Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-14

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duces tecum to compel the production
Of books and papers relating TO any
matters involved In the hearing. VIII
! ness fees in all proceedings under this
bsfa sas lib Be the same ss fer
Nv. The commission may, when the
! interests of any of the parties or
i when the administfat iop OF the provis-
son in that part Of the state whers an
accident has happened. to make 2 full
! investigation of the ciPcumsta
! surrounding said accident, and report
the same without delay to the oltice
| or the said commission.
| ". Dispositions taken for the causes
and in the manner hereinafter men
I toned, may be used in all hearings be-
/, fore the industrial accident commits
sion.
The chairman of the Industrial ac-
cident commission or the associate le-
gal member may issue commissions to
| take dispositions to any United States
consul, United States vice consul any
United States or any foreign country
or to any notary public or Justice OF
the peace in the State of Maine, for
either w.t. & the e. fallowing caasss: 90. ~
! or Is absent from the. state.
2. When the deponent is bound
, to sea. or is about to so out OF the
state.
.. When the deponent is so aged.
infirn or sick as to be unable to
attend at the place of hearing.
Such deposition shall be taken by
w VIII the ara the t. e savs se
party shall have ten days after writ
ten notice of such filing to him or
his attorney, In which to file cross
interrogat6rfes thereto, and If cross
in ten days after such notice, the
right of ross-examination shall be
considered waived.
The deponent shall be duly sworn
and after his answers have been
written out. the deposition shall be
signed and sworn to by the depone mt
before the commissioners authorized
to take if, and shall by him be sealed
industrial accident commission at
AUGUSTA
See 10. Section thirty Of chapter
two hundred and thirtH-eight of the
public laws of nineteen hundred and
nineteen is hereby amended by stril>-
ing out the words "and the clerk of
the commission. shall record II in a
book kept for that purpose" in the
sixth ard seventh lines of said sec.
ton. so that said section as amended
shan read as follows:
Sec. so. If the employer and the
employee reach an agreement in re-
gard to compensation under this act
a memorandum of such agreement
SIGNED by the parties shall be filed In
the office of the commission. If the
commissioner finds that such aEree-
mort is in conformity with the pro-
visions of this act, he shall approve
the same. In case the commissioner
shall find that any such agreement
is not in. conformity with the pro-
visions of this act and shall refuse
to approve the same. or il the en-
ployer and employee fail to rsach
an agreement in regard to compen-
sation under this art either employ
er or employee, and when death has
resulted from the injury and the
dependents of the deceased employee
apportionmnnt thereof among them
is, in dispute. any person in interest
may file in the Office of the commits
sion a petition setting forth the
the facts relating to the employment
at the time Of the injury, the cause
extent and character of the injury
and the knowl edge of the employer
injury: ard if an agreement had been
reached between the parties which
had pot been approved. by the COM
missioner. the. form of such agree
be necessary and proper for the de-
termination of the matter in dispute
and shall state the matter in dispute
and the claims Of the petitioner with
chaptcr two hundred and thirty
eight of the public laws of nineteen
hundred and nineteen is hereby
amended by striking out all of said
section after the word party" in the
fourth line and inserting in place
thereof the following All hearings
shall he held in the town where the
SION may with the consent of said
claimant, hold said hearing in some
other place. in which case the COM
mission may reimburse the claimant
he nct fra ir,O
incurred in attending the hearing;
any sum of money paid for such ex-
penses to be charged to the appro-
priation of the industrial accident
penses of administration" so that
said section as amended shall read
as follows:
Sec. 80. The whole matter shall
associate legal member of said COM
mission who shall fix time for hear
ing upon the request of either par
ty, upon a three days notice given
be held in the town where the acct
dent occurred but the corom' ssion
may with the consent of said claim
ant. hold said hearing in some other
may reimburse the claimant for the
actual travelling expenses incurred in
attending the hearing: any sum of
money paid for such expenses to he
rhaCEcu TO lHt appropriation VI tflt
industrial accident commission un-
der the heading Expenses of admin
istration." '-(Approved April 9)
cAATTEE 22a.
An Act to Amend Section One TI,'n-
dre6 and Ten of Chaptcr Four of the
Revised Statutes. Relating tn Pay
mont of Dana ges Done by Dogs and
Wild Animals to Domestic Animals.
Section ore hundred and ten of c'ap-
ter four of the revised statutes is
word animals in. the. second line of
Included SO that said section as
amended shall read as follows.
Sec. 10. Whenever any sheep,
lambs, or othcr domestic animals,
poultry not included. owned by resi-
dent of this state are killed or injured
by dogs or Wild animals such owner
may make complaint thereof to the
ms yor Of the city, or to one of the m,i-
ucipai officers of the town or pl3hta-
tion where such damage was done,
within seven days after he has knowl-
edge of the same. ana thercupon the
municipal officers shall 'nvcaticate the
complaint, and if satiTfied that the said
damage was committed by dogs or
wild animals within the limits of their
city. town or plantation they shall es-
innate the damage thereof according
to the full value for which they are
kept, whether as breeders or for other.
purposes. ana direct that the same
with fifty per cont additional shall be
paid from the town treasury. If the
municipal officers and the owner of the
sheep or domestic animals are unable
td agree as to the amount of the darn
3ge which shall be paid. the amount
shall be determined by three referees