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guarded. The right Of appeal to the
courts is given by all persons coming
within the scope OF the measure. and
there seems no danger that any Of
the rights OF society will be trampled
upon or that the law will be unjustly
enforced.
The county attorney act was in
tended to give to each county in the
state a prosecuting attorney instead
OF the present system Of district at
torneys with deputies for part OF the
counties. The law establishes the
salaries which shall be paid, the at
torney for Josephine to get $1,000,
the same salary that is now paid the
district attorneys deputy for this
county. This bill should pass as
the argument in its favor is obvious.
OF greatest importance among the
five referred measures is the Work
mems Compensation act, the purpose
OF which is to create a state indus
trial commission composed OF three
members, and to provide fund for
the compensation OF injured work
men employed In the state In hazard
ous occupations. This bill was draft
ed by a commission upon which all
the affected interests we're represent
ed, and was carefully considered, both
by the commission and by the legis-
lature. which passed 1t by an almost
unanimous vote.
The act provides that any employe
of any employer subject to the act,
or his dependents in case of death,
shall be entitled to compensation ac-
cording to the schedule contained In
the act on account OF any injury sus-
tained In the course Of his employ
ment, regardless of the cause Of the
injury, whether the result of negli-
gence or otherwise, save only the
willful act of the workman commit
ted for the purpose Of sustaining the
injury. The schedule fixes various
amounts, depending on the severity
OF the injury, and in case Of death
depending on the number and rela-
tlonship of the persons dependent on
the deceased
The advantages OF this plan to
the workman and his family will be
apparent when it is recalled that un-
der the employers liability method,
now in vogue, only about one work
man out of eight has legal claim
for damages.
The compensation provided by the
act is exclusive and neither the work
man nor his dependents have any
claim against the employer, unless
the employer has refused after de-
mand to pay his required contribu-
ton to the fund, or unless the COM
entrusted with the admins
tratlon Of the act determines that
the employer has violated the gener-
al statutes OF the state with respect
to some safety appliance and the
injury has resulted from such vio-
lation.
The fund from which compensa-
tion is to be paid is made up from
the following sources Three-fourths
to be paid by the employer, one
eighth by the workman and one
eighth by the state. For short
period, and until surplus required
for the necessary security is provided,
all employers pay at the same rate,
but thereafter the payments depend
upon the care exercised by each en-
ployer and the number and extent of
the accidents occurring in his plant
or works.
Under the system in vogue in Ore.
son at the present time, probably not
more than IL or IS per cent, of the
$4,000 injured employees could have
recovered damages for their injuries,
In the courts, and experience shows
that at least one-half Of the amount
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