The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-05

ton provided for by this act shall be a
bar TO any suit or action against an EN-
lployer by a victim of an Industrial ac-
cident or any Of his dependents on the
/ ground Of negligence or contributory
I negligence on the part of his employer
and no recovery may be had through
such suit; but this act shall not be a
1 bar to any suit or action if eompensa-
tion has not. been paid as herein pro-
vided within six months after an acci-
/ dent has occurred for which compensa-
4 tion is claimed The bringing Of a
suit for negligence against an employer
shall be a bar to receiving the eompen-
sation provided for in this act, unless
/ it Is shown that such suit was bought
in ignorance Of its provisions, in which
case such suit may be withdrawn without
/ prejudice
Sec. 81 The governor shah, Oh or be-
fore the first day Of April 1911, appoint
| q commissioner Of compensation, who
shall be a citizen OF this state and whose
term Of office shall be for two years
from and including April /, 1911, and
until his successor Is duly appointed and
qualified He shall, before entering mp
on the duties Of his Office. furnish a
bond In the sum of five thousand dollars
for the faithful performance Of his du-
ties. Said bond shall be approved by
the governor and attorney general.
Sec 6-The salary Of the commits
sioner Of compensation shall be 81 ,500l
fifteen hundred dollars annually which
shall be paid from the compensation
funds hereinafter provided for. said
| commissioner shall also be paid his nee
essary expenses when away from home
any may employ a stenographer at an
expense of not to exceed 5000 annual
".
See. THE listers Of each town and
city shall prepare and forwadr to the
commissioner Of compensation on or be-
fore the 18th day Of May in each year,
a certified list Of all employers OF labor
in their respective towns and cities and
the business or vocation in which such
labor IS employed and also, as near as
may be, the number Of employees OF
each on May !, Of each year For their
labor in performing this duty the listers
shall be paid by their respective towns.
Sec. S.Not later than June Is, in
each year, each and every employer OF
labor in this state shall pay into the
hands Of the state treasurer the sum
Of two dollars for every person in his
employ OF this amount said employer
shall afterwards deduct one dollar from
the wages Of each person employed By
him. III any employer shall refuse OF
neglect TO so pay, the account shall be
placed in the hands of the collector of
taxes in the town III which the employer
does business and the amount and the
costs of collection shall be collected in
the same manner in which delinquent
taxes are now collected. If the employer
negleeting or refusing to pay is cor
poration, the collection shall be made
in the same manner in which delinquent
corporation taxes are now collected.
Sec. l0.-The state treasurer shall de-
posit the moneys collected under the pro-
visions of this act the same as other
state funds but shall keep separate ac-
counts for each class specified in see
ton 8 of this act.
Sec 1.-THE amounts of compensation
paid from funds provided by this act
shall be as follows: In case Of death by
industrial accident while employed.
sum equal to nine hundred full DAYS
pay In case of loss of both ewes. both
feet or both hands, or injuries resulting
in permanent disability 70 labor. the
same as in case of death IN case of
the loss of one eve, one foot or one
hand, one-half the sum provided I'M the
case of death. In case Of temporary dis.
ability the regular wages received
while employed but not to exceed
$50 per week for the period OF ais.
ability and not to exceed 7S weeks. no
compensation shall be paid in case the
disability shall not continue longer than
period of two full weeks. In case of
an industrial accident resulting in the
death Of the supporting parent Of minor
children less than Is years of age, the
sum of So shall be paid per month toward
the support of each child, until he at
tsins the age of Is years
See. 2-Compeusatiou shall be re-
ceived as follows: IN case of the death
of a husband OF wife in an industrial
accident. the survivor of the union shall
receive the allotted amount In case
there is no surviving husband. wife OF
children, compensation shall be paid TO
mother, father. sisters or brothers in this
order. provided such relatives or any OF
them are dependent on the labor of the de.
ceased for their support In ease the
victim Of industrial accident shall leave
sons or daughters, but no husband or
wife. the compensation shall be paid
to the SONS or daughters if of legal age
or 20 the legal guardian Of minor chill
dren for the support and use of said
minor children. When a monthly sti-
pend Is due for the support Of children
under is years Of age, such stipend shall
be paid to the guardian Of such children
and be used solely Tor their benefit.
Sec. lS.-in no case shall the total
compensation paid exceed the sum of
So 500.
See. ta.-An industrial accident within
the meaning Of this act shall be any
accident occurring to an employee IL this
state ID the course 81 performing the
duties for which he i employed. Com