Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-02-04
AT AUGUSTA.
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| Then came the Introduction of the
joint resolutions, which were presented
| by Senator Randall, OF Cumberland, who
4 supported them in a few remarks. He
was followed by Smith OF Presque Isle,
Senator Wing of Androscoggin, Davis of
wateryille, Smith of Hsrtiand, Senator
Stetson of Penobscot, Perkins of Wilton,
Sewal of Bath, Senator Goodwin of
| Somerset, and SWEET, of Portland.
The programme was most impressively
carried out, and the attendance of ladies
and gentlemen was very large.
| Among the appointments by Gov.
/ Hill wss the following:
| Coroner-MerriH 2. Hinekley, of Blue.
| hill.
THURSDAY, JAN. %.
In the Senate Mr.. Clark, of Hancock,
presented bill, an act to extend and
regulate the liability OF employers to
make compensation for personal injuries
| Suffered BY employees in their service.
| This bill provides that where personal
| injury is caused to an employee who is in
| the exercise OF due care aud diligence at
| the time damages mag te obtained. II
the Injury results in the death OF the
| employee, and such death is not instsn-
| tsnecus, or is preceded by conscious suf
| feriDg, and II there Is any person who
would have been entitled TO bring an &C.
| tion the legal representative OF said
| employee may, in the action brought
under the provisions Of the act, recover
| damages for the death in addition to those
OF the injury, and il, as the result of the
| negligence of an employee himself, or OF
person Tor whose negligence an employer
| is liable under the provisions of section
| l OF the act, an employee Is instant
/ Nv killed, or dies without conscious suf-
fering, his widow or, IL be leaves no
| widow, bis next of kin, who, at the time
of his death, were dependent upon his
wages for support, shall have a right OF
| action for dsmse es against the employer.
II damages are awarded for the death
they shall be assessed with reference to
the degree of eulpa bility of the employer
| or of the person for whose negligence the
employer is liable. The smount of dam
ages which may be awarded for injury in
which no damages for death are awarded
shall not exceed a 600.
The damages for injuries and death shall
| not exceed $ 900 Tor both. This shall be
| spport Toned by the jury between the legal
representative and the persons entitled to
bring action. The amount of damages
which may be awarded in az action shstI
not be less than $500 nor more than IS 900.
The bill provides that no action for the
recovery OF damages for injury or death
| shall be maintained unless notice of the
time, place and cause of the injury is
given to the employer within sixty days,
and the action is commenced within one
year after the accident which caused the
| injury or death. An employee or his le
gal representative shall not be entitled to
any right OF action for damages against
his employer II such employee knew of
| the defect or negligence which caused the
| injury, and failed within reasonable
| time to give, or cause to be given, infor-
| nation thereof to the employer, or to
some person superior to himself In the
service OF the employer, Who was intrusted
with the general superintendent.
Mr.. Clark also presented bill, an act
| additional to and amendstory of chapter
376 of the private and special laws Of 1889,
as amended by chapter 47s of the private
and special laws OF 1901, to enable the
| Maine Lake Ice Co. to increase its capital
stock
Both bills were referrei to the COM
mittee on legal affairs.
Mr. Buck. of Hancock, presented a bill.
which was referred to the committee on
| federal relations, an act to cede iurisdic-
! ton o! the State OF Maine TO the United
States of America over SO much land as
has been or may be hereafter acquired for
| the public purposes of the United States.
Mr.. Buck also presented the remon-
STRANGE of A. NJ. Gray and Others against
change in the law regarding the catching
| Of eels in Bagsduce river. Referred to
| committee on shore fisheries.
| In the House the following bills,
| petitions, &c, were presented as referred:
| By Mr.. Mills of Stonington: Petition of
Womsn's Christian temperance union of
| Rockland for the ests blishment OF home
and school for the feeble minded of the
State. Referred TO committee on publ
cssx ies Rnd pubic henefciaries
5ssss,~By All. Mills: Protest from First Bap-
7 1 lot church cf Roekiand against resub-