Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25

nom us passage.
Approved April n, Iyf7.
NO. 17s.
AN ACT TO AMEND NO. ia on.
THE ACTS OF 1915 RELATING
TO COMPENSATION TO EN-
PLOYEES FOR PERSONAL IN
JUR1ES.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section 10 of No. 164 of
the acts of 1915 (Sec. 5642 of the Gen.
eral Laws, as proposed) is hereby
amended SO as to read as follows:
Sec. 10. (Sec. 5642 G. L) If death
results from the injury within two
years, the employer or the insurance
carrier shall pay to the persons entitled
ito compensation or, if there are none,
then to the personal representative of
1.-THE deceased employee, burial expenses
not to exceed one hundred dollars; and
shall also pay to or for the following
persons for the following periods a
weekly compensation equal to the follow
ing percentages of the deceased en-
|ployee's average weekly wages as de-
fined in section II (Sec. $3.50 G. L.;
provided that the total amounts payable
on account of single death shall not
exceed the sum of thirty-hve hundred
dollars and the amounts herein allowed
shall be ratably reduced, if necessary, to
conform to this limitation.
(a) To the dependent widow or
widower, if there be no dependent chill
dren, thirty-thrce and one-third per cent.
CO. To the dependent widow or
widower, if there be one or two depend
ent children. forty per cent; or if there
be three or more dependent children,
forty-fve per cent. Such compensation
to the widow or widower shall be for
the use and benefit of such widow or
(c) If there be no dependent widow
children, then to such child or children,
twenty-five per cent, with ten per cent
additional for each child in excess of
two, with maximum of forty per cent,
| to be divided equally among such chill
dren ii more than one.
(d) If there be neither dependent
widow or widower, nor child, but there
be dependent father or mother, then
to such parent, if wholly dependent,
twenty-five per cent, or if partially de-
pendent, fifteen per cent, or if both par
ents be dependent then one-half of the
| foregoing compensation to each of them
or, if there be no such parent, by de-
pendent grandparent, then to every such
grandparent the same compensation as
| to a parent
(e) If there be neither dependent
widow, widower, child, parent, or grand
parent, but there be dependent grand
child, brother, or sister, or two or more
of them, to such dependents, fifteen per
cent for one such dependent and FIVE
per cent additional for each additional
such dependent, with a maximum of
twenty-five per cent, to be divided equally
between such dependents if more than
one.
GO The commissioner of industries
shall, from time to time, apportion such
comoensation between any and all de-
lpendents in such manner as he deems
best, and in making such apportionment
said commissioner of industries shall, in
so far as it is possible, apportion said
sum so that each dependent shall be self
supporting.
Sec. 2. Section II of No. 164 of the
acts of 1915 (Sec. 5643 of the General
Laws, as proposed) is hereby amended
so as to read as follows:
Sec II. (Sec- s643 G. IL The fol-
lowing persons, and they only, shall be
deemed dependents and entitled to COM
pcnsation under the provisions of this
act:
A child, if under eighteen yesrs Of
age, or incapable of self-support and
unmarried, whether ever actually de-
pendent upon the deceased or not.
The widow if living with the deceased,
or living apart from him for Unstable
cause, or actually dependent wholly or
partially, Upon him.
! The widowcr only il incapable Of self
support, and actually dependent. wholly
or partially. upon the deceased At the
time OF her injury.
A parent or grandparent only II
upon the deceased.
A grandchild. brother. or sister only
if under eighteen years of &c, or in
capable OF sc!fsupport, and wholly de-
pendent upon the deceased The relation
of dependency iuust exist at the time
OF the injury.
Sec. g. Section ~ of No. I6A of tie
acts OF 1915 (Sec. 5a4S OF the General
Laws, as proposed) is hereby amended
so as to read as follows:
Sec II. (Sec. s04S C. L. During
the first fourteen days OF disability. the
employer shall furnish reasonable surgi-
cal, medical and hospital services and
supplies not exceeding the amount o.
one hundred dollars, The pccuniary liza
bilty of the employer for the medical,
surgical and hospital services herein re-
CURED shall be limited to such charges
as prevail in the same community for
similar treatment of injured persons of
like standard of living when sucl.
treatment is paid for by the injured per-
son.
Sec. 4 Section 20 of No. I64 Of tina
acts of 1915 (Sec. $3.50 of the General
Laws. as proposcd) IS hereby amended
so as to read as follows: ~
Sec. 20. (Scc. $3.50 G. L. The COM
pensation herein provided may be com.
muted by the commissioner of industries
At its present value when discounted at
four ner cent simOle intereSf ssnos a.