The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-04-10


SONS partly dependent, If any, shall
recsfse no part thereof during the
2ex1od In which compensation is paid
10 persons wholly dependent. If there
. any one wholly dependent and more
than one person partly dependent, the
compensation shall be divided among
them according to the relative extent
II their dependency. If a dependent
United States, or of the Dominion of
canada. the compensation paid to any
such dependent shall be one-half that
hereinafter provided in case of the
Heath of an employee.
TX. Average weekly wages, earn
ngs or salary" of any injured en-
oloyee shall be computed as follows
tai If the injured employee has
worked in the same employment in
which he was working at the time of
he accident, whether for the same
Employer or not, during substantially
he whole of the year Immediately
.reGeding his injury, his average
lines the average daily wages, earn
ngs or salary which he has earned in
:uch employment during the days
Shen so employed and working the
,umher of hours constituting a full
fVidcd by tifty-two. But where the
mployee Is employed regularly dur
ng the ordinary working hours con-
urrently by two or lore employers.
nd for another he works at another
inc, his average weekly wages" shall
{ computed as if the wages. earnings
r salary received by him from all
UGH employers. were wages. earnings
r salary earned in the employment of
he employer for whom he was work
,lE NJ the time of the accident.
(b) II the injured employee has not
o worked in such employment during
Substantially the whole of such i'm
lcdiatcly preceding year, his aver
sc weekly wages" shall be three hun
red times the average Laily wages,
arnings or salary whic! an employee
f The same class working substan-
ALLY The whole of such Immediately
,reccding year in the same or a SINH
pr employment, in the same or d
eighboring place, has earned in such
Employment during the days when so
mploycd and working the number of
ours constituting a fun working day
1 such employment, divided by fifty
we.
60 In cases where the foregoing
iethods of arriving at the average
'eekly wages, earnings or salary" of
le injured employee cannot reason
oily and fairly be applied, such aver
Ee weekly wages snail be taken at
ICh sum as, having regard to the
reNiOus wages earnings or salary of
ne injured employee and OF other en-
Foyees Of the same or most similar
ass, working in the same or most
Llilar employment in the same or a
aighbOrinE locality, shall reasonably
4present the weekly earning capacity
the injured employee at the time of
&c accident in the employment in
HIGH he was working at such time.
(d) Where The employer has been
rcustomed 20 pay to the employee a
I'm to cover any special expense in
Irrcd BY said employee by the nature
his employment, the sum so paid
pail not he reckoned as part of the
TplOEee's wages, earnings or salary.
(e) The fact that an employee has
ltfered q previous injury or received
1mpcnsation therefor, shall not pre-
tude compensation for a later injury
for death; but in determining the
improvisation for the later injury or
'ath, his average weekly wages"
IaIl be such syn as will reasonably
present his " KY earning capacity
the time of the later injury, in the
nployment in which he was working
such time, and shall be arrived at
-cordinE to and subject to the limita-
DnS OF the previous provisions of this
,ctlon.
In the sections of this act relating
notices and procedure, all powers
ID rights granted to, or duties ard
Legations imposed upon employers or
1ploSeeS, shall tnHre to the benefit
ana may be exercised by guardians
minors or other lnCaPacitated per
ms and tte legal representatives Of
80 ..+!- .....,.,-, ..
ne dVefaSe "eekiy wages
.l4lIAsS or s5larY q enployees Who
lth g; - Gd5S Itr Week snail De
imputed by Increasing the average
ny wage me en- P4oyee was recelV-
az ths IlEe q me accident by one
KIN and ileh mlitlPiElng by three
aI'1' 81 Inns ~ AZ Two
Sec. : IN ar acton to recover dam
'eS Tor personal INJURIES sustained
an employee IN tie course of his
Enjoyment. or Tor death, resulting
fom personal INJURY SO sustained, it
AL not be defense (a) that the
np!oyee was negligent; Oh that the
Jury was caused by the negligence
fellow employees, - that the en-
Ilnvee had assumed the risk of the