The St. Joseph observer., 1920-10-30

OF this section shall be disclosed TO per-
sons other than the parties TO componsa-
tion proceedings and their attorneys, save
by order Of the commission, or at hear
ing or compensation proceeding, but such
information may be used by the con1hlis-
sion for statistical purposes Every per-
son who violates any OF the PROVISIONS of
ihs iass section ssSIt or wh9 hnGTingly makes
the commission shall be deemed guilty OF
q misdemcanor and on conviction thereof
sss sn Sf I 6or more by san nG Ss Of St
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 55. 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 empluye or his
dependents to waive his rights under this
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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 righte 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 80. Upon receipt Of notice Of
any accident the commission shall for
ward TO the employer and to the employe
| or his dependents a form OF agreement to
| pay and accept compensation, providing
for payment OF compensation In accord
!
! agreement shall be promptly executed by
both parties and returned to the COM
| mission, and Il In any case the employer
| disputes the claim for compensation and
for that reason refuses to execute the
| agreement 70 pay compensation, the COM
mission shall assist the person who claims
and securing an early adjudication there
! OF; and where such agreements to pay
and filed Il shall be the duty OF the COM
! mission, In case payments hereunder are
not promptly made, TO provide prompt
| raTeafion ana for bc4rinr- disru.ee yyitb
! reference theToto. II the parties agree
! they shall file with the commission re-
port Of The facts and their agreement, and
| II the agreement Is approved by the COM
mission It shall make an award OF COM
pousation thereon In accordance there
with.
Section 81 Every employer, his d.
rector, officer or agent who discharges
or in any way discrlminatcs against an
| enpioye for exercising any Of his rights
under this act, shall be deemed guilty Of
| a misdemeauor, and on conviction thereof
! shall he punished by a fine Of not less
! than fifty nor more than five hundred dol
! lars. or by Imprisonment in the county
iail FOR not less than one week nor more
than one year or by both such fine and
| imprisonment
Section 3s. No proceedings for compen-
satlon under this act shall be maintained
unless written notice Of the time, place
and nature OF the injury, and the name
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 snail inyalidate the same un-
! less the commission shall lnd that the
employer was in fact misled and preju-
! diced thereby.
Section 49, No proceedings for COM
pensation under this act shall be main
tained 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
al other respects such limitations shall
be governed by the law OF civil actions
other than for the recovery OF real prop
| er'yi but The aPpomtment OF guardian
. shan be- ogeued Nhe termination Of legal
: 8'-rHHty from minority or insanity
Seailon 40. n the employer and sthe
I injured emp'nye or his dependents fail to
roach am aarHeUCut In regard to COM
nauHgr1n uuder this act, or II they have
reached such an agreement which has
Ocen slSued and hled 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 n
aeSSrihg eS rs IN resard i1 70 me matters at issge
after such application has been received
the commission shall set the date for a
practicable and shall notify the parties
Ft issue Of the time and place OF such
hearing.
Section ii. The commission or any Of
its members or referees shall hear In q
summary proceeding the parties at issue
and their representative and witnesses
SnScs and shall deiGTmne the dIspgts Sb M e
shall be reported by . competent steno-
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
award shall immed lately be sent by reg
istered United States mail TO the parties
in dispute.
Section a., Upon It's own motion or
upon the application OF any party In In
terost on the ground of Il change IN con-
dition, the commission may at any time
review any award and on such review
or increasing. the compensation previously
awarded, subject to The naXimum or
| Immediately send to the parties a copy
Of the award No such review shall af-
feet such award as regards any moneys
paid.
Section s. II an application for review
Is made 10 the commission within ten
days from the date of the award, the full
! commission, II the first hearing was not
held before the fun commission, shall re-
view the evidence, or, II deemed advisable,
as soon as practicable hear the parties
at issue, their representatives ana Wit
nesses and shall make an award and 0le
same in Ike manner as specified In The
| foregoing section.
Section a. An award Of the commits
! sion as provided IN section Al, II not re-
viewed IN due time, or an award Of the
| commission upon such review as provided
in section 4S, shall be conclusive and
binding as 10 all questions Of fact, but
either party TO the dispute may within
thirty days from the date OF the action
or award Of the fun commission, appeal
10 the circuit court OF the county in which
! the accident occurred, or II tho accident
| occurred outside OF this state, then In the
| county where the contract WSs made. for
errors Of law, by hlng notice OF appeal
| mission shall order under its certificate,
return 20 the court all documents and pa
| pers on file In the matter together with
a transcript Of the evidence the findings
and award, which snail thereupon become
the record Of the cause. Appeal from
the circuit court shall be allowed the same
as In civil actions and ell appeals to the
circuit and appellate courts shall have
| precedence over all other cases except
election contests. Upon the setting aside
! Of tho award, the court may remand the
| case to the commission for further hear
| ing or ProCeedngs, or II may enter the
| proper judgment upon the findings Es the
! nature Of the case may demand! Pro-
yided, that, IN all appeals from awards
Of the commission the party taking the
appeal shall together with his notice OF
| appeal transmit TO the commission twen-
| ty-flve dollars, as security for costa,
which sum tho commission shall together
with the record of the case transmit 10
| the clerk OF the circuit court Of the
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