2824 ARTICLE 12.

formance of their duties, and such bonds to be approved by the County
Commissioners and the cost thereof to be charged to the fund.

1910, ch. 153, sec. 5 (p. 487).

396. The Treasurers of Allegany and Garrett Counties, respectively,
shall make payments out of the fund, when directed by the County Com-
missioners of each county, as follows: (a) In the event of personal inju-
ries to any person received while in discharge of his duty as an employee
of any operator, subject to the provisions of this Act and which shall have
complied with the provisions hereof; in case of loss of: both hands, sev-
erance at or above the wrist joint, seven hundred and fifty dollars; both
feet by severance at or above the ankle joint, seven hundred and fifty
dollars; one hand and one foot at or above the said joints, seven hundred
and fifty dollars; either hand by severance at or above the wrist joint,
three hundred and seventy-five dollars; either foot by severance at or above
the ankle joint, three hundred and seventy-five dollars; entire sight of
both eyes, if irrecoverably lost, seven hundred and fifty dollars; entire
sight of one eye, if irrevocably lost, three hundred and seventy-five dol-
lars, (b) In the event of personal injuries as aforesaid resulting in
any of the losses hereinbefore designated, the additional amount of one
dollar per day, not including Sundays, excluding the first week follow-
ing the injury, while he is being treated, for a period not exceeding
twenty-six weeks, (c) In the event of personal injuries as aforesaid not
resulting in any losses hereinbefore designated, but resulting in total dis-
ability, one dollar per day, not including Sundays, excluding the first
week following the injury, for a period not exceeding fifty-two weeks,
{d) In the event of personal injuries as aforesaid resulting in death
within a period of one year, one thousand five hundred dollars, provided
that in case of any payments shall have been made on account of the
above-mentioned losses or disability during treatment, or total disability
resulting from said injuries, the amount thereof shall be deducted from the

sum payable upon death of the person injured, (e) In case of death result-
ing from having come in contact with any of the mine gases, one thousand
five hundred dollars. When any such employee shall have suffered loss from
injury in the discharge of his duty, as aforesaid, the County Commis-
sioners for the county in which he shall have suffered said loss from
injury, shall, within thirty days after the receipt by them of satisfac-
tory proof thereof, direct the Treasurer of the county to pay unto said

employee upon his proper receipt therefor the sum of relief money as
provided herein for such loss from injury; when such injury shall result
in disability as aforesaid, the said County Commissioners shall within
thirty days after the receipt by them of satisfactory proof of the injury
and disability, direct the said Treasurer to pay said employee the per diem
relief money as herein provided. When such injury shall result in death

or the employee shall have been killed by coming in contact with mine
gases, as aforesaid, said County Commissioners shall, within thirty days
after the receipt of satisfactory proof of the injury and death, direct the