Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-05-11
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.

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such supervision necessarily spent II
connection herewith.
Compensation Regardless OF Negli
gence.
Sec. 3. Such insurance shall cover
the risk OF personal injury by acct
dent arising out OF and In course oil
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 bs
entitled to any benefit hereunder
where the injury Is the result OF the
employees intoxication. or wilful OF
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 call 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 1t re-
fcrs and the person for whose. benefit
such insurance is made should be
bound by the agreement authorized by
the first section OF this Act.
| Section s. In order to satisfy the
requirements OF this Act. the benefits
payable under such insurance shall
I be at least as follows:
| % In case OF death;
F.! ta) II the employee insures for the
benefit OF any dependent wholly de
pendent upon his wages al the time
OF his death. 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 IL 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 10 be one hundred
and flfty-six times his average week
ly earnings during the period of his
actual employment by said employer
| Oh II the employee insurcs for the
! benefit only OF persons partly depend
I ent upon his wages AT the time of his
4 death. then n sum equal 10 the pay
I ments provided for the benefit OF per
sons wholly dependent. less six times
the average annual earnings; or II
4 Aft MI l.e1 "a
Jess three hundred times the average
weekly earnings OF said dependent
person or persons partly dependent
on his wages
(cl II the employee leaves no de
! pendent. then the reasonable ex-
4 penses OF his medical attendance shall
be paid. and In addition burial ex.
/ penses not less than seventy-flve 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 lin
case OF total disability. less Ehe
amounts earned by the persons pftly
. Dependent, and which sum may
divided between the dependents
such manner as such contract or pc
may provide or as may otherw4,,
I 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
tID 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 70 the insured. which
shall not be less than fifty per cent.
OF his average weekly wages during
( the previous twelve months. II he has
been so long employed by the contract.
ing employer; II not, then a 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
aud the average amount which the
injured person Is able to earn after
the accident
Loss by actual separation al 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
10 total disability.
The loss by actual separation at or
above the wrist or ankle OF one hand
or one foot shall be equal 20 one-half
OF total disability. and the loss of one
eye shall be equal 10 onefifth 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 period OF at least one
week from earning full wages al the
work az which he was employed at
the time OF the accident.
Section 6. Any contract In order 10
/ 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.
In case the employer provides any
insurance fund out OF contributions
made by himself and his own en-
ployees as above provided. such EN-.
ployer shall pay the whole OF the
expenses OF the management OF such
fund, and all contributions shall be
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