The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-26
Workmen's Compensation Act for Alabama Is Now
 Before the Lawmakers
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or matters in dispute and the conten-
 tion of the petitioner, and upon its pre-
 sentation to the clerk of the court the petition shall be filed and the judge
 by order fix the time and place for the
 hearing thereof, not less than SO days
 in circuits composed of but one coun- ty, and not less than six months in cir cults composed of more than one coun- ty. after the date of the filing of the
 complaint; copy of the complaint and
 order to be served as a summons cn
 the adverse party within. 20 days after the filing of the complaint. and the de- fendant has 20 days after service with in which to answer.
 All present rights of action accru- ing for wrongful death or injury prior
 to the taking effect of this act shall be preserved under existing laws. Employers responsible for compen-
 sation may insure the risk, in the
 manner authorized by law. with pro- vision for payment according to the . schedule set out in this act and mo-
 tice of death or injury to be notice tc
 the insurer; employe to have lien on any sum due by employer to insurer; insurer not to be relieved of liability
 by insolvency or discharge in bank
 ruptcy of employer; insurer to be au- thorized by law to conduct such busi-
 ness in the state; any agreement be-
 tween employer and employe whereby
 employe is to pay any part of insur-
 ance premium, to be invalid; actions
 for compensation, where employer has posted notice of insurance and name of
 insurer in conspicuous places about his
 place of employment, shall be against the insurer. but if insurer is insolvent
 or discharged in bankruptcy the em-
 ployer in that event is not relieved of
 liability; return of execution against
 any such insurer unsatisfied in whole
 or in part being conclusive evidence of
 such insolvency.
 Third persons who create or carry
 into operation any fraudulent scheme
 to relieve themselves of liability shall
 be deemed employers and liable as an employers under this act and provi-
 sions is made for beginning and prose- cutting actions against such third par
 ties or other persons other than the employer to recover compensation
 By compensation is meant to indi- cate money benefits to be paid on ac- count of injury or death; child or chill dren, include posthumous children and all other children entitled by law to inherit as children of the deceased; also stepchildren who were members of the family of the deceased at the time of the injury and dependent upon him, a dependent child or orphan shall
 be deemed to mean an unmarried child under IS years of age or one over Is who is mentally or physically inca pacitated from earning; employer means one who employs another to
 perform service for hire and to whom the employer directly pays wages; physician includes surgeon; workman included the plural and both sexes; employe and workman are used interchangeably; accident means per sonal injuries due to accident, or in juries or death caused by accident; ann putation between elbow and wrist con- sidered as equivalent to loss of a hand amputation between knee and ankle considered equivalent to loss of a foot; the court as used in this act
 means the circuit court; judge, means judge of said court.
 In the event any part of this act be
 declared unconstitutional or invalid
 such decision shall not affect any other
 paragraph or provision of the act, ex- cept that parts one and two of the act are declared to be inseparable, and
 if either is declared invalid the other
 part shall fall with it.
 The act, if passed, takes effect July
 1, 1919.