Section 33-18-24 - Admission of widows and widowers of veterans--Conditions. - South Dakota Statutes

33-18-24. Admission of widows and widowers of veterans--Conditions. The widow or widower of any deceased veteran may be admitted to the home if not remarried, upon the following conditions: the deceased veteran must have been eligible for admission to the home, the widow or widower shall have attained the age of sixty years, shall have been married to the veteran spouse at least one year prior to date of death and living together during that period except where there was a separation which was due to the misconduct of, or procured by the veteran without fault of, the spouse, and must have been a resident of this state for the period of one year next preceding the date of application. The nonveteran spouse shall be subject to the same house rules and rules as to furlough, suspension, and discharge, as the veterans of the home.

Source: SL 1921, ch 364; SL 1923, ch 270; SL 1925, ch 287, § 3; SL 1927, ch 207, § 2; SL 1929, ch 224, § 2; SDC 1939, § 41.0208; SL 1939, ch 155, § 1; SL 1941, ch 172; SL 1943, ch 145; SL 1945, ch 175; SL 1951, ch 211; SL 1959, ch 242, § 1; SL 1961, ch 206, § 1; SL 1970, ch 191, § 11.