The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-11


 payments, shall be half of the pre- vioue average weekly earnings of the injured employees for the terms re- spectively indicated, but in no case more than $d0 or less than $5 weekly
 Gal for the loss of one arm at or above the elbow, or the complete and permanent loss of the use of one arm POS weeks; (b) for the loss of one hand at or above the wrist, or the complete and permanent loss or the
 use of one hand, 156 weekss (c) for the loss of one leg at or above the knee, or the complete and permanent loss of the use of one leg, 1S2 weeks; (d0 for the loss of one foot at above the ankle, or the complete and permanent loss of the use of one foot, 130 weeks; (e1 for the complete and permanent loss of hearing in both
 ears, 156 weeks; (f) for the complete and permanent loss of hearing In one ear, fifty-two weeksi (g) for the complete and permanent loss of sight in one eye, or the reduction to one-tenth of normal vision, with glasses, in one eye, 1O4 weeks; (h) for the loss of thumb, or the com p1ete and permanent loss of the use of a thumb, thirty eight weeks; Q@ for the loss of a first. finger or great toe. or the completa and permanent loss of the use Of a first finger or at great toes thirty-eight weekss CD for the loss of second finger, or the use of a second finger, thirty weeks; a third finger, twenty-five weeks; a
 fourth finger, twenty weeks; 1lx1 for the loss, or loss of the use of any toe except the great toe, thirteen weeks. The loss, or loss of the use of one phalanx of a thumb shall be con- strued as half the loss of the thumb. The loss, or loss of the use of, one phaIanx of g. finger shall be con
 strued as one-third the loss Of the
 finger, and the loss. or loss of the use of. two pI1alangsS of a. finger, as two.
 thirds of the finger. The loss of the greater part of phalanx shall be construed as the loss of the phalanx,
 Sec. T. strike out section 75, and
 Insert in lieu thereof the following: Revision of Awards.
 Any award Of or voluntary agree l ment concerning comp ensation made under this act shall be subject to modification upon request of either l procedure for original determinations whenever 1t shall appear to the com pensat1on commissioners that the in capacity fof an injured employee has Increased, decreased, or ceased, or that the measure of dependence on account Of which the compensation is 1 paid, has changed, or that changed conditions of fact have arisen, which necessdtate a change of such agree
 nent or award in order to properly
 carry out the spirit of this acts in addition to thes foregoing the com- mission shall have the same power l to open up and modify an award as any court of the state has to open and modify its Judgment
 Sec. 8. Amend Section 21 to read as follows:
 Claims for Conrensation. ! under this act shall be maintained
 unless a written notice of claims for compensation is made within one year from the date Of the injury i Such notice shall date In ordinary Language, the date. place, and nature
 Of the injured employee, and the person iu whose interest compensa-
 ton is claimed. Notices may be serv- ed ir the same manner as notice of with drawal from the provfsi ons of Part B of this act, and in case Of Iseither by any one of the dependents under this act or by the legal repre- sentative of the deceased employee; but where there has been hearing or a written request for a hearing or an assignment for hearing within one year from the date of the injury or where a voluntary agreement has been submitted within Said period of T one year, no want of such notice of claim shall be a bar to the rnainte- nance or proceedings and in no case IshaH any defect. or inaccuracy Of
 such notice Of claim be a bar to the maintenance of proceedings unless
 the employer shall show that he was ignorant of the injury and was pre- I judiced thereby. Upon satisfactory l judice, the employer shall receive # Allowance to the extent of such pre- 5ud5ce. Within one week after the receipt by an employee of such notice
 of claim for compensation he shall ireport the substantial facts of said notice to the commissioner.
 Sec. 9. Amend section 22 by strik- Ting out all of said section beginning 1 with the words severy agreement
 thus approved. and insert in lieu I thereof the following:
 Every agreement thus approved
 shall be filed where possible in the + office of the clerk of the superior I court for the county in which the in jury occurreds otherwise in the office I Of the clerk of the superior court for
 eomrnissi oner making the award is IIocated- A copy of such agreement
 shall be retained by the commisEi on- sl CT, and copies delivered to each of sl the parties, and thereafter it shall be
 as binding on both parties an award by the commissioner.
 Sec 10. Amend Section 25 by
 striking out the last three works of
 said section, and inserting in lieu thereof the words, tfn whose interest
 said witnesses are subpoenaed.
 Sec IL Amend Section z6 by add ing thereto the following:
 If the injury occurred outside the
 state and under such circumstances as to authorize an award. under the provisions hereof then the original I award may be filed in the office of the clerk of the superior court, in
 the county in which the injured em- ployee had his residence at the time of such injury.
 I Sec 12. Amend Section IT by