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pensation for previous injury in same employment, he shall not at same time be entitled to compensation for both injuries unless later injury be a permanent injury, such as specified in clause "f," subsection 2 of section II; but he shall be entitled to compensation for that injury and for the time of that injury which will cover the longest period and the largest amount payable under this act.

If employee receives permanent injury, as specified in clause "f," subsection 2 of section I, after having sustained another permanent injury in same employment, he shall be entitled to compensation for both injuries, but total compensation shall be paid by extending period and not by increasing amount of weekly compensation and in no case exceeding 500 weeks.

Where the previous and subsequent injuries received in same employment result in total disability, compensation shall be payable for permanent total disability; but payments made for previous injury shall be deducted from total payments of compensation due.

XIV. EMPLOYER'S RIGHT TO HAVE INJURED EXAMINED.

After injury, and so long as he claims compensation, the employee, if so requested by employer or ordered by Commission, shall submit himself to examination at reasonable times and places by duly qualified physician or surgeon designated and paid by employer or Commission. Employee shall have right to have present at examination any physician or surgeon provided and paid for by himself. If employee refuses to submit to or obstructs examination, his right to compensation shall be suspended until such refusal or objection ceases and no compensation shall be payable for period of suspension, unless in opinion of Commission circumstances justify refusal or obstruction. Employer or Industrial Commission, in case of death, have right to require autopsy at expense of party requesting.

XV. JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURE.

If after ten days from date of injury or death parties reach an agreement in regard to compensation, a memorandum of agreement shall be filed with Com

mission; if approved, memorandum for all purposes shall be enforceable as Court's decree. If parties fail to reach an agreement, either party may make application to Commission for hearing in regard to matter at issue and for ruling thereon, the Commission shall hear the parties in a summary manner and the award, together with a statement of findings of fact, rulings of law and other pertinent matters, shall be filed with record of proceedings, and copy of award sent to parties. If application for review is made to Commission within seven days from date of award, the full Commission, if first hearing was not held before full Commission, shall review evidence or hear parties and witnesses and make an award and file same. Within thirty days after an award, may appeal from decision of Commission to Circuit Court of county or Corporation Court of city in which accident happened or in which employer resides or has his principal office. The Commission of its own motion may certify question of law to Supreme Court of Appeals for decision and determination of that court. In case of appeal from decision of Commission or of certification by Commission on question of law to Supreme Court of Appeals, said appeal or certification shall operate as a supersedeas, and no employer shall be required to make payment of compensation involved in said appeal or certification until question at issue therein shall have been fully determined in accordance with provisions of this act.

WASHINGTON.

(Enacted 1911; Remington's Compiled Statutes 1922, Volume III, Chapter 8, Title 50, page 7672.)

I. SCOPE AND APPLICATION.

1. The act declares that in the exercise of police power all phases of the premises are withdrawn from private controversy and sure and certain relief for workman injured in hazardous work is hereby provided regardless of question of fault, and to the exclusion of other remedies, proceedings or compensation, except as provided in this act.

It applies to all inherently hazardous work and occupations (enumerating a list, to wit: Factories, mills and workshops where machinery is used; printing, electrotyping, foundries, mines, etc.). The Director of Labor and Industry shall have power, after hearing had, to declare any work or occupation to be extra hazardous and under the act. Whenever the state, county, any municipal corporation or other taxing district shall engage in extra hazardous work or let a contract therefor, in which workmen are employed for wages, that act shall be applicable thereto, and employer's payment into accident fund shall be made by treasurer of state, county, municipality or other taxing district, and the contractor and subcontractor of state or municipality shall be subject to It does not apply to railway employees engaged in interstate commerce.

2. Any employer and employees engaged in work not extra hazardous may, by their joint election filed with department, accept provisions of this act.

II. COMPENSATION.

1. FOR INJURIES RESULTING IN DEATH:

(a) The expense of burial not to exceed $75.00 where deceased was an unmarried man, or $100.00 in any case where deceased left a widow and children.

1. If workman leaves a widow or invalid widower, a monthly payment of $30.00 shall be made throughout life of surviving spouse to cease at end of month in which remarriage shall occur and surviving spouse shall also receive $5.00 per month for each child of deceased under age of sixteen years at time of injury until such minor child

reaches age of sixteen years. An invalid child over sixteen years of age shall be here and in paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) of subdivision (a) and in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (b) and in paragraph (2) and (3) of subdivision (b) and in subdivision (c) and in paragraphs (1) and (3) not in paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) considered to be a child under sixteen years of age until such invalid child shall arrive at age of eighteen years, but total monthly payments under this paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall not exceed $50.00; provided. that in addition to monthly payments above provided for, a surviving widow of any deceased workman shall be forthwith paid sum of $250.00 in any case where the Commission shall be satisfied and shall make a record for their office finding the burial expenses have not exceeded and shall not exceed amount above specified for burial expenses; and further that no part of said additional payment can be diverted to payment of burial expense. Upon remarriage of widow she shall receive, once and for all, a lump sum of $240.00, but monthly payments for Ichild or children shall continue as before.

2. If workman leave no widow or husband, but child or children under age of sixteen, monthly payment of $10.00 shall be made to each such child until such child shall reach age of sixteen years, but total monthly payments shall not exceed $40.00 and any deficit may be deducted proportionately among the beneficiaries.

3. If workman leaves no widow, widower or children under age of sixteen years, but leaves a dependent or dependents, a monthly payment shall be made to each dependent equal to 50 per cent of average monthly support actually received by such dependent from workman during twelve months next preceding the occurrence of injury, but total payments to all dependents in any case shall not exceed $20.00 per month. If any dependent is under age of sixteen years at time of injury, the payment to such dependents shall cease when such dependents shall reach age of sixteen years. The payment to any dependent shall cease if and when, under the same circumstances, the necessity creating the dependency would have ceased if injury had not happened.

If workman is under age of twenty-one and unmarried at death, the parents or parent of workman shall receive $20.00 per month for each month after his death until the time at which he would have arrived at age twenty-one years.

4. In event of surviving spouse receiving monthly payment shall die, leaving a child or children under sixteen years of age, the sum he or she shall be receiving on account of such child or children shall be thereafter, until such child

shall arrive at age of sixteen years, paid to the child increased 100 per cent, but total to all children not to exceed $40.00 per month.

2. INJURY NOT RESULTING IN DEATH:

(a) First aid, medical. The industries are classified for the purpose of rendering medical aid, and upon occurrence, after June 30, 1917, of injury to workman entitled to compensation, he shall receive in addition to such compensation and out of medical aid fund, proper and necessary medical and surgical services, at hands of physician of his own choice and proper and necessary hospital care; in case of permanent partial disability, not to extend beyond date when compensation shall be awarded him out of accident fund; in case of temporary disability, not to extend beyond time when monthly allowances to him out of accident fund shall cease; in case of permanent total disability, not to extend beyond date on which lump-sum settlement is made or he is placed on permanent pension roll. After injured employee has returned to work, his medical and surgical treatment may be continued at expense of medical aid if deemed necessary by Supervisor of Industrial Insurance. Every employer who employs less than fifty workmen shall keep first-aid kit. Employer shall pay expense of transportation to nearest place of treatment. Every workman who has lost a limb or eye shall be furnished artificial substitute not to exceed $165.00.

(b) Temporary total disability. This appears in statute under "d." (1) When total disability is only temporary the schedule of payment contained in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of foregoing subdivision (b) shall apply so long as the total disability shall continue; (2) but if injured employee has a wife or husband and have no child, or have a wife and husband with, or being a widow or widower with one or more children under age of sixteen, the compensation for the case during first six months, or such lesser period of time as temporary total disability shall continue, shall be per month as follows: Injured workman whose husband is not an invalid, $22.50; injured workman having one child, whose husband is not an invalid, $30.00; injured workman having two children, whose husband not an invalid, $37.50; injured workman having three children, whose husband is not an invalid, $45.00; injured workman having four or more children, whose husband is not an invalid, $52.50; injured workman with wife or invalid husband and no child, $37.50; injured workman with wife or invalid husband and one child, or being a widow or widower and having one

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