The Nome nugget., 1927-08-06

any other defense thereto. And any and all claimants shall have the right within twenty (20) days from and after the date as fixed. in the published notice within which claims may be fined. to file an answer thereto admitting or denying the same either in whole or in part, or setting up any defense whatso- ! ever to the allowance of such ! claim. The Court. may, in it's dis erection and in furtherance of jus tice allow the parties to amend the claim or answers filed.
 Section IS. The Court shall , upon the application of the em- pioyer or any claimant fix date for a hearing upon the claim or claims so filed, which date shall be not less than thirty t3O) days | later than the date fixed in the pub lished notice for the filing of such claims. The hearing may be con- tinued at any time by the Court for good cause shown as in other cases. Upon the date set for hear ing or at any time prior thereto the employer or any claimant who shall have filed his claim, as herein provided. may ask for jury to try and determine any issue or issues of fact arising upon any of the claims and answers so filed. If no jury is demanded. as above provided, | jury shall be deemed to have been waived. and the trial of all the is- sues raised shall proceed before the judge of the Court as in other cases Upon trial, whether be- ] be offered by the claimant CT cla i'm ants in support of his. her or their claims to compensation under this Act in the same manner that proofs are heard and received upon the trial of other civil cases. The Court shall also hear and receive Sutll HlopiS IIlH pfr tiifltA pN the employer touching the right of any or all of the claimants under this Act and the fact that such em- ployer has deposited the sum afore- said, or the bond as herein provided for, shall not be contrued as an ad- mission against such employer,
 Upon such trial evidence shall be received in accordance with the rules of evidence touching any is sue of act raised as hereinbefore provided The order of proof shall rest in the discretion of the Court. but such discretion shall be exer- cised as to give all parties a full. fair and complete hearing. Upon the conclusion of such trial the Court shall. in all cases tried be- fore the Court without jury. make written Findings of Fact based upon the evidence before him. And in all cases tried before a jury, the jury shall determine any and all issues of fact under instructions from the Court as in other cases. Upon the filing of such Findings of Fact made by the Court or verdict rem dered by the jury, the Court shall. unless a new trial is granted. en- ter a judgment in accordance there with
 Section 19. If no claim on the part of any defendant be filed with the District Court within the time specified by the notice above refer red to, or, if such claim or claims be filed, and it appear from the findings of the Court or the yer dict of the jury that none of the claimants are entitled to compensa- tion under this Act, then the sum deposited by the employer, less the cost of publishing the notice above provided for and the fling, trial and other fees of the Court in con- pection with such proceeding, shall be returned to the employer. In cases where such sum was deposit ed as above provided, and the bond shall be declared void and the sure ties thereon exonerated in these cases wher a bond was deposited, upon the payment by the employer of the fling, trial and other fees of Court and the cost of publishing the notice, as herein provided.
 | Section 20. In all cases where a judgment is entered against the em- ployer and in favor of one or more claimants, and where the sum of Nine Thousand (s9,000.o0) Dollars was deposited as aforesaid by the employer, the amount to which each, and all claimants shall be so adjudged to be entitled shall be paid to such claimant or claimants | ont of tho chm so danoSitpd without