The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-26
STA 1lE ORhLlllElN, IS
COMPENSA 1IOzV law

1vest virrinia,s workn,en,s comner ID :
ton law Il snnarior n, That resisng ,,' ~,
f3c stafnte hocke ~ 'an nv, nthsr ss.t ~
II n deceased emnlove no ,,nder Inc M.
|ace AZ 81 ana NM, rid a. anS Ia ~
q dependent father. or mother. the fati,-
q, or Il there be no father the mother.
shall be entitled to q payment OF fifty
per cent OF the average weekly wages
not to exceed q maximum OF SO q week.
to continue until the empIoye would
have been 81 years Of age. or until
the death Of the dependent II II oc-
ours before. the employe would have
been n years Of age.
II the deceased employe leave Wild
pM OF invalid widower the payment
shall be $50 per month until the death
OF re-marriage OF such widow or Wild
over, and, in addition, IS per month
for each child under the age at which,
he or she may be lawfully employed in
any industry, to be paid until such
child reaches that age. 1t Is further
provided that the total payment shall
not exceed $35 per month. ~
II the deceased iemploye be q widow
OF a. " Hoover and leave q child or
children under 10 years. the. payment
( shall be no per month to each child
until the age OF 10. The total payment
N any case Is not to exceed $50 per
month.
No sum shall be paid to a widow or
widower who shall have been living
separate or have been Abandoned BY
the employe for twelve months next
preceding the injury, and who shall
not have been supported by him or
her during such time.
Payments may be made In such per-
iodica1 installmentsl as may seem best
t. the commissioner in each case. Q
Any person, firm or corporation
knowingly failing to make report or
to perform any. duty. required by tho
commissioner within the time speci.
ned shall be guilty Of a -misdemeanot
and upon conviction shall be punish-
ed by fine OF not more than $4,000.
False reports are. to he punished nm.
der laws governing perjury.
Any, person who shall knowinelv se.
cure or attempt 10 sec,,rei larger con.
pensation. or eomnensation far Long ,,
ers term that he IL entitled IN shall Ia
deemed guilty Of a smisaem ssnor and
mon conviction shaIl he f,ned not ~ -
exceed s5f,f,. ~ imnrisnnn ant not ~
ceedine twelve months. ar both and
, shan cease tn ,receiye any coInnensa.
ton from the fund Emnlovers AMI.
ject to this ACT -who are n smf,,cient
financial responsibilities. To insS,ys tha
.nayment az icomnenaaiion, mr. en,n,ov.
ers Of such financiai resnonsihiiitx
Who maintain their -own benef,ts r,nd.
az svstems AZ com nans,t ion Ia ,,,t .
their emnloves ara not sre,m,rsd1 ~.
permitfed IN contribute or snch sr,.
niovers ne sbsfi synrr,sh hond ~. a.ha,.
s ssc,,ritv a ins,,.a .,,as y. o.uo.
elect II; nav -individmai,p snd a,..a ars
( an from s,,ch hanef,t f,,rds
All nersons IN Tho service =, ar,-
pioyers for the nnrnose NJ carry,ne ~, nm
Tie INDUSTRY or cuisines. In ,ri,,ct
{ they are engaged are emnIovea w,thin
{ the meaning AZ .the act The AT docs
not anpIv IN domestic mr. agricritn,aI
service. traveiinr salesman emrInyes
a. any emnlover emninyaS .rhc,iv
without the state M memhers ~ q
firm. officer. manager snnar;tanSant
Or RESTRAINTS ar their denntis. sra
deemed employees nv the All
Industries are diyided into c,o..a.
Coal mines. inc,nding their tnn,ss
power. lirht. heatinr and yartiiatin
nlants trsmways ns,. aa . ,sns.a. ans
sidinss. and aeeessory and an1,,,ar a
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