Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-23
$4,000 Appropriated for
Enforcement
Corporations viii be More
Careful Now
Requirements Of Law Given
in Detail
Especial to the Trlbune)

| Especial to the Tribune)
| SPOKANE, Wash, June 23.-Ade-
quate protection for employer and en-
ploye, increased safety of industrial
operations, sure and certain relief for
workers injured at hazardous occupa-
tions and their families, elimination Of
police powers of dangerous trades,
are some of the advantages claimed
for the workmen's compensation act,
which will become effective in WASH
ingtOn on the first day of next Oc.
tober.
The theory of the act, which was ad-
opted by the last legislature, is stated
in these words:
"The welfare of the state depends
on it's industries and even more up
on the welfare of it's wage-earners"
All factories, mills and workshops.
where machinery is used, come under
the act, as also do foundries, quarries,
mines, smelters, powder works, brew
cries, elevators, docks, dredges, laun-
dries, printing, engineering, logging,
numbering, ship building, railroad and
general building operations, street and
interurban railroads. electrical power
and heating plants and steamboats,.
On hundred and fifty thousand dol.
lars has been appropriated by the
state to bear the expense of admin.
istering the law, and Governor Hay
has appointed a commission to have
full charge of the industrial insurance
work. including the collection of prem.
iums and the adjustment and settle.
ment of claims. The commission
which is composed of George A. Lee,
of Spokane. chairman: C. A. Pratt of
Tacoma. and J. H. Wallace of Seattle,
has power to create new classes and
establish new rates. Howard L. Hind
ley of Spokane is secretary. with head
quarters at Olympia.
The law provides that each industry
in the state shall contribute a GER
tain percentage of it's payroll to an
accident fund, from which various
sums are paid out for total or part dis
ability or on death to the family and
of the injured workman
The expense of handling the fund be-
Ing borne by the state. Injured work
men, their families or dependents, can
not recover by law except where the
injury is caused by the intent of the
employer, in which case the workman
Dr. his family may recover not only the
sums due after this act, but also may
sue for any excess of damage over
hose amounts.
Where a workman is injured be-
cause the employer has neglected to
observe the safeguards required by
aw or by the regulations of the de-
)artment the employer gust pay so
,er cent more than the &xed amounts.
Where the workman Intentionally in
ures himself he receives no benefit.
The industries of the state are clas-
ified and certain premiums fixed for
Zach class. The employers are re-
luired to pay three months premiums
nto the state treasury on or before
October l, 1911. After December 81,
monthly payments are required; pro.
,dede, however, that any Industry
las sufficient amount on deposit with
he state to take care Of it's accidents
10 further payments shall be required.
Each industry is responsible only
or the accidents occurring in that
lass. 1t is intended that the acci-
ent fund shall be neither more or
nss than self-supporting. The rates
re subject to readjustment, depend
ng on the number of az ,idents and
he need for compensation of injured
'orkmen
Employers are required to report
ccidents promptly and their books.
ecords and pay-rolls must be open
,r inspection by the commission. Re-
lsal to permit inspection is made
and the employer also
penalized 500 for each offense, to
e collected by action in court and
aid into the accident fund.
Misrepresentation in his pay-rolls
lakes the employer liable to 10 times
le difference between the correct and
le wrong figures If the employer
efuses or fails to pay his monthly
a workman injured in
is service shall sue in the courts
ith the employers defenses of "fel-
Resumption of risk
nd "contributory negligence abol-
he'd.
No part of the premium can be de-
1cted from the workman. the viola
on by the employer of this section
the law being made a misdemeanor.
lnishable by one year in the county
il or by a fine of $1,000 or both.
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