Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-10-14

question propounded therein and a good
and sufficient reason shall be given for
failure TO answer any question. No in
formation obtained under the provisions
OF this section shall be disclosed to per-
sons other than the parties to compensa-
ION proceedings and their attorneys, save
by order of the commission, or at a hear
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
shan be punished by a 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 n 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 ap-
prove any settlement which is not in ac-
cordance with the rights of the parties as
shall be valid unless made after seven
days from the date of the injury or death.
Section S6. Upon receipt of notice Of
any accident the commission shall for
ward to the employer and to the employee
or his dependents a form of agreement to
pay and accept compensation, pTcyidtTg
for payment of compensation in accord
ance with the provisions of this act, which
agreement shall be promptly executed by
both parties and returned to the com
mission, and if in any case the employer
disputes the claim for compensation and
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 it shall be the duty of the COM
mission. in case payments hereunder are
not promptly made, to provides prompt
measures for the payment of such COM
pensation and for hearing disputes with
reference thereto. If the parties agree
they shall file with the commission a re-
port of the facts and their agreement. and
If the agreement is approved by the COM
mission it 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
ernploye for exercising any of his rights
| under this act, shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof
shall be punished by a fine of not less
than fifty nor more than five hundred dol
lars, 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 3S. No proceedings for compen-
satfon under this act shall be maintained
unless written notice of the time. place
and nature of the injury, and the name
and address of the person injured, shall
have been given to the employer as soon
as practicable after the happening there
Of, unless the commission shall find that
there was good cause for failure to give
such notice. No defect or inaccuracy in
such notice shall invalidate the same UNI
less the commission shall find that the
employer was in fact misled and preju-
diced thereby.
Section 80. No proceedings. for COM
| pensation under this act shall be main
tanned unless a claim therefor be filed
with the commission within six months
after the injury or death, or in case pay
ments have been made on account Of
the injury or death, within six months
from the date of the last payment. In
all other respects such limitations shall
be governed by the law of civil actions
other than for the. recovery of real prop
erty. but the appointment of a guardian
shall be deemed the termination of legal
disability from minority or insanity.
Section 40. If the employer and the
injured employee or his dependents fail to
reach an agreement in regard to COM
pensation under this act, or if they nave
reached such an agreement which has
been signed and filed with the commits
\sion and compensation has been paid or is
due in accordance Herewith, and the par
ties thereto then disagree as to the con-
%tinuance of any weekly payment under
such agreement, either party may make
an application to the commission for a
hearing in regard to the matters at issue
and flor a ruling thereon. Immediately
after such application has been received
the commission shall set the date for a
hearing, which shall be held as soon as
practicable, and shall notify the parties
at issue of the time and place of such
hearing.
Section Al. The commission or any of
its member or referees shall hear in a
summary proceeding the parties at issue
and their representatives and witnesses
and shall determine the dispute. All evil
dence introduced at any such hearing
grapher appointed by the commission
The award, together with a statement of
the findings of fact, rulings of law and
any other matters pertinent to the ques-
ton at issue, shall be filed with the rec
ord of proceedings, n a copy of the
award shall Immediately be sent by reg
istered United States mail to the parties
in dispute.
Section AZ. Upon its own motion or
upon the application of any party in in
terest on the ground of a change in con-
dition, the commission may at any time
review any award and on such review
may make an award ending, diminishing
or increasing the compensation previously
awarded, subject to the maximum or
minimum provided in this act, and shall
Immediately send to the parties a copy
of the award. No such review shall af-
feet such award as regards any moneys
paid.
Section 43. If an application for review
Is made to the commission within ten
days from the date of the award, the full
commission, if the first hearing was not
held before the full commission, shall re-
view the evidence, or, if deemed advisable,
as soon as practicable near the parties
at issue, their representatives and wit
nesseS and shall make an award and file
same in like manner as specified in the
foregoing section.
Section A. An award of the commits
sion as provided in section Al, IL not re-
viewed in due time, or an award of the
commission upon such review as provided
in section 40, shall be conclusive and
binding as to all questions of fact, but
thirty days from the date of the action
or award of the full commission, appeal
to the circuit court of the county in which
the accident occurred, or If the accident
occurred outside of this state, then in the
county where the contract was made, for
errors of law, by filing notice of appeal
with the commission, whereupon the COM
return to the court all documents and pa
pers on file in the matter together with
a transcript of the evidence, the findings
and award, which shall thereupon become
the record of the cause. Appeal from
the circuit court shall be allowed the same
as in civil actions and all appeals to the
circuit and appellate courts shall have
election contests, Upon the setting aside
of the award, the court may remand the
case to the commission for further hear
ing or proceedings, or it may enter the