The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-14
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 Section J. It shall be unlawful for any employer whether person, co- partnership. or corporation. employing more than three hundred men, to col. lect, hold out or otherwise deduct from an employees wage any sum whatever for hospital dues or medical attendance, except pursuant to- and i in conformity with the provisions of this act
 Section 9 Any employer desiring to provide hospital, surgical and med teal attendance for his employees at the expense. in whole or in part, of such employees, may collect from each employee not more than one dollar and fifty cents per month, or a pro- ! porsionate part Of such sum for q fraction of month for hospital and medical attendance. Such sum may be collected each calendar month from the wages of any employee, and such sums shall monthly as soon as col lected be paid to some doctor whose duty 1t shall be to provide hospital and medical attendance to any em- ployee of such employer who shall be- come in need of such service while in the employ of such employer, as l. hereinafter provided. Such doctor shall be elected by the employees semi annually at an election held for that purpose. and at which all of the employees shall have opportunity, by secret ballot, to express their choice freely without intimidation. Such cleo tion shall be arranged for and at least fifteen days public notice there. of shall be given. by the employer. At such election the Australian sys- tenn shall be followed as near as prac- ticable. The ballot shall be provided by the employer, and one which shall be printed. in alphabetical order, the name of the several candidates. The choice Of the voter shall be indicated by a cross (X) opposite the name ofI the candidate.
 Section 8. Any physician and sur geon lawfully entitled to practice med. icine and surgery in the Territory ofI Alaska shall be entitled to have his name placed upon the ballot provided he submits in writing to the employer a request therefor and files with such employer a bond ip the sum of fit teen hundred dollars. conditioned up- on the faithful performance Of his du- ties should he be elected as doctor of such employees. Such bond shall run to the employer, and be executed by at least two individual sureties, who each under oath. shall justify in the sum of fifteen hundred dollars. or by a surety company duly authorized to do business as such in the Territory. !
 Any employee who iails 10 receive 1 the hospital surgical or medical at ! tendance he is entitled to from each | doctor may bring legal action on such bond in his own name (and in case of his death. his legal representatives may bring such actionl against the doctor and sureties for Che damages sustained.
 Section 4. It shall be the duty of the physician so elected to enter up. on the duties as doctor of such em- ployees within two months after such | election. and he shall hold such of- flee for the term of six months. Dur ing such term he shall receive from the employer whatever sum has been prior to his election. determined upon by the employer as proper and. ap- propriate remuneration for all medical surgical and hospital attendance. not exceeding one dollar and fifty cents per month for each employee, who, during such month has been employed.
 1t shall be the duty of such doctor to furnish any such employee who may require it. all medicine, surgical and medical services needed. as well as hospital and hospital attendance. until such employee shall have recoy- cred from the sickness with which he became afflicted. except diseases the result of dissipation and for which medical. surgical and hospital services become needed. while one of such em- Provided, however, that any such patient shall be entitled to em- ploy, at his own expense, whatever other physician he may desire to at- tend him at the hospital furnished by the contract physician herein provid- ed for. and such employment of pri. yate physician shall not relieve the contract physician from furnishing the same and equally good hospital ser vice as if no private physician were employed. and such contract physi- h elan shall extend all reasonable cour- .esy to any private physician engaged by the patient or his friends or rela. 5 ives
 Section 5. At the election herein for. such candidate shall be entitled to be personally present at Inc voting place, and have one ac- { credited representative present to ob- [ serve if such election and the count $ ng of the ballots is fairly conducted. 2
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