Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-11

the employee recovering damages be-
comes very meager.
This being done away with, to-
gether with the many o;ner techni-
calities, the employee will find a speedy
and adequate relief, the sponsors for
the new measure conten:. 1t is as
serted by them tina in the states
where a similar measure has been
made a law, it has proved highly sat
isfactory, and a great aid to injured
workmen, or their widows, in event
the injury results in DEATH
Two other such measures have been
introduced in the legislature. both of
which are house bills. and have not
yet reached the senate. s. B. No. 10
was offered by Senator A. j. Writ
and assigned some time ago to the
judiciary committee.
The act comprises twenty-four print.
ed pages, and applies to virtually all
hazardous trades and occupations. The
following excerpts have been selected
from the bill TO show its bread scope
and manner of operation.
IF workman employed in such
trade or occupation receives personal
injury arising out of and in the course
of such employment, his employer
shall pay compensation in the amounts
and to the persons hereinafter speci-
fled.
"Sec. 8. Where the injury causes
death the conversation under this act
shall he as follows:
"(a) The employer shall, in addi-
ton to any other compensation, pay
the reasonable expenses of the en-
ploye's last sickness and burial, not
10 exceed 500. If the employa leaves
no dependents this shall be the only
compensation.
"(b) If the wormman (1l leaves \
widow. or (2l leaves a female unma--
Rod child under 81 wears Of age or \
male child under IS years of age. or
(3l leaves anv person or persons
wholly dependent upon him, the com
nensatiou shall be a sun equal TO 20S
times his average weekly wages; IN
no case. however. shall such sum b.
more than three THOUSAND dollars q"
less than one thousand dollars; and
the amount of anv compensation naid
under this act before death. inoludin@
any amounts paid uncer section 20,
shnlI be deducted therefrem.
(c) IF the workman doas not leave
Go widow. or f2) a female unmar-
ried child under 81 wears OF age or
male child Under IS years of age. or
f3l anv nerson or nersnns wholly Dr.
rendent uDon him. but leaves any nor-
son or persons in part denon1ent iron
him the compensation shall HI srch
norton of the amount 9avable under
paragraph (b) of this section as may
he proDortionate to the loss Of sun
port nv the said person or persons in
part dependent. II.
"'Sec. 20. At any time after the in
Jury and until the expiration OF two
weeks of incanacitv. the en1rlover. u
so requested bv the workman or "
so ordered bv the court. shall furnish
reasonable surgical, medical. and hos.
ritaI supplies, not exceeding one hun
drp1 dollars. liz.
"Sac. 81. Where the injury causes
total jnnanacitv for work the anntOr-
er. during such incapacitv and for a
npriod of ten wears knginnin" on tho
fifteenth dav Of such incapacity. shall
ray tka iHiured emplova: a weakly
conversation equal 70 one-half his
AVERAGE weekly wages. but not moro
tbon ten dollars nor less tf9n fo,lr.
do1Tors a week In No case ehall the
weekly payments continue after the
incapacity ends. In case nf an ar1.
pleva whose AVERAGE weekly waon7
are less than four dollars q week thH
weekly compensation shall be the fr1ll
amount of such average weekly
wages. In tho case of the following
Injuries the incanaoitv ca'Ised thereby
sbau Re doomed total and
"Sec. %. Who're the injury causes
pqrtial incaDacitv for work. the or7'-
rInver DURING srch iroannc'fr and for
! period Of siv veerskeeinDing on tho
fifteenth day of such incapacity, shall