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

status existing prior to the application
for review. The finding OF the said
s chairman n up upon such review shall be
clerk OF the. commission and may be
, certified. to the court in IKE, time and
manner and subject to like disposition
vided that an agreement for conpen n
ton may be modified at any time by y
subsequent agreement between the par
/ ties approved by the commissioner In the
same manner as original agreements in
regard to compensation are required to
be approved by the provisions Of section
thirty of this act.
Section 81. The commission may pre-
scribe forms and make suitable orders
: as to procedure adapted to secure q
speedy. efficient and inexpensive dispo-
sition Of all proceedings under this act;
strue. it literally and with view to
carrying out its general purpose The
rule that. statutes In derogation Of the
common law are to be strictly construed
Section 3S No proceedings under this
act shall abate because Of the death of
the petitioner. but may be prosecuted
person entitled to compensation By rea as
son of said death, under the provisions
Section 49, An EMPLOYEES claim for
cpmpensat ton under this act shall be
as provided in section thirty shall be
flied within two years after the occur
death of the employee. or in the event Of
his physical or mental incapacity, with
in two years after the death OF the en-
ployee or the removal of such physical
or mental incapacity.
Section 40. This act shall be compul-
sorry as to the State counties, cities,
water districts and other quasi municipal
corporations. of a similar. nature. The
yiCin of n1tia i'm ciy nf 1O% hll
not apply to the State. counties, cities,
water districts and other quasi munich
pal corporations of similar nature or
to any towns voting to accept the pro-
visions of this act.
Section Al. All asserting employers
shall make prompt reports to the com
mission of all accidents to their employ
{ ees in the course of employment, with
the average weekly wages or earnings
of such employees, and together with
such other particulars as the commits
sion may require and snail also report
sumo mis- employment and the amount or
his wages or earnings
Whenever any final settlement ts made
with an injured employee, either by the
employer or insurance company, copy
of the receipt or final agreement show
ing the total amount of money paid to
such injured employee, shall be t'i ssa
binding without the approval of the
commission or of it's chairman. Any
employer or insurance company that
shall wlfully neglect or refuse to make
such reports or file any receipts or
agreements required to be filed under
this act, shall be liable to a forfeiture
of ten dollars for each day of such Wllful
neglect or refusal, to be enforced by
the commission in an action of debt In
the name of the State. All sums SO
recovered shall be paid into the state
treasury and be credited to the appro-
priation made for the administration OF
this act.
Section AZ Any insurance company
insuring employers under this act shall
fill out any blanks and answer al! cues
lions submitted to them that may
compensations paid, and such other m
formation as the commission or the IN
surance commissioner may deem I'M I'M
portant. either for the proper admins
tration of this act or for statistical pur-
poses. Any insurance company Whlcn
Shall refuse to fill out such blanks or
a forfeiture of ten dollars for each day
of such refusal, to be enforced py the
commission in an action OF debt IN the
name of the, State All money ey SO s+a re-.
treasury and credited to the appropri-
alton for the administration of this act
Section 43. The commission snail make
an annual report giving full staustical
information as may be contained IN thelr
department in relation to the adminis-
tration of this act, particularly WIZ
reference to the number OF employees
effected, the number injured, the amount
of conversations received and the cost
of the same to the employers. Il.
Section A. This act shall effect the Ia
bility of employers to employees engaged
in interstate or foreign commerce OF
otherwise only so far as the same is
permissible under the laws of the United
Sta ties.
a weekly payment under this act shall
cease to reside in the State, or, if his
residence at the time of the accident is
in an adjoining state the eomm1s Ssh ,,
Ia its discretion, having regard to the
welfare of the employee and the conven-
fence of the employer, order such pay
ment to be made monthly or quarterly
instead of weekly.
Section 49, If any part or section OF
this act be decided by the courts to be
unconstitutional or INVALID. the same
shall not effect the validity of the act
can be given effect without the part SC
decided to be unconstitutional or in
valid.
Section At. If for the purpose of OBJ
tanning any benefit 90, or payment ei1to unf fei
himself or for any other person, any one
wilfully makes false statement OF
representation, he shall be guilty of a
exceeding fifty dollars, and he shall for
felt all right to compensation under this
act after conviction for such offense
Section 4s. The duties of the commits.
sion shall begin ON the first day OF
October A. D. nineteen hundred and
fifteen, but the provisions of this act
shall not apply to injuries sustained, or
accidents which occur prior to January
one A. D., nineteen hundred sixteen.
Section 40. The commission shall have
authority to provide blank forms of no.
tees. agreements and other forms re-
quired in it's department under this act
Section 50. All acts and parts Of acts
inconsistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
Section 81. This act may be cited as
the workmen's compensation act.-(Ap-
proved April 1. 1851
Chapter 296.
An Act to amend Chapter thirty-nine Of
the Public Laws of nineteen hundred
eleven, as amended by Chapter twenty.
SIX of the Public Laws of nineteen hun
dred thirteen, relating to the weekly
payment of wages.
Chapter thirty-nine of the public laws
of nineteen hundred eleven, as amended
by chapter twenty-six of the public laws
of nineteen hundred thirteen is further
amended by striking out all of said chap
ter and inserting in place thereof the
following:
ship. engaged in manufacturing, me-
chanical, mining, quarrying, mercantile
street railway, telegraph or telephone
business; In any of the building trades;
upon public works, or in the construc-
tiDn or repair of street railways, roads,
light works, pipes or lines; every incor-
porated express company or water COM
pany; and every steam railroad company
or corporation shall pay weekly each