Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-04


either by delivering to and leaving
with him copy of such notice, or by
mailing to him by registered mail a
copy thereof in sealed and postpaid
envelope addressed to him at his last
known place of business or residence.
Such mailing shall constitute com
that any payment of compensation
under this act in whole or in part,
made by the employer before the, eX-
piration of said thirty days, shall be
equivalent to the notice herein re-
CURED; and provided further, that the
failure to give any such notice, or
any defect or inaccuracy therein, shall
not be. a bar to recovery under this
act if it is found as q fact in the pro-
ceedings for collection of the claim
that there was no intention to mislead
fact misled thereby; and provided
further that if no such notice is given
and no payment of compensation made
within two years from the date of the
therefor shall be wholly barred.
Section 2394-12. Wherever in case
Of injury the right to compensate
under this act would exist in favor of
ten request OF his employer, submit
from time to time 20 examination by
a regular practicing, physician, VINO
shall be provided and paid for by the
employer, and shall likewise submit
to examination from time to time by
any regular physician selected by said
industrial accident board. or mem
ployee shall be entitled to have a
physician, provided and paid Tor by
himself, present at any such eXam1n-
alton. SO long as the employee, after
such written request of the employer,
shall refuse to submit to such exam
inatiOn, or shall in any way obStruct
the same, his right to begin or main
tain any proceeding for the collection
of compensation shall be suspended;
and if he shall refuse to submit to
such examination after direction by
the board, or any member or examiner
thereof, or shall in any way obstruct
the same his right to the weekly in
demnity which shall accrue and be-
refusal or obstruction, shall be barred.
ANY physician who shall make or be
present at any such examination may
be required to testify as to the results
Section 2394-13. There is hereby
created a board which shall be known
as the industrial accident board. The
commissioner of labor and industrial
statistics shall be eX-officio member
Of such board. He may, however,
authorize the deputy commissioner to
act in his place. Within thirty days
after the passage Of this act the
governor, by and with the advice and
consent of the senate shall appoint a
member who shall serve two years.
and another who shall serve four
years. Thereafter such two members
shall be appointed and confirmed for
terms of four years each. Vacancies
shall be filed in the same manner Tor
the board, before entering upon the
duties of his office, shall take the oath
prescribed by the constitution. A ma
1Ority of the board shall constitute a
GuorI1m for the exercise of any of the
powers or authority conferred by this
act, and an award by majority shall
be valid. In case of vacancy, the
remaining two members of the board
shall exercise all the powers and au-
thority of the board until such Yacan-
cy is filed. Each member of the board
including the said commissioners. shall
receive an annual salary Of $1,000. This
salary shall, as to the commissioner OF
labor and industrial statistics, be in
full for his service as such commiis-
siOner of labor and industrial statlS-
tics.
Section 2394-14. The board shall
organize by. choosing one Of it's mem
bers as chairman. Subject to the pro
own rules Of procedure and may
change the same from time to time in
it's discretion. The board, when it shall
deem it necessary to expedite It's bust
ness, may from time to time employ
one or more expert examiners for
such length Of time as may be reQu1r-
ed, such examiners to be exempt from
the operation of chapter 1868 OF the
laws of 1905, and amendatory acts.
1t may also appoint secretary, who
shall be similarly exempt, and such
clerical help as it may deem necessary
1t shall fix the compensation of all as
sistants SO appointed. 1t shall provide
itself with a seal for the authent1ca
ton of its orders awards, and pro
CeedingS, upon which shall be InScrlb-
ed the words Industrial Accident
-Wisconsin-Seal." 1t shall
keep it's office at the capitol, and shall
be provided by the superintendent of
or rooms. necessary office furniture,
stationery. and other supplies. The
members of the board and it's assist
ants shall be entitled to receive from
the state their actual and necessary
expenses while travelling on the bust
ness of the board; but such expenses
shall be sworn to by the persons who in
Cured the same, and be approved by
the chairman Of the board, before pay
ment is made. All salaries and ex-
penses authorized by this act shall be
funds of the state, the same as other
general state expenses are audited and
paid.
controversy concerning compensation
under this act, including any in which
the state may be a party, shall be sub
mitted to said industrial accident
board in the manner and with the ef-
feet provided in this act. Every com
promise of any claim for compensation
under this act shall be subject to be
reviewed by, and set aside, modified, OF
confirmed by the board upon applica-
ton made within one year from the
time of such compromise.
Section 2394-16, Upon the filing
with the board by any party in inter
est Of an application in writing stat
ing the general nature Of any claim
as to which any dispute or controversy
may have arisen, 1t shall TX a Tins
for the hearing thereof, which shall
not be more than forty days after the
filing of such application The board
shall cause notice, of such hearing
embracing a general statement of such
claim, to be given to each party inter
ested, by service of such notice on hin
personally or by mailing copy there
of to him at his last known pOstOlfi2C
address at least ten days before suci
hearing. Such hearing may be ad,
journed from time to time in the dis
erection of the board, and hearings may
be held at such places as the board
shall designate. Either party shall
have the right to be present at. any
hearing in person or by attorney, ul
any other agent, ana to present sucf
testimony as may be pertinent to the con
troversy before the board; but TIE
board may, with or without notice tt
either party, cause testimony to bt
taken, or an inspection Of the premise!
where the injury occurred to be had
or the time books and payroll Of th'
employer to be examined by any mem
her of the board or any examiner ap
pointed by it, and may from time t.
time direct any employee claiming
compensation to be examined by
regular physician; the testimony 81
IA tha results of anV such in