The Washington times., 1916-01-29
May Classify Industries.

given power to Issue subpoenas, and to
compel the, production of books, pay
rolls. accounts, or other documents
necessary for It's inquiries. The COM
mission Ia not to be bound by any
csommon law or statutory rules OF evil
dence. nor by any formal rules of pro-
cedure except those outlined in the bill
The commission Is to prepare and fur
nish blank forms of application Of bene-
| flts or compensation notices to employ
ers. A long list OF other forms to be
filled in with informa ton from both
employers and employees.
Annually the commission Is to re-
port to the President, and this report
is to include statistics of all accidents
and the awards made in these cases.
Exception is made when injuries are
caused by "the wilful intention of The
injured employe to bring about the
injury or death of himself or another
or where the injury results from the
irtoNication of thc injured employ
while on duty"
It IS provided that the employer shall
secure compensation to his employ IS
in one Of three ways:
| by insurinp ami keeping insured
, the payment OF such compensation In
| the District accident fund
! by insuring and keeping insured
| the payment Of such compensation
| with any corporation or mutual as.
! suciation, approved by the commits
| sion"
Must Prove Credit.
Tho third way provides that an,
| employer who does not voluntaril!
insure the payment OF the compensa
| ton by one OF the other two method
must furnish satisfactory proof TO tn
! commission OF his financial ability Il
pay such compensation himself
! When this Is done the commission
may require the deposit OF security t,
make sure the liability OF the en-
ployer TO pay The compensation spe
cined.
according to the bill, any employe
who falls to submit to the commission
the method he desires to adopt, !
guilty Of a misdemeanor and subjec
to fine of not less than $500 an
not more than $4,000;
In respect to the District acCider
fund the bill States that It shall cor
sist Of all premiums or taxes received
as Veil as property and securities az
| quired, and through the use of none
belonging to the fund. The. fund Is
be administered by the commission with
out any liability on the part of I'll
District beyond the amount Of the funt
Each employer is to pay to the coilectC
of taxes tho premiums based upon N
payroll az ordered by the commission
The premiums are payable quarterly.
ne commission is empowered to ella!
s,fy any industries. whether menuone
! In the hiil or not. to create claSsincf
tons "eSpcct to the degrees OF ha;
ard in various Cmployments; to fix II
rates tor premiums in each class; an
to reClassity from time to time the OF
cUuatIons as the hazards huCtuaic,
Ono paragraph Of the bill Is ths
which states: The commission ma
establish and require all employers il
, surcd in tho District accident fund
install and maintain a uniform pa!
, roll
u is provided that 10 per cent of II
: irr"''iums collected from employer
sH"ll bc set aside by tho commission Il
creation OF n surplus. until tn,
,uR reaches So mo.
5 Thereafter ; por cent o. the premium
are to he set aside until the cOmmissio
considrs that the surplus IL sufficient
large to cover a catastrophe hazard.
Tho bill provides that ever C"ntraC
! or agreement OF AN EMPLOYER to il
demnifv himself AGAINST r loss on a,
count of an injury TO an emply%C shn
, he void unless II also covers 4 labiit
for tho payment OF the compensate
provided In the act.