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

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tie removal Of such shys.cal or men
tai incApaci.y-
Sec Is Such notice shall be IN writ
ing and shall stale IN ordinary lanF,are
the nature time, place and cause Of
the !njurE. and The ZANE and address
Of the person injured. and shall be
signed by the person injured or BY a
person in his behalf, or in The event
Of b. death by his lega! representa-
;iyes. CT by e dependent. Or BY per
son IN behalf O. either.
Sec -. Such notice shall b. served
upon the employer. CT Upon one EN-
pioyer. # there are more employers
than one, or, Il the erp;oye- is 8 cor
porsuon. upon any officer or agent
rrcn whom process may b. served.
o. By leaving j, a, his las, known resi-
cence OF place Of business. or by send
Ing !, by registered mali addressed TO
the person 10 b. served. or n the case
ot corporate. to the corporation IT
self. a; his OF its last kocwn residence
or place Of business; and such mailing
Of the notice shall constitute g COM
pleisd service.
Sec 20. = notice given under the
invalid or insufficient By reason Of any
inaccuraey in stating The nature. time.
place OF cause % the injury. o. the
name and address OF the person in
the Intention TO -Eislead ara tie en-
p:oyer was n fact Eislej thereby.
Wan; of notice shai, no. De- a bar 10
proceedings under this act. # u BE-
had knowledge Of the injury. or that
failure 20 give such notice was due TO
accident. mistake or unforeseen cause.
Sec Il. The employee shall after
the injury. az all reasonable times dur
ing the continuance Of his disability.
mi: himself to al examination by a
physician or surgeon authorized 70
practice medicine under the laws &
this state. TO be selected and psid. by
have the right &c have a physician or
surgeon selected and paid By himself.
present at such exaEinstio.. OF which
right the employer shall give him no
ton
The chairman Or associate LEGAL
member may al any time after The
injury appoint competent and in.-
partial physician or surgeon 70 &C, as
Z medical examiner. and the reason
able fees Of such medical examiner
shall be fixed and paid BY the con-
mission
Such medical examiner being first
duly sworn 20 the faithful performance
peace, or any clerk Of the supreme
judicial court. shall ,he-suI,on I'D as
often as the chairman o. the commits
sion may direct exarn'-- such injured
nature. extent and probable duratio-:
CT tie IN. -ry. Such medical examiner
shall file report Of every exauina-
tion made 81 such employee in the
thereof certified By the Clerk az SAID
commission may Is produced il evi-
osncs IN any hearing OF proceedings to
c.-e-rnln: the amount Of cor2pensatica
sions Of this act II such employee
refuses 70 submit himself - examine
tlcn provided tor IN this az - n ary
way ohstructs any such examination.
suspended and his COMPENSATION dur
ing such period Of SUSPENSION nay be
Sec %. No ---'-es or insurance Of
tie injured employee indeoen1--. Of
this act. shall be taken :n,o consid-
Grafton in determining the cornpensa-
ton to be paid hereunder. nor shan
benefits derived from ;ay cher sct,rc
than the employer be considered in
cxlng the compensation under this ac..
Sec % In case an injured ernrIoyee
IS mentally incompetent, or. where
oea-h results from the injury, in case
any of his depe dents entitled 70 CON.
pensatlon here cnder are mentally in
any rights. privilege or election ac-
cruss 70 him or them under tins act.
his guardian. or next frien5. or sorr.e
c!sinteres-eC person designated bv II
=
and exercise such righ,. privilege or
election. AID 10 limitation of time il,
this. ACT provided shall run SO lorg as
such incor1retent or minor has no
shall have reasonable grounds for be-
lieving that compensation paid under
this act, either in weekly inst-'lrr4n:s
OF in lump sum. will :, scuandered
his dependents. the comnissica rnay
designate in writing s---a d;eirts-=e.ei
i'ecson - act as trustee for the said m
Jursd employee or said dependents.
count at least once year with the aid
commission showing the aDorn.s Of
Tsceipts and e.rendjt' in beha!f
said injured employee or said depend
ents
Sec. -. No agreemen. by an en-
pioyee. except as provided IN section
thirty, 70 waive his rights 70 comper-
sation under this act shall he valid.
No claims for co-rer sation under ta:s
act shall be ass gnab BE, o. subject TO
attachment. Or liable il any way 70.
debt.
Sec. %. Employers who hire work
men within This state TO work outside
of the state. may agree with such
act shall be exclusive as regards in
Juries received outside this state by
accident arising out OF and in the
course of sucn employment: and all
be prem TO include such an agree
1ent.
Sec. 2s. When any injury for which
compensation is payable under this act
shall have been sustained under cir
cumstances creating IN some otter
person thar the employer a legal La
oi!ity TO pay damages in respect there
to, the injured employee may. a. MS
option. either claim com penSa ton I'M
DER this act Or obtain damages from
or proceed at law against such other
person to recover. damages, ard II
compensation is claimed and awarded
under this act. any employer having
paid the compensation or having be-
come liable therefor shall be subro-
gated to the rights Of the injured en-
ployee to recover against that person.
provided, if the employer shall recover
from such other person dan1ag es in
excess Of the compensation already
paid or awarded TO be paid under this
to the injured employee less the en-
ployers expenses and costs of action.
Sec. q, the claim for compensa-
tioI. under this act. and any decree on
preference over the unsecured cebts
Of the employer hereafter contrac ted
to the same amount as the wages of
labor are now preferred by the laws
of this state. but nothing herein snail
be construed as impairins any lien
Quired.
Sec. 2s. In case payments have
continued for not less than six months
either party may. upon due notice TO
the other oarty petition the commits
sion for An order committing the future
ton shall be considered by the COM
mission and may tie summary grant
ed where it is shown to the satistac-
ton Of the commission that the pay
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