Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-10-07

Section 8. Nothing in this act shall be
construed as amending or repeating any
statute or ordinance relating TO assocla-
lions or funds for the relief. pensioning'
' retirement, or other benefit OF nremen,
policemen, or other public employees, their
widows, children or dependents. or as IN
any manner interfering, with such as
sociations. funds or benefits, now or mere
, after established, but any such public em-
ploye. his widow. children or dependents,
who shall receive compensation under
his act shall have deducted from any
benefit otherwise payable by any pension
or other benefit fun to which the mu-
nicinal corporation or other puhlc en-
plOycr contributes, n part OF such heheut
contributed TO such fund by such en-
Iloyer. which deductions shall be made
only during the compensation period. NOT
shall anything In thisa act be construed as
interfering with the right Of any public
employe TO draw fun wages. or collect and
retain his full fees, so long as he holds MS
office, appointment or employment, but
the period during which the same are re,
ceived after the injury shall be deducted
from the period - compensation pay
ments due hereunder.
Section 9. In case any employee for
whose injury or death compensation IL
payable under this act shall, at the time
OF the Injury, be employed aud paid
Jointly by two or more employers subject
to this act, such employers shall con-
tribute the payment OF such compensa.
ton in the proportion of their several
wage liability to such employe. II one
or more but not all OF such employers
should be subject to this act. and other
wise subject to liability for compensation
hereunder, then the liability of the entire
compensation which their proportiouRtc
wage liability bears 10, the entire wages
Of the employe: Provided. however. that
nothing in his section shall prevent any
ARRANGEMENT between such employers for
n different distribution. as between them
selves, OF the ultimate burden Of such
compensation.
Section 10, ta) Any person who has
work done under contract ON or about his
premises which Is an operation Of the
usual business which he there carries on.
shall he deemed an employer and shall be
liable under this act to such contractor,
his subContractS, ard their employees.
when injured or killed on ar about tho
premises of the employer whilo doing
work which is in the usual course Of his
business.
% The provisions Of this section shall
apply TO the relationships of landlord and
tenant, and lessor or lessee, when created
for the fraudulent purpose Of avoidiur
liability, but not otherwise. III such eases
the landlord or lessor shall be deemed the
employer OF the employees Of the tenant
tc) The provisions of THIS section SHAH
not apply 10 the owner of premises upon
! which improvements are heiug erected,
demolished, altered or repaired by an IN
dependent contractor, but such indepcrd-
ent contractor shall be deemed to he the
employer OF the employees of his suhrou-
tractors and their suhcoutrnCtors when
employed on or about the premises where
inc principal contractor is doing work
td) IN all cases mentioned In the pre-
Cedin~ suhscctioOs. the immediate con-
tractor or suhCOntraCtoT shall he liable ag
an employer Of the employees Of his sub
contractors, All persons 30 liable may be
made parties to the proceedings on the
a~,ppilcatlon of any party. TIL liability Of
the immediate employer shall he primary.
and that OF the others secondary in their
order. and any compensation paid by
those s~eCondarily liable may be recovered
from those primarily liable. with attor-
ney's fees and expenses Of the suit. Such
recovery may be had on motion I'm the
original proceedings,
(el No such employer shall be liable an
in this section provided, II the employee
was insured by rs immediate or any in
termediate employer.
Section II. II a third person not IN the
same employ Ia also liable. the Cn1nloya
may elect TO hold either tho enpIoyar or
the third person. Election to hold the
third person shall release the employer.
Election to hold the employer shall uD-
crate as an assignment of the cause of
action against the third person which the
employer or his insurer may enforce in
his own name or that az the employc, and
n such actions recovery may be had OF
the amount of compensation awarded, |
with the reasonable expense Of the guit'
incluGinE attorneys fees. Election to hold |
the employer shall not he deemed to have
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Is filed with the commission.
section IL. (a) This act shall apply TO
al cases within Its provisions, cNrcDt
those exclusively covered by any federal
tb( This act shall apply to MI Injuries
received In this state. regardless Of whore
the contract OF employment was made.
and also to all injuries received outside
OF this state under contract az cnirl3y-
ment made In this state, unless the con-
traGt OF employment in any such case
snail otherwise provide.
Section Is (a,) In addition TO all other
compensation, the employee shah. receive
such medical. surgical and hospital treat.
1nent including nursing, ambulance and
for the first eight weeks after the inilry
or. disability, to cure and relieve from ;he
effects OF the injury, and not exceeding
ne amount y two hundred dollars. Ii
right to select his own physician, surgeon
or other such requirement Mt his own
expense, Where such requirements are
payment therefor shall be
made to the proper authorities.
=. to) II 1t be shown to the commission
In such manner that there il rca-
sonable ground for believing that the we
or recovery OF the employo IN en-
uahgered thereby, the commission may
or other requirement.
(c) All fees and charges under this
section shall be fair and reasonable, shall
suoJect 10 regulation by the commits
sion. and shall be limited to such ne are ,
Ialr and reasonable for similar treatmenf :
injured persons of n like standard Of !
ivlhgi n commission shall also have I
to near and determine an dis ,
pdtes as to such charges. :
tdD NO compensation shall be nayobIe :
or the death or disability OF an employe >
i ana m SO far as the same may be d
unreasonable refusal to submit TO- a%v =
medical or surgical treatment or opera, =
the risk OF which Is in the opIninn =
INC commission, inconslderable in view !
me seriousness Of the injury. II the I,
'inpioye dies as n result of an nperntinn =
made necessary by the injury, such death 4,
nan be deemed to be caused by the i
.(e) TIT testimony of apy nhvetcIor !,
vho treated the employe shall he admis- i
iple IN evidence In any proceedings for a
ompeqsation under this act. n
" Every hospital or other person rur- -
fishing the employee with medical aid q
nan permit Its records to be copicd nv u
nd shall furnish full information 70 tbss ,
1GmiGhlssion. the employer. the employee or n
ny proceedings for compensation i,nder -
his act, and certified copies of such recI !,
rds shall be admissible In evidence In ~
ny such proceedings. =" y
Section IA. (a) Except az nroyiaoa T. D
eGtion IL, no compensation shall he nav =,
pie Tor the first seven DAYS or less - 81
iSaoihty unless the disability shall last =
niger than six weeks. ""' "
tb) Compensation shall be pavablo n, :.
wages were paid prior to the iniI1rv or 81
I least once every two weeks, bach ,o " u,
!, ,a,iment shall bear interest at the rate d,
Six per cent per annum from data uban ~
ue until paid. Compensation s,,iI I
on tho basis Of 662s ner cen, w W 81
10 average earnings of the eniploye COM y
SEE section IL ~sS % oi NE with the rules given ne
lcl Inc employer shall he artt,os IL