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made. and the same may be modified from,
time to time. to meet the needs Of thS
case and the same may be kept open until
final award can Be mad MADE an and ar,o, the
thereof may be doubled in the final award.
II the final award shall be In accordance
with the temporary or partial award:
this act shall be deemed to have been
properly given and served when sent BY
registered mail properly stamped and al.
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him in due time to act thereon: Notice
may also be given and served in like man.
ner as summons in civt! actions: s.,r
provided may be commuted by SAID COM
mission and redeemed BY the payment, IN
commission, but in no case to exceed the
commutable value Of the future INSTALL
ments which may be due under this act.
taking account Of life CONTINGENCIES, su aH,
value upon the basis OF interest calculated
at four per centum with annual rests,
upon application to either party. with due
commutation win be for the best interest
Of the emplcye or the dependents OF the
deceased employe. or that IT win avoid
unique snsS emnoSs or de-
move from the United States. or that the
employer had sold or otherwise disposed
sets. IN determining whether the com.
mutation asked for will be for the best
interest OF the ,employe or the dependents
avoid undue expense or undue hardship
to either party, the commission will con-
stantly bear in mind that 1t 10 the inten-
ton Of this act that the compensation
to be received by the injured employe or
his dependents In the same manners IN
which wages are ordinarily paid. There.
t tSe normal method Of payment and is to
be allowed only when 1t clearly appears
that some unusual circumstances warrant
such q departure: Communication shall Inc, not
the injured employs. or the dependents OF
a deceased employe, to satisfy debt, or
/ to make payments to physicians. lawyers
or any other persons.
Section ~. On notice to the other par
ties the commission may permit the en-
ployer to be discharged from further la
bility under any agreement, award Or
for sntaa S IN
or other obligation. approved by the com
mission or court by which payment IS as
sumed by some responsible person: or ny
with the commission to be disbursed to
the persons entitled thereto In such man.
ner as the commission shall determine.
Section So. (a) After an employe has
tsar az r aan ne Submit
reasonable medical examination at the re-
quest OF the employer his insurer, the
commission or any OF Its commissioners;
with due regard to the convenience Of
the employe and Tbs physical condition
and ability to attend. The employe may a =
employe refuses to submit to such ex-
animation, or in any way obstructs the
same, his right to compensation shall be
forfeited during such period.
(b) The commission or any OF the com
missioners, or referees, may appoint a
duly qualified impartial physician to ex-
anime the injured employe and to report.
his fees and travelling expenses ior when
shall be fixed and allowed by the com
mission and paid as other costs under
this act. II all the parties shall have had
reasonable access thereto. the report OF
such physician shall be admissible IN evi-
dence.
(c) The testimony Of any physician
who examined the employe shall be ad-
missible In evidence in any proceedings
for compensation under this act.
(d) Certified copies Of the PROCEEDINGS
before any coroner holding an inquest
over the body Of any employe receiving
an injury In the course OF MS employ
ment resulting in death, shall be admissi-
compensation under this act, and 1t shall
be the duty of the coroner to give notice
Of such inquest to the employer and me
I
sh1n have the right to cross-examine the
Section 81. All proceedings before the
cree shall be. simple. informal and sum;
mary, and without regard to the technical
rules Of evidence, and no defect or irreg-
Except as herein otherwise provided. all
such proceedings sshall be according to
such rules and regulations as may be
adopted by the compAssion: & anu
commissioner or referee. shall have power
to issue process, subpoena Witnesses ad-
minister oaths, examine books and pa
and to cause the deposition Of any witness
to be taken and the costs Thereon PAID
az other, costs under this act. Any party
shall be entitled to process to compel the
attendance Of witnesses and the produce
ton Of books and papers. and at his own
cost to take and use dispositions IN like
manner as in civil cases IN the circuit
Of the state, and may be served as In
civil actions in the circuit court, but the
costs Of such service shall be as In other
civil sections Each witness sha re receive ~
In civil cases. but the same shall not be
allowed as costs to the party IN whose
behalf the witness was summoned unless
had shall certify that the testimony OF
such witness was necessary. All costs
under this act shall be approved by the
commission anu p8lu Oul Va eho oeeASc
treasury from the fund for the sunport
OF the Missouri workmen's compensation
commissions: provided. however. that II
the commission shall determine that any
proceedings before It or any Of Its MEM
berS. or before any referee, have been
brought, prosecuted or defended without
reasonable ground, 1t may assess the
whole cost Of the proceedings upon the
party who 80 brought. prosecuted or de-
Tended them.
Section So. II any person subpoenaed
to appear at any hearing or proceeding
fails to obey the command of such sub
poena without reasonable cause. or II any
person in attendance at any nearing or
proceeding shall, without reasonable
cause, refuse to be sworn. or to be ex-
smined, or to answer question. or to
produce book or paper or to SUBSCRIBE
or swear to his deposition, he shal! be
deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor, and on
Conviction thereof shall be punished by q
iino Of not more than Ave hundred dol
lnro or BY Imprisonment In the county
TALL for not more than one year, or by
both such Ane and imprisonment. ana
may DO prosecuted therefor In any court
q competent Jurisdiction. and IN case
OF q continuing violation. each days con-
tinuance thereof shall be. and deemed TO
BE. 4 separate and distinct ofense.
Section 81. II any party shall die pend
Ing any proceedings under this act. the
eanne Shau not abate. but on notice to
the parties may be revived and proceed
In favor Of the successor to the rignts OF
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