The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-10-07

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awards and the manner and extent
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!. mems compensation commiSsionsto q
minister the act ard prescri6ing /
powers and duties: providing TOR Il
ior nuy Or de aSy Fl: e s%oS'
~ BY Insurance carriers authorised
transact this class Of insurance In II
state or BY self-tnsurance; providin
the expense Of administering the act
i repeating all acts or parts Of acts tncon
! sistent Herewith: prescribing penaltie
Il and liking the time when certain sS'g Il
provisions shall take effect; with q
emergency clause.
Be 1t enacted BY. the General Assembl.
Section /. This act shall be known town. 8
the workmen's compensation act.
Section 2. Every employer and ever,
sS be a. IN s 81
to have accepted all Of the provisions Of
this act and respectively TO furnish and
accept compensation as herein provided
Med with the commission q written notice
| that he elects to reject this act. The pre-
sumption Of election shall. he re-esta b:
ished o yyotIo ing Wian the c9mmission
All such notices shall take Erection me
day of their receipt by the commission.
They may be sent by mail and the COM
receipt thereof. The notice given BY IL.
employc shall take effect upon all em-
ployinents at which he may then or there
after be employed until the rejection IL
withdrawn. and on application the com.
mission shall inform any employer there.
Of. The employe shall also Immediately
inform his employer Of all such notices.
epoSer not Is to
him therof in writing. The commission
shall also furnish TO each employer reject
Ing the act e notice thereof. which the
gus place on his premises where II can
be seen by his employees.
Section !. II both employer and en-
ploye have elected to accept the provis-
Ions Of this act. the employer shall be
nish compensation under. the provisions
OF this act for personal injury or death
OF the employe by accident arising out Of
shall he be feeased q ra his Ssr
hility therefor whatsoever whether to
the employee or any other person. The
rights and remedies herein granted to an
of such employe. her husband,
wife. parents, personal Representatives.
dependents, heirs, or next kin, at common
.a, or Or 9snerwise on account Of such In
allowed for an injury or death due to the
employees or another's willful misconduct |
including intentional self-infiicted injury |
Q use safety appliance or perform a
luty required by statute, or failure to |
'bey any reasonable rule adopted by the |
81, for 6S the safety Of the employe:
hall rest upon the employer.
Section 4. II the employer has elected
lot to accept the provisions of this act,
p any any ACTON ;i to recover damages for
er tSe eoi injury or death o. his employs
ot be defense. that the same was
aused by the negligence Of a fellow en-
loye., or that the employe has assumed
sn Of wa ss 5ad IN as1s ar st
he negligence Of the employee. Such de-
ense shall not be allowed In such action
'hether or not the employee accepted this
eediny for compensation under this act
lch defenses shall be allowed to an EN-
oyer who has elected to accept this act.
this act shall not apply to empioyments
farm labor and domestic servants In
uding family chauffeurs. The said sec
9ns shall not apply to employments
the operation OF the usual business OF |
e employer. or to employments In which
t'Gle "a ana ID materials a'a are given out to
~ m maze Up; ciissaaed. washed: altered
sale IN the home Of the employe or
premises not under the control or ,
anagement Of the employer II the en-
ny employed In his business the said ..
ctions shall not apply to such employ
ent unless such employees and their :
,pioyers voluntarily elect in the mani :
!: Any employer in this section .ex- !
Q. three and four OF this act, may :
!. BY fling with the commission notice
ms election, 10 accept the same. and !,
Y employe thereafter entering the serv- !,
Of such employer. and any employee
er such election. shall be conciusively J,
'sumed to have elected to accept this =
unless ne shall have filed with the
ice that he elects to reject the same. 9
lection y The word employer" as n
d In this act shall b construed to
q Every person. partnership. associa- (, =
4. corporation. trustee, receiver, and "
~ other person. INCLUDING any pers6n =
egrnSG,T.a a en, operating railroad apd q
vics II another for pay. ana ' sn' \,
b. The state and every county. mn. =,
pal corporation. township, school.
drainage, swamp and levee district, | 10
oOt uO1r0s DoorQ OF education, regents. n
RtorA managers. or control, commit. a
y board and every other political sub III
9ions corporation or quasi conservation M
reots Al OF which public employers are | III
shy made liable to furnish compenaa- ~
unQer the provisions Of this aot for | az
Ional injury or death Of their employees Al,
accident arising out OF and In the | M
no OF their employment. without th0 | ~
t Q&souch public employers to &ieot 70 n,
ct the provisions Of this act but aiach
thty shall not exist u the employe | III
u 70 reject this act. M
y ANY reference TO the employer shall a.,
include his insurer - f7,7-----
)et1ou. L. (a) The word "Amnlova"
leed ~ this act shall BE- construed to ~ ~.
evety person In the service Of any ~
eyer ae defined In this act, under ~
CONTRACT OF hise. 6xpress or Implied. ~ ~
~ written, but shall not include nor. -.
2Yhooo average annual earninNB ex- ss2
st1ree thousand dollars. nor o1ficiais IL g!
l9uelcal oub0ivl9ions. Any reference ~
nv employg VINO G1J -been lu3ur1d. ~ :
whom the ernploye II dead. sloo in.sl
bis personal representative, az. 80
ana other persons To- whom J. ADJ
pope4a1on may bo payable. The Wor6l az
~ ehAn alGo include an minor ems No.
sAQ9 an such minor empjoySe ~ 4 a
= nado 1t fun age Tor all purpo0 TIE
= ~ connscttcn with es arising oot e
- word ssAccsdents. - z,,a6a n lei
~ eAen unle.o . dl9er1nk MesnR.G -
~ ~ mean an uDoxpelfo6 q M L u