Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-19

from the special committee an
| pointed to have charge of all work.
men compensation acts. came a COM
/ promise bill to the LEGISLATURE Satur-
/ DAY morning, in which the best fea-
lures of the Swift bill and the Cole
Din are incorporated. The original Cole
I OH IN general provided that the COM
pensation should be one half the ay-
I erage weekly wage for not more than
ooo weeks, while the Swift bill provid-
ca Two thirds the average weekly
! wage Tor not more than 500 weeks. The
compromise measure provides for a
payment of one half the average week.
~ wage for 500 weeks, and follows
! the swift bill in creating a commission
to settle disputes.
Cnoer the compromise bill an "em-
pioyer Is defined as any corporation,
| partnership, person or the State, coun-
ies' water districts and other quasi
municipal corporations OF a similar ma
i lure cltles and such towns as vote to
I accept the provisions of this act
Lmployee' includes every person in
/ lhe service Of another except farm
iaoorers, domestic servants, masters
VI ana seanen on vessels engaged in
/ interstate or foreign commerce per-
=. sons whose employment is but casual
ollclalS OF the State, counties cities.
/ towns or water districts and other
/ quasi municipal corporations. Police
1 men and flremen are regarded as en-
ployees.
| An asserting employer" is one who
has complied with the provisions of
the act, has filed his assent with the
commission, who shall supervise the
/ operation of the law, and has also filed
an industrial accident insurance poll
cy with the commission. This policy
shall be i'll such form as the insurance
/ commissioner Of The State approves,
which in effect guarantees the pay
inent of compensation, medical and
+ hospital service, and expense of sick
ness and burial.
Dependents shall mean members
Of the employees family or next Of
Kin wholly O. partly dependent upon
the earnings of the employee for sup
port and are: \ Wife dependent on
! her husband; a husband dependent
OF his wife; and children, either adopt
ed or step children under IS years. or
over 8 if physically or mentally in
capacitated in earning a living: com
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thai no rIacts ia ,ocoma s,,i,je., tn
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hrine hin, u,;,bir SIC nro,.ision>, .,s. -
any businees in which bo a,nnIo,.s five
or less worlfnen. The provisions Of
the act shall not appty to actions to
recover for personal injuries or for
death sustained lay employees engaged
in domestic service or agriculture. or
in cutting, hauling, rafting or driy-
ing logs. In the case of personal in :
Jury sustained hv an elnpIovce or in
case of death an asserting ernployeI'
! shall he exempt from suits either at
common law or under Sec. ., Chapt.
/ 80 of the Revised Statutes or Chapt.
/ 25S of the Public Laws of 1903. An
asserting employer instead OF filing z
copy of an insurance policy with the
! commission domestic bond