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(Sec. $3.50 of the General Laws, as pro-
posed, and at the termination of the
total disability occasioned by said in
juries, shall pay to said injured employee
fifty per cent of the average weekly
wages, computed as above, for the
periods stated against such injuries re-
spectively, but in no case to exceed the
period of two hundred. and sixty weeks,
which compensation shall be in lieu OF all
other benefits except those provided in
section IA (Sec. s64S of the General
Laws, as proposed):
() The loss by separation of one
arm at or above the elbow joint, or the
permanent and complete loss of the use
of one arm, one hundred and seventy
weeks.
.(2) The permanent and complete loss
of hearing in both ears, one hundred and
seventy weeks.
CD The loss by separation of one
leg at or above the knee Joint, or the
permanent and complete loss of the use
lof one leg, one hundred and seventy
weeks.
(D The loss by separation of one
hand at or above the wrist joint, or the
permanent and complete loss of the use
of one hand, one hundred and forty
weeks. The loss of the thumb and all
four fingers of the hand shall be consid-
cred equal to the loss of the entire hand.
60 The loss by separation of one
| foot at or above the ankle Joint, or the
permanent and complete loss of the use
of one foot, one hundred and twenty
weeks.
(6) The loss by separation of q
thumb, forty weeks.
(7) The loss by separation Of a first
finger, commonly called the index finger,
twenty-five weeks.
(S) The loss by separation of a Sec
ond finger, twenty weeks.
90 The loss by separation Of third
finger, fifteen weeks.
(1o) The loss by separation of a
fourth finger, ten weeks.
| CI) The loss of the first phalange
of the thumb, or of any finger, shall be
considered to be equal to the loss of one
half of such thumb or finger, and COM
pensation shall be for one-half of the
periods of time above specified. and COM
pcnsation for loss of one-half of the first
phalange shall be for one-fourth of the
periods of time above specified.
(12) The loss of more than one
phalange shall be considered as the loss
of the entire finger or thumb; providing,
however, that in no case shall the amount
received for more than one finger exceed
the amount provided in this schedule for
the loss of hand.
G3) The loss by seoaration of q
great toe, twenty weeks.
G4) The loss by separation of one Of
the toes other than great toe, eight
weeks.
Gs) The loss of the first phalange OF
any toe shall be considered to be equal
to the loss of one-half of such toe and
compensation shall be one-half of the
amount specified above.
(16) The loss OF more than one
phalange Of any toe shall be considered
as the loss of the entire toe.
(I7) The loss of an eye. one hundred
weeks.
(I8) In all cases where the employee
sustains any of the injuries enumerated
in the preceding seventeen subdivisions
and at the same time receives injuries
to other parts of his person which in
themselves totally disable him for work.
then said employee shall be first com.
pensated for such other injuries and on
the termination of the total disability
occasioned by such other injuries, com.
pensation shall be paid for the specific
injuries as above specified but in no case
shall the total period for which compen.
sation is paid exceed two hundred sixty
weeks
(Io) In all other cases in this class
or where the usefulness of a member OF
any physical function is permanently i'm.
paired, the compensation shall bear such
relation to the amounts stated in the
above schedule as the disabilities bear
to those produced by the injuries named
in the schedule
(2o) In case of the following injuries
the compensation shall be fifty per cent
OF the average weekly wages, which com.
pensation shall be in lieu of all othe,
benefits except those provided in section
"a (Sec. s648 of the General Laws, q.
proposed:
!. The permanent and comnlete los.
OF hearing in one ear, forty-two and one.
half weeks.
2. Simple hernia, four weeks.
8 Strangulated hernia, eight weeks.
Sec. 4. Subdivision (b) Of section &
lof No. I64 of the acts of 1915 (Sec
5622, II OF the General Laws, as pro.
posed? is hereby amended so as to reae
as follows:
o. (Sec. s622, II G. L. Work
man" is used as synonymous with "em
|ployee," and means any person who ha!
entered into the employment of, or work!
under contract of service or apprentice
ship with, an employer.
It does not include a person who's,
employment is purely casual or not fol
the purpose of the employers trade o.
business, or whose remuneration exceeds
two thousand dollars year; provided
however, that in all cases where the EN-
ployee's wage exceeds the sum of two
thousand dollars the employer and EN-
!: ployee may enter into an agreement set
ting forth that each desires to be bount
by the provisions of this act and upor
the filing of said agreement with tn,
commissioner of industries, the pro
; visions OF this act shall apply. Any ref
erence to workman who has been in
jured shall. where the workman is dead
include reference to his dependents a
; herein defined. if the context so requires
or, where the employee is a minor o.
incompetent, to his committee or guard
ian or next'friend.
Sec. S. Subdivision (e) of section s.
OF No I6a Of the acts of 1915 (Sec. see:
! V OF the General Laws, as proposed) i
hereby amended SO as to read as follows
(e) (Sec. s622, V. G. L.) Employ
.. ment," in the case of private employers
includes employment only in trade O
occupation which is carried on by the EN-
,, ployer for the sake of pecuniary gain
Public employment means employment
by any. of the public corporations men