The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-30

Tor sAs purpoe@ q ths payment, Or rstirs.
meus in other manner. Of said bonds md
interest fhere0ns
The World Var II Compeuaatiou Fund
missaoners Of thS Sinking Fund, withous aD-
preparation By the General Assembly C.
Ohio, IN psymeut OF the expenses ct admin
isteriug this section. and - compensation -
in active duty IN the armed forces OF ths
United States ss any time between Decem-
Der Y. 1871, and September ?. lS4s, both
dates inclusive. and who, at the time Of
Ses9as .S S ss & af fo1 saa !. Bee
one year immediately preceding the com
mencemens Of auch service. and who shall
have been separated from such service under
honorable conditions, Or who u stin In such
service or who has been retired. and Who
was In suck service for period Of 1t least
nineey days. shall be entitled Co receive
compensation 1T ten dollars for each month
during which such person was in active
domestic service and fifteen dollars for each
month during which 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. I94I. and who did not no
serve 1t least ninety days thereafter becausei
OF servieeconnected injury or death shall
be deemed 70 havc served AZ least nirety days
within the period Of time commencing Deeem-t
Der 7. 1871 and ending September 2, lS%ss
and provided further. that the maximum
amount of compensation payable under thial
section shall not be in excess OF four hun-I
dred dollars; and provided, further, that mo-
compensation shall be pad under this Sec
tion to any pcrson who shall have received
OF like nature rs 10 provided under this
section. No compensation shall be paid under
this section 70 any person for any periods
OF time spent under penal confinement dur
ryaeF NnR Tp% Ay~&sw Asx4~m
tor fraction OF month Of service shall be
paid on the basis of cne-thirtieth OF the above
monthly amounts tor each day of such serv-
ice. Service ID 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
kexcluding Alaskal. Foreign service" AZ
used herein means service in all other places,
| including sea duty.
Either the Surviving husband or wife, or
tn surviving sLild or children, or the sur
vlvtng parents or parent. of a deceased per-
son shall be raid the same amount Of COM
pensation that such deceased person would
| be entitled to teceive under this section. il
living; nrovidea, however. that ii such de-
ceased persou's# oeat was service-counected
and in line of euty. his survivors as herein
before designated, shall be paid four hundred
dollars regardless ot the amount of compen-
sation which sueh deceased pers would be
! entitled to receive under this section, IL iiw~
| ing: provided further, that the amount of
| compensation payable TO such survivors OF
| such deceased persou shall be payable only
| 70 one OF the three groups of survivors here
| tnbefore 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 60 receive compensation under
| this section, If living, shall be paid only
| that amount of compensation payable by
] reason OF the hFst OF the deaths of such
| deceased persons.
No sale or assignment of any right or
claim to compensation under this section snaII
Be valid. no claims of creditors shah be cn-
| torccable against rights or claims to or pay
ments of compensation under this section.
and no fees shall be charged for services in
/ connection with the prosecution Of any right
| or claim 10 compensation or the collection of
| any compensation under this section
| The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund
shall have complete charge Of making pay
| mcnts OF the compensation provided for Ia
/ this section and ball adopt and promuigats
regulations governins their procedure In
connection therewfth. including determina-
| tiOus as 70 who are proper bcnchcfzrics and
| amounts to which such beuehciaTies are en-
| titled, determinations as 20 whether an apph~
can't has the NECESSARY residence require
ments. and such other regulations a. il NAV
| deem necessary and proper: provided. bow
| ever. that all applications for payment oE
compensation under this section shall be
made 60 The Commissioners Of the Sinking
Fund before July .. 1850.
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, and all such appointees shah serve
| at It's pleasure.
/ The people OF TIE 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 Declare ii TO be their in-
| tention to in no manner affect or change any
OF the existing provisions of the said Con.
stitution except a. herein set forth. The
provisions Of this section shall be self
executing.
! Upon the retirement Of all OF the. bonds
lat may be issued hereunder and the pay
ment OF all valid claims for compensation
made within the LIMITATIONS of time as pre-.
scribcd herein. The Commissioners OF the
Sinking Fund shall make q final report to
i the General Assembly OF Ohio. and any
balance remaining m any of the funds
herein created and referred 10 shall be
disposed OF as shah be provided By law.
| he It further resolved. That at the election
hsrcin designated for the submission of this
amendment 90 the electors Of the state OF
Ohio, the same shah be placed on the official
ballot IN the manner prescribed by Law and
shall ne designated as follows: