Evening journal., 1913-02-06


dependents under the next succeeding
section OF this article. shall be re-
duced by the period during which COM
pensation was paid to him in his life
time under this section of this article.
No reduction shall be made for the
amount which may have been paid for
medical and hospital services and
medicines, nor for the expenses of
last sickness and burial as hereinbe-
fore provided. Should the employe die
from some other cause than the in
jury as herein defined. the liability for
compensation shall cease.
Section g. In case Of death, COM
pensation shall be computed on the
following basis and distributed to the
following persons:
/. TO the child or children if there
be no widow nor widower entitled to
compensation. twenty-five per centum
OF wages of deceased, with ten per-
centum additional for each child in
excess of two, with maximum OF
sixty per centum, to be paid to their
guardian.
@ To the widow or wldower, if
there be no children, twenty-five per
centum of wages. a
3. To the widow or widower, IL there
be one child, forty per centum OF
wages.
a. To the widow or widower, il
there be two children. forty-five per
centum of wages.
s. To the widow or widower. if
there be three children, fifty per CEN
tum of wages.
6. To the widow or widower If
centum of wages
T. To the widow or widower If
there be five children or more, sixty
per centum of wages.
8. II there be neither widow, Wild
over nor, children, then TO the father
and mother or the survivor of them,
II dependent to any extent upon the
employe for support at the time OF
his death. twenty per centum OF
wages.
/ O. If there be neither widow. Wild
over. children nor dependent parent
1 then 10 the brothers and sisters. If
actually dependent 10 any extent upon
the decedent for support at the time
of his death, fifteen per centum OF
wages for one. brother or sister, and
/ five PER centum additional for each
additional brother or sister, with a
maximum of twenty-five per centum;
such compensation to be paid to their
guardian.
Compensation shall be payable
under this section to or on account
of any child, brother or sister, only
( If and while such child, brother and
sister. is under the age of sixteen. No
compensation shall be payable under
/ this section to widow, unless she
was living with her deceased husband
at the time Of his death or was then
actually dependent upon him for sup
port No compensation shall be pay
able under this section TO a widower,
unless he be incapable of self-support
at the time of his wife's death and be
at such time dependent upon her for
support
The terms child" and children
shall include step-children and adopt
ed children If members of the dece-
dents household at the time of his
death, and shall include posthumous
children. Should any dependent of a
/ deceased employe die, or should the
widow or widower re-marry, or should
the widower become capable of self
support. the right of such dependent
or such widow or widower to compen-
sation under this section shall cease.
II the compensation payable under
this section to any person shall for
any cause cease, the compensation 10
the remaining persons entitled there
under shall thereafter be the same as
would have been payable to them had
they been the only persons entitled
to compensation at the time of the
death of the deceased.
The wages upon which death COM
pensation shall be based shall not in
any case be taken to exceed twenty
dollars per week nor to be less than
eight dollars per week This COM
pensation shall be paid during two
hundred and seventy weeks and IN the
case of children entitled to compensa-
ton under clause I of this section. the
compensation of each child shall (ii
the other parent be dead or have
abandoned such child continue unit
such child reach the age of sixteen
at the rate Of fifteen per centum ol
wages II there be but one child, will
ten per centum additional for eacl
additional child, with a maximum o.
hfty per centum.
Section Z Except as hereinafter
provided all compensation payable
under this Article shall be payable il
periodical instalments, as the wagel
lof the employe we're payable before
the accident.
, Wherever in this Article the tern
wages" is used, it shall be construed
, to mean the money rate at which tn
service rendered is recompense'
. under the contract of hiring in fore
, at the time of the accident, and shall
not include gratuities received from
the employer or others. nor shall
include board. lodging or similar ad
vantages received from the employer
unless the money value of such ad
vantages shall have been fixed by tn
parties at the time of hiring. In oc
cupations involving seasonal EN-
lployment or employments dependen
upon the weather. the employee
weekly wages shall be- taken to b.
one-fftieth OF the total wages whicl
he has earned from all occupation
during the year Immediately preced
: ing the accident. unless il be show
that during such year. by reasons o
/ exceptional causes. such method o
lcomputation does not fairly ascertain
! the earnings Of the employe, in whicl
case the period for calculation shal
be extended SO far as to give basi