The Nome daily nugget., 1915-07-19
WORkMENS COMPENSATION
 LAW.
CHAPTER 71. s. B. No, 47.

lnlS terfltOfy, ana the compensation
 to designated beneficiaries where
 such injuries result in death, defin-
 ing and regulating the liability of
 employers to their employees in con
 nection with such industry, and re-
 pealing all acts and parts of acts in
 conflict with this Act.
 Be 1t Enacted by the Legislature of the
 Territory of Alaska:
 Section l. Any person or persons, partnership, joint stock company, as- sociation or corporation employing five or more employees in connection with mining operations carried on in this Territory, who shall not have given to reject the provisions of this act in the manner hereinafter provided or who having given such notice shall prior to the time that an employee is injured, as hereinafter provided, shall be liable to pay compensation, in ac- cordance with the schedule herein adopted to each of his, her, their or it's employees who receives a personal in- jury by accident arising out of and in the course of his or her employment, or to the beneficiaries named herein, as the same are hereinafter designated and defind, in all cases where the em- ployee shall be so injured and such injuries shall result in his or her death, provided. the employee so injured had not prior to the time of being so in- jured, given notice of his or her elec- tion to reject the provisions of this Act in the manner hereinafter pro- Nided or having given such notice, had, prior to such time. waived the same in the manner hereinafter pro- Nided.
 The compensation to which such em- nloyee so injured or in case of his or her death. if death results from such injury. such beneficiares shall be en- titled, and for which such employer shall be legally liable. shall be as fol- lows:
 tA) In the event of the death of any such employee resulting from such in- jury. where such employee at the time of his death was married, his widow shall be entitled to receive the sum of Three Thousand ($3,O0O.OO) Dollars
 OB) In those cases where such mar ried employee had children under the nf ui of his death. his widow shall be en- titled to receive in addition to the sum specified, the sum of Six Hundred t$G00.00) Dollars for each child under the age of sixteen G6) years which such employee left at the time of his decease, but not to exceed in all the sum of Six Thousand CSC 6,O0OOO) Dol lars.
 co In those cases where such em- ployee left either father or mother, or both dependent upon him for support Six Hundred ($6O0OO) Dollars shall be paid to such father or mother or both, in addition to the sum provided for and made payable to the widow. In no case, however. is the total sum to be paid hereunder to exceed the sum of Six Thousand ($6,OOO.OO) and the pay ments to which the widow and chl- dren may be entitled shall be first paid out of said sum of Six Thousand t$6,000O0) Dollars.
 (D) In those cases where such de- ceased employee was unmarried at the time of his or her death survived by either his or her father or mother who was at the time of his or her death de- pendent upon him or her for support. sum of One Thousand Two Hundred $i.2O0.OO) Dollars.
 (Is) Where such deceased employee was survived by his or her father and mother both dependent upon him or her for support at the time of his or her death, such father and mother de- pendent upon him or her for support, shall be paid the sum of One Thousand Two Hundred &l,200.00) Dollars each.
 lF) In those cases where such de- ceased employee was widower at the time of his death, but left one or more minor orphan children. there shall be paid the sum of Three Thousand ($3,000.00) Dollars, and the further sum of Six Hundred $600.00) Dollars for each orphan child under the age of Sixteen (16) years. provided the total amount paid shall not exceed Six Thousand ($6,0OO.OO) Dollars; and the judge of the probate court of the pre- cinct wherein such accident or injury occurred, shall appoint guardian, for all of said children, who shall be en- titled to, and who shall be paid. the