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Show INDIAN DEPREDATIONS 349 State for the purpose set out in this act, and any money appropriated or advanced by the Government of the United States for disbursement among Indian War Veterans, or persons herein mentioned, and any other funds donated or acquired for said pur-poses. Sec. 2. There is hereby appropriated from the general funds of the State, not otherwise appropria-ted, the sum of twenty- five thousand dollars ($ 25, 000.00), to be placed to the credit of v the Indian War Veteran's Fund. Sec. 3. The State Board of Examiners is here-by authorized and empowered to disburse the Indian War Veterans ' fund to Veterans who have perform-ed actual service in any of the Indian Wars of the Territory of Utah while such veterans were mem-bers of the regular militia of the Territory, or to the wives or widows of such veterans, as compensa-tion for the services of such veterans. Sec. 4. The State Board of Examiners shall ex-amine into and investigate the merits of the claim of any person applying for a share of the Indian War Veteran's Fund. The findings of the said State Board of Examiners in regard to these matters shall be final. If, in the opinion of the State Board of Exam-iners, any person applying for a portion of the Indian War Veterans' fund shall be entitled there-to, the State Board of Examiners shall determine the amount to be disbursed to such person, and upon such determination the State Auditor shall draw his warrant upon the State Treasurer for such amount in favor of the person so entitled ; Provided, however, that no disbursement in excess of the |