Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-10-19

p~ensation commission: for copies Of pa
pers and records not required to be GER
titled or otherwise authenticated by the
commission, ten cent? for each one hun
dred words n figures; for certified copies
OF official documents. awards or other
records. fifteen cents for a one hundred
words and figures. and one dollar for
every certificate under seal affixed there
to; for each certified copy Of annua report
Of the commission. one dollar and fifty
cents; far copies Of evidence and proceed
ings, fifteen cents for each one hundred
words and figures: also all other fees and
charges allowed or required to be coll
lected under this act or any other law.
The commission shall also fix and collect
from the employer the reasonable expense
OF any investigation necessary to deter
mine his ability to carry his own insur-
ance. No fees shall be charged or collected
for copies of papers, records, or official
documents furnished to public officers for
use in their official capacity. or for annual
reports or other matters published by the
commission, in the ordinary course Of dis
%tribution, but the commission may fix
reasonable charges for publications issued
under its authority.
Section 65. Every public officer, without
exacting a fee or charge therefor, shall
furnish the commission on application
with a. certified copy Of any document, or
part thereof, on file in his office, and no
public officer shall be entitled to receive
from the commission any fee for entering,
filing, doclseting or recording any docu-
ment required or authorized by law to be
filed IN his office.
Section sc. The commission ~..oll make
and submit to the governor, on or before
the second Monday of January. in each
year, a report containing a full and COM
plete account of it's transactions and pro-
ceedings for the preceding year, together
with all statistics and information col
lected by 1t, and such other facts, sug-
gestions and recommendations as 1t may
deem of value, which report shall be laid
before the legislature.
Section 81. There is hereby created and
established a fund to be known as the
Missouri compensation insurance fund"
to be administered by the Missouri work.
mems compensation commission, without
liability ontthe part of the state, for the
purpose of insuring employees against liza
bility for compensation under this act, and
insuring TO employees and other persons
the compensation fixed by this act for
employees and their dependents.
Section 6S. The Missouri compensation
insurance fun shall be~deemed to be an
insurance carrier, shall be subject to all
OF the provisions of this act applying to
insurance carriers, and shall be entitled to
n may enforce all rights which are
given to other insurers Of employers under
this act.
Section SO. The Missouri compensation
insurance fund shall he a revolving fund
and shall consist of all honey or property
which may in any way be acquired by
| said fund all nraDniIDoa raraiyad opd naid
into the said fun for compensation insur-
ance issued, all property and securities
acquired by and through the use of
moneys belonging to said fund and all
interests earned upon moneys relating to
said fund deposited or invested, as herein
provided.
Section 10. Said fund shall be applicable
to the payment OF losses sustained on
account of insurance and to the payment
of salaries and other expenses to be
charged against said fund in accordance
with the provisions contained in this act.
Section II. Said fund shall be fairly
competitive with other insurance carriers
1t is the intent Of the legislature hat said
fund shall ultimately become neither more
or less than self-supporting. In order that
the Missouri compensation insurance fund
shall ultimately become neither more mol
less than self-supporting, the actual loss
experience and expense of the fund shall
be ascertained on or about the first Of
January of each year for the year proceed.
ing, and should it then be shown that
there exists an excess of assets over liabil-
tiles, such liabilities to include the neces.
sary reserve and a reasonable surplus fol
the catastrophe hazard, then in the dis.
erection of the commission, a cash dividend
shall be declared to, or q credit allowed or
the renewal premium of each employer
who has been insured with the fund, sucl
cash dividend or credit to be such al
amount to which, as in the discretion o
the commission, such employer may b.
entitled as the employers proportion o
Invisible surplus.
Section 72. The commission is hereb,
vested with full power, authority ant
jurisdiction over the Missouri compensa'
ton insurance fund and may do and per.
form n and all things whether herein
specifically designated, or in addition
thereto, which are necessary or convenien
in the exercise of any power, authority
or jurisdiction over said fund, In the ad
ministration thereof or in connection will
the insurance business to be carried OF
by it under the provisions of this act al
fully and completely as the governin.
body of a private insurance carrier nigh
or could do.
Section IS. The commission shall hav,
full power and authority, and it shall b.
its duty, to manag n conduct an bust
ness and affairs in relation thereto, all o
which business and affairs shall be con
Quoted in the name of the Missouri com
pensation insurance fund and in tina
name, without any other nam or title
the commission may
(a) Sue and be sued in all the court
Of the state In all actions arising out 0
any act, deed, matter, or thing made
omitted. entered into, done or suffered Il
connection with the Missouri compensation
insurance fund, the administration. man
agement, or conduct of the business o
affairs relating thereto.
(b) Make and enter into contracts o
insurance as herein provided, n sue
other c~ontracts~or obligations relating t
the Missouri compensation insurance fun
as are authorized or permitted undo tn
provisions of this act.
(c) Invest and reinvest the moneys be
longing to said fund as hereinafter pro
vided.
(d) Conduct all business and affair
relating to the Missouri compensation in
surance fund, whether herein specificall
designated or In addition thereto.
(e) To appoint a manager Of the Mis-
souri, compensation insurance fund, an
such ~actuaries and other employees a
may be necessary to carry on it's bust
ness, at such salaries as may be fixed b
the commission and approved by the gov
ernor. which shall not be subject to III
/ limitation of section 20 of this act hu