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                                           SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 177

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Ebersole, Taylor, Vekich, Basich, Hankins, Sutherland, Patrick, Sanders, Fisch, Winsley, S. Wilson, Kremen, Schoon, Bond, G. Nelson and Isaacson)

Read first time 2/13/85 and passed to Committee on Rules.

AN ACT Relating to veterans; and amending RCW 73.04.080.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  Section 1, chapter 64, Laws of 1909 as last amended by section 7, chapter 180, Laws of 1947 and RCW 73.04.080 are each amended to read as follows:

          Any post, camp or chapter of any national organization of veterans now, or which may hereafter be, chartered by an act of congress which has qualified to accept relief from the ((indigent soldiers')) veteran's relief fund of any county may draw upon said county fund for the payment of the rent of its regular meeting place:  PROVIDED, That no post, camp or chapter shall be allowed to draw on such fund for this purpose to exceed ((the sum of one hundred eighty dollars)) in any one year an amount established in the county budget by the county legislative authority, or in any amount for hall rental where said post, camp or chapter is furnished quarters by the state or by any municipality.

          Before such claims are ordered paid by the county commissioners, the commander of such posts, camps or chapters shall file a proper claim each month with the county auditor for such rental.