The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-11-26
woRkmEN's COMPENSATION
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plOyee ia this state in the course OF
perfc m lng lhe dudes for which he
is employed. Compensation in all
cases shall &c paid from the funds Of
the class in which the person killed
or injured was employed
Sec. 10 Whenever, in the opinion
OF the commissioner of compensa-
ton the funds in any class need re-
plenishn ent, he shall order another
asses sment of the employers in the
class where such replenishment is
required but such assessment shall
be only one dollar for each employee
In that class and shall be paid in full
by the employers and collected like
the Gsse ssment provided for July l, |
1911, eXcep' in case a year has clap /
sed since any assessment has been |
levied n both employers and EN- |
ployees, the assessment shall be two |
dol ars, and one half the amount col |
lected ly the employers from the |
wages CT the employees; but no ass
| essment shall be made upon the en-
! ployees, unless between that and the |
last preceding lime they were assess
ed there has been at least one assess
ment, In the payment of which they
did not share No employee shall be
compelled 10 pay more than one dol
1 lar per year toward the carrying out
of the provisions of this act If an
employee shall change his employ
ment he shall not be liable to assess
ment until year has elapsed since
his last assessment
In rfo I'D
dent resulting in the death or injury of
accident reculting in the death of
any employee, the states attorney of
the county where the accident occur
red shall forthwith investigate the
same and claims made under this act
shall be made TO him and by him for.
warded 10 the commissioner of com.
pensation and may be by him further
investigated, If in his opinion further
investigation is required In case of
injured persons, he may employ
physician, who shall at all times have
access TO a person in whose behalf
a claim is made under this act.
Sec. II. The state printing com.
missioner shall furnish at the ex-
pense of the state the necessary
blanks, certificates and forms for
proof and other printed matter re-
quired by the commissioner OF COM
pensation
Sec. is. Claims under this act
shall be paid by the state treasurer
upon the sworn certificate of the
commissioner of compensation and
duly approved and examined by the
state auditor
Sec l9-The salary OF the commits
sioner OF compensation and his stem
ographer and the expenses OF his de
partment except the payment of lis
! ters as provided In section 7, shall
he paid from the funds of the several
classes provided for in section 3 Of
this act each class bearing share
i of such salaries and expenses as the
number of employees in that class
shall be 10 the total employees in the
state duly and carefully approxima-
, ted
Sec. %. Compensation shall not
be denied in any case because OF the
, failure OF the listers to include the
, employer OF the person killed or in
, iured in their annual returns but
= proper class for future assessments
q Sec p. Contracts not IN accord
/, with mis- act shall not be entered in
y to by employers and employees IN
q this state.
r. Sec p. IN case any person or Off
i. cial shall fail OF refuse to perform the
!. duties imposed on him By this act
& be shall be liable to a fine OF moi
4 less than ten dollars or Imprisonment
o two hundred dollars or Imprisonment
!. in the house of correction for moi
u more than three months or both.
. Sec. %. Each town and city shall
J. pay compensation to its municipal
Z employees on the same basis and a
n the same rate as is provided for EN-
ployees in other lines OF employment
n except that all the towns OF the stat,
,s having less than 500 population eacl
% shall be grouped and shall join a
!, one class similar to the classes pre-
10 yided for In section OF this act
,s Claims against towns and cities shal
la be filed with the commissioner O
10 corporations and on his order the Sc
10 ectmen Of town or the mayor OF
m city shall draw an order TO the perso
specified by the commissioner OF con
10 pensation. Municipal employee
nv shall not include persons elected G
g. appointed to public office.
20 Sec "a. The commissioner {
I'd compensation. any states attorney {
In employer OF labor or any claimar
as for compensation under this act ma
no apply TO any superior Judge 70 ha,
construed any section OF this act an
from the finding OF such superiC
Judge appeal may be taken to the s
preme court.
Sec, %. Corporations, associ
ms tions. firms, partnerships or indlvi
uals doing two or more distinct lin,
OF business may be listed in two
Is, more classes under the direction
N, the commissioner of compensation
ca Sec. %. Employers not engaged
DC bushes on May ] OF any year sha
10 upoa entering business. be listed al
o' assessed under the provisions
80. this act
.ln Sec. 81 ANY person who shall
my tempt to collect the compensate,
zen provided In this act. by fraud or p,
w jury, shall be deemed guilty Of p,