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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 412.

him, and the bond of said Insurance Commissioner shall be
liable for all monies which come into his hands, under the
provisions of this Act, and to keep accurate account of such
monies and the number of accidents in each occupation giving
rise to any claims against the same, and in the event of the
death of any employe insured under the second section of
this Act who shall have come to his or her death in the course
of his or her employment and from cases arising out of such
employment covered by this Act; provided, that such death
shall not have occurred at a period longer than one year from
the date of the injury, then the State Insurance Commissioner,
upon being satisfied by adequate evidence of such death, shall
pay to the legal representative or unto the widow or children
or husband of the deceased as the said Insurance Commissioner
shall deem wisest for the defendants, if there be any, the full
sum of one thousand dollars, and shall pay such indemnifi-
cation for no other reason or cause whatsoever.

Report to be
made to
Governor.

Section 195 D of Article 1 and Section 149 D of Article 12.
The said Insurance Commissioner shall report in January of
each year to the Governor the experience of this function of
this department and keep proper statistics of the operation of
the same, and shall have power to regulate from year to year
the amount per capita required from each employer for each
employe engaged in the occupation above described, and said
Insurance Commissioner shall have plenary power to prescribe
the notice of accident, the character of proof thereof and
the proof of death, and the character and specific require-
ments of the monthly report herein provided for, and to make
full regulations for the government of this function of this
department, and shall receive from the annual receipts of such
insurance premiums one per centum for the payment of such
extra services as may be required in the administration of the
duties imposed by this Act. The word employe as used in
this Act shall be construed to mean every person employed by
the employer in such employment working in the State of
Maryland.
SEC. 2. And be it, enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the first day of July in the year nineteen hundred and
two.
Approved April 8, 1902.