912                          LAWS OF MARYLAND.                 [CH. 363

Arm—For the loss of an arm, two hundred weeks.

Foot—For the loss of a foot, one hundred and fifty weeks.

Leg—For the loss of a leg, one hundred and seventy-five
weeks.

Eye—For the loss of an eye, one hundred weeks.

Hearing—For the total loss of hearing of one ear, fifty
weeks; for the total loss of hearing of both ears, one hundred
weeks.

Loss of Use—Permanent loss of. use of a hand, arm, foot,
leg or eye, shall be considered as the equivalent of the loss
of such hand, arm, foot, leg or eye, and for the loss of the
fractional part of the vision of either one or both eyes, the
injured employee shall be compensated in like proportion to
the compensation for total loss of vision, and in arriving
at the fractional part of vision lost regard shall not be had
for the effect that correcting lens or lenses may have upon the
eye or eyes.

Amputations—Amputation between the elbow and the wrist
shall be considered as the equivalent of the loss of a hand.
Amputation between the knee and the ankle shall be consid-
ered as the equivalent of the loss of a foot. Amputation at
or above the elbow shall be considered as the loss of an arm.
Amputation at or above the knee shall be considered as the
loss of the leg.

The compensation for the foregoing specific injuries shall
be paid in addition to, and consecutively with, the compensa-
tion hereinbefore provided in Sub-section 2 of this section.

If an employee dies, the right to any compensation payable
""under this sub-section, unpaid at the date of his death, shall
survive to and vest in his personal representatives.

Other Cases—In all other cases in this class of disability
the compensation shall be fifty per centum of the difference
between his average weekly wages and his wage-earning capac-
ity thereafter in the same employment, or otherwise, if less
than before the accident (but not to exceed eighteen dollars
per week), payable during the continuance of such partial
disability, but not to exceed three thousand dollars, and sub-
ject to reconsideration of the degree of such impairment by
the Commission on its own motion or upon application of any
party in interest.

In all cases where there has been an amputation. of a part
of any member of the body herein specified, or the loss of the
use of any part thereof, for which compensation is not specially