The Nome daily nugget., 1915-07-22
Employer.

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 within the time fixed by said notice
 file his or their claim in writing witt
 such District Court, which said clain
 shall be verified by the oath of tb,
 claimant or claimants, or someon,
 authorized thereto in his or her ol
 their behalf, and shall set up the fact,
 relied upon as a basis for the claim. ants or claimants claim to such com.
 pensation under this Act Two Q,
 more claimants may join in the same
 lciaim or may file separate claims A copy of each claim so filed shall bt served upon the employer, who shal have twenty days, from and after the tune such copy has been so served to file an answer thereto Such answer
 may be admit, or deny, the facts set
 up in said claim either in whole or in
 part, or may set up any other defense thereto And any and all claimants
 shall have the right within twenty (20) days from and after the date as fixed in the published notice within which claims may be filed. to file an answer thereto admitting or denying the same
 either in whole or in part, or setting
 up any defense whatsoever to the al- lowance of such claim. The Court may, in it's discretion and in furtherance of justice allow the parties to amend the claims or answers filed.
 Section Ia. The Court shall upon the application of the employer or any
 claimant fix date for a hearing upon the claim or claims so filed, which date shall be not less than thirty (3O) days later than the date fixed in the publish ed notice for the filing of such claims The hearing may be continued at any time by the Court for good cause shown as in other cases. Upon the date set for hearing or at any time prior thereto. the employer or any claimant. who shall have filed his claim. as herein provided, may ask for jury to try ifiu uettIIiliIe any lSSnt or lSSneS of fact arising upon any of the claims and answers so filed. If no jury is demanded. as above provided. q inr' shall be deemed to have been waived, and the trial of all the issues raised shall proceed before the judge of the Court as in other cases. Upon trial. whether before the Court or jury proofs shall be offered by the claimant or claimants in support of his her q" this Act in the same manner thet proof is heard and received up on the trial of other civil cases. The Court shall also hear and receive such proof as may be offered by the employer touching the right of any or all of the claimants to compensation under this Act and the fact that such employer has deposited the sum aforesaid, or the bond as herein provided for, shall not be construed as an admission against such employer.
 Upon such trial evidence shall be received in accordance with the rules of evidence touching any issue of fact raised as herein before provided. The order of proof shall rest in the dis erection of the Court, but such discre- ton shall be so exercised as to give all parties a full, fair and complete hear ing Upon the conclusion of such trial the Court shall, in all cases tried before the Court without jury. make written Findings of Fact based upon the evidence before him.. And in all cases tried before a jury the jury shall determine any and all issues of fact under instruction from the Court as in other cases. Upon the filing of Court, or such verdict rendered by the jury, the Court shall, unless new trial is granted, enter judgment in herewith.
 Section 16. If no claim on the part of any dependent be filed with the District Court within the time specified by the notice above referred to. or, if such claim or claims be filed and it appear from the findings of the Court or the verdict of the jury, that none of the claimants is entitled to com- pensation under this Act. then the sum deposited by the employer, less the cost of publishing the notice above provided for and the filing, trial and other fees of Court in connection with such proceeding. shall be returned to the employer. in cases where such sum was deposited as above provided. and the bond shall be declared void and the sureties thereon exonerated in those cases where a bond was deposited upon the payment by the employer of the filing. trial and other fees of Court and the cost of publishing the notice, as herein provided.