Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-10-19

shall be deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor
and on conviction thereof shall be pun
ished by a fine Of not less than fifty nor
more than five hundred dollars, or by inn
prisonment in the county jail for not less
tina one week nor more than one year,
or by both such fine and Imprisonment.
Section IS. Nothing in this act shall be
construed AZ preventing the parties to
claims hereunder from entering into vol
untary agreements to settlement thereof,
but no agreement by an employee or his
dependents to waive his rights under this
act shall be valid, nor shall any agree
ment Of settlement or compromise OF any
dispute or claim for compensation under
this act be valid until approved by the
commission, nor shall the commission Up
prove any settlement which is not in
accordance with the rights 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 SO. Upon receipt Of notice of any
accident the commission shall forward to
the employer and to the employee or his
dependents a form of agreement to a
and accept compensation, providing for
payment of compensation in accordance
with the provisions Of this act, which
agreement shall be promptly executed by
both parties and returned to the commits
B1Ol, anu IL III any CdS0 Luc cHplOy0I 0lS-
putes the claim for compensation and for
that reason refuses to execute the agree
ment to pay compensation, the commits
sion shall assist the person who claims to
be entitled thereto, in filing his claim and
securing an early adjudication thereof;
and where such agreements to pay and
receive compensation are executed n
filed It shall be the duty Of the commits
sion, in case payments hereunder are not
vNroranffu TnodaH IN rSrOUida nrnmnt ma09-
ures for the payment of such compensa-
ton and for hearing disputes with refer
ence thereto. If the parties sgree. they
shall file with the commission a report of
the facts and their agreement, and If the
agreement is approved by the commission
1t shall make an award of compensation
thereon in accordance Herewith.
Section 81. Every employer, his direc-
tor, officer or agent, who discharges or
in any way d~iscriminates against an en-
ployee for exercising any Of his rights
under this act, shall be deemed guilty Of
q misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof
sha be punished by q fine of not less
than fifty nor more than five hundred dol
lars, or by Imprisonment in the county
Jail for not less h a one week nor more
than one year, or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
Section 3S. No proceedings for compen-
sation under this act shall be maintained
ur,ess 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 I'M
less the commission shall find that the
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diced thereby.
Section 80. No proceedings for compen-
sation under this act shall be maintained
unless a claim therefor be filed with the
commission within six months after the
injury or death, or in case payments 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 property, but the APP
pointment OF a guardian shall be deemed
the termination Of legal disability from
minority or insanity.
Section 40. II the employer and the in
jured employee or his dependents fail to
reach an agreement in regard to compen-
sation under this act, or If they have
reached such an agreement which has
been signed and filed with the commission
and compensation has been paid or Is due
in accordance herewith. and the parties
thereto then disagree as to the continu-
ance of any weekly payment under such
agreement, either party may make an
application to the commission for a hear
ing in regard to the matters at issue and
for a ruling thereon. Immediately after
such application has been received the
commission shall set the date for a hear
ing, which shall be held as soon as prac-
ticable, and shall notify the parties at
issue Of the time and place Of such hear
ing. (
Section Al. The commission or any Of It's
members or referees shall hear in a sum-
mary proceeding the parties at issue and
their representatives and witnesses and
shall determine the dispute. All evidence
introduced at any such hearing shall be
reported by a competent stenographeI
appointed by the commission The award,
together with a statement Of the findings
Of fact, ruling of law n any other
matters pertinent to the question at issue
shall be filed with the record Of proceed
ings, and a copy Of the ware shall Inn
mediately be sent by registered United
: States mai to the parties In dispute.
Section AZ. Upon it's own motion or upor
the application of any party in interest or
the ground of a change in condition, the
commission may at any time review any
award and on such review may make ar
award ending, diminishing or Increasing
the compensation previously awarded
subject to the maximum or minimum pro.
vided in this act, and shall Immediately
send to the parties a cop Of the award
No such review shall affect such awart
as regards any moneys paid.
Section AZ. II an application for review II
made to the commission within ten day
y from the date OF the award, the full COM
mission, If the first hearing was not helt
before the full commission, shall review
the evidence, or, If deemed advisable, q:
soon AZ practicable ear the parties al
issue, their representatives and witnesse:
and shall make an award and file sam
In Hike manner as specified in the Tore
going section.
Section "A. An award OF the commission
as provided in section II, II not reviewed
In due time, or an award Of the commits
sion upon such review as provided In sec
ton AZ, shall be conclusive and binding
as to all questions OF fact, but eithe
party to the dispute may within thirt,
days from the date OF the action or aware
OF the full commission appeal to the cir
cult court OF the county in which TIL
accident occurred, or II the accident oo
Cured outside of this state, then in TIL
county where the contract was made 70
errors of law, by fling notice Of appea
with the commission, whereupon the com
nnfnata, shall a,nder TIA certificate. ratur,