Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-05

+ouns az vote to accept the provisions
- th;s act and If employer Is insured,
n includes the insurer unless lhe con-
trary intent is apparent irV iti me ne oUn-
text or 1t is incohsisleh. "iA 'n@ P"'-
noses of this act .o,.,, o..
II Employee shall inciude every
person in the service OF another under
pn u contract Of hire, express or irH-
any a1isd oo oral or written, except: (a) farm
iahorers: (b) domestic servants tc)
,nasters of and seamen on vessels en-
gagged in interstate S or iore agIovr con-
- hmt casual, or is not in the usual
Course Of the trade. business, PROBES
sion or occupation OF ms empower tel
officials Of the State, counties, cities,
tnwns Or water districts and other quasi
n Janp Policemen and firemen shall
be, be d IF qS,a act t. however. any police
Van or fireman claims compensation
under this act. there shall be deductsn
from such compensation any sun whicy
Snn NAV be entitled to receive Tor an
tension or other benefit fund to which
fhe State or municipal BODY may con-
- has been injured shall, when tie
ern,oyee is dead, also include his legal
REPRESENTATIVES, dependents and other
persons to whom compensation may bo
p" III Asserting employer" shall in
clude ali employers who have complied
with the provisions OF section SIX here
Of and to wh ssction has been issg.G
hit only so long as such certificate IT,
mains in force. ,, ,,, - !,
of the State of Maine. Commission"
shall mean the industrial accident
commission created by section twenty
nine hereof.
policy" shall mean a policy III such
form as the insurance commissioner OF
the State of Maine approves issued ny
any stock or mutual casualty INSURANCE
companv that may be now or hereafter
authorized to do business II TINS STATE
which i'll substance and el1ect Eua!ai-
medical and hospital services, and e2-
pense of sickness and burial htfe!h pTU-
vided for. III such instaliments' al such
time or times. and 10 such person er
persons and upon Such conuItloAS as
in This act provided. WheneNer pol D.
lev or certificate OF renewal thefe2i IS
filed as herein provided, a copy o. such
poIicy certified by the insurance com-
r,nissiouor of the State of Maine Q! lAs
IDENTITY. shall be admissible as evidence
i'm any legal proceeding wherein liz
original would be admissible.
VI insurance company snail mean
any casualty insurance COMPANY a.
thorized to do business il the Stats
of Maine, which MAY issue policies COLI
graph next preceding Nhenetei II ,h.s
Act relating to procedure the words III.
sLrance company is used, II small be
held to apply only IT, case II "a ,o.i
policy instead of furnishing Satlsiag-
tory proof of his ability |" pay con-
pensations and dement's hereinafter pro-
yided direct to his employees.
VII. Representatives may include
executors. administrators. ana tllc de-
pendents OF deceased employees Pay
ments may be made to depelutnts o.
rectly. or to executors OF admlnlstr"-
tors If payments are made /" t'ie
latter, they shall tortnwlth pay the
same to the dependents H. the SAME
are hereinafter deilueG.
VIII dependents shall meaa
members OF the employee fanny ~
next of kin, who are wholly Or party
dependent upon the earnings of the en-
plovce for support At TIN time ot tae
injury. The following persons shal. he
conclusivciy presumed In be wholly de-
pendent Tor support upon deceased
tal ! wife upon a husband win
whom she lives or from whom str Was
living apart Tor justIfla bic cause oF
whom she is dependent at the time o.
the accident,
o. a husband upon a wife with
whom he lives. OF upon whom he - be-
pendent Al the time OF the accident
Co A child or children. 1ucIuulhs
adopted and step-children under the age
of eighteen years tor over sdlo "-t
but physically or mentally incapaCltditt
from earnlng) upon the parent WIFE
whom he is or they are living, or upoA
whom he is or thew are dependent
the time oi the dealt of said pare
There being no surviving dcpene
parent. IL case there Is more than -
child thus dependent, the compensation
shall be divided equally among them
In all cases questions OF entire o.
partial dependency shall be determined
i'll accordance with the tact, as the lac
fryoN.4 IN
lulE. IN sucn other cases II there
more than one person wholly deren!@i
the compensation snail DC diHiatd
equally among them, and persohs
no part thereof during the period
which compensation is paid I" persons
wholly dependent. Ii there Is aHyom
wholly dependent and more than oae
person partly dependent, the compf&
sation shall he divided among then ar
corGing to- the relative extent Of lAeG
dependency If dependent il Al allen
residing outside of the United STATES
or Of the dominion OF Canada. lhe con-
pensation paid TO any such depeNaeA.
shall be one-half that hereinafter pre-
yided i'll case of the death OF al en-
*. Average weekly wages. tsFH-
ings or salary" of an injured employee
shall be computed as follows;
ta) If the injured employee has
worked i'll the same employment ~
which he was working at the time d
the accident. whether 10Y tnc same CIV
ployer or not, during substantially Tie
whole of the year immediately precer
ing his injury, his average WeesN
wages shall be three hundred time
the average daily wages, earnings
salary which he has earned III Su&
employment during the days when .
employed and working the number q
hours constituting a full working "a,
in such employment, divided by nfN
two But where the employee Is en-
ployed regularly during the ordina!
working hours concurrentiy by two
more employers, for one of whom u
works at one time and for another
works at another time. his "aVerag
weekly wages" shall be computed as
the wages, earnings or Salary receive
by him from all such employers wef'
wages, earnings or salary earned IN IN
employment of the employer for WhoS
he was working at the time of tE
accident.
OBJ IL the injured employee has nh
so worked in such employment duTN
substantially the whole of such IN
mediately preceding year, his AVE-
age weekly wages" shall be three huI'
dred times the average weekly wages
earnings or salary which an employe
of the same class working substantial
ly the whole of such Immediately pre-
ceding year in the same or SirillS
employment. in the same or a neigh5of
ing place has earned in such emp0l
ment during the days when so en-
ploved and working the number o.
hours constituting a full working a.
In Snch er1rfoyrncnt divided ny MY