The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-02-07

providing for a workmen's compen-
sation act and limiting the power of
courts to grant injunctions in certain
labor matters were Endorsed tonight
by the Nonpartisan legislative caucus
and will be introduced in the assemb-
ly tomorrow.
The three measures discussed and
approved by the legislative commit
tee of the North Dakota Federation of
Labor. There is little doubt but that
the bills will pass the legislature al
most as drawn. The proposed bill
creating the compensation act affects
every person in the state who has
three or more employees, except those
engaged in agriculture or domestic
service and section l recites that the
estate of North Dakota, exercising
herein its sovereign powers, declares
that the prosperity of the state de-
ponds in a large measure upon the
well-being of it's wage-workers and:
therefore, for workmen injured ir
hazardous employments and their
families and dependents sure and ceI-
tain relief is provided, regardless of
questions of fault and the exclusion
of every other remedy, and to that
end all civil actions and civil causes
for such personal injuries are hereby
abolished" -+i
The bill provides that the commits
sioner of agriculture and labor shall
be chairman of the workmen's conf
pensation bureau, at a compensation
of $500 per year in addition to his
regular salary, and that the governor
shall appoint two compensation conf
missioners at a salary of $4,000 a
year, one for term of three years
and the other for a term of five
years. The act goes into effect July
1, 1919.
SPECIFIC SUMS ARE PROVIDED
1t provides that Immediately after
an injury sustained by an employe
and during his resulting disability the
North Dakota fund shall furnish him
medical and hospital services.
If the injury causes permanent dis
ability, the percentage which such
disability bears to the total disability,
taking into confederation the en-
ploye's age and occupation, shall be
determined and the insurance fund
shall pay to the disabled employe a
weekly compensation equal to Sc 2-5
per cent of his weekly wages for cer-
tain periods depending the extent of
the disability.
The weekly compensation for disa-
bility shall not be more than $40 OF
less than Sc, unless the employees
weekly wages are less than Sc, in
which case his compensation shall be
the full amount of his wages.
If death results from the injury
within six years the insurance FUND
shall pay to widows or widowers 81
per cent of the deceased's weekly
wage until the marriage or death OF
the surviving dependent.
In case the widow has children she
shall get an extra 10 per cent fo1
each child, not to exceed IS 2-3 pei
cent altogether.
In case children alone survive, Il
per cent of the deceased's wages arr
paid TO one child and 10 per cent ao'
ditional for each additional child, no
to exceed 66 2-3 per cent OF de
ceased's weekly wages. Each chile
shall get compensation until he dies
marrits, or reaches the age of 1o
Parents get Ks per cent of de.e'.>ed
wages if .h,:!y dependent. Prov ,.oI
also is made for brothers, sisters
grandparents and grandchildren !:
wholly dependent upon deceased eli
ployc.
EMPLOYERS MUST PAY
All employers shall report the mum
Der Of their employees and wages pal'
and the premium to be paid by tn
employers to the workmen's compen
sation fund shall be fixed at the low
est possible rate according to the d.
gree of hazard determined by tn
compensation commission. Ten pc
cent Of the money shall be paid int
surplus fund until such fun
amounts to $4,000, and thereafter
per cent of the premiums shall b
paid into the surplus until in tn
Judgment of, the commission -. It t. I I
large enough to guarantee all loss losses 6
WOULD LIMIT tINJuNCTslONlss
The injunctions act provides tina
no restraining order shall be grsalnlffee
by any court in any case growing 1 onn
of a dispute concerning conditions Y
employment unless necessary to PR
vent il.reDarabIe injury to prOperI