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


(Sec. s6s6 of the General Laws. as pro-
posed). and at the termination Of the
total disability occasioned by said IN
iuries, shall pay to Said injured employee
fifty per cent OF the average weekly
wages. computed as above. Tor the
periods stated against such injuries re-
Specfively, but in no case 10 exceed the
period of two hundred and sixty weeks
which compensation shall be in lieu OF al
other benefits except those provided IN
section Il fSec. so4S OF the General
Laws, IS proposed
(G) 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 sioint, or the
permanent and complete loss of the use
of one leg, one hundred and seventy
weeks.
ca 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.
Cd 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.
| TO- The loss by separation of
thumb, forty weeks.
Cd The loss by separation of a first
finger. commonly called the index finger,
twenty-five weeks.
I (Sl The loss by separation OF sec
/ ond finger, twenty weeks.
(o) The loss by separation of third
finger. fifteen weeks
(1o) The loss by separation of q
/ fourth finger, ten weeks
(II1 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
Ipensation shall be for one-half OF the
periods OF time above specified. and COM
lpensation for loss of one-half of the first
iphalange shall be for one-fourth OF the
periods of time above specified.
| (I2) 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.
| (I5) The loss by seoaratiou of a
great toe. twenty weeks.
] (I4) The loss by separation OF one OF
the toes other than great toe, eight
weeks
] (I5) The loss of the first pflalange of
any toe shall be considered to be equal
ito the loss of one-half of such toe and
compensation shall be one-half OF the
iamount Specified above.
| (I6) The loss of more than one
iphalange of any toe shall be considered
as the loss of the entire toe.
/ (Iz) The loss OF an eve, one hundred
weeks
(I8) In all cases where the employee
isustains 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
lpensated for such other injuries and on
the termination of the total disability
Ioccasioned BY such other injuries, COM
lpensation shall be paid for the specific
injuries as above specified but in no case
shall the total period for which conpen-
sation Is paid exceed two hundred sixty
iweeks.
(I9) In all other cases In this class,
Ior where the usefulness Of member or
any physical function IS permanently i'm
paired, the compensation shall bear such
Irelation TO the amounts stated IN the
above schedule as the disabilities bear
Ito 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
!. lpensation shall be in lieu OF all other
: benefits except those provided in section
la (Sec. 5648 OF the General Laws, as
!. Iproposed)
l. The permanent and complete loss
iof hearing in one ear, forty-two and one
, half weeks
2 Simple hernia. four weeks.
2. Strangulated hernia, eight weeks.
4 Sec. 4. Subdivision (b) Of section S
OF No. I64 of the acts of 1915 (Sec
5622, II Of the General Laws, as pro
: lposed) IS hereby amended so as TO read
as follows:
OBJ (Sec. 5622, II G. ID Work
mar" IS used as synonymous with ''em-
ployee," and means any person who ha:
entered into the employment of, or work:
4 under contract Of service or apprentice
ship with, an employer.
It does not include a person whose
: employment Is purely casual or not fol
: the purpose OF the employers trade OF
business, or whose remuneration exceed.
two thousand dollars a year; provided
, however, that IN all cases where the EN-
ployee's wage exceeds the sum of two
: thousand dollars the employer and EN-
I ployee NAV enter into an agreement set
ting forth that each desires to be bounC
by the provisions of this act and upor
the fling or said agreement with thu
commissioner OF industries, the pro
! visions OF this act shall apply. Any ref
I erence to a 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 4 minor o.
incompetent, TO his committee or guard
ian or next friend
Sec Subdivision Lei Of section =