Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-09

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Cn1ted States. or Of the Dominion o.
CAnsdA. The conrensat.on paid % any
such dependent shall Be one-half :ha:
hereinafter provided in case Of the
Ok Average weekly 1ageA eASo-
ployee shall be computed a. folio.s:
as2 II the e. injured . snplsyss has =
The accident whether for the same
employer or not. during sahs;ant.slIy
the shS,e s :; the ss+uy his ,sa1ss
SssEiy wages" .hsii s. three hundred
times the average daily wages, earn
fngs or salary which be has earned n
syeh ems,oynent during tss d. ,Ss
number Of hours constituting a full
working day IN such employment
divided by Hfty-,ro. But where the
employee is employed regularly cu.-
currently By. rvo Or :so.e employers.
for one 81 whom he works at che time
and fer another he works at another
time. his average weekly wages shall!
or salary received ~ him from all
such employers, were wages. earnings
or salary earned in the employment Of
she employer Tor whom he was work
OBJ II ,be injured employee has not
50 worked III such employment durIng
substantially the whole q such i'm
,nediateiy preceding Esa! his aver
dree ,.rnes TIE average daily wages.
earnings Or salary which ~ employ &c
Of ,he Same class working substan-
tally the whole q such Immediately
preceding year in the same os si.ai-
lar employment. in Tie same OF a
ne:ghbcr.ng place. has earned in sucn
egnploynen, 6g-ax the days when SO
Employed ard working the number q
hours constituting fun working day
in such employment divided ;? fifty
two.
fe) In cases where TIE foregoing
methods % arriving al tie average
weekly wages earnings Or salary Of
the injured employee cannot reason
ably ana 1aS1.y d SptAiEI= sGNi4 eN-1
age weekly wages shan BE- taken a.
such sun as. having regard TO the
previous wages earnings or salary o.
the injured employee and Of ether en-
pioyees Of The same Or rnnsc Similar
class. working IL the same or most
similar eYnplcyrner: IN the same or
neighborinx locality. shall ressons bly,
repYesen; the weekly earning capacity
OF the injured enployse .; The time q
which he vas working g. such time
ID Where the employer has been
accustomed 70 Pay 70 he employees
sun 10 cover any special expense in
CURED by said enp-oyNe By TIC nature
shall not y reckoned as part Of the
employees wages. earnings OF salary.
te) The fact that an employee has
suffered q previous in3ury OF received
compensation therefor shan not pre-
c,ude compensation for later. injury
or 70. death. but il determining the
COMPENSATION for the later injury CT
death. his average weekly wages
shall b. such sum as will reasonably
represent his weekly earning capacity
At the time Of the later injury. in the
employment II which he was working
II Euch time. and shall b arrived at
according 70 and subject TO The linita-
uons Of the previous provisions Of this
section
In the sections Of this act relating
to notices and procedure. all powers
ana rights granted 70. or duties and
obligations imposed Upon employers or
Of and may b. exercised by guardians
Of minors Or other inca FACILITATED per-
sens and the legal Representatives Of
deceased persons.
10 The average weekly wages"
earnings OF salary" Of employees who
computed by. increasing the average
daily wage the employee was receiv.
ing at the time Of the accident BY one
sixth and then multiplying by three
hundred and dividing BY ffty-two.
Sec 2. In an action to recover dam
By an employee in the course Of his
employment. or for death. resulting
from personal injury go sustained. II
shall no: Be o s1,s.. e, that TIA, n, TIE
injury was caused by the negligence
Of Q fellow employee; % that the en-
ployee had assumed the risk OF the
Injury.
Sec 2; The provisions Of section
employ five o.. less workmen or oper-
ness. and in case Of the em,ioysr
being ENGAGED in more than one kind
ploys FIVE or more worknen Or opera
uves regularly. and in another en-
pioys nvs Or leg: wo.kroen or opera
come subject to the provisions Of this
act shall not bring him within the
provisions Of II as 70 any such bust
ness in which he employs fire or less
worknen or operatives. ard st the time
Of eiecting TO become subject 70 the
provisions OF this act. if engaged in
more than one kind of business, he
shall specify the business OF hug.-
nesses in which he is engaged and con-
corning which he desires 10 come un-
der the provisions hereof
Sec 4. The provisions Of section
two shall not apply TO actions to re.
cove. damages for personal injuries Or
Tor death resulting from personal IN
gagged IN domestic service OF agricul-
ture. or IN the work Of cutting. haul.
ing. rafting or driving logg.
Sec, :. The provisions Of section
two shall rot apply to actions to re-
or for death resulting from personal
injuries sustained BY employees Of an
employer who has elected TO become
subject 70 this art IN the manner pro-
videc N section six hereof In the
case Of personal injury sustained by
an employee In the course Of his en-
ployment or OF death resulting from
personal injury 80 sustained. assent
ing employers shall be exempt from
suits either at common law or under
section nine OF chapter ninsty-txo. Or
under sections ff,y-one 10 ffty-eight.
both inclusive. Of this chapter.
Sec 6. ]. Any employer desiring
to become an asserting employer as
herein provided, may file with the
commission at its Office j., Augusta.
lis written assent in such form as
the commission approves and Also file
with said commission a copy Of an in
dustrfal accident insurance policy in
any stock or mutual insurance COM
pany or association authorized TO do
business in the State OF Maine. said
policy being stamped with the APPROX