The Nome nugget., 1927-07-09
Respectfully T. GAFFNEY
CHAPTER .. AN ACT (H R R-N
Territorial Representative

AN ACT
 (H. B. 6.)
 Relating to the measure and re. cOyery of compensation of injured employees in all business, Occupa. patiOns, work, employments, and industries employing five or more employees in the Territory of Al. aska, except domestic service. agri- culture, dairying and the operation of railroads as common carriers and relating to the compensation tO
 designated beneficiarics where such injuries result in death, defining and regulating the liability of em- ployers to their employees in con- ncctiOn with such business and in- 'lustries and repeating all Acts and parts of acts in conflict with this Act.
 Re in enacted by the Legisla- tu,r of the Territory of Alaska:
 Section 1. Any person. or per- sons. partnership, joint stock com pany. association or corporation em ploying five or more employees in connection with any business, oc- cupation, work, employment. or industry carried on in this Terri tory. except domestic service, agri- culture, dairying, or the operation of railroads as common carriers who shall not have given notice of his. her, their or its election 10 re- feet the provisions of this Act in the manner hereinafter provided. or, who having given such notice. shall, prior to the time that an employee is injured, as hereinafter referred to have waived the same in the manner hereinafter provid- ed, shall be liable to pay compen- sation, in accordance with the schedule herein adopted. to each of his, her, their or it's employees who receives personal injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his or her employment, or to the beneficiaries named here in as the same are hereinafter de- signated and defined in all cases where the employee shall be so injured and such injuries shall re- suit in his or her death, provid- ed, the employee so injured. given notice of his or her election to re- ject the provisions of this Act in the manner hereinafter provided. or having given such notice, had, prior to such time, waived the same in the manner hereinafter provided.
 The compensation to which such employee so injured. or. in case of his or her death. if death re- suits from such injury. such bene- ficiares, shall be entitled, and for which such employer shall be leg ally liable, shall be as follows:
 CD In the event of the death of any such employee resulting from such injury. where such en- ployee at the time of his death was married. his widow shall be entitled to receive the sum of Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars (s4,500.0O).
 (2) In those cases where such married employee had ch,l,,en un- der the age of sixteen t16i years at the time of his deatf, his wid- 'w shall be entitled to receive in addition to the sum specified the sum of Nine Hundred Dollars H900.0O for each child under the age of sixteen t16) years. or child wholly dependent upon his or her parent for support by reason of mental or physical inccmpetencv, CT uSborn or posthumou. child, whicl such employee left at the time of his dscease, but not to es- ceed in all sum of Nine Thousand Dollars (s9.O00.00).
 (3) In those cases where such left either father or moth CT or both, dependent upon him for support at the time of his death | the sum of Nine Hundred Dollars