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When not nvalidateți.

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or in. The event of his teati. Hy is deependents

or by a person in their jenaif..

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The orice shall be served on the enmityver or agenz derent. Sich service nav je natte jy telivering said. Totice to the person in vnom i § ʼn le served., or exing it at his residence ir piace of missinesss or by sending it by registered naï, addressed ʼn the person or cormoraTWE vhom I is ʼn be served, ar is ast mown, suence or piace of mussiness.

SIC. A A notice given under the provisions of his act shall not be heid invalid or insuficient by reason of any inecurity in stating the time, piace or cause of the injur mless it is shown that it was the intention to missieau, and. the employer, or the insurance company arrying such risk. or the Commissioner of Lissurance, as the case may je, was in fact missed hereby. Want of such written notice mail not be a par to proceedings under this act, if it be shown that the employer had notice or knowledge of the injury.,

Sec. 13. After an emplove has given notice of an injury, as provided by this act, and from time to time thereafter examination. during the continuance of his disability, he mail, if so requested by the employer, or the insurance company carrying such risk, or the Commissioner of Insurance, as the case may be, submit himself to an examination by a pursician or surgeon authorized to practice medicine under the laws of the State, furnished and paid for by the employer, or the insurance company carrying such risk, or the Commissioner of Insurance, as the case may be. The employe sail have the right to have a physician provided and paid for by himself present at the examination. If he refuses to submit himself for the examination, or in any way obstructs the same, his right to compensation shail be suspended, and his compensation during the period of suspension may be forfeited. Any physician who shall make or be present at any such examination may be required to testify under oath as to the results thereof. SEC. 20. No agreement by an employe to waive his rights to compensation under this act shail be valid.

Walver of rights, nvalid.

Payment not assignable, etc.

Redemption of liability.

SEC. 21. No payment under this act shall be assignable or subject to attachment or garnishment, or be held liable in any way for any debts. In case of insolvency every liability for compensation under this act shall constitute a first lien upon all the property of the employer liable therefor, paramount to all other claims or liens except for wages and taxes, and such liens shall be enforced by order of the

court.

Sec. 22. Whenever any weekly payment has been continued for not less than six months, the liability therefor may be redeemed by the payment of a lump sum by agreement of the parties, subject to the approval of the industrial accident board, and said board may at any time direct in any case, if special circumstances be found which in its judgment re

quire the same, that the deferred payments be commuted on the present worth thereof at five per cent per annum to one or more lump sum payments, and that such payments shall be made by the employer or the insurance company carrying such risk, or Commissioner of Insurance, as the case may be.

PART IIL

Procedure.

acrident boart.

SECTION 1 There is hereby created a board which shall industrial be known as the Industrial Accident Board, consisting of three members to be appointed by the Governor, by and with the consent of the secate, one of whom shall be designated by the Governor as chairman. Appointments to fill vacancies may be made during recesses of the senate, but shall be subject to excfrmation by the senate at the next ensuing session of the legislature. The term of office of members of Term, etc.. this board shall be six years except that when first constituted one member shall be appointed for two years, one for four years and one for six years. Thereafter one member shall be appointed every second year for the full term of six years. No more than two members of this board shall be long to the same poftical party.

Suc. 2. The wlary of each of the members so appointed Salary. by the Governor stall be three thousand five hundred dollars per year. The board may appoint a secretary at a salary of Secretary. not more than two thend five hundred dollars a year, and may remove him. The Mard shall be provided with an Office.. office in the capítol, or in some other suitable building in the city of Lansing in which its recorria shall be kept and it shall also be provided with neteswary office fumiture. station ery and other supplies. It wall provide itself with a seal seal. for the authentication of its orders, awards and proceeding upon which shall be baver be the words "Industrial Acrident Beam-Wigs-fa It shall employ such awi - Clerical help. ants and clerical help as it may deem neneswary and fix the compensation of all persons so employed: Provided. That Pro the anage empatention paid to such employes stall not exceed one thousand dollars per annum for each person employed, and all men clerical assistants shall be subject to exikring laws marating the grading and compensation of donger mong diagra Me members of the bon mi and its assist-- Expenses. anns shall in anditons to neveive from the hate their actual and noraussway ezzenes while travelling on the business of the hands jne such expenses stall be sworn to by the per son wig manut the same, and he approved by the chairman of the joont infome payment is made.

compensat

All sell sales and expenses when and tef and allowerf Latin and alowanes by the heart of State anditors shall be paid by the Frate

How served.

When not invalidated.

Employe subject to medical

his behalf, or, in the event of his death, by his
or by a person in their behalf.

SEC. 17. The notice shall be served upon the
an agent thereof. Such service may be made by d
said notice to the person on whom it is to be served
ing it at his residence or place of business, or by
it by registered mail addressed to the person or corpor
on whom it is to be served, at his last known residen
place of business.

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SEC. 18. A notice given under the provisions shall not be held invalid or insufficient by reason o accuracy in stating the time, place or cause of unless it is shown that it was the intention to the employer, or the insurance company ca or the Commissioner of Insurance, as the case in fact misled thereby. Want of such weng not be a bar to proceedings under this a that the employer had notice or knowledge SEC. 19. After an employe has given as provided by this act, and from time t examination. during the continuance of his disability, he te quested by the employer, or the insurance catara such risk, or the Commissioner of Insurance, as be, submit himself to an examination by a v geon authorized to practice medicine under ti State, furnished and paid for by the employ€!, ance company carrying such risk, or the Com surance, as the case may be. The employes to have a physician provided and paid for at the examination. If he refuses to su examination, or in any way obstructs compensation shall be suspended, and i ing the period of suspension may be fert who shall make or be present at any be required to testify under oath as t Sec. 20. No agreement by an ey to compensation under this act sha

Weer of rights, invaid.

Payment

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man. The other two members shall be named re
Jy by the two parties.

resentatives

7. It shall be the duty of the industrial accident Appoint
upon notification that the parties have failed to reachment of page
ement, to request both parties to appoint their re
representatives on the committee of arbitration. The
all designate one of its members to act as chairman,
either party does not appoint its member on this com-
within seven days after notification as above provided,
d or any member thereof shall fill the vacancy and
he parties to that effect.

hearinga,

༢. The committee of arbitration shall make such in- Inquiries, and investigations as it shall deem necessary. The rs of the committee shall be held at the locality where ury occurred, and the decision of the committee shall 4 with the industrial accident board. Unless a claim review is filed by either party within seven days, the don shall stand as the decision of the industrial acciboard: Provided. That said industrial accident board Proy we for sufficient cause shown. grant further time in which laim such review.

c. 9. The industrial accident board or any member there totem wy may appoint a duly qualified impartial physician to ex ne the injured employe and to report. The fee for this ice shall be five dollars and traveling expenses, but the rd may allow additional reasonable amounts in extra"nary cases.

SEC. 10.

The arbitrators named by or for the parties to Cony MIUL › dispute shall each receive five dollars a day for ble ver Cas es, but the industrial accident board or any member there vol may allow additional revocable amoson's in extraordi The fus of escn arbitrators and other qøs of on exbitration, not exceding Lowever, the tarabe U*** lowed in white at law in te drejt many of us Hire. all be fixed by the board and we'd buy the biste 2* *he qieg per ses of the board are paid. The tea and the par MAY fof all attomess and phyédata for werdda sider m'a shall be ezbe* to me approval of the industrial ma I board

Sec. 11. & calm for renew a ted us provided in part veres af

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Powers of board.

Blank forms and record

books.

Agreements as to compensation, filing of.

Committee

treasurer out of the general fund, upon warrant of the Auditor General.

SEC. 3. The board may make rules not inconsistent with this act for carrying out the provisions of the act. Process and procedure under this act shall be as summary as reasonably may be. The board or any member thereof shall have the power to administer oaths, subpoena witnesses and to examine such parts of the books and records of the parties to a proceeding as relate to questions in dispute.

SEC. 4.

The board shall cause to be printed and furnish free of charge to any employer or employe such blank forms as it shall deem requisite to facilitate or promote the efficient administration of this act; it shall provide a proper record book in which shall be entered and indexed the name of any employer who shall file a statement of election under this act, and the date of the filing thereof and its approval by such board, and a separate book in which shall be entered and indexed the name of every employer who shall file his notice of withdrawal of said election, and the date of the filing thereof; and books in which shall be recorded all orders and awards made by the board; and such other books or records as it shall deem required by the proper and efficient administration of this act; all such records to be kept in the office of the board. Upon the filing of a statement of election by an employer to become subject to the provisions of this act, the board shall forthwith cause such notice of the fact to be given by requiring said employer to post such notice as herein before provided; and the board shall likewise cause notice to be given of the filing of any withdrawal of such election; but notwithstanding the failure to give, or the insufficiency of, any such notice, knowledge of all filed statements of election and notices of withdrawal of election, and of the time of the filing of the same, shall conclusively be imputed to all employes.

SEC. 5. If the employer, or the insurance company carrying such risk, or Commissioner of Insurance, as the case may be, and the injured employe reach an agreement in regard to compensation under this act, a memorandum of such agreement shall be filed with the industrial accident board, and, if approved by it, shall be deemed final and binding upon the parties thereto. Such agreements shall be approved by said board only when the terms conform to the provisions of this act.

SEC. 6.

of arbitration ing such risk, or the Commissioner of Insurance, as the case If the employer, or the insurance company carrymay be, and the employe fail to reach an agreement in regard to compensation under this act, either party may notify the industrial accident board, who shall thereupon call for the formation of a committee of arbitration. The committee of arbitration shall consist of three members, one of whom shall be a member of the industrial accident board, and shall act

Membership.