The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-10
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.

Sucn SUPERVISION HeCSoSdLA J oPSS -
connection herewith.
Compensation Regardless Of Negli-
gence.
Sec. 8. Such insurance shall cover
the risk Of personal injury by acct
dent arising out of and in course OF
the employment resulting in death,
provided death occur within twelve
months from the time of such injury,
or resulting in disability, whether the
same be total or partial, permanent
or temporary. But no one shall be
entitled to any benefit hereunder
where the injury Is the result OF the
employees intoXication, or wilful or
deliberate act or deliberate intention
to produce such injury
Section 4. The insurance in case
of death shall be for the benefit OF
such persons being the widow, widow
er, father, mother son or daughter,
as are dependent wholly or in part
for their support upon the earnings
Of such employee (all of which per-
sons are hereinafter designated as
dependents of such employee), or OF
such of them as may be named in
the contract or policy to which it re-
fers and the person for whose benent
such insurance Is made should be
bound by the agreement authorized by
the first section Of this Act.
Section 8. In order to satisfy the
requirements of this Act, the benefits
payable under such insurance shall
be at least as follows:
Cd In case of death:
(a) If the employee insures for the
benefit of any dependent wholly de-
pendent upon his wages at the time
of his death, a sum equal to his wages
in the employment of said employer
during a period of three years next
preceding the accident, but not less
in any case than the sum OF one
thousand dollars; provided, that the
amount of any weekly payments made
under such insurance or any lump sum
paid in redemption thereof, may be
deducted from such sum; and II the
period of the employees employment
by said employer has been less than
said three years, then the amount OF
his earnings during said three years
shall be deemed to be one hundred
and fffty-six times his average week
~ earnings during the period of his
actual employment by said employer.
(b) If the employee insures for the
benefit only of persons partly depend
ent upon his wages at the time of his
death, then a sum equal to the pay
ments provided for the benefit OF per-
sons wholly dependent, less six times
the average annual earnings; or If
employed for less than a year, then
less three hundred times the average
weekly earnings of said dependent
person or persons partly dependent
on his wages.
(c) If the employee leaves no de-
pendent, then the reasonable eX-
penses of his medical attendance shall
be paid, and in addition burial ex-
penses not less than seventy-five dol
lars nor more than one hundred dol
lars.
And the contract or policy therein
referred to may provide for the pay
ment, instead of a lump sum, Of a
weekly sum which, in the case Of per-
sons wholly dependent, shall not be
less than the weekly payment in case
of total disability hereinafter provided
for, and which, in the case of per
sons partly dependent, shall not be
less than the weekly payment In
case of total disability, less the
amounts earned by the persons partly
dependent, and which sum may be
divided between the dependents in
such manner as such contract or policy
may provide or as may otherwise
be agreed upon; or such contract OF
policy may provide for a combination
of lump sums, weekly payments, or for
| the substitution Of one for the other
CID In case Of injury not resulting
| in death, when total disability results
from the injury, a weekly payment
during the period of such disability
shall be paid to the insured, which
shall not be less than fifty per cent
of his average weekly wages during
the previous twelve months, If he has
been so long employed by the contract
ing employer; if not, then weekly
benefit during such shorter period as
he has been in the employment of said
employer.
Gid In case of injury not resulting
in death, where partial disability re
suits, such weekly payments shall be
made during the period of such partial
disability as is equal to the difference
between the weekly benefit payments
during the period of total disability
and the average amount which the
injured person is able to earn after
the accident.
Loss by actual separation at or above
the wrist or ankles of both hands
or both feet, or of one hand and
one foot, or the irrevocable loss OF
both eyes, shall be deemed to be equal
to total disability.
The loss by actual separation at or
above the wrist or ankle of one hand
or one foot shall be equal to one-half
of total disability and the loss Of one
eye shall be equal to one-fifth of total
disability. Total disability shall be
deemed to mean inability to carry on
any gainful occupation.
The contract or policy herein re-
ferred to may provide that no benefits
shall be paid in case of any injury
which does not incapacitate the EN-.
ployee for a period of at least one
week from earning full wages at the
work at which he was employed at
the time of the accident.
Section g. Any contract in order to
satisfy the requirements of this Act
shall provide that the employer shall
contribute not less than fifty per cent.
of the insurance premiums and the
employees shall contribute the remain.
der of the premiums.
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