The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-04-08

tiles or a bond. as the Commission may
determine. such bond to run to the
office in such sum as said Commission
may determine and shall be conditional
upon the faithful performance of all
the payment Of com pensations and
benefits to any injured employee. In
case of cash being deposited 1t shall
Treasurer and the accumulation of in.
terest on said cash or securities SO dee
posted shall be paid to the employer
esef hns s the msy h sn,
time in their discretion deny to an AS
senting employer the right to continue
In the exercise of the option granted
III. Upon the Ming of such assent
and complying with the provisions of
paragraphs I or II of this section. the
ployer a certificate stating that such
employer has conformed to the pro-
visions of this act and setting forth
the date on which the policy filed un-
cate thus issued shall remain in full
force until the date of the expiration
Of such policy. or until Withdrawn as
employer asserting under paragraph
ii shall notify the Com missioner that
he wfthdraws his assent or hles an
tns ssdar sse 50 Dss IN R "
~. Subject to the approval OF the
mmission any employer may Com
tinue with his employees In lieu Of tho
by this act the system of compensa-
ton. benefit or insurance which was
used by such employer on the first day
stitute system shall be approved un-
less 1t confers benefits upon injured
employees at least equivalent to tho
benefits provided by this act Motif it
ployees. unless 1t confers BENEFITS in
addition to those provided under this
act at least commensurate with such
tenn may be terminated by the Com
mission on reasonable notice and hear
Ing to the interested parties II IL shall
appear that the same is not fairly ad;;
disclose latent defects threat9nins It's
solvency, or IL for any substantial
reason it fails to accomplish the pur-
Is authorized to substitute a plan un-
der the provisions of this section shall
give his employees notice thereof In
form to be prescribed by the Com
proved shall be filed with the Commits
sion. -
" A notice in such form as the
employer has conforrned to the pro-
visions of this act and the date Of tho
expiration of the policy lled. together
ms onea .ns BE- as as S nv
the employer and kept posted by him
at some place In each of his mills. fac
tories or place OF business, conspicu-
For wflful failure to post such notices,
the employer shall be subject to a PEN
atty OF ten dollars per day for every
covered by complaint or Indictment.
Such failure to SO post notices shall
not. however. affect the rights or liza
bilities of the employer or the en-
Section 7. An employee Of an en-
ployer who shall have elected to be-
come subject TO the provisions of this
act as provided in section six of this
right of action at com mon law to re-
cover damages for personal injuries;
also under section nine of chapter
ter two hundred fifty-cight OF the pub
lie laws Of nineteen hundred nine, If
he shall not have given his employer
at the time of his contract of hire
notice in writing that he claimed such
right, and within ten days thereafter
have filed = copy thereof with the
Commission or, If the contract of hire
elected, if the employee shall not have
given the said notice and filed tho
same with said commission within ten
days after notice by the employer. as
such waiver shall cont inue In force for
the term of one year, and thereafter
without further act on his part, for
successive terms of one year. each,
unless such employee shall at least
sixty days prior to the expiration OF
such first or any succeeding year. file
with the said commits Sioner a notice
in writing to the effect that he desires
TO claim his said right of action at
common law and within ten days
thereafter shall give notice thereof 10
his employer minor working at an
age illegally permitted under the laws
of this State shall be deemed sui juris
for the purpose of this act and no 9TH
or person shall have any cause OF ac-
ton or right to compe hsation for an
as expressly provided in this act: but
il said minor shall have a parent EV-
ing or guardian. such parent or
guardian. rs the case may be may give
the notice and file copy Of the same
as herein provided by this section, and
same manner that adult employees are
bound under the provisions of this act.
In case no such notice liz given. such
minor shall be held to have waived his
right of action at comm on law. or I'M
der the statutes above referred to. to
recover damages for personal injuries.
Any employee, or the parent or
guardian of any minor employee. who
has given notice to the employer that
he claimed his right of action at COM
mon law, or under the statutes above
referred to, may waive such claim by
a notice in writing which shall take
effect five days after the delivery to
the employer or his agent.
Section 8. No compensation shall
be allowed for the injury or death of
an employee where 1t is proved that
his injury or death was occasioned by
injury or death of himself or of an
other or that the same resulted from