The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-09

Tor the purpose Of the payment or retire
ment IN other manner, OF said bonds and
The World war II Compensation Fund
shah be paid out upon order ok The Com
missioneTs ot the Sinking Fund. without ap-
preparation by the General Assembly Of
Ohio, IN payment Of the expenses of admin
lstering this section, and as compensation as
follows: every person who shah have served
IN active duty in the armed forces Of the
United States at any time between Decenl~
Der =, 1871, and September 2, ls4s. both
dates inclusive, and who. @ the time Of
commencing such service, was and had been .
resident Of the state Of Ohio for at least
one rear Immediately preceding the COM
mencement of such service. and who shall
have been separated from such service under
honorable conditions, or who i still IN such
service or who has been retired, and who
was IN such service fer q period Of at least
ninet- days. shall be entitled co receive
compensation. Of 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. 1871, and who did not 80
serve at least ninety days thereafter because
or serylce-connected injury OF death shall
be deemed 20 have served al least nirefy days
within the period of time commencing Decem-
Der 2. 1871 and ending September 2, I94s:
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
ton TO any person who shall have received
from another state bonus or compensation |
OF like nature as is provided under this
ssenon- No compensation shall be paid under
TINS section to any person for any periods
ot TIME spent under penal confinement DUR
ing the period OF active duty. Compensation
tor traction 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
used herein means service in all other places
including sea duty.
Either the surviving husband or wife, or
tn surviving cLld dr children. or the sur
ViVrng parents or patent, OF a deceased per-
son shall be paid the same amount OF com
pensatlon that such deceased person would
be entitled 10 receive under this section, if
tivingj provided. however, that if such de-
ceased persons deaf was service-connected
and IN line of duty, This survivors as herein
before designated, shall be paid four hundred
dollars regardless OF the amount of compeu-
sation which such deceased pery would be
entitled to receive Under this section, if liv-
ing; provided further. that the amount of
compensation payable TO such survivors oF
such deceased person shall be payable oulv
TO one OF the three groups of survivors here
tnhefore designated in the order In which
said groups are hercin nameds 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 Iving, shall be paid ONLY
that amount of compensation payable by
reason OF the hrst ct the deaths of such
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-
torceahle 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 to compensation or the collection Of
any compensation ruder this section.
The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund
snail haye complete charge OF making pay
ments OF the compensation provided Tor In
this section and shall adopt and promulgate
regulations governing their procedure in
connection therewith, including determine
tons as to who are proper benehciaries and
amounts 70 which such benehciaries are en-
titled. determinatiohs as 20 whether an apph-
cant has the necessary residence require
ments. and such osher regulations as il NAV
deem necessary and proper: provided how
ever. that all applications for payment OF
made 70 The Commissioners of the Sinking
Fund before July u, 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 shall serve
at its pleasure.
The people of the state OF Ohio declare
that their enactment of this special amend
mcnt of the Constitution of the state of Ohio
is to meet the specific emergency covered
thereby. and they declare it to be their in
tention TO in no manner affect or change any
ot the existing provisions Of the said Con-
st,tution except as herein set forth. The
provisions OF this section shall be self
executing.
Upon the retirement of all OF the bonds
Fat 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 FINAL report to
the General Assembly OF Ohio, and any
balance remaining in any @ Aehe funds
herein created ane rcfeved Ito shall be
disposed on as shall be prewded by law.
Be il further resolved. Tbat at the election
hsrein designated fer the Submission of this
amendment to the electors of the state of
Ohio, the same shall be placed on the official
ballot in the manneg prescribed by law and
shall be DESIGNATED ns follows.