The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-04-08

n nellars Per annum IN addition t. com
istlng law. The members Of the com;
necessary cash expenses while away
rom their. office on. official business.
T., me commission shall haye 2 secra-
tary appointed and removable by It
dollars per snnum. Il Il shall Be allowed
me sum of two thousand dollars, or so
much thereof as Is Necessary. Tor ex-
pert and clerical assistance and other
en Of rem ana asl
January nrst. nineteen hundred sixteen,
mere shall be appropriated the sum OF
seven thousand five. hundred dollars per
essary. for clerical and other assist
ance' travelling, expenses, physicians
ana witness fees and other necessary
expenses.
Ihe commission shall have seal
ESearlng the words Industrial Accident
rs u office and keep it's records in the
State House in Augusta, but may hold
s sessions at any place within the State
ne commission shah have general s,l-
peTVls1on over the administration OF
this act and shall have the following
powers:
]. To make rules. and regulations not
inconsistent with this act or other laws
~ sAlO otdlc lOF Lie purpose VI C6tI4 y LII
out the provision hereof
II. 70 issue subpoenas for witnesses
ana subpoenas duees tecum to compel
the production of books and papers re-
iaung to any questions in dispute be-
fore it. -,
III The chairman of said commits
sion at any hearing before him under
the provisions of this act, shall also
have power to issue subpoenas for wit
nesses and subpoenas duces tecum tC
,otf 81 Hoo he, ~, RI 40,
pers relating to any matters in dispute
before him. Witness. fees in all pro.
ceedings under this act shall be the
same as witnesses before supreme ju-
dicia1 courts.
Section 30. If the employer and the
employee reach an agreement in regard
to compensation under this act a memo
randum of such agreement signed by
the parties shall be filed in the Office
OF the commission If the commits
conformity with the provisions of this
act, he shall approve the same and the
clerk of the commission shall record
1t in q book kept for that purpose. Ir
case the commissioner shall find that
any such agreement is not in conform
ity with the provisions of this act anc
shall refuse to approve the same, or ii
the employer and employee fail to reach
an agreement in regard to compensation
under this act, either employer or EN-
ployee; and when death has resulted from.
the injury and the dependents of the
deceased employee entitled to compen
OF among them is in dispute, any per
son in interest, may file in the office OF
the commission a petition setting forth
the names and residences Of the parties
the facts relating to the employment at
the time of the injury, the cause, extent
and character of the injury and the
knowledge of the employer or notice OF
the occurrence of the injury, and. if an
ant ho6
the parties which had not been approved
by the commissioner, the form of such
agreement and such other facts as may
be necessary and proper for the deter
mlnatlon of the matter in dispute, and
shall state the matter in dispute and the
claims of the petitioner with reference
thereto.
Section 81. Within four days after the
ming OF the petition, copy thereof at
shall be mailed by said clerk '' postage
prepaid, to the other parties named in
tine petition, or notice be given in such
other manner as the commission may
determine.
e, Section n4 g. 81, Within ten days after the
ties Interested in opposition to the petit
ton shall file an answer to said petition
and furnish copy thereof to the peti-
toner. which answer shall state the
CLAIMS OF the opponents with reference
to the matter in dispute as disclosed by
the petition. The chairman of said com.
mission may grant further time fo1
nling answer and allow amendments tc
posing such petition does not file an an.
sWer within the time limited, the hearing
pantv be ae n nRgn e petition #
ability, either. parent Or a guardian, O,
guardian ad Item for such infant q,
person under disa ability may file the pc.
tis srt or answer n REQUIRED by this section
then be referred to the chairman of said
commission, who shall fix a time for
nearing upon the request Of either party
upon a three days notice given to the
in the town where the accident occurred
unless the claimant shall in writing re.
quest that it be. held in some other place
Section "a. If from the petition and
answer there appear to be facts in dis.
putee, the chairman of the commission al
shall then hear such witnesses as NAV
be presented by each party, or by agree.
men M the claims of both parties as to the
attidavits. From the evidence thus fur II.
nlshed the chairman shall, in a summary
manner, decide the merits of the contro.
versy: His decision, together with a
findings of fact and rulings of law an flf
any other matters pertinent to the cues.
tons raised at the hearing, shall be-
MED in the office of the commission, and
a copy thereof certified by the clerk OF
parties interested. His decision In the
absence of fraud, upon all questions OF
fact shall be final
Any party in interest may present cop.
les certified by the clerk of said com.
mission of any order or decision of The
commission or of it's chairman, or of any
memorandum of agreements approved
py the commissioner, together with al
papers in Connection Herewith, to the
clerk of courts for the county in which
justice of the supreme judicial cour1
shall render a decree in accordance
herewith and notify all the parties
Such decree shall have the same effect
and all proceedings in relation thereto
shail thereafter be the same as though
rendered in suit in equity duly heard
ana determined by said court. excep,
there shall be no appeal therefrom upon
questions of fact found by said commits.
sion or Its chairman, or where the decree
is based upon a memorandum of agree
ment approved by the commissioner
Gpon any appeal therefrom the proceed.
equity procedure and the law court may
after consideration, reverse or modify
any decree made by a justice, based
upon an erroneous ruling or finding Of
decree based upon any order or decision
OF the commission or of it's chairman, OF
upon any memorandum of agreement
approved by the commissioner, which
has not been certified and presented tc
the court within ten days after the no.
tice of the fling thereof by the commits.
sion or its chairman. Upon the presen.
tation to 1t of certified copy of any
decision of the chairman of the commits
sion terminating. diminishing, inereas-
Ing or modifying any payments under
the provisions Of section thirty-six, OF
under any decision of said chairman O,
any agreement approved by the COM
missioner the court Sh2ll revoke OF