New-York tribune., 1912-07-14
MONDAY, JULY is, 1912

The NATIONAL HEALTH lNSUR-
ANCB COMMISSION give notice that.
with certain exceptions
EVERY PERSON IN THE SERVICE OF
AN EMPLOYER MUST BE INSURED.
If between the ages of 16 and 20 and
MUST
l. GET A CONTRIBUTION CARD be-
fore July Is, either from the Approved
Society Of which he or she is mem
Der, or from any Post-of1ce; and
PRODUCE IT TO HIS OR HER
EMPLOYER before July Is, TO be
stamped on the first pay day.
n. B.-THE FULL BENEFITS OF IN
SURANCE CAN ONLY BE OBJ
TANNED BY JOINING AN AP-
PROVED SOCIETY.
EVERY EMPLOYER MUST
/ REQUIRE CONTRIBUTION CARDS
from every person in his employment
Cunless excluded under Al; or. II the
employed person fails to produce
card, use an emergency card which
may be obtained from any Post-office:
2 OBTAIN HEALTH INSURANCE
STAMPS at the Post-off1ce; and
3 STAMP THE CARDS before paying
wages.
PENALTIES.
The penalty for each offence against the
Act or the regulations made under the Act
is a fine not exceeding TEN POUNDS.
(A)-EmpIoyed Persons Who Are Not
REQUIRED To Be Insured.
/ Persons employed as apprentices with
out wages. or learners receiving no wages.
. Persons employed by the occupier Of
an agricultural holding without wages.
3. Children employed by their parents
without wages. and persons who are main
tained by their employers without wages.
4 Wives employed by their husbands,
and husbands employed by their wives.
5. Outworkers who are the wives Of in
sured persons and are not wholly or mainly
dependent for their livelihood on their
as outWorkers.
6. Persons casually employed EXCEPT
THAT PERSONS HAVE TO BE IN
sURED WHO ARE CASUALLY EN-
PLOYED FOR PURPOSES OF THE EN-
PLOYER'S TRADE OR BUSINESS, and
that persons who are engaged or paid
through a club for the purposes OF game
Or recreation must also be insured.
!. An agent paid by commission. by fees,
Or by share in profits but he must he in
sured II, being under contract Of service.
he is mainly dependent for his livelihood
On one employer
S. Persons employed at a rate Of more
than $3.50 year; but all persons engaged In
manual labor must be insured, whatever
their earnings are.
g. Elementary school teachers who have
accepted the Elementary School Teachers
Act. 1893.
10. Employment OF kind which is ordi-
narily adopted as subsidiary employment
only and not as the principal means OF
livelihood, If so specified in Special Order
issued by the Insurance Commission.
II. The following persons also will be ex-
cepted where the Insurance Commissioners
certify that the terms of their employment
secure to them benefits In sickness and dis
ablement OF at least equal value TO those
given by the Act
(a) Persons in the employment OF the
Crown.
Cb) Persons in the employment OF local
or other public authorities.
(c) Clerks or salaried officials in the
service of a railway or other
statutory company who are en-
titled to rights in q superannu-
alton fund established by Act OF
Parliament.
(B.0-Persons Who May Claim Exenp-
tfon, but In Respect OF Whom tho { m
pIoyer's Contribution will be Payable.
/. Those who can show that they have
pension of t3s a year or more, or an income
Of f2S year or more. which they 90 not
earn by their personal exerlons;
OR
q That they are ordinarily and mainly
dependent for their livelihood upon some
other person.
IN ORDER THAT EXEMPTION MAY
BE OBTAINED BEFORE THE ACT
COMES INTO OPERATION, FORMS FOR
CLAIMING EXEMPTION SHOULD BE
OBTAINED FROM THE OFFICER OF
AND EXCISE IN WHOSE
DISTRICT THE CLAIMANT RESIDES.
DR. FROM ANY PoST-oFF1CE, WITH
OUT DELAY.
Note.-Inquirtes as to the special condi-
tons Of insurance for persons over eS, SOL
Hers, sailors, fishermen, seafartng persons
outworkers and aliens, may be