Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1909-04-30
CHAPTER ess-H. F. NO. 500.

CHAPTER 2323-H. F. NO. 500.
AN ACT to amend section 574, Revised
Laws 1905, as amended, relating to con-
tingent fund of county attorneys, ana
providing for the payment therefrom IL
the necessary expenses OF the county
attorney incurred in the business or the
county.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
State Of Minnesota: .
Section l.: Contingent Fund: County
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of B~alance--Ihat seq
ton 574 Of Revised Laws, 1908. be ana
the same is hereby amended SO Is "
Sec. 574. The county board may set
apart yearly, a sum not exceedlng one
thousand Cs1,oOO} dollars, as a contlngent
not especially provided for by law, IN
~preparing and trying criminal cases, con
Quoting Investigations by the grand Jury,
and PAYING the necessary GSp tha hn 4 | ass
!! OF the county. All disbursements from
such fund shall be made upon wrlttsh
request of the county attorney by ;,d ee
of the district court. Any balance re-
naming at the end Of the year, shall oe
transferred to the revenue tund.
consistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
Sec. :: This act shall take i5e eft ssts and
Approved April II, 1909.
CHAPTER 234-H. F. NO. 97s.
AN ACT requiring all indemnity, cas-
ualty and employers liability compa-
MES to make certain, reports to me
commission, Of accidents to employees
while engaged in industrial pursuits,
and resulting in bodily injuries Whlf n
shall become known, or reported ~
such companies, giving certain data ana
information concerning such accloeli'''
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
State Of Minnesota:
Section 1. Every indemnity,
and employers liability company LONE
business in his state shall a On or },. oe VIII
the Minnesota employees compensation
commission a written report upon plan aI1
to be furnished by said commission, OF ~ aal
of which it has had notice, resulting
in bodily injury to the employees OF per.
sons, firms or corporations 10 "lon u
has issued policies of Insurance.. 49,
Such written reports shall contain. the
following information relative to each OF
said accidents or SO much tnereol as -
disclosed by the books and records OF the
company making such report, to VIII:
(a) Date of injury.
(b) Age, sex and occupation of the in
(c) Occupation Of the employer.
(d) The cause and manner in which the
injury happened.
(e) The nature and extent Oh the inJuiS
and the length Of disability:
10 The wages the injured person vas
earning and the length Of time ne had
been SO employed.
(g) Whether it was claimed that the IN,
jury was caused by one O.. the Wlltul
or gross negligence Of the injured party
two GU the negligence Of a fellow serv-
of the injured party, four "a defective
machinery or appliances furnished by the
employer, five % whether it was claimed
that the injured party assumed tine FISK
(h) whether a settlement has been
made with the injured person or his legal
representatives.
(D The amount. If any, paid for doc
tors and hospital bills in connection with
* Whether the injured person was
represented by an attorney.
~ Whether any action at law had
been brought by the injured INJURED person r. e OF
for said injury, and, if SO. the result of
(m) What amount, if any. is carried as
reserve for u case if loss is unad-
Sec. p. Every such indemnity, cas-
ualty and employers liability, company
doing business in this state. shall on or
before the list day of October, 1910. file
~ oo1A vi
sation commission a written report. Civ
ing information similar to that required
in section 1 hereof, but covering the pc
Rod from July I, 1908. to July l.. 1869.
Sec. 3. Failure Or refusal on the part
Of any such corporation to make and file
the reports required by the preceding W
sections shall be ground for the suspen-
sion or revocation by the insurance, COM
missioner. Of the certificate Of authority
Of any such corporation to transact bus
mess within the state.
Sec. 4. No report herein required to be
made, nor any part thereof. shall be ad-
mttted in evidence or referred to at the
trial Of any action or in any judicial pro-
ceedings whatsoever. except prosecutions
for the violation of this act.
Nc such report, nor any part thereor;
nor any copy Of the same nor n part
thereof. shall be open to the public. nor
shall any Of the contents thereof be dis
closed in any manner by any official or
clerk or other employee of the state
haying access thereto, but the same may
be used for state Investigations and sta
tistics only.
to be a misdemeanor, and punishable as
such.
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after June LIST, 1909.
Approved April II, 1909.
CHAPTER 235-H. F. NO. 979.
AN ACT requiring all accidents occur
ring to employees while engaged in in
d1Stria1 ernp1OymentS in the State of