The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-16

for the purpose Of the payment, or retire.
ment IN other naanneT. OF said bonds and
The World war II Compensation Fund
shall be paid out upon order Of The Com
missioncrs Of the Sinking Fund, without ap~I
preparation by the General Assembly Ct
Ohio, IN payment OF tie expenses Ct admin
istering this section, ard as compensation n
follows: every person he shall have served
II active duty IN the armed forces ct the
United States at any time between Dccen-l
Der 2. 1871, and September 2. I94s. both
dates inclusive. and who. It the time oil
resident Of the state oi Ohio for Il least
one year Immediately preceding the com
mencemeut of such Service, and who shall
have been separated from such service under
honorable conditions. or who 10 still I'm suchl
service, or who has been retired and who
was In such service for . period Of Ut least
ninety days. shall be entitled 90 receive
compensation of ter dollars for each montht
during which such person was in active
domestic service ana fifteen dollars Tor each.
month during whish such person was IA
active foreign servpce within said period OF
time; provided, hcwever, that any person.
who was serving N active duty in the armed
forces of the United States on the seventh
day OF December, a94l, and Who did not 90
serve at least ninety days thereafter becauseI
OF service-counered injury or death shall
DC deemed 20 have served at least ninety days!
within the period Of time commencing Deccna-
Der 2. 1o41 and ending September Q, le4Sv
and provided, fufther. that the uaxirnuna
amount OF compensation payable under thia
section shall not be IN excess Of four hum
dred dollars: and provided, further, that no
compensation shall be paid under this Sec
ton 70 any perso0 who shah have received
from smother staee . bonus or compensation
OF like nature as Is provided under this
section. No COMPENSATION shall be paid under
this section 10 aay person for any periods
OF time spent un9er penal confinement dur
ing the period Of active duty. Compensation
tor fraction OF ! month of service shall be
paid on the basis pf one-thirtieth of the above
monthly amounts for each day of such serw-i
ice. Service IN the merchant marine of the
United States shah not be considered for
the purpose Of this section. Domestic
service as used herein means service within
the continental Units Of the United States
Excluding Alaska1. "Foreigu service az
used herein means service in all other places,
including sea duty.
EitheY the surviving husband or wife, or
the surviving cLlld or children, or the sur
viving parents OF parent, of deceased per-
son shall be paid the same amount of conn
pensation that ss1ch deceased person would
be entitled 20 receive under this section, if
ceased persons Heat was service-oonnected
and in line OF dpty, his survivors as herein
before designated shall be paid four hundred
dollars regardless OF the amount of compcn-
satiou which such deceased pers would be
entitled 10 receive under this section, If Hv-
| ing; provided farther, that the amount OF
compensation pasabie to such survivors OF
| such deceased person shall be payable only
| to 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, If living. shall be paid only
that amount eE compensation payable by
reason OF the hrst ct the deaths OF such
deceased persona
No sale or assignment of any right or
claim TO compensation under this section shall
| be valid. no claims of creditors shall be en-
torceable against rights or claims to or pay
ments OF compensation under this section.
| and no ices shaH be charged for services in
connections with the prosecution of any right
| or claim TO compensation OF the collection OF
any compensation undcr this section.
The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund
shall have comr3ete charge Of making pay
| r1ents OF the compensation provided for IN
/ this section and shall adopt and promuigate
regulations govfrning their procedure in
connection therswith. including determine
/ tons as to who are proper benehciaries and
1 amounts % which such benehciaries are en-
| titled. determinations as to whether an appi-
/ cant has the necessary residence require
ments, and such other regulations as il may
deem necessary land proper; provided. how
ever, that all applications for payment Of
compensation under this section shah be
made to The Commissioners OF the Sinking
| Fund before Judy ], 1880.
The Commissioners Of the Sinking Fund
| shall select and appoint such legal counsel
| and employees as II may deem necessary.
| fix their compensation and prescribe their
duties, aud all such appointees shall serve
| at its pleasure.
The people q the state Of Ohio declare
| that their enactment of this special amend.
ment of the Constitution OF the state OF Ohio
Is 60 meet thet specific emergency covered
/ thereby, and they declare il to be their in-
tention to in noImanner affect or change any
| of the existing aprovisious Of the said Con-
stitution except as herein SGT forth. The
provisions ct this section shall be self
executing.
Upon the retirement of all OF 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 q final report TO
the General Assembly of Ohio and any
balance remaining in any OF the funds
herein created and referred TO shall be
disposeG OF as shall be provided by law.
Be il further resolved, That at the election
herein designated for the submission of this
amendment 70 Che electors of the state of
Ohio. the same ahall be placed on the official
ballot in the manner prescribed by Law and
shall he desipnaked as follows.