Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-10-14

section " OF this act upon the presenta-
ton to 1t OF a certified copy OF such de-
Section 4s. In any case a temporary or
partial award Of compensation may be
made, and the same may be modified from
time to time, to meet the needs Of the
case and the same may be kept open until
a final award can be made. and II the
same be not complied with. the amount
thereof may be doubled in the final award,
II the final award shall be in accordance
with the temporary or partial award.
Section ~. Any notice required under
this act shall be deemed to have been
properly given and served when sent by
registered mail properly stamped and ad-
dressed to the person to whom given, at
his last known address. In time TO reach
him In due time to act thereon. Notice
may also be given and served in like man.
ner as summons in civil actions.
Section 4S. The compensation herein
provided may be committed by said COM
mission and redeemed by the payment In
lump sum, which shall be fixed by the
commission, but in no case to exceed the
commutab1e value of the future INSTALL
ments which may be due under this act,
payment to be committed at its present
value upon the basis OF interest calculated
at four per centum with annual rests,
upon application to either party, with due
notice to the other. II 1t appears that such
commutation will be for the hest interest
Of the employe or the dependents Of the
deceased employe. or that It Will avoid
undue expense or undue hardship to
either party. or that such employe or de-
pendent has removed or Is about to re-
move from the United States. or that the
employer had sold or otherwise disposed
of the greater part Of his business or as
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 Is the inten-
tion OF this act that the compensation
to he received by the injured employe or
mis- dependents In the same manners in
which are ordinarily paid. There
fore, communication is a departure from
he allowed only when it clearly appears
that some unusual circumstances warrant
such a departure. Communication shall not
be allowed for the purpose of enabling
the injured employe, or the dependents Of
a deceased employe, to satisfy a debt, or
to make payments to physicians, lawyers,
or any other persons.
Section 40. On notice to the other par
ties the commission may permit the en-
ployer to be discharged from further Ia
bility under any agreement, award or
JUDGMENT for compensation by furnishing
to the person entitled thereto an annuity
or other obligation, approved by the COM
mission or court, by which payment Is as
sumed by some responsible person, or by
depositing the commutable value thereof
with the commission to be dishursed to
the persons entitled thereto in such man
ner as the com mission shall determine,
Section so. ta) After an emplOye has
received an injury he shall from time to
time thereafter during disability submit to
reasonable medical examination at the re-
quest Of the employer, his insurer, the
commission or any OF its commissioners.
the time and place OF which shall be liked
with due regard to the convenience of
the employe and ihs physical condition
and ability TO attend. The employe may
nave his own physician present, and II the
employe refuses TO submit to such eX-
animation, or in any way o~bstructs the
same, his right to compensation shall be
forfeited during such period.
OBJ The commission or any Of the COM
missioners, or referees. may appoint a
duly qualified impartial physician to ex-
anime the injured employee and to report.
his fees and travelling expenses for which
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 evil
dence.
(c) The testimony OF any physician
who examined the employe shall be adj
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 his employ
ment resulting in death. shall be admissi-
BILE In evidence In any proceedings for
compensation under this act, and it shall
be the duty Of the coroner to give notice
of such inquest to the employer n tht
dependents of the deceased employe wht
shall have the right to cross-eXamine tht
witnesses.
Section 81, All proceedings before thu
commission or any commissioner or ref
cree shall be simple, informal and sum
mary. and without regard to the technica
rules Of evidence, and no defect or irreg.
ularity therein shall invalidate the same
Except as herein otherwise provided, al
such proceedings shall be according tc
such rules and regulations as may be
adopted by the commission.
Section So. The commission. or any
commissioner or referee, shall have power
TO issue recess, subpoena witnesses, ad-
minister oaths, examine books and pa
pers, and require the production thereof,
and to cause the deposition Of any witness
TO be taken and the costs thereof paid
as other costs under this act. Amy party
shall be entitled TO process to compel the
attendance of witnesses and the produc-
ton OF books and papers. and at his own
cost 10 take and use dispositions in ike
manner as In civil cases in the circuit
court. Subpoena shall extend TO all parts
of the state, and may be served as In
costs of such service shall be as in other
civil actions. each witness shall receive
the fees and mileage prescribed by law
in civil cases, but the same shall not be
dllbNt Gu as tOSlS u TIE party III WHOSE
behalf the witness was summoned unless
the persons before whom the hearing Is
had shall certify that the testimony Of
such witness was necessary. All costs
under this act shall be approved by the
commission and paid out of the state
treasury from the fund for the support
of the Missouri workmen's compensation
commission; 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 so brought. prosecuted on-de-
Tended them.
Section So. If any person subpoenaed
TO appear at II hearing or proceeding
fails to obey the of such sub
poena without reasonable cause, or il any
person in attendance at any hearing or
proceeding shall, without reasonable
cause, refuse to be sworn, or to be ex-
amined, or to answer a question, or to
produce q book or paper or to subscribe
or swear to his deposition. he shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. and on
thereof shall be punished by a
fine OF not more than five hundred dol
lars or by Imprisonment in the county
Jail for not more than one ear or by
both such fine and Imprisonment, and
of competent Jurisdiction. and IN case
of a continuing violation, each days con-
thereof shall be, and deemed to
be. a separate and distinct offense.
Section 81. If any party shall die pend
ing any proceedings under his act, the
snail not abate, but on notice to
the parties may be revived n proceed
In favor Of the successor to the rights or
the personal representatives of
the party liable, in like manner as in civil
Section IS. Any person who shall
make, or conspire with. aid, or abet an