Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-30

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Ing or compensation proceeding, but such
Information may be used by the commits
sion for statistical purposes. Every per-
son who violates any Of the provisions OF
this section or who knowingly makes a
false report or statement in writing to
the commission shall be deemed guilty OF
a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof
shall be punished by q fine. OF not less
than fifty nor more than five hundred
dollars. or by imprisonment in the county
jail for not less than one week nor more
than one year., or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
Section IS. Nothing in this act shall be
construed as preventing the parties to
claims hereunder from entering into vol
untary agreements in settlement thereof,
but no agreement by an employe or his
dependents to waive his rights under this
act shall be valid, nor shall any agree
ment Of settlement Of compromise OF any
dispute or claim for compensation under
this act be valid until approved by the
commission. nor shall the commission APP
prove any settlement which Is not In ac-
cordance with the rights OF the parties as
given in this act. No such agreement
shall be valid unless made after seven
days from the date Of the injury or death;
Section 36. Upon receipt Of notice. OF
any accident the commission shall Tor
ward to the employer and to the employe
or his dependents a form of agreement TO
pay and accept compensation, proVlolns
for payment Of compensation in accord
ance with the provisions Of this act. which
agreement shall be promptly executed by
IOth parties ana returned TO LHe COHH-
mission, and II In any case the. employer
disputes the claim for compensation ana
for that reason refuses to execute the
agreement TO pay compensation. the COM
mission shall assist the person who claims
to be entitled thereto, In filing his claim
and securing an early adjudication there
Of; and where such agreements TO pay
and receive compensation are executed
and filed 1t shall be the duty of the COM
mission, in case payments hereunder are
not promptly made, to provide prompt
measures for the payment of such COM
pensation and for hearing disputes with
reference thereto. II the parties agree
they shall file with the commission a re.
port Of the facts and their agreement, ana
II the agreement is approved by the COM
mission 1t shall make an award OF com
pensation thereon In accordance there
with.
Section 81. Every employer. his d.
rector, officer or agent who discharges
or in any way discriminates against an
employe for exercising any of his rights
under this act, shall he deemed guilty or
n misdemeanor, and on conviction thereon
shall be punished by a fine OF not less
than fifty nor more than hve hundred uol-
lars, or by imprisonment In the county
jail for not less than one week nor more
than one year. or by both such hne and
Imprisonment.
section SS. Nc proceedings for compen:
sation under this act shall be maintained
unless written notice OF he time. place
and nature OF the injury, and the name
and address of the person injured. shan
nave been given 10 Nne tfItpIONtI aS HpOl
as practicable after the happening there.
of, unless the commission shall find that
there was good cause for failure to CIV
such notice N2 tnJsiiao or i the sa,ne mn NJ
~1ess the commission shall find that tht
employer was in fact misled and preJu'
diced thereby.
pensation under this act shall be main
tanned unless a claim therefor be hlet
with the commission within six month;
after the injury or death, or In case pay
ments have been made on account o
the injury or death, within six months
! from the date of the last payment, II
all other respects such limitations shall
he governed by the law of civil action
q other than for the recovery of real prop
erty, but the appointment OF a euarolal
9 shall he deemed the termination OF lega
= disability from minority or insanity.
Section 40. II the employer and tn
} injured employee or his dependents fail t
reach an agreement in regard to com
pensation under this act, or II they haN
: reached such an agreement which ha
been signed and fled with the commits
q sion and compensation has been paid or !
due in accordance herewith, and the par
r ties thereto then disagree as TO the con
V tinuance of any weekly payment unde
r such agreement. either party may max
- an application to the commission Tor
d hearing in regard to the matters at lssl
and for a ruling thereon. lmmediatel
e after such application has been receive
s. the commission shall set the date for
!, | bearing, WntCn Sflhi pf Heiu dS SuJl a
q practicable. and shall notify the parttt
y at issue Of the time and place OF sue
= hearing.
= it's members or referees shall hear in
d summary proceeding the parties at issu
8 and their representatives and Wltnesse
and shall determine the dispute; All evi
dence introduced at any such hearin
shall be reported by a competent steno
= grapher appointed by the commission
IS The award, together with a statement
= a. c. s.-, ~ faHt linn M n u n
d any other matters pertinent to the ques
e ton at issue. shall be filed with the rec
d ord OF proceedings. and a copy OF tn
d award shall Immediately be sent by reg
tstered United States mail to the partle
Section AZ. Upon its own motion c
Is upon the application of any party, IN IN
" terest on the ground of a change in cor
e dition, the commission may at any I'm
h review any award and or such revle'
! may make an award ending. diminishtn
re or increasing the compensation previousl
awarded. subject to the maximum {
8, minimum provided in this act, and sha
It Immediately send to the parties a cop
h of the award, No such review shall al
IL feet such award as regards any money
paid.
It is made to the commission within te
ID DAYS from the date OF the award, the fu
% commission, if the first hearing was M
II held before the full commission SHAH RI
o view the evidence, or, If deemed advisabl
ID as soon rs pfaCtlCdDlt near liz pai w
U at issue, their representatives and wi
l. nesses and shall make an award and Il
,r same in like manner as specified III II
10 foregoing section. -.
pr Section ~. An award OF the commits
1f sion as provided In section Al, II not n
viewed in due time, or an award OF u
Of commission upon such review as provide
~ In section 43, shall be conclusive ar
10 binding as to all questions of fact. bt
q either party to the dispute may with
\ thirty days from the date of the actic
{. or award of the full commission, appe
,e to the circuit court of the county in whiC
10 the accident occurred, or II the accluel
l. occurred outside OF this state, then in Il
m county where the contract was made, II
I'd errors Of law, by filing notice of appe
st with the commission, whereupon the con
is mission shall order under its certiicat
m return to the court all documents ana pi
is pers on file in the matter together WI,
Is a transcript or the evidence, the hnaiil
n the record of the cause. Appeal fro
r the circuit court shall be allowed The san
On as In civil actions and all appeals 10 u
n circuit and appellate courts shall ma
at precedence over all other cases exec
IL election contests. Upon the setting asst
It's OF the award. the court may remand Il
nv case 10 the commission for further hea
c. ing or proceedings. or 1t may enter q
in proper Judgment upon the findings as u
nature of the case may demand: Pr
on yided. that. in all appeals from awary
OF the commission the party taking Il
nv appeaI shall together with his notice
e. appeal transmit to the commission 1--WE
c. ty-hve dollars, as security Tor coS'
which sum the commission shall togeth
lis with the record of the case transmit
EN- e. on1nty to which the appeal is taken, a
Mt. in ali appeals from the commission
LII, circuit court the costs thereof snall
is assessed against the losing party as pr
- ,,{5nd nv 1aUV in civil cases,