Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-04-25

TIE ACTS OF Io1s RELATING
TO COMPENSATION TO EN-
PLOYEES FOR PERSONAL IN
IURIES.
Ii is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State OF Vermont:
Section l. Section 10 of No. I64 of
the acts of 1915 (Sec. s642 Of the Cen
era Laws, as proposed) is hereby
amended SO as to read as follows:
Sec. 10. (Sec. 5642 G. ID If death
results from the injury within two
years, the employer or the insurance
carrier shall pay to the persons entitled
TO compensation or, if there are none,
then to the personal representative of
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-iive 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-three and one-third per cent.
OBJ 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-fIve per cent. Such compensation
TO the widow or widower shall be for
the use and benefit of such widow or
widower and of the dependent children.
~ H.
or widower, but dependent child or
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 if more than one.
Cd IF there be neither dependent
widow or widower. nor ch:ld, but there
be a dependent father or mother, then
to such parent, if wholly dependent,
twenty-five per cent, or if partially de-
pendent, fifteen per cent, or L 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.
(f) The commissioner of industries
shall. from time 70 time, apportion such
conversation between any and all de-
pendents in such manner as he deems
best, and in making such apportionment
said commissioner Of industries shall, IN
so far as IL is possible, apDortion said
sum so that each dependent shall be self
supporting
Sec. ?. Section III of No. I64 OF the
acts of 1918 (Sec. 5643 Of the General
Laws, as proposed) IS hereby amended
SO as to read as follows:
Sec. II. tSec. 5643 G.. l. The fol-
lowing persons, and they only, shall be
deemed dependents and entitled to COM
pensation under the provisions Of this
act
A child, II under eighteen years of
age, or incapable OF sclf-support and
unmarried, whether ever actually de-
pendent upon the deceased or not
The widow If living with the decea sed,
or living apars from him for JustIilable
cause, or actually dependent wholly oT
partially, rpor hirn.
The WidOWer only If incapable or self
support. auG actually dependent, wholly
or partially, uDoE .hc deceased ct the
time Of lief inju7.
A parent or gra1dpaTent only 1t
acrually dependent, wholly or partially,
u9on the deceased
a 2randchIld, brother, cr sister CRY
II Under eighteen years OF :, or IT,
capable Of self support, ard wholly &c
pendent upon he deceased. Ine relation
OF dependency Trast exit ~ the Ilne
OF the irj0sy.
Sec. 3. Section r. Of 10. TO- Of tie
acts Of 1918 (Sec. sa4S C. the General
Laws, IS proposed IS hereby amended
50 - 10 resd As folio%s:
Sec Il tSec. s04S G. L. DURING
Tie Gsst fourteen days Cf disability, the
employer snail furnish reasonable surgi-
cal, I7cdical and hospital scrgicy- and
supplies not exceeding the :inoGnt &
one hundred dollars Tie pecuniary La
bility Of the employer soT the medical,
surgical and hosp.t4i services herein re-
CURED shall be limited 70 such charges
IS prevail in the same community Tor
similar treatment Of injured persons ct
like standard OF living when suca
treatment IS paid fo- by the injured per-
son.
Sec. 4 Section 20 Of No. I54 Of tlle
acts q zQIE SEC. goo ol TIC s.eteral