10-2-102. Duty of board -- employee qualifications. (1) The board shall establish a statewide service for discharged veterans and their families, actively cooperate with state and federal agencies having to do with the affairs of veterans and their families, and promote the general welfare of all veterans and their families.
     (2) Employees of the board must be residents of this state. Whenever possible all employees of the board shall have served in the military forces of the United States during World War I, World War II, or the Korean or the Vietnam conflicts and shall have been honorably discharged therefrom. Preference for employment shall be given to disabled veterans.

     History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 111, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 92, L. 1971; Sec. 77-1002, R.C.M. 1947; amd. and redes. by Sec. 37, Ch. 121, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 39, Ch. 535, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 71-2202.