The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-18

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dependent II shall be IS per cent d.
vided among such dependents, share
and share alike. II there IL no one
of them wholly dependent, but one
or more partly dependent. the benefit
shall be 10 per cent divided among
such dependents, to share and share
alike. Benefits to parents, brothers,
sisters, grandparents and grandchiL
dren will continue for a period of
eight years from the time of the
death of the employee, unless before
that time the beneficiary, If parent.
or grandparent, dies, marries or
ceases to be dependent, or If a broth
er, sister or grandchild dies. marries.
or reaches the age OF eighteen. Step
children, adopted children and post
humous children, stepbrothers and
stepssters. half-brothers and half
sisters, and brothers and sisters by
adoption, have the same benefits, but
in no instances are those who are
married to benefit. nor are those over
eighteen years of age to benefit.
Adopted children must have been le-
gally adopted to benefit.
In computing compensation as out
lined above the monthly pay of the
'~NNoStu CHhpicyC Sidi pt ~
not to be more than 500 nor less
than $50
Persons entitled to compensa ton
accepting any payments after mar
riage shall be punished by a fine OF
not more than $4,000, or by imprison-
ment for not more than one year.
or by both such fine and imprison-
ment.
Burial Expenses,
If death results from injury within
six years. the government pays to tho
personal representative OF the de-
ceased employe burial expenses not
to exceed 500. If an injured en-
ploye dies out of the United States.
and ii Is desired by his relatives the
body. in the discretion of the COM
mission. may be embalmed and
transported in Theoretically sealed
casket to the home of the employe.
Such burial expenses, however. shall
no, be paid. and such transportation
shall not be furnished where death
of the employe takes place more than
one year after the cessation OF dis
ability resulting from injury. Or II
there has been no disability proceed
ing death. more than one year after
injury.
In computing the monthly pay the
usual practices OF the service in which
the employe was employed Will be
followed.
Subsistence and the value of the
quarters furnished an employc shall
not be included as part of the pay,
but overtime shall not be taken into
account.
In determining the employees
monthly wage earning capacity after
the beginning of partial disability.
the value of the housing, board. lodg-
ing and other advantages which arc
received from his employer as a part
of his remuneration, and which can
he estimated in money. shall he taken
into account.
In cases OF death. or permanent
total. or permanent partial disability.
If the monthly payment to the oene-
flcary is less than S. a month, or
if the beneficiary Is, or is about to
become a resident OF the United
States, or IL the commission deter
mines that IL is for the best interest
of the beneficiary. the liability of the
government for compensation 10 such
beneficiary may he discharged by the
payment of lump sum equal to the
present value of all future payments
of compensation computed at four
per cent true discount compounded
annually. The probability of the
benefaciarys death before the expira-
ton of the period during which he
IS entitled to compensation shall be
determined according TO the American
Experience Table of Mortality; but in
case of compensation TO the widow
or widower of the deceased employee
such lump sum shall not exceed sixty
months compensation.
Every empioye injured in the per-
Torrance of his duty. or someone on
his behalf. shall within As hours af-
ter the injury. give written notice
thereof TO the immediate superior Of
the employe. This notice shall .sate
the name and address of the employe.
the hour when, and the particular
locality where the injury occurred,
and the cause and nature of the In
Jury. Unless notice is given within
the time specified, or unless the i'm
mediate superior has actual know
ledge OF the injury. no compensation
will be allowed. but for any reason
able cause shown the commission may
allow compensation If the notice is
filed within one year after the In
jury.
After the injury. the employe shall
as frequently and at such times and
places as max be required, submit him
self to examination by a medical Of
fcer of the United States, or by II
duly qualified physician designated or
approved by the commission. The
employe may have duly qualified
physician. employed and paid by him.
present to participate in such exam
nation. In case of any disagreement
between physicians, the commission
shall appoint a third physician duly
qualified who shall make an examina-
ton.
Commission to Handle Matter.
The commission to handle this
whole matter is to be known as the
United States Employees Compensa-
ton Commission. and is to be COM
posed of three commissioners APP
pointed by the President. No COM
missioner shall hold any other office
under the United States. and no more
than two of these commissioners shall
be members OF the same political
party. Each commissioner shall re-
ceive salary Of $4,000 per year and
the principal office will be in Wash
ington. The commission will come
under the Department of Labor. The
sum OF $4,000 is appropriated for
the beginning of the work this to In
cludse the salaries OF the commits
sioners and all clerks and employees
of the department. Upon the organi-