own expense, giving notice of the hearing to be had, so that the public
interested may be advised thereof and given the opportunity to be
heard with respect thereto.

One of the most important amendments to the original Act is that
providing for representation by counsel of the interests of the public
in all proceedings before the Commission.

By Chapter 485 of the Acts of 1931 the Commission is given full
jurisdiction over taxicabs operating in Baltimore City. One require-
ment of this law is that all such taxicabs shall carry insurance or give
bond to indemnify the public.

People's Counsel

The Act now provides for the appointment by the Governor of an
experienced and qualified lawyer as People's Counsel, and it is the
duty of this official to represent the interests of complainants and of
the public generally in proceedings before the Commission.

THE STATE
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION

741 Equitable Building. Baltimore

Name Term Expires Post Office
Charles E. Moylan, Chairman.... 1944............ Baltimore, Md.
Charles B. Bosley. ............ .1943. .............. .Towson, Md.
Vivian V. Simpson. ............ .1942. ............ .Rockville, Md.
Frederic P. Adkins. ............. .1941............. Salisbury, Md.

Secretary. .............. .Albert E. Brown
Director of Safety. .... .Joseph A. Haller

The State Industrial Accident Commission created by Chapter 800
of the Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland, 1914, is charged
with the duty of administering the Workmen's Compensation Law.
The law provides..first, for the payment of compensation to em-
ployees injured in certain extra-hazardous employments, and to their
dependents in case of death; second, that all employers in such oc-
cupations shall secure the payment of such compensation by insuring
their liability in a stock or mutual company, or in the State Accident
Fund, or by proving to the satisfaction of the Commission their finan-
cial ability to pay the compensation.

The work of the Commission involves determining what occupations
are covered; receiving and investigating reports of accidents; re-
ceiving, investigating and adjudicating claims for compensation aris-
ing under the Law. Hearings are held throughout the State in con-
tested cases.

Since the passage of the Workmen's Compensation Law in 1914,
amendments to the law have been passed from time to time, by the
General Assembly, for the purpose of adapting the law to changing
conditions. Some of the more important changes were made in 1931
and 1939, upon the recommendations of committees appointed by the
Governor for that purpose, and were concurred in by representatives
of employees, employers and insurance carriers.

The Jurisdiction of the State Industrial Accident Commission is
continuing. Many petitions for reopening or rehearing, after final