The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-04-08
PUBLIC LAWS OF THE STATE OF MAINE A. D. 1915.

with lump sum payments. entail unene
expense or undue hardshfp upon the
person entitled to compensation has
removed or 10 about to remove from
the United States. Where the commn.
tatiop Ia ordered, the Commission SHALL
a nn sns vhich viii Wit equal the tetai sum
of the probable future payments capa-
talized ut their present value upon the
basis Of interest calculated at I'VE PER
centum per annen win enn9ai rseta
pioyAr shall BE- discharueds from an
further liability on Aocount Of The m
Jury or death. and Be entitled e 3uly
executed release, upon Ming when, or
biiity Of such employer u1der ssy
agreement, award, i3ndings. or decree
shall be discharged Of record.
section 70. A commission is h4rsby
ACCIDENT a = commissicn Of tie STATE 8, 81
Maine and 1t shall consist Of three
members. The InSuraacs Commission
er and the Commissioner. Of Labor and
Ind Industry shsn = e.,cfncic nsmsers q =
appoint chairman Of this Commits
sion, who shall bei 1eqrned. In the law
and . mssntsr. Of the beE y good
standing and Who shall holA once for
ssc uzs ss% l :. E pTo
vided. shah Hold once until his sue
cessor 10 appointed and qualthed.
Such chairman Shall b. sworn. and for,
tnen1ciency. wtlfpl neglsct Of duty Or
ttcs asA h1nring b. removed from Of
nce b. IT, Governor and Council. In
esse 81 vacancy occurring through
deetA. restoration or removal Y:
Is ~so. term sSass ysss :sset
to removal e Aforesaid such chair
man shall receive Q salary Of twenty
hve hundred dollars per annum. The
other msmbeTs of the Commission
collars per annum d addition to COM
pensatton received BY them under ex-
lsting law. The members Of tho Conn
mispSoe shan also receive their actual
from their once on oflctal business.
The commission shall have . secre-l
tAry appointed and removable by II,
whose salary shall b nfteen hundred
s icMed III. sr sum ann " two .soass aoi
Lara, or 70 much thereof - 10 neces-
sary, for expert and clerical assistanAo
and other expenses In organising .
suitable sy.tem OF sdmmistr.tscn.
teen hundred sixteen, there shall b
Sup9upYtated the sum Of seven thou
sand five hundred dollars per snnum,
or such part thereof ~ L. necessary.
Tor clerical and other assistance,
witness fees end other necessary sx-
fSs commissssp shall have = seal
bssrng the xssds Ins A Act;
have its once and keep IT, records Id
the state House In Augusta, but may
hold sessions at any place Within the
State. Tho Commission shall have
ration Of Ills oct ana shall hsve the
following DoWert;
net Inconsistent With this act Or 9TH
e. laws Of the state for the purpose Of
II. 10 fssee subposnas for wit
nsoses and Subpoanao duces tecum to
cosnpel tho production Of books and
Pspsrs yelatins to any ausstioas In
III rhe Chairman Of said commits
sion 1t any hearing before him uA6er
have power 70 issue suhposaas for
q &c q sss ana
puts Sefors Nm = W1isness tess n ali al
proceedings under this oct shall b
the same ~ witnesses be1see supreme
'1 sscsiou So s.. II the employer and the
employee roach IN agreement In re-
gard to compensation under this act
nnemofAndum Of such agreement sign
q By ne sn p:Gs sns be s &. 9 CONE tine
missioner finds that such agreement u
in conformity with the provisions Of
this act. he shall approve the same
and the clerk Of the Commission shall
pose. In case the Commissioner shall
flnd that any such agreement II not IN
conformity with tho provisions OF this
act and shall refuse to approve tho
same, or II the employer and employee
70 in n - nj n
compensation under this act, either
employer or eIaployee: and when death
has RESULTED from the injury and the
dependents Of the deceased employee
superintendent thereof an,ons them b
In dispute. any person In interest. may
file In the Office Of the Commission Z
petition setting forth the names and
r sidsnces Of the parties the fscts re-
Of tho injury, the cause. extent ana
character OF the injury and the knowi-
edge Of the employer or notice Of the
occurrence OF the injury. and. II IN
the parties which had been approved
by the Commissioner, the form Of such
agreement and such other facts as may
be necessary and proper Tor the de-
terminatio. Of the matter In dispute,
and the claims Of the petitioner with
reference thereto.
Section ~. Within four days after
the Ming Of the petition. = copy there
OF attested by the clerk Of the Com
mission shAll be mailed by said clerk.
postage prepaid. to the other parties
named in the petition. % notice be
given in such other manner ~ the
e. s W,ssis ssn a.v. after
the Ming OF such petition. all the other
parties Interested In opposition to the
petition she'll file IN answer to said
petition and furnish copy thereof to
state the claims OF the oppohents with
reference to the matter In dispute ~
disclosed by the petition. The Chair