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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 418.
Preamble,

frequency thereof may be estimated from year to year, in
which perilous occupations it has been found by uniform
experience that the unavoidable or trade risk is responsible
for at least ninety-five per cent, of such fatal accidents ; and
WHEREAS, The persons who suffer such fatalities are usually
poor, working from day to day to sustain themselves and their
families, and unable to accumulate any estate for the suste-
nance of their widows and infant children in case of their
untimely death ; and
WHEREAS, It is unjust and against public policy that in
such perilous occupations the burdens of the trade risk should
be entirely borne by the widows and orphans of such work-
men ; and
WHEREAS, It is of grave necessity and importance that
some method of partial indemnification, at least, should be
available to the dependents of such persons as are inevitably
killed in such perilous employment, lest they come to
undeserved suffering, and the State be required to undertake
their support; therefore, in consideration of the premises and
other consideration the following Act.

New sections
added.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That four new sections be and the same are hereby
enacted and added to Article number 1 of the Code of Public
Local Laws, title "Allegany County," said sections to follow
after section 195 of said Article number 1, under the caption,
"Coal and Clay Miners and Employers' Co-operative Insurance
and Liability," and to be designated as sections 195 A, 195s,
195 e and 195 D, respectively ; and be it further enacted, that
four new sections be and the same are hereby added to Article
12 of the Code of Public Local Laws, title "Garrett County,"
said sections to follow after section 149 of said Article number
12, under the caption, "Coal and Clay Miners and Employers'
Co-operative Insurance and Liability," and to be designated
as sections 149 A, 149 B, 149 C, 149 D, respectively ; said sections,
as to both Allegany and Garrett counties, to read as follows :

Liable in law
in case of
death
of employee.

Section 195 A of Article 1 and Section 149 A of Article 12.
Anv corporation, partnership, association, individual, individ-
uals, engaged in the business of owning or conducting any
coal mines, clay mines in Allegany or Garrett counties,
whether such owner or owners, operator or operators be resi-
dents of the State of Maryland or not, employing persons
in the operation of mining coal or clay, shall be liable in law
to any employe engaged in such occupation or to his legal
representatives, in case of death, for the damage arising and
flowing from any injury received by said employe through
the negligence of said owner or operator or from the negli-