Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-10-21

shall nave the RICH to give such authority
In the order named. All fees and charges
under this section shall be fair and rea-
the commission and shall be limited to
such as are fair and reasonable for sim
liar service to persons Of a like standard
Of living. The commission shall also have
jurisdiction to hear and determine all dis
putes as to such charges. II the deceased
employee leaves no dependents the death
benefit in this subsection provided shall
be the limit of the liability of the en-
ployer under this act on account OF such
death.
OBJ The employer shall also pay TO the
total dependents of the employe a death
benefit OF two-thirds of his average an
nual earnings for the year immediately
preceding the injury, but not less than
Elk dollars a week nor more than fifteen
dollars a week for three hundred weeks,
less the number Of weeks during which
compensation for the injury was paid TO
the employee during his lifetime. If there
be total dependents no compensation shall
be payable to partial dependents or any
other person, except as provided In par
agraph (a) of this section.
(c) If there be partial dependents. and
no total dependents, a part Of the death
benft herein provided in the case OF total
dependents, determined by the proportion
of his contributions to all partial depend
ents by the employe at the time OF the
injury, shall be paid by the employer TO
each of such dependents proportlonately.
Id The word dependent" as used IN
this act shall be construed to mean a
relative by blood or marriage of a de-
ceased employee who is actually Dependent
for support, in whole or in part, upon ms
WAGES at the time of the injury The
following persons shall be conclusiveiy
presumed to be solely and totally depend
ent for support upon a deceased ehlploye'
/. A wife upon a husband. and a. nus,
band mentally or physically incapaeltaieq
from wage earning upon a .Wlfe: Win
whom he or she is living at the time OF
~ < natural. %posthumous. or adopted
child or children, whether legitimate or
flegitimate, under the age OF seventeen
years, or over that age IL Physically or
mentally ineapacitated from wage earn.
ing, with whom he is living at the time OF
the death of such parent, there being no
surviving dependent parent or step
parent. In case there IS more than one
child thus dependent, the death penenp
shall be divided among them in such pro-
portion as may be determined by the
Commission after considering their ages
and other facts bearing on such depend,
ency. In an other cases questions OF totaI
or partial dependency shall be determlneu
in accordance with the facts at the time
Of the injury, and in such other cases, II
there is more than one person, Wholly 9es
pendent, the death benefit shall be dlVloeo
qually among them.
lei All death benefits provided for IN
this act shall be paid in installments IN
the same manner as provided for disapll-
41 Every employer shall keep a record
of the correct names and addresses OF the
dependents of each of his employees. so far
as possible and upon the death OF an EN-
Move by accident arising out Of and in
the course of his employment, snail mn
mediately furnish the commission VIII
the correct names and addresses OF all
dependents of such emp1oye,
Section %. The basis for computing
the compensation provided.for In this act
shall be as follows:
ta) The compensation shall be com
puted on the basis Of the annua earnings
which the injured person recelyed as
salary, wages, or earnings II IN the EN-
ployment Of the same employer contlnu-
nusly during the year next preceding the
injury.
shall be taken to mean employment py
the same employer in the grade in which
the employe was employed at the time Of
ME accident, uninterrupted by absence
rom work due to illness or any other uh'
ta~Voidahle cause.
(c) If the injured person has not beer
engaged in the employment OF the SAM
employer for the fun year mmedlateE
preceding the accident, the compensate
shall be computed according to the an
nual earnings which persons OF the saln'
class in the same employment and sam'
location Tor if that be mpractleaoie o
netnhhorfng employments OF the SAM
kind have earned during such, period. !,
td@ AS to employees in employments u
mich it is the custom to operate through
out the working days Of the year, III
aruual earnings, If not otherwise deter
mtnable, shall be regarded as 3Og tlhle'
the average daily earnings N such com
V(s5 As to employees in employments i
which it is the custom to, operate f9r
par Of the whole number OF WorAihg gay,
In each year, such number, i the ahIua
earnings are not otherwise determlnapie
shall be used instead Of 300 as a pass ~
computing the annual earnings: fr3VlqeI
the minimum number of days Whlch shal
be 30 used for the basis Of the year.
Wort. shall be not less than 20o.
~ In the case of injured employee
who earn either no wage or less than IN
earnings of adult day laborers, IN tne sam
line of employment in thai locallty, IN
yearly wage shall be reckoned accordln
To, the average annual earnings OF auult
Of IKE same class in the same COR II tina
Is inspracticable then Of neighborllg) EN-
pigments. ~;
section. shall be based on the earning
for The number of hours commonly re
gardad as a days work LOT tnal sihploS
ment, aud Shall exclude oVertnnle ealn y
inps The earnings shall not lnclude an
sum which the employer has been &c
custymed to pay the employe TO cove
any special expense entallea on nun y
the nature of his employment.
fh) In computing the compensation :
be paid to any ernploye, Who, before Y
accident for which he CLAIMS colnpensa
ton was disabled, and drawing colnpeh
satian under the terms OF TINS actt, "
compensatfon for each subsequent inlur
shali be apportioned according 70 v
proportion of incapacity and dlsaplHt
L W. EdQ06A rGJ A eAAS
he may nave suffered.
III To determine the amount OF con
pensation for each installment perlod' W
hmCunt per annum shall be ascertalhe
ni.ralisnt hereto, and such amount d
yidod BY the number of installment perio
Section 20. The compensation, payab
ander this act, whether awarded 81 qu
or not. shall not be a~sslgnable, snaH !
exAmpt from attachment garnlShmeI
and execution, shall not De subject 70 Sc
off or counter-cialm or be m any w
liable for any debt, and in case OF II
seIyeacy or The levy of an attachmel
AZ execution shall be entitled to the san
ntsference and priority as claims L
Euges, without limit as to time. or amour
ssye that If written notice rs given
fIe employer of the nature ana eAtei
N t,areof. if such services are found, 70
"a n.snaesarv the commission may allow
iian IN fine compensation, ~reasonab
settnY7ey,s fees for services in c%onnectle
Srt,h the proceedings for compensate
Sna NAV order the amount thereon pa
direct to the attorney in a lump sum !
MI instaIlments. All attorneys ices p
! s~eryices in connection with TINS act shS
ba subject to regulation by the coHnll
sion and shall be limited 70 sucn cidIs
q are fair and reasonable ana tne =
mission shall have jurisdiction W NJ
and determine all disputes concernins y
- ins,rarca
the Injured employee, or any benent q
rived from any other source than the ~
nloyer or the employers insurer LOT ~
bilitv under this act, shall pc cchsiue55'
IN determining the compensation o.
hareunder. H Haf AbL