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


proris'ons Of s.ctions thirty-ssx and
tairtv-sevsn If LIS charter '-(Apurpvad
April Al
An Ac. IN Amend Chapter Fifty Of the
EtViHeG Statutes. ReiarIug TO Work
men CompensHrIcn.
Sec. l. The first fifty sections Of
his ctiHDter shall Do known. and may
ne citeo, and referred To IN procesd-
lnEs anG agreements the-eunder. aa
The WUrkmer Compensation ACT;
the phrase This act as used IN sAid
SECTIONS. refers therein.
The following words and phrases m
Used n the first fifty sections Of this
chaoter. sfia II. unless different mean
InE Is plainly required by the cuntex-.
have the following meaning:
!. "EmpiCver" shall include oRpN-
-alons. partnerships. natural pefDu1H-
The state. cDun-1es- water districts 0nu
all other uuasi-murlctpal corporations
Of similar nature. cities and also
such towns as vote 70 accept IN pro-
visions Of ting ART. and r employer
is insured. i Includes the inRuf-dr un-
less The contrary mi nj II appa-ent
from the cunlext or i ls fncunatnnR1f
with the purposes Of this act
Il Employees" shall include every
person IN the service uf another UNDER
any cnnr-ac1 Of hire. e1press nr TN
pied ora! ny written except: (a> farm
labornrs; fb) domestic servantA: tc)
masters Of and seaman On veaaets en-
gagged II Interstate or foreign cum
merce; ID person whoae employmaRr
il but casual. W ID mot In the uAl
course of the trade buntna1a pR1lao-
SION ur occupation Of his ampl9Z~;
te} officials Of the BtAfe, onu4fo8-
cities. owns or water districts md
other Cuasi-munlcip6I corporHIu0D OF
Il similar Character. Policemen md
firamen shall he ueemec employs
within the meaning OF this act T.
however any policeman m nfunan
claims compensation under rh1S act.
here shall be deducted crDm sOcA cum-
pensa1IOn any SUM which Huch pulace-
man. fireman or other person may Do
entitled To rechlUe rom any spe01IM
or other benefit fund TO which thu
state OF municipal body may con-
tribute: ~ except that my tUWn o1
cItv rnav. N leu Of The compenaaft0o
and insurance provided by This ec.,
continue any member Of the df0 d.
partmerr oy police force IN saie town.
who may have been injured N TIM
course 81 his duties. On The pRyroI n
full pay, L such Hull pay exceeds Sne
maximum Compensation provided FOR
employees under this act. Any refer
ance 10 an employee who has been m
Jured shall. when the employees II
dea0. also include his lesaI repfeso1ua
r!ves, dependents and uther persons 90
whom compensation may be psya0As
tgl Al pe-sons employed by The ss3fe
or under the dt-ectIOn anc cnErrul on
e,1ri:ieo IN the benefits Of chapter n1ry
Of he revised SLHrutes- -he soreruof
and Crunch shat order such compen-
sstlon Es snail ne assessed pado from
The s7-sfe cont Ingent fund
TT "a ssarv1rc employer" shall IN
c71ld.. al empowers who have COM
pI,-c WITH he provisions of secflon six
he-.9f and TO whom cerrif1cate a
rhr7-.yAd BY SAID section has peen IL
siad n1- only So long as such cert-f-
ga+.- -t.rrlu-ns n force
~ "Cnrrriss,uner" shall rneHD the
cnrrlrl Issiune- ~ inbor and inourtrv o.
ms. S-n-e ~ l1atne- Cpr'1rniHs'on
,t,n7 --1en-1 -.le .o6us--taI accident CONF
r,,!sr1nr. crrated by sectIun twenfv-Hfne
hereor. z --,,-,,,.
-7n7icv-'. s,h-N mean q policy n such
e-----, as -hn insurance cnrTlmi"Ginner
~ he Stree ~ Maine upp-oves, iF-
sued by any s-Hck nr mutual chFuaILY
insurance 11rDnr- thai may ne noW
~ ha~nv1-a- Hlitr n~iz.d 70 Dc business
~, .l,ie r-a+a v'H,lrn N substance and
ssfT..r- r-I,a-r!r?-s.c@ me Da-rnfsnT of ne
,.f,-qnausf,+, m r-rc.ical srd hospital
,,-,-;a. .-d a--oe-,re ~ -IcEreer ard
E,,~,.l o..s,- --rvlded for N suct
,,r-a ,,--1arf-E a. SUCH LrlH ~ ZINES:
MA "a gI1gt ne--Cr o- I'"-snns ana
Iir,rr s:fIr.h nond IONS as n Inls arr
r--s-,df.a v~hanava- policy o- cer-
-'1 ,.,-.' NJ -anev-a. che--pnF is fled az
,,.-l,r -,.r--Td.a & c-rv ~ sucN potfrv
,.a--.-.ta5 W .hn Tr;-r"-'T'""e "nr'iH!'a-
,,o,., NJ ne 2ta-+. n AI8ine or MS
1ar,:-,- =ha-l W. adm .srfiiiH as evidence
W NV legal y~ocnetiug wherein me
ny, g>r,a. would ne adrnissih'e
y- insurance Cnrpary snai
rreH. any casualty insurance c'li1i DELI
n,+hr-1yao n ~ business IN the state
.uf Name winch may issue pallcieH
Confirming 70 ne prC~isiUns OF me
ua-a graph neE- preceding " hehevsr
in TINS act relating 20 proceuUFe .I
words insurance coNpanF ar ass1
: -
w u-,,,rs the ..YnDIrvcr Eas elected To
file sucs rnlirv instead OF furnishing
sarisTsy,.u--v p~aof of hIs anil1ry 10 pay
cnrrpensaaons and o'snen.s ,la 1v..
VT "Faprnsenfarfves may tncfuue
executors administrators and me DE-
pe,tdenrs If deceased employees fAY-
merits may De made To dependents Oh
rectlr or 70 executors OF administers
+ors II usynenrs are made TO The la1-
ter. they shall forthwith pay the same
TO the dependents an me same efs
VII .'r,ependenrs" shaIl menn
members Of the employees family or
next Of kin. who are wholly Or pRziy
dependent upon the sG-nanss a me
the injury. The following pRsu1s
shall be cunciusivety presuna0 70 -
wholly dependent for support uDuo
deceaSea empioyee-
whom she lives. On rrum w. ~
was living auart fur Q 1n0eabAo
cause. or because he had densFts1 1E
or upon whom sine - dspandant q M
time of the anctdaHt
fha A huahand upaa Q 49, -
whom he lives. q uDuD O00D - -
dependent n the ctms q t1ho on@6
tc1 A child or chxl6F1a, 1c11G
adapted and stgp-cA1laRuo 041 -
aee nf eighfean yaaED Cor 49, -
a9e- hut physamlly q 0aY 49,
ent with whum he 10 o. 6sy - 0ub
or upun whnm he - q 49, - -
pendent n the time a ~ 0A =
said parent. there bang - 0v4ug
more than one ch1l1 11D Aepk
the compensation aAau - 49,
eQualiy amung rha2-