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49. No compensation shall be allowed for three days after
the beginning of disability, except disbursements herein au-
thorized for medical, nurse and hospital services and medi-
cines and for funeral expenses.

51. In every case providing for compensation to an em-
ployee or his dependent, excepting temporary disability, the
Commission may, if in its opinion the facts and circumstances
of the case warrant it, convert the compensation to be paid
in a partial or total lump sum.

58. Where the injury or death for which compensation is
payable under this Act, was caused under circumstances crea-
ting a legal liability in some person other than the employer,
to pay dagames in respect thereof, the employee, or, in the
case of death his personal representatives or dependents as
hereinbefore defined, may proceed either by law against that
other person to recover damages, or against the employer for
compensation under this Act, or in case of joint tortfeasors
against both; and if compensation is claimed and awarded or
paid under this Act, any employer, if he is self-insured, insur-
ance company, association or the State Accident Fund may
enforce for their benefit, as the case may be, the liability of
such other person; provided, however, if damages are re-
covered in excess of the compensation already paid or awarded
to be paid under this Act, then any such excess shall be paid
to the injured employee or, in case of death, to his depedents,
less the expenses and costs of action incurred by the em-
ployer, insurance company, association, or State Accident
Fund, as the case may be. If any such employer, insurance
company, association, or State Accident Fund shall not within
two mouths from the passage of the award by this Com-
mission, start proceedings to enforce the liability of such
other person, the injured employee, or in case of death, his
dependents, may enforce the liability of such other person,
provided, however, that if damages are recovered the injured
employee, or in ease of death, his dependents, may first retain
therefrom the expenses and costs of action after which the
employee, or in case of death, his dependents may first retain
dent Fund, as the case may be. shall be reimbursed for the
compensation already paid or awarded and the balance in
excess of these items shall enure to the injured employee,
or in case of death, to his dependents.