| duties, and all such appointees shah 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 10 meet the specific emergency covered
| thereby, and they declare IT to be their IN.
| teation to in no manner affect OF change a:iy
| of the existing provisions Of the said Con
stitution except as herein set forth. The
provisions OF this section shall be self
executing.
Upon the retirement o! all oil the bonds
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. aud any
| balance remaining in any OF the furd:
herein created and referred TO shall be
| disposed OF as shah be provided by law.
Be il further resolved. That az 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 10 the manner prescribed by law and
| shall be designated as follows;
| To amend Article VIII