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

pellate court, shall be modified to con-
form to any decision OF the commission.
ending, diminishing or increasing any
weekly payment under the provisions OF
section ~ of this act upon the preseata-
ton to 1t Of a certified copy Of sucn de-
cision.
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 nay 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,
If the final ward shall be in accordance
with the temporary or partial award.
Section AZ. 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
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
whole or in part, by the employer. Of a
lump sum, which shall be fixed by the
commission, but in no case to exceed the
| ~commutable value Of the future INSTALL
ments which may be due under TINS act,
/ taking account of life contingencies, such
payment to be at its present
value upon the basis of interest calculated
at four per centum with nnuai rests,
/ uDpH dDDlAcdAiOI " tlAiNEI pn+AE ~ D. ~
notice to the other, If 1t appears that such
communication will be for the best interest
of the employee or the dependents of the
deceased employee, or that # 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 win be for the hest
interest of the employee or the dependents
of the deceased employe, or that it VIII
avoid undue expense or undue hardshlp
to either party, the commission Will con-
stantly bear in'mind that 1t is the inten-
ton of this act that the compensation
payments are in. lieu Of wages and are
to be received by the injured employe or
his dependents in the same manners IN
which WAGES are ordinarily paid. There
fore, Communication is a departure from
the normal method of payment and Is 10
/ be allowed only when it clearly appears
that some unusual circumstances warrant
such a departure. Communication snail not
be allowed for the purpose of enabling
the injured employe, or the dependents OF
a deceased empl0ye, 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 ma
bility under any agreement, award or
iudCment for compensation by furnishing
to the person entitled thereto an annuity
or other obliPation, approved by the COM
mission or court, by which payment IS as
sumed by some responsible person, or by
depositing the lcommutable value thereof
with the commission to be disbursed to
the persons entitled thereto in such man
Section so. Ca) After an employe mas
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 hXed
with due regard to the convenience OF
the employe and lbs physical condition
and ability to attend. The employe may
have his own physician present, and If the
employee refuses to submit 10 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 appQlht =
l anime the injured employe and to report
! his fees and travelling expenses for Whlcf
) shall be liked and allowed by the com
mission and paid as other costs under
this act. If all the parties shall have hat
/ reasonable access thereto, the report q
such physician shall be admissible in eYi'
dence.
: who examined the employe shall be ad'
e MISSILE in evidence in any proceeding
s for compensation under this act.
= (d) Certified copies of the p~roceedinH'
before any coroner holding an inques
: over the body of any employe receiv1nj
= an INJURY in the course of his employ
r ment resulting in death, shall be admissl
g BILE in evidence in any proceedings 10
a compensation under this act, and 1t ShaI
e be the duty Of the coroner TO give not.itc'
Y of such inquest to the employer and tn
dependents of the deceased enlploye. Wh
a shall have the right to e~ross-eXarnine tn
s witnesses.
5 Section 81. All proceedings before tn
h commission or any, commissioner or rel
nraa eLa11 he Gfi11nlG informal and sum
4 mary, and without regard to the technlca
rules of evidence, and no defectaor lfreg
e ularity therein shall invalidate The same
8 Except as herein otherwise provided, a
: such proceedings shall be according [
g such rules and regulations as may b
= adopted by the commission.
Section So. The commission, or an
commissioner or referee, shall have powe
d to issue process, subpoena witnesses, ad
minister oaths, Uni DOORS ana pa
: pers, and require the production Thereof
g and to cause the deposition of any wftneS
: to be taken and the COSTS thereof pal
as other costs under this act, Any part
shall be entitled to process TO compel IN
II Iattendance of witnesses and the produc
ton Of books and papers, and at his soW
i cost to take and use depositions IN INK
- manner as in civil cases IN the clrcu.
court. Subpoena shall extend to all part
g of the state, and may be served as I
" civil actions in the circuit court, but tn
n costs of such service shall be as in othe
IL civil actions. Each witness shall receiV
" the teeS ana mileage III escIlLSNi ny ,ie
+ in civil cases, but the same shall not b
rs allowed as costs to the party N Wlos
behalf the witness was summoned uIles
the persons before whom the hearing
n had shall certify hat the testimony {
III such witness was necessary. All cos
vt under this act shall be approved by tn
. commission and paid out of the stat
treasury from the full for the suppol
as of the Missouri compensate
t. commission; provided, however, that
le the commission shall determine that an
lie proceedings before 1t or any or IT'S men
bers, or before any referee, nave pee
s. BROUGHT, prosecuted or defended withol
g. reasonable ground, it may assess Il
le whole cost Of the proceedings upon Il
ID party who so brought, prosecuted or d
i'd Tended them.
Section SO. If any person subpoena
in to appear at any hearing or proeeedlI
IN fails to obey the command of such sui
al poena without reasonable cause, or If al
n person in attendance at any hearing I
Mt proceeding shall, without ~reasonab
le cause, refuse to be sworn. or to be e.
Or amined, or TO answer a question. or /.
al produce a book or paper or 70 subseril
A. or swear to his deposition, he Shall
e, deemed guilty of q misdemeanQrSs {
a. conviction thereof shall be punished by
tn fine of not more than five hundred do
gs lars or by imprisonment IN the eoun
iail for not more than one year, or
m both such fine and Imprisonment, az
may be prosecuted therefor in any cou
Of a continuing violation, each days CO.
pt ~tinuance thereof shall be, and deemed
be. q separate and distinct offense-
he Section 81. If any party shall die pen,
r. ing any proceedings under this act, q
he same shall not abate, but on notice