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be liable for personal injury TO his
employe received during the course Of
employment In accordance with the
provisions Of Article of this Act
Every employe who shall reject or
terminate the application of Article 2
OF this Act to his contract of service,
! shall, for himself or his dependents,
lose all rights and benefits with re-
spect to actions for personal injuries
or death under Article ] OF this Act
with reference TO any employer who
continues to operate under Article 2
Of this Act
Section 3. No compensation shall
be paid under this Article for any in
jury which does not incapacitate the
employe for a period Of two weeks
from earning full wages, but If in
capacity extends beyond the period OF
two weeks. compensation shall begin
on the fifteenth day after the injury;
! provided however, that during said
fourteen days, the employer shall, If
so required by the employe, or II so
ordered by the Industrial Accident
Board. furnish all medical and sur
gical aid and assistance that may be
reasonably required, including hos
pital service, not to exceed Twenty
five Dollars in value
Section A. The employer shall pay
or cause to be paid, the reasonable
expenses Of the last sickness and
burial of an injured employee, not
exceeding One Hundred Dollars, but
without deduction OF any amount
heretofore paid for compensation or
for medical expenses.
Section 8. The following schedule
OF compensation is hereby establish
ed for injuries resulting I'm disability:
(a) For the first two hundred and
seventy weeks after the fourteenth
day OF total disability. fifty per CEN
tum of the wages received al the
time OF injury. but the compensation
shall not be more than ten dollars
per week. nor less than four dollars
per week: provided that. II at the
time of injury, the employe receives
wages OF less than four dollars per
week. then he shall receive the full
amount Of such wages per week as
compensation And after the first
two hundred and seventy weeks of
total disability. for the remainder Of
the life of the employe. twenty per
centum OF the wages received at the
time Of the injury, but the compensa-
tion shall not be more than six dol
lars per week. nor less than two dol
lars per week; provided, that, If at
the time Of the injury. the employc
received wages Of less than two dol
lars per week. then he shall receive
the full amount of such wages as
compensation. Nothing i'm this clause
shall require the payment Of compen-
sation after disability shall cease
should partial disability be followed
by total disability. the period of two
hundred and seventy weeks mention
ed in this clause shall be reduced by
the number OF weeks during which
compensation was paid for such par
tial disability
Oh For disability partial in char
acter. (except the particular cases
mentioned In the next succeeding
clause (c) of this Section) fifty per
centum Of the differences between the
wages received at the time OF injury
and the earning power OF the en-
plOye thereafter. but such compen-
sation shall not be more than ten dol
lars per week This compensation
shall be paid during the period OF
such partial disability. not. however.
beyond two hundred and seventy
weeks after the fourteenth day OF
such disability Should total disa-
bility be followed by partial disability,
the period OF two hundred and sew
enty weeks mentioned i'm this clause
, (b) shall be reduced by the number
, of weeks during which compensation
was paid for such total disability.
(c) For all disability resulting
, from permanent injuries of the fol-
lowing classes. the compensation
shall be exclusively as follows:
For the loss of a hand. fifty per
I, centum of wages during one hundred
and fifty-eight weeks
For the loss OF an arm. fifty per
centum of wages during one hundred
!. and ninety-four weeks.
I. For the loss of a foot. fifty per
: centum Of wages during one hundred
and thirty-hve weeks
! For the loss of a leg. fifty per
= centum of wages during one hundred
I land ninety-four weeks.
e For the loss of an eye. fifty per
y leentum OF wages during one hundred
y and thirteen weeks.
For the loss Of any two or more OF
e such members. not constituting totai
, disabilitv. fifty per centum of wage.
u during tx aggregate Of the period
d specified 70, each
v The loss of both hands or botf
"a arms, or both feet. or both legs. OIL
y both eyes, shall constitute total disa
m bility, to be compensated according {,
Ct the provisions Of clause (a). Ampu
le tation between the elbow and IN,
" wrist shall be considered as IA.
N equivalent OF loss of a hand, and am
le putation between the knee and ankl,
IS shall be considered as the equivalen
is of the loss Of foot.
ie Amputation at or above the elbow
"a shall be considered as the loss of an
10 arm. and amputation at or above tn,
y knee shall be considered as the loss o
~ a leg. Permanent loss of the use o
I !" hand. arm foot, leg or eye shall b,
= considered as the equivalent of th,
il loss Of such hand, arm foot, leg ol
y eye.
~ This compensation shall not b,
D. more than ten dollars per week, MOI
n less than four dollars per week; pro
d vided that If at the time OF injury tn,
is employe receives wages OF less thar
,r fear dollars per week, then ne shal
)f receive the full amount OF such wages
per week as compensation.
is cd Should the employe die as a re-