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not more than $12.00 nor less than $4.50 per week; if employee receives less than $4.50, then full amount. Nothing payable after disability ceases; should partial disability be followed by total disability, the 300 weeks mentioned to be reduced by number of weeks during payment for partial disability.

III. BASIS FOR COMPUTING COMPENSATION.

Based upon wages received from employer by whom employed at time of injury. Wages referred to means money rate at which services are recompensed under contract of hiring, not gratuities, nor to include board, lodging or similar advantages, unless money value fixed by parties at time of hearing. In occupations involving seasonal employment dependent upon weather, wages shall be taken to be 1/50 per cent of total wages he has earned from all occupations preceding accident. In continuous employment his weekly wages shall be taken to mean average weekly income for period ordinarily constituting his week's work, using as much of previous six months work as he worked for some employer, exclusive from earnings of overtime.

IV. LUMP SUM.

Periodical payments may, by agreement of the parties, with the approval of Compensation Commissioner, be commuted to one or more lump-sum payments, except death and permanent disability payments can only be commuted upon order of District Court. In either event lump sum shall be fixed at sum equal to probable future payments capitalized at present value upon basis of interest calculated at 5 per cent with annual rests.

V. WAITING PERIOD.

Beginning on eighth day after disability begins, but if disability extends beyond the period of seven days, compensation begins on eighth day after injury. It disability continues for six weeks or longer, begins on day of injury.

VI. NOTICE OF ACCIDENT-LIMITATIONS.

No proceedings for compensation shall be maintained unless notice in writing shall be given as soon

as practicable and unless claim for compensation shall be made within six months after injury, or if death occurs, within six months after such death, or within six months after removal of disability. No notice invalid for reason of inaccuracy as to time, place or cause, and not necessary where employer has knowledge of injury.

VII. REQUIREMENTS OF EMPLOYER TO COMPLY WITH ACT.

1. The employer shall either insure or furnish Compensation Commissioner satisfactory proof of financial ability to pay compensation. The Commissioner may require deposit of acceptable security or bonds. The failure to do one or the other shall be deemed not to come under act and shall respond in damages as at common law, with common-law defenses denied. The insurance shall be construed as a direct obligation of insurer to employee and enforceable in his name.

2. Reports of accidents and settlements shall be made as directed by the Commissioner, where injuries. result in death. Where injury results in death to citizen of foreign country the Compensation Commissioner, on report being made, will at once notify supreme consular officer of country of which deceased employee was a citizen.

VIII. SETTLEMENTS.

May be made by agreement of parties and approval of Compensation Commissioner, and all awards made by courts, except those amounts payable periodically for six months or more, shall be final and not subject to readjustment.

The interested parties have absolute right to settle; a copy of settlement to be filed with Compensation Commissioners but not binding unless in accord with provisions of act.

IX. WAIVER.

No agreement by an employee to waive his rights to compensation shall be valid.

X. OWNERS

AND CONTRACTORS, WITH RELATIONS AND LIABILITIES.

Anyone carrying into operation any scheme or device to enable them to execute work without becoming liable to workmen for compensation shall be included in term "employer" and with the immediate employer shall be jointly and severally liable for compensation, but does not include an owner who lets a contract in good faith or contractor who in good faith lets to subcontractor if the owner or principal contractor, as case may be, requires contractor or subcontractor to procure policy of insurance.

XI. EMPLOYERS MAY BE RELIEVED OF LIABILITY FOR COMPENSATION.

1. Employer or insurance carrier may be relieved of further payments by depositing present value of all future installments of compensation, by leave of court, in some savings bank or trust company; such payments operate as satisfaction to employer. Trustee to pay out the same as employer would have, had deposit not been made.

2. If employee or dependent files claim under provisions of act or accepts settlement according to terms of act, such action constitutes release to employer of all demands at law.

XII. SUBROGATION.

Where third person is liable for injury or death, the employer shall be subrogated to right of employee or dependents, and recovery of employer shall not be limited to compensation payable but may recover any amount which employee or dependents would have been entitled to. Any recovery by employer against third person in excess of compensation paid, after deducting expenses of making recovery, shall be paid to employee or dependents and shall be treated as advance payment by employer on account of any future installments of compensation.

XIII. PRE-EXISTING DISEASES AND INJURIES.

If employee receives an injury which of itself would only cause partial disability, but which, combined with

previous disability, does in fact cause total disability, the employer shall only be liable as for the partial disability, so far as the subsequent injury is concerned.

XIV. EMPLOYER'S RIGHT TO HAVE INJURED EXAMINED.

After employee has given notice of injury and from time to time during disability he shall, if so requested by employer or insurance company, submit himself to examination of physician or surgeon furnished and paid for by employer. Employee shall have right to have physician provided and paid for by himself present. Refusal of employee to submit to examination shall deprive him of compensation during continuance of such refusal and period of refusal shall be deducted from period during which compensation was otherwise payable.

XV. JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURE.

Parties may settle disputes among themselves, provided copy of agreement is filed with Commissioners. All disputes must be submitted to Commissioner and if either party is dissatisfied with award the matter may be submitted to District Court, which court shall have authority to hear and determine the cause and render final judgment therein determining all questions of law and fact, which judgment shall be final unless reversed, dismissed or modified on appeal.

In disputed cases either party may file with Commissioner verified petition; when summons shall issue with copy of petition, adverse party shall file an answer which shall admit or deny averments and shall state contention of defendants as to dispute. The Commissioner shall hear all parties in interest and make such award as is authorized. If either party refuses to accept award, either party may submit to District Court a verified petition setting forth facts and stating matters in dispute and contention of petitioner; a summons shall issue and answer shall be filed to petition and proceed will hear and determine cause and render judgment according to law. Any appeal from such judgment shall be prosecuted in accordance with the general laws of state regulating appeals,

NEVADA.

(Enacted 1913; Revised Laws, Volume III, 1919, page 3123; Amended Laws 1920-21, Chapter 161.)

I. SCOPE AND APPLICATION.

1. It is compulsory where state, county, municipal corporation, school cities under special charter and commission form of government is the employer.

2. When employer accepts the terms of act he shall be conclusively presumed to have elected to secure payment of compensation under terms of act for injuries and employer shall be relieved from liability for damages or other compensation for injuries unless by terms of this act provided. If employer fails to accept the act, he shall be deemed to have rejected its terms and in such case employer shall not escape liability for injury to employee because (1) the employee assumed the risk; (2) negligence of coemployee; (3) employee was negligent, unless it appears that such negligence was willful or result of intoxication on part of injured party.

3. Rights and remedies for employees under act shall be exclusive and all employees are presumed to have elected to take compensation under terms of act until notice in writing is served upon employer and Industrial Commission that he rejects terms of act, and where employee has rejected terms of act the employer shall have the right to rely on all common-law defenses, unless employer violates safety appliances provisions.

4. When employer accepts and employee rejects, such election shall continue until employer rejects act or employee accept provisions.

5. The elective feature of act applies to all persons, firms, voluntary associations and private corporations, including public service corporation and every person in service of foregoing under contract of hire, including aliens and minors, but excluding casual employees and not in course of trade, business, profession. It excludes any employees engaged in farm or agricultural labor and excluded employments by joint election of employee and employer may come under provisions of act.

6. No compensation paid for injury by willful intention to injure himself and if sustained while intoxicated.

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