Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 39 Part 1.djvu/766

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SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 458. 1916. 745 The above percentages shall be aid if there is no widow widower °°'“‘“’°“· child, or dependent plarent. If tliizre is a widow, widower, child, 0;. I"'*d¤w.¤tc.,1M,,g_ dependent parent, there shall be paid so much of the abovepercentages as, when added to the total percentage pa able to`the wrdow, widower, children, and dependent parents, not exceed a total of sixty-six and two-thirds r centum. (G) The compensation of each iiiineiiciary under clauses (E) and m}`§{,f““°“°“ °' W" (F) shall be paid for a period of elight years from the time of the death, unless before that time he, a arent or grandparent, dies, marries, or ceases to be dependent, or, a brother, sister, or grandchild, dies, marries, or reac es the age of eighteen, or, if over eighteen and rncapable of self-support, becomes ca able of self-support. The compensation of a brother sister, or grandchild. under legal age shall be aid to his or her gpsardian. (li) As used in t section, the term "child" includes step- S;§$f°"‘°u° °°“' children, adopted children, and posthumous children, but does not include ma.rried children. The terms "brother" and "sister" include stepbrothers and stepsisters, half brothers and half sisters, and brothers and sisters bg-uadogition, but do not include married brothers or married sisters. 0 the above terms and the term "grandchild" include only persons who at the time of the death of the deceased empbloyee are rmder eighteen years of age or over that age and incapab of self-supiport. The term "parent" includes stepparents and parents by a option. The term ‘widow" includes on y the decedent s wife living with or dependent for support upon him at the time of his death. The term "widower" inc udes only the decedentfs husband dependent for support upon her at the time of her death. The terms "adopted" an "adoption" as used in this clause include only legal adoption prior to the time of the injury. (I) Upon the cessation of compensation rmder this section to or p¤I;?¥¤s.l$m°:¤`»ii:l¤»°ll°i€ on account of any person, the compensation of the remaining dpersons °'*’*°” °°°’·*“¤· entitled to compensation for the unexlpired part of the perio during ` which their compensation is payable s all be that which such persons would have received if they had been the only persons ent1tled to compensation at the time of the decedent’s death. Mom u 0, (J) In case there are two or more classes of persons entitled to pm-u,mm°:,,£° °”" compensation under this section and the apportionment of such compensation, above provided, would result in injustice, the commission may, in its discretion, modify the apportionment to meet the requirements of the case. umm pay cm · (K) In computing compensation under this section, the monthly same. Y ay shall be considered not to be more than $100 nor less than $50, but the total monthly compensation shall not exceed the monthly pay computed as provided in section twelve. _ _ _ P t for W (L) If any person entitled to comfpensatronnnder this section, sewing my ummmwhose compensation by the terms o this section ceases upon_hrs ‘*“¥°· marri e, accepts any] payments of compensation after his m e he sh;§ be punished y a fine of not more than $2,000 or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both such fine and 1m- risonment. _ _ _ _ _ ,,,,,,,,1 ,,xp,,,,,,,,, P Sec. 11. That if death results from the injury with1n_six years newer. °L the United States shall ay to the personal representative of the deceased employee burial)ex enses not to exceed $100, rn the discretion of the commission. E1 the case of an employee whose home is within the United States, if his death occurs away from his home office or outside of the United States, and if so desired by his relatives, the body shall, in the discretion of the commission, be embalmed and transported in a hermetically sealed casket to the home of the employee. Such burial explenses shall not be paid and such transportation shall not be furnis ed whe.re_ the death talges place more than one year after the cessation of disability resulting from