Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-12

Be it resolved BY the General Assembly OF the
state Of Ohio, three-hfths OF the mem
bers elected to each House concurrins
therein:
That there shall be submitted to the electors
Of the state, IN the manner provided by law.
at the general election to be held the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in November,
1928, a proposal to amend section IS of srticle
II Of the constitution of the state of Ohio to
ARTICLE II.
Sec. IS. For the purpose OF providing com
pensation to wofkmen and their depenoents'
for death, injuries or occupatlonal disease,
employment, laws may be passed establishing
a state fund to be created by compulsory con-
tribution thereto by employers and admins,
tered by the state, determining the terms ana
conditions upon which payment shall be made
therefrom. Such compensation shall De IN
lieu of all other rights to compensation, or
damages, for such death, injuries, or occuPa'
tional disease, and any employer who pays the
premium compensation provided oy law,
passed in accordance herewith, shall not be
liable to respond IN damages at common Ia"
or by statute for such DEATH injuries or occu'
patlonal disease. Laws may be passed estao
l1shing board which may be empowered TO
classify all occupations, according to thelr
degree of hazard, to FIX rates OF contrloutlon
to such fund according to such classlhcation'
and collect, administer and distribute sucn
fund.- and to determine all rights OF claimants
thereto Such board shall set aside as a sep
arate fund such proportion OF the contr1bu.
tons paid by employers as in Its judgment
may be necessary, not to exceed one per
ena1 nsear m @ oosysbEe Burden
of, to be expended by such board in such man
ner as may be provided by law tor the inyesti,
CATION and prevention OF industrial aGcloents
and diseases. Such board shall have full power
and authority to hear and determine whether
or not injury, disease or death resulted
because Of the failure OF the employer to
protection of the lives, health or safety of
employees, enacted by the General Assembly or
IN the form Of an order adopted oy sucn
board, and it's decision shall be final; and tor
quiries 1t may appnlnt referees. When 1t is
found, upon hearing that an injury, disease
or death resulted because of such failure by
the employer, such amount as shall be tound
to be Just, not greater than fifty nor less than
fifteen per centun OF the maximum award
established by law, saall be added by the board,
be awarded on account of such injury, DIS
ease, or DEATH and paid in like manner as
other awards: and, if such compensation ls
paid from the state fund, the premium OF such
employer shall be increased in such AMOUNT,
covering such period of time as may be hXed,
as will recoup the state fund in the amount
OF such additional award notwltnstanoing i any
and all other provisions in this constitution.
SCHEDULE: IT majority OF the electors
voting on said amendment shall be ascertained,
according to law, to have voted in favor there,
Of the same shall take effect on the first day
of January, 1924, and said original section 50
of article II of the constitution of Ohio shall
thereupon be repealed
Be it further resolve0, That at the election
herein provided for. for the submission OF this
amendment to the electors of the state, the
same shall be placed upon this official ballot
in the manner provided by law, and shall be
designated as follows:
Providing compensation for all accidents and
diseases arising out of employment, providing
additional compensation for employees where
accident or disease results from failure TO
comply with specific requirements for the pro-
lection of lives, health and safety of employees,
) sboshing open liability OF employers, and
providing fund for the investigation and
prevention of industrial accidents and dis
eases; YES
Providing compensation tor all accidents and
diseases arising out of employment, providing
additional compensation for employees where
accident or disease results from failure to
comply with specific requirements tor the pro
lection of lives, health and safety OF employees
abohshing open liability OF employers, and
providing fund for the investigation and
prevention of industrial accidents and dis
eases; NO.
And be it further resoIved That the, re
quired publication OF said amendment shall be
made, and the form of the ballot to be used
at said election for the SUBMISSION thereof
shall be prepared by the secretary OF state IN
conformity with law and the foregoing provi
slons.
H. H. GRIswoLp,
Speaker of the House OF Representatives.
EARL D. BLOOM
President OF the Senate.
Adopted April 9th. 1928