Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-30

aAelhtses O. the empoyrr's inslrs
SS1 reSS&ting Insurance rates reserve
SeS<SSeRts making eertain minors Q
I'll : providing for the giving an,
1890 g ncttees Hereunder; pre-
aSsS tee manner Of procedure an,
dSs p~oV&&iaE the mssnS 81 enforcinl
@sSraS and the .anUe and extent 4
SG~a Ire SSE,e H1Ay De reviewed b,
1s @SstS' creating the Missouri work
minister TIE AIT and prescribing IL
Fswers IND duties. prnvidirg for IN,
insurance q ~ HAhlfity % an employ,
~ selsrE 90 death OF his employees
insurance carriers authorized Z,
NAhSSct thtS e2SS Of Insurance in IN,
safe O ~ Seat-inSGrance; provtdinG
LAY eG irsursace premiums 10 defrSy
1sS SxrS-se q aaFntniStsrinE the act
TeHeSltng all acts cr parts az acts ineSnn.
sStsat taereS1thc prescribing penalties
aoF N.e&tSAns Il certain Of its provisions
40 nxlns the time shea certain ~ it,
provisions shah take s1eci. WITH ar
emergency cause
Be IL enacted by the General Assembly
49, SSAts 81 MisSourL as follows
SectNa J. This act shall BE- known as
ts "orSrnenS -eOmpensStiou act.
Section . Every employer and every
enptoEe, except as in this act otherwise
provided, shall he cOnclaSiveiv Presumed
70 have accepted all q the prcyi Ssors az
tsls set and respectively to furnish and
SsSSpt as herein provided.
In4sSS prior 10 the accident he ShSU have
nIei With the commission a written rcttss
mat ne elects 10 re1eCt this act The pre-
S-.apt1CA 81 election shal be re-eSsaS-
Hshec BY filing with the Nlrr-a,Ss,~- q
written notice W~lthd-aw!nS ths retarftsn
Al Slca notices hal take eTeci On ne
day Of their receipt bv :he vowwESsE17
LHey may be sent by mali and the >o--
mission shall Immediately acEnoNFr,tre
receipt thereof. The nCttce given Nv 10,
employee shall take effect uyeo. All en-
H!oH FneEtS at which he NAV then o. r-sr-
after De employed until the re5srJLCn u
~N.thafSWn- and On spplicSticr the c1-a-
mission shall inform any ~ernr,svg- ,Ns-A-
OF lie empi0ye shall also ir5r--sea.psy
lat9Tn his employer Of all such rci.ceS
any employer until the smp2oye i--r-1<
Alan theTos In writing. The Csn- SsGsT
shai! also furnish 10 each eniployer rr4-s-
lns the act q notice thereof. whlcs ne
empower shall keep posted in a tnrSrs,--
gus pace on his premises where Y. AN
ee seen by has employees.
Stctlob :. II both employer and 4--
Prove nave elected 10 accept the p~ay3s.
ipEs OF this act the employer SrAw -
Aahie, irrespective o. negligence. to C.--
h!sh compensation under the provisions
q tais act for personal injury or death
or the eHalGye by accident arising ~, ~
IND in the course OF his .nnloynsr,
And shall he released from all other ia
nllty therefor whatsoever, whether 10
lle ttnp!oye or any other person. The
rights and remedies herein granted N a.
enlptoye shall exclude all other rights ana
FenpeoisS Of such empi0ye. her husband
Wite. parents, personal representative.
e~tp~huelts, heirs, or next kin. at common
or otherwise. IN account " such in
Jury or death Nor shall compensation be
AAoWeC Tor an Injury or death due to tha
Snapi9{es or an1thers willful m~iseonduc;
including intentional self-!nalrted injury
intoNlcatson, and wilful failure or refuSa!
70 use r safety appliance or perform A
dlty required 10y statute. or failure 10
Joy any reasonable rule adopted by the
employer Tor the safety OF the empICye
as 10 all of whtca the burden OK proof
snat rest upon the employer.
section I II the employer has elected
70 accept "a" provisions OF tins act. |
"a any action to recover damages for |
PERSONAL injury ar death Of his enpIoys
IN the course of mis- employment il stall
De a defense that tpe same was
by the negligence % a fellow .r,- !
1iOye e, or that the emrloye has assumed
ne RISK @; the injury or death or that
Ne same vas caused IN any degree hy
ne negligence Of the employe. Such de-
e7st satl not be allowed in such action !
whether or not the empi0ye accepted tlis
ct nor shall they be aliowed In any pro-
Tor con P.usatInn under this act
zen aelenses shan TIC allowed TO an EN-
3g!" T VINO mas elected TO accept this act.
section ., Sections two three and four
I TINS act shall not apply 10 c~mploymeHts
I farm labor and domestic servants. in
~+AS tN.AEt 'L4l Al8T4iEt EF SAID sec
IONS shan not apply To employ1nentS
'hich are but casual aEd nor Incidental
? the operation Of the usual business Of
employer, or to employments In which
rtlclss and materials are given out to
e made up, cleaned. washed, altered.
rnsmented. finished, repaired or ADAPTED
or sale in the home Of the emplgye or
n premises not under the control or
Engagement Cf the employer. II the en-
loyeF has less than five employees ragl.
employed "a his business the said
e@tlons shan not apply to such employ
Ithi Unless such employees and their
Tp.nycrs voluntarily elect in the man
81 herein sepeC;tei To be bound by this
~ ANY employer 10 this section ex-
,hpEeI from The operation Of sections
three and four Of his act. may
ring himself within the provisions Of me
% n.Ns WIN The commission notice
Ms election 10 accept the same. ana
2! tihEtoSe thereafter entering the serv-
o! .snch employer. and any enploye
in such service thirty dats
Slgh election, shall be coGrlusiyely
reslmed To have elected to accept this
2m'nisSion and his employer a written
otice that he elects to reject the same. !
section .. The word employer as :
sea In this act shall be construed to !
"a Every person. partnership. a~ssocia- {
on, corporation. trustee, reeeiyer. and L
cry other person, including any person e
corporation operating a railroad and ;
~ public service corporation. using the I
rElce n another for pay, and 5
% The state and every county, uu- !
clpal corporation. township. school. +
d~rainase' swamp and leyee district. =
hool board, board Of education. regents J
iratoTs, managers, or control, comw.s- ?
pig, hoard and every other political sub :,
VISION, corporation or u
eiyoi' at OF which public employers are "a
made liable to furnish Corpensa- e
,t uhuer me provisions Of his act for "a
Fsona! injury or death Of their emp!oves y
accident arising out Of and in Inc u
urse OF their employment. without the !"
3at OF Sueh public employers TO elect TO u
ieGt the provisions Of this act. but such =
.Sil'ty shall not exist II the employe =,
to reject this act. 81
'c} Any reference TO the employer shall "
% include his insurer. "
section. = tal TIT word "employe' s.
uSeu ~ ms act snail be construed to Ct
every person III the service OF any
lpioyer as defined in this act. under vi
j. contract of hire, express or implied 81
Al or written, but shall not include per. ar
sS Whcse average annual earnings ex- 90
.u three Thousand dollars, nor officials hi
political subdivisions. ANY rsferanra q,
any eInplcye who has been inf,rad ~
al, when the enlploye is dead, also in ~
.de ms personal representatives. de- AZ
aCentS, and other persons To whom
npeNsaticn may be payable. The wn-E 60
.ploNe shan! also include all minor EN- III
yes, ana all such minor emuIoyrs are III
,eby made Of full age for ali purposes lol
der IN connection with or arising out
b. The word accident" as used in r.
: act shall. unless q different meaning 81;
clearly indicated by the context, be ~
.stfued 10 mean an unexpected OF un- dl
seen event happening suddenly and IA
with or without human fault IN,
1 producing al the time Objective M
Of an injury. The terms i'm in
y and personal injuries" shall mean