NEW TERRITORIAL ELI
Under this caption will l>0 published
at intervals the new laws promulgat
ed by the last legislature, together
with such amendments to existing laws
as constitute a vital change is the
meaning.
WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION
LAW.
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CHAPTER 71.
8. B. No. 47.
(Continued front yesterday.))
Where any such employee receiving
nn injury arising out of. and In the
course of ills or her employment, as
the result of which he or she is totally)
and permanently disabled, he or she
shall be entitled to receive compensa
tion as follows:
(a) If such employee was at the
lime of his injury married, he shall lie
entitled to receive Four Thousand
Flight Hundred ($4X00.00) Dollars with
Six Hundred ($600.00) Dollars addi
tional for each child under the age of
Sixteen (16) years, .but the total to
lie paid shall not exceed Six Thousand
($6000.00) Dollars.
(b) If such employee at the time of
his injury had no wife or children, but
had a mother or father dependent upon
him, Four Thousand Two Hundred
($4200.00) Dollars.
(e) In case where such employee
who at the time of his injury had botli
father and mother dependent upon
him. Four Thousand Fight Hundred
($4800.00) Dollars.
(d) In those cases where such em
ployee was at the time of his Injury a
widower, or was divorced, tint had
minor children, he shall receive the
sum of Three Thousand Six Hundred
($3600.00) Dollars with an additional
sum of Six Hundred ($600.00) Dollars
for each child below the age of Six
teen (16) years, provided that the total
sum to lie paid such employee shall noi
In any case exceed the sum of Six
Thousand ($6000.00) Dollars.
(e) In those cases where such em
ployee so injured at the time of ids
injury was unmarried and had no
children nor father nor mother depen
dent upon him, he shall reeelve the
sum of Three Thousand Six Hundred
($3600.00) Dollars.
Where liny such employee receives
nn injury arising out of, or in the
course of Ids or her employment, re
' iilliiif in Ids or her partial disability,
h»* or she shall lie paid in accordance
With the following schedule:
For the Loss of a Thumb:
(a) In case the employee was at the
time of the Injury unmarried, $480.00
(1>) In case the employee was mar
ried lint had no children. $600.00.
(e) In case the employee was either
married or a widower, hut bad one or
more children. $720.00.
For the Loss of an Index Finger.
(a) In ease the employee was at the
time of the injury unmarried, $300.00.
(b) In ease that the employee was
married but had no children, $390.00.
(c) In ease the employee was either
married or a widower, but had one or
more children, $480.00.
For the Loss of any other Finger than
the Index Finger and Thumb: $180.
For the Loss o^ a Great Toe: $300.00.
For the Loss of any other Toe than the
Great Toe: $120.00.
For the Loss of a Hand:
time of the injury unmarried, $1440.00.
(b) In case that the employee was
married but had no children, $1920.00.
(c) In case the employee was either
married or n widower and bad one
child. *1920.00 and nn«1 *2+0.00 addi
tional for each of said children, not to
exceed, however, the total sum of
$2400.00.
For the Loss of an Arm:
(a) In ease the employee was at the
time of the injury, unmarried, $1800.00.
(h) In ease that the employee was
married but had no children, $2400.00.
(c) In case the employee was either
married or a widower and had one
child, $2400.00 and $300.00 additional
for each additional child, the total
amount not to exceed, however, $3000.
For the Loss of a Foot:
(a) In case the employee was at the
time of the Injury unmarried, $1440.00
(b) In case that the employee was
married but had no children, $1800.00.
(c) In case the employee was either
married or a widower and had one
child, $1920.00 and and $240.00 addi
tional for each additional child, but
not to exceed the total sum of $2400.00.
For the Loss of a Leg:
(a) In case the employee was at the
time of the injury unmarried, $1800.00.
(b) In ease that the employee was
married but had no children, $2400.00.
(e) In ease the employee was either (
married or a widower and had one
child, $2400. with $300.00 Tor each ad
ditional child, not to exceed the total
slim of $3000,00.
For the Loss of an Eye:
la) In case the employee was at the
time of the injtyy unmarried, $1440.00.
(b) In case the employee was mar
ried but had no children, $1920.00.
(c) In case the employee was either
married or a widower and had one
child, $1920.00, plug $240.00 for each
additional child, not to exceed, how
ever, the total sum of $2400.00.
For the Loss of an Ear: $240.00.
For the Loss of the Nose: $480.00.
For all other injuries causing tem
porary disability, the employer shall
pay to the employee, during the period
of such disability. Fifty percent (50) of
his daily average wages. Provided,
however, that the period for the pay
ment for temporary disability shall not
exceed six (B) months. And in all
cases where the injury develops or
proves to be such as to entitle the em
ployee to compensation under some
provision in this schedule, relating to
cases other than temporary disability,
and the employee has been paid com
pensation for temporary disability, the
amount so paid him shall be deducted
from the amount to which he shall be
entitled under such provision in this
schedule.
The loss of both hands, or both arms,
or any two thereof, shall constitute
total and permanent disability and be
compensated according to the provis
ions of tills Act with reference to total
and permanent disability.
Amputation between the elbow and
the wrist shall be considered equiva
lent to the loss of a hand, and amputa
tion between the knee and the ankle
shall be considered equivalent to tbe
loss of a foot.
Whenever such employee receives an
injhry, arising out of and in the course
of employment, as a result of which
he or she is partially disabled, and the
disability so received is such as to le [
permanent in character and such :c i
not to come wholly within any of tin-1
specific cases for which provision i- j
herein made, such employee shall he I
[entitled to receive as compensation a j
sum which bears the same relation !"i
the amount be or she would Ire entitled I
to receive hereunder if he or she wer •
totally and permanently disabled, t 'i--1
the loss of earning capacity of such
employee, by reason of the accldori1 !
bears to tbe earning capacity such em
ployee would have had had be or she
not been injured, the amount to be:
paid In no case to exceed Four Thou t
sand Eight Hundred ($4X00.00) Hollars |
To Illustrate: If said employee were I
of a class that would entitle him or her
to Four Thousand Eight Hundred
($4800.00) Hollars under this schedule,
if he or she wore totally and perman
ently disabled and his or her injury
would be such as to reduce his or her
earning capacity twenty five per cent,
he or she would lie entitled to receive
One Thousand Two Hundred ($1200.00)
Dollars: it being the amount that bears
the same relation to Four Thousand
Eight Hundred ($4800.00) Dollars that
twenty-five per cent does to one hun
dred per cent. Should such employee
receive an injury that would impair
his or her earning capacity seventy
five per cent, he or she would be en
titled to receive Three Thousand Six
Hundred ($3600.00) Hollars; it being
the amount that bears the same rela
tion to Four Thousand Enght Hundred
($4800.001 Dollars that seventy-five
per cent does to one hundred per cent.
Section 2. If an injured employee
entitled to compensation hereunder
shall be paid compensation under any
J.sul>-«llv'laion or part of this schedule,
fund it shall afterwards develop that he
higher
| into of compensation under some other
I part or sub-division of this schedule,
[then and in that event he or she shall
receive such higher rate, after first
deeueting the amount that has alread;,
boon paid him or her. Provided, how
ever, that no compensation under such
increased rate shall be paid unless the
disability entitling the employee there
to shall develop within two <2) years
after the injury.
Section 3. At any time subsequent
to the injury, the employer and the
employee shall have the right to com
promise and settle any claim for in
jury hereunder in accordance with the
schedule herein, and the employee shall
have the right to give full satisfaction
and acquittance therefor and thereby
discharge the employer from further
liability, and such satisfaction and
acquittance shall be binding upon the
said employer, employee and benefi
ciaries under this Act and all other
persons whatsoever.
Section 4. No compensation shall
be allowed or paid for the Injury or
death of an employee in any case
where such injury or death was occa
sioned by his or her wilful Intention
to bring about the injury or death of
himself or herself or of another, or
where the employee’s Intoxication was
the proximate cause of the injury.
(To he continued.)
Professional Cards
IRVING M. REED,
U. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR,
Residence Seiffert Flats.
MEETING NOTICE.
THE NOME BARTENDER’S UNION
Local 8G8, B. I. L. of A. (Affiliated
with the A. F. of L.) meets every first
Sunday in each month ic 11 a. m.
AL. NICHOLSON, Pres.
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S.S. VICTORIA
SAILINGS FOR SEASON 1915.
LEAVES SEATTLE:
JULY 24TH.
AUGUST 23RD.
SEPTEMBER 20TH.
OCTOBER 18TH.
LEAVES NOME:
AUGUST 5TH.
SEPTEMBER 4TH.
OCTOBER 1ST.
OCTOBER 28TH.
TOURIST STEAMER VICTORIA. 1 j
' Victoria sailing from Nome July 8th, and August 5th, will call at
Unalaska, weather permitting such a call, thence along the southern
shores of the Alaska Peninsula to Seward, Valdez, stopping at the
Columbia Glacier, then to Cordova, remaining long enough for the
passengers to make the trip over the Copper River & Northwestern
Railroad to the Miles and Childs Glaciers leaving Cordova she will
cross the Gulf of Alaska, through the Icy Straits, and Lynn Canal
to Skagway, thence to Seattle through the world famous “Inside
passage” visiting en route Juneau, Treadwell, Taku Glacier and
Ketchikan.
Sailing dates of Freight Steamers from Seattle calling at Nome.
EDITH. JULY 15.
CORDOVA, AUGUST 15TH. LA TOUCHE, AUGUST 15TH
Alaska S. S. Co.
R. A. CARROLL, Agent.
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ELITE HOTEL ANO BATHS I
Steam Heated. Electric Lighted. The best service ensured guests.
The best hotel to stop at while in town.
STEAM AND SHOWER BATHS IN CONNECTION. ■
Moonlight water usatl throughout. Open all night
COR. FRONT AND B STREETS. J. M. MONAHAN, Prop.
BARBER SHOP with 2 chairs and other fixtures for rent at the
ELITE BATHS.
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