The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-04-08

ton at common law, or under tho statz
utes above referred to, to recover dam
ages for personal injuries. ANY EN-.
ployee,. or the parent or guardian Of
any any MINOR employee, who has given no.
right of action at common law, or IN
der the statutes above referred to. NAV
waive such claim by a, notice In writing
the delivery to the employer or his
agent. 'F
Section, s. No compensation shall be
allowed for the injury or death of an
injury or death was occasioned BY. his
wilful intention to bring about the in
jury or death OF himself or of another
or that the same resulted from his In
toXlcatlon while on duty. This proyi-
sion as to intoxication shall not apply,
if the employer knew or in the exer-
else Of ordinary care might have known
that the employee was intoxicated or
intoxicated while on duty.
Section 9. No compe -
as provided by section ten OF this act
sshall be paid under this act for any
employee for period of at least two
weeks from earning full wages, but, if
such incapacity extends beyond the Pc
Rod OF two weeks, compensation shall
jury.
Section 10. During the first two
weeks after the injury the employer
shall furnish reasonable medical ana
they are needed. but the amount of
the charge for such services and medi-
clnes shall not exceed the sum of thirty
dollars, unless in case Of major surgi-
cal operations being required. and the
employer and employee being unable
to agree upon the same. the amount to
be allowed for such medical services
or medicines shall be flxed by the COM
mission natjfion nv oifhar ovtx-
setting forth the facts.
Section IL. If an employee who has
not given notice of his claim of COM
mon law or statutory rights OF action
or who has given such notice and has
waived the same, as provided in sec
tions seven of this act, receives a per-
sona1 injury by accident arising out of
and in the course of his employment,
he shall be paid compensation as here
matter provided, by the employer who
shall have elected to become subject
to the provisions of this act.
Section IL. II death results from
the injury. the employer shall pay the
dependents of the employee wholly de-
pendent upon his earnings for support
at the time of his injury a weekly pay
weekly wages earnings, or salary, but
not more than ten dollars nor less than
four dollars a week, for period Of
three hundred weeks from the date of
the injury; provided, however, that if
the dependent of the employee to whom
the compensation shall be payable upon
his death is the widow OF such en-
ton thereafter payable under this act
shall be paid to the child or children
of the deceased employee, including
adopted and >step-children, under the
bat physically or mentally incapacitated
from earning, are dependent upon the
widow at the time of her death. In
case there is more than one child thus
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divided equally among them. If the
employee leaves dependents only partly
dependent upon his earnings for support
at the time of his injury. the employer
of three hundred weeks from the date
of the injury weekly compensation
equal to the same proportion of the
weekly payments herein provided for
the benefit of persons wholly dependent
on the amount contributed annually by
the employee to such partial depend
ents bears to the annual earnings of
the deceased at the time of injury.
made to an injured employee before his
death. the compensation to dependents
shall begin from the date Of the last
tinue more than three hundred weeks
yided, however that if the deceased
leaves no dependents at the time of the
BILE to pay compensation under this act
except as specifically provided in sec
ton thirteen of this act.
Section l3 If the employee dies as
a result of the injury, leaving no de-
pendents at the time. of the injury, the
employer shall pay, in addition to any
compensation provided for in this act,
ness and burial, which shall not ex
coed two hundred dollars.
Section "A. While the incapacity for
work resulting from the injury is to-
fal ,-I,o1 s,,I-,
employee a weekly compensation equal
to one-half his average weekly wages.
earnings or salary, but not more than
ten dollars nor less than four dollars
riod covered by such compensation be
greater than five hundred weeks from
the date of the injury, nor the amount
more than three thousand dollars. In
purposes of this act, be conclusively
presumed that the injury resulted in
permanent total disability, to wit: The
total and irrevocable loss of sight in
both eyes, the loss of both feet at or
above the ankle, the loss of both hands
at or above the wrist, the loss of one
hand and one foot, an injury to the
spine resulting in permanent and COM
plete paralysis of the legs or arms, and
an injury to the skull resulting in in
durable imbecility or insanity.
6 Sseton r. While sI the inea9scty for
jured employee a weekly Compensation
equal to one-half the difference be-
tween his average weekly wages earn
i il or salary, before the injury and the
salary which he is able to earn there
after, but not more than ten dol
lars week; and in no case shall the
period covered by such compensation
be greater than three hundred weeks
from the date of the injury.
Section 49, In cases included in the
following schedule the disability in each
such case shall be deemed to be total
for the period specified and after such
specified period. If there be partial in
injury specified, the employee shall re-
ceive compensation while such partial
1ncapacity continues under the provi-
sions of section fifteen. but in no case
shall compensation continue more than
three hundred weeks after the injury.
The compensation to be paid for the in
juries hereinafter specified shall be as
follows. to wit:
For the loss of a thumb, one-half
the average weekly wages during fifty
weeks.
For the loss Of the first finger. COM
monty called the index finger, one-half
the average weekly wages during thirty
weeks.
For the loss of the second finger, one
half the average weekly wages during
twenty-five weeks
For the loss Of the third finger, one
half the average weekly wages during
eighteen weeks.
For the loss Of the fourth finger, COM
monty called the little finger. one-half
the average weekly wages during fifteen
weeks.
The loss Of the first phalange OF the
thumb or Of any finger, shall be con-
sidsred to be equal to the loss Of one