El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-24
BOARD
TO PROBE CLAIMS


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poration having in his or their en-
pl0E not more than five employees The
act PROVIDES Tor the compensation Of
WORKING men and their representative
and benefciaries for personal injury
sustained in the course of employment
ana for deaths resulting from such IN
iuries
1t creates an insurance association 20
insure and guarantee such payments
and Of an Industrial accident board for
the investigation Of claims and for the
adjudication thereof The Industrial
Incident board shall consist of three
members 10 be appointed by the gov
-rlor- one OF these members snail ne
an employer Of labor. another wage
Garner and q third a practicius attor-
ney- The chairman Of the board Snal
receive a salary Of $4,000 a year and
the salary Of each of the other mem
1ers shall be $500 a year The sal
airy Of the secretary, who shah be ap-
pointed by the board is 20 De $zUUe
year Tt viii be the duty OF the in
dustrial accident board to pass upon
all claims for damages The act pE2-
vides fer the organization OF the Texas
Employees Insurance association 70
which employers Of labor may sub
scribe.
The Insurance Feature.
This feature Of the act comes under
the heading Of Part 8, as 1olloWs-
The Texas Employees Insurance as
ISOLATION is hereby created body cor
porate with the power provided in this
act and with all the general corporate
powers incident thereto.
The governor shah appoint board
of directors Of the association, consist
ing Of u members, who shall serve Tor
a term Of one year, or until their sue
cessOrs are elected by ballot by the
subscribers at such time and Ior such
term as the by laws shall provide.
O. ~
scrfbers the directors shall have ana
exercise all the powers OF the SUD
scribers-
Seven OF more Of the directors shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction
ANY employer Of labor in the state
may become a subscriber excepting IS
provided In part I. section ?, Of TINS
The board Of directors shall within
80 days Of the subscription OF % en-
ployers. call the first meeting Of the
subscribers.
subscriber shall have one vote, and II 4
subscriber has SOC employees to Wnou
the association is bound to pay com
pensatiOn. he shall be entitled 10 "o
votes and he snail be entitled to one
additional vote for each addltlOnaI 0yO Z
employees TO whom the asSoclaLon i
hound TO pay compensation. but no z
subscriber shah cast by his own ri&LI (
10 policy shan be issued by the as /
ISOLATION until not less fhan MY en-
blowers have subscribed, who have not I
Teeg +bau 1000 emplOyes to whom the 4
association may be bound 20 pay COM ]
pensation-
When Organizing.
No policy shall be issued by the as 4
ISOLATION until a list Of the SUBSCRIBERS Z
with the number of employees OF eaC-' .
of rT n1 . .
az the commissioner Of banking anu &
Insurance may require, shall nave oeel &
filed with the department OF oaIih ss
and insurance nor until Ile pteslg I'-is
and secretary Of the association snall Q
have certified under oath that every /
subscription on the list so MED =
genuine and made with an agreement .
with every subscriber that be VIII rake I
the policies so subscribed for by MIN I
within so DAYS of the granting OF a IL 4
cense to the association by the com
missioner OF banking and insurance 70 /
issue policies I'll
below So or the number OF employees 20 4
whom the association may be pound 70
uay compensation rails beloW 1yOu- ~
further policies shall be issued uuLl
other employees have subscribed VINO
rOeether with existing suDScrl DeIs'
amount to not less than so, VINO nave
not less than 200 employees 70 " uJ---
the association may be pound 70 Pay
compensation. said subscriptions 70 ne
subject to the provisions Of the pre-
ceding section
Plan Of Operation.
The board Of directors shall dis
tribute the subscribers into groups IN I
accordance with the nature Of the 9usL-
ness and the decree OF hazard incident 7
thereto Subscribers within each group !
shall annually pay in cash such pre-
rnfums as nav be required TO pay the !
compensation herein provided Tor the I
injuries which may occur in that year
The association may, in its by laws
and policies, fix the mutual contingent I
liability Of the subscribers for the pay 4
ment OF losses and expenses not pro 8
Tided for by its cash fund, but such I
contingent liability OF a subscriber /
shall not be less than an amount equal 4
to and IN addition to the cash premium ]
LeVyfnE Assessments.
IF the association is not possessed /
OF cash funds above its insured pre-
mfums sufficient for the payment Of I
incurred losses and expenses, 1t shall 4
make an assessment for the amount I
needed TO nay such losses and expenses Z
upon the subscribers liable TO assess I
ment therefor in proportion to their I
several liability Every subscriber !
shall pay his proportional part Of any 4
assessment which may be levied by the 4
association, in accordance with the z
laws and his contract, on account Of IN +
juries sustained and expenses incurred [
while ne is a subscriber.
The board Of directors may. from 4
time TO time. by vote, fix the amount 4
to be paid as dividends upon policies