The director of veterans' affairs of each county of the first class is hereby authorized to join with the directors of veterans' affairs of other counties of this Commonwealth in organizing themselves into a State association with power to hold annual meetings at such time and place within the State as they may designate for the purpose of securing more uniformity and cooperation in the conduct of their offices and improving their service to veterans.
Each director of veterans' affairs shall be allowed all reasonable expenses, including hotel bills and traveling expenses, actually incurred going to, attending and returning from, any annual meeting of the association, but not in excess of fifty dollars ($50.00) in any one year, which shall be paid by the county of which he or she is an officer by orders drawn on the treasurer thereof. The time spent in attending such meetings shall not be more than three (3) days, exclusive of the time employed in traveling thereto and therefrom. The expenses of the annual meeting of the association, including any necessary amount for printing, committee meetings, and stenographic services, shall be paid by the proper counties, but shall not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each county, the director of veterans' affairs of which is a member of said association.
16 P.S. § 8073