The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-17
OFFERS
 BILLS TO BENEFIT
 INJURED WORKMEN
Especial to the Farmer.)

Hartford. Jan. 17-Representative
 Joshua Meltzer of Bridgeport, intro
 duced two bills in the House today.
 ono amending Sec. 4. Chapter 193. Acts
 1903, by substituting the words "S20,- 900" for '$5, ,O00'. This is the statute limiting the amount that may be re-
 covered for dead man.
 MT. Meltzer also introduced an En-
 p1oyers' Liability Bill which is a
 model of legislative brevity. Under
 the present law a workman injured al
 his work cannot recover if he is in-
 jured by the negligence of fellow servant. nor if he is guilty of con-
 lributory negligence. and he takes all the risk of his employment.
 Each of these legal doctrines, so ef- fectual in preventing the recovery of dama ges by workmen. would be upset in Connecticut if his bill should be- come law. The complete text of the bill follows:
 Be It Enacted by the Senate and the
 House of Representative in Gen.
 era1 Assembly Convened.
 Section 1. In all cases of injuries to an employe. due to the fault or negli- gence of an employe, his servants or persons employed by him. just dam- ages may be recovered from the em- ployer for the injuries by the employe. or. in case of his death. by his execu- tor or administrator. and the fact that the injuries to the employe were due to the fault or negligence of fellow servant. or fellow employe shall not be a bar to the recovery of damages for the injuries from the employer.
 Section 2. In all cases of injuries to an employe. due to the failure of the employer his servants or persons employed by him. acting as twice prin- cipal" in his place and in his stead to provide safe place for the em- e {<av f. n work with. and in all cases when the accidental injuries to the employe could have been avoided by providing proper safeguards against such &cci- dents, and by covering up. as far as practicable. all ex2osed machinery,-in all such cases just damages may be recovered from the employer for the Injuries by the employe, and in case of his death. by his executersor ad- ministrator. and the fact that the neg ligence of the enploye contributed and was the proXimate cause of tbe inJur- ies shall not be bar to the recovery pf damages for such injuries from the employer. but gross negligence of the employe may be considered by the court or jury trying the case in di- intuition of the damages to be award ed to the employe. or in case of his death. to his executor or adminfstra- tor.
 Section 3. In all cases of injuries to an employe due, to either of the causes described in Sections one and two. an employe shall not be deemed to have assumed any risk incident to his employment. by reason of his hav- ing entered. or continued in. the em- ployment, after he knew of the risk. and a contract whereby an employe relinquishes any right to compensation to himself or his legal representatives. for personal injury resulting to such from either of the causes de- scribed in Sections one and two. shall not. if made before the accruraent of the right. constitute a defence to any action brought for the recovery of such compensation.
 Section 4. In this act the term employer" includes individuals. part nerships and bodies of persons cor porate or incorporate. and shall be construed as including the representa- tives or receivers of deceased defunct or insolvent employers: and the term ''employe'' includes every 9person who has entered into employment to give service or who works under a con- tract or agreement of service or ap- with an employer.
 Section ,. Nothing in this act shall orejudicially affect any right or remedy to which at the taking effect of this act an enploye is entitled fndepen- 1ently of this act. :.
 Section 6. This act shall take effect from it's passage.