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Session Laws, 1914
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PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, GOVERNOR. 1451

terminate such agreement upon his or its part as to all acci-
dental injuries occurring after the expiration of such notice.

SEC. 34. Whenever the State, County, City or any munici-
pality shall engage in any extra-hazardous work within the
meaning of this Act in which workmen are employed for wages,
this Act shall be applicable thereto. Whenever and so long as
by State law, City Charter or Municipal Ordinance, provision
equal or better than that given under the terms of this Act is
made for municipal employes injured in the course of employ-
ment such employes shall not be entitled to the benefits of this
Act.

SEC. 35. Each employe (or in case of death his family or
dependents), entitled to receive compensation under this Act
shall receive the same in accordance with the following schedule,
and except as in this Act otherwise provided, such payment
shall be in lieu of any and all rights of action whatsoever
against any person whomsoever.

1. Permanent total disability. In case of total disability ad-
judged to be permanent fifty per centum of the average weekly
wages shall be paid to the employe during the continuance of
such total disability, exclusive of the first week, not to exceed a
maximum of twelve dollars per week and not less than a mini-
mum of five dollars per week unless the employe's established
weekly wages are less than five dollars per week at the time of
the injury, in which event he shall receive compensation in an
amount equal to his average weekly wages, but not to exceed
a total of $5,000.00. Loss of both hands, or both arms, or both
feet or both legs, or both eyes or of any two thereof shall, in the
absence of conclusive proof to the contrary, constitute perma-
nent total disability. In all other cases permanent total disa-
bility shall be determined in accordance with the facts.

2. Temporary total disability. In case of temporary total
disability fifty per centum of the average weekly wages shall
be paid to the employe during the continuance thereof, but not
in excess of a maximum of twelve dollars per week and not less
than a minimum of five dollars per week, in which event he shall
receive compensation equal to his full wages; but in no case to
continue more than six years from the date of the injury or to
exceed thirty-seven hundred and fifty dollars in the aggregate.

3. Permanent partial disability. In case of disability par-
tial in character but permanent in quality the compensation

 

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