Frostburg mining journal., 1902-05-24


employer, his agent or agents. EN-
ployee or employees, on the one hand,
and of the negligence OF the injured
employee on the other hand. then il
shall be the duty of the jury or the
court sitting as jury to determine and
ascertain as near as may be the pro
portion of such negligence of which
each has been guilty, and having as
certalned and determined such pro
portions of negligence, causing the in
jury, 1t shall be the duty of the jury
or of the court, sitting as a jury. to ap-
portion the damages arising from said
injury. in like proportion or degree
and award to the plaintin or plaintiffs
the proportion of damages suffered
which it shall have been determined
was the proportion of the defendant or
Defendants neg1Sence. contributing
to the injury complained of.
Section 1875 b of Article | and Sec.
ton l49 b of Article 12-Provided that
no employer, owner or operator shall
be nable under the afGrcgoing section
of this Act, if the said emplovcr. own.
er or operator shal. pay annually in
advance in monthly installments to the
Insurance Commissioner of the State
y
each month, the following sums Of
money respectively, one-half of which
sums may be deducted by such owner
employer or operator from the wages
of their employees, and the employer
shall inform their employees of the
provisions of this section and make
the same a condition of their en-
ployment. to wit. as follows: any coal
N mi or m
ployers shall pay said Insurance Com
mlssloners the annual sum OF one dol
lar and eighty cents f)r each and
every person employed on its payroll in
the State of Maryland; provided, how
ever, that no employer liable under
the preceding Section of this Act shall
be entitled to take advantage of this
Section and its provisions. unless the
said party shall on the first Monday of
each month make report under oath
to the Insurance Commissioner afore-
said, stating the number of persons
actually employed in Maryland, and on
its payroll during the preceding
month; and the estimated number to
be employed during the month of the
report; and shall pay the monthly in
stallment above required.
Section 195 c of Article / and Sec
ton 149 G. of Article l2-It is hereby
made the duty of the Insurance Com
missioner of MARYLAND to receive and
safe custody keep of all such sums
of money or insurance premium as
may be paid to him. under the prOvi-
sons of this Act. and to keep such
monies in a distinct fund, free from
all the monies which may come tC
In nr1d 40 lNtO Of Inc DNyn
Commissioner shall be liable for all
monies which come into his hands un-
der the provisions OF this Act, and to
keep accurate accounts OF such mon
les, and the number of accidents in
each occupation giving rise to any
CLAIMS against the same; ana IN the
event of the death of any employee
insured under the Second section OF
this Act, who shall have come to his
or her death in the course of his or
her employment and from causes arlS-
ing out of such employment, covered
by this Act, provided that such death
shall not have occurred al period
longer than one year from the date OF
the injury then the state insurance
commissioner, upon pelhS SatiShcd
by adequate evidence OF such death.
shall pay to the legal representative
or unto the widow or chl!dren or nus
band of the deceased. as the sad In
surance commissioner snail deem
wlsest. for the dependents, II there
be any, the full sum OF one thousand
dollars. and shall pay such lndemnl-
cation for no other reason or cause
whatsoever.
Section 1873 ID of Article | and
Section ll9 ID OF Article l2-Ihe
said Insurance Commissioner snail
report in January OF each year to the
uoNe elno, tnG cApel lei!'c u Inn, ,i'a ', aut'o
[lo', o' sta+ist;os i,,i df thn nnoratiop of he
same; and shall have power to regu-
late from year to wear the amount per
capita required frCm each employer
ior each 'hpioyee enSaSeu Ill 'ne oc-
Sn,,,,issiona, ehom hown Mo.
accident, the character of proof there
Of, and the proof of death, ana the
character and specific requirements of
the monthly report herein provided
for; and to make full regulations for
the government OF TINS junction OF
el emin tL p''i , ,,,1r i,,.r, "'l t ,',ob ~
the payments of such extra services
as may be required III the admlnistra-
,r, MN VI 'lN .,,, Ia w -, t,,i'
Act shall he construed to mean every
person employed by the employer in
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