570 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 478

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

Loss of Use. Permanent loss of use of 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 em-
ployee shall be compensated in like proportion to the compensa-
tion 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 considered
as the equivalent of the loss of a foot. Amputation at or above
the elbow shall be considered as the loss of an arm. Amputa-
tion at or above the knee shall be considered as the loss of
the leg.

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 capacity there-
after 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, subject to recon-
sideration 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
provided herein the Commission shall allow compensation for
such proportion of the total number of weeks allowed for the
amputation or the loss of the use of the entire member, as the
affected or amputated portion thereof bears to the whole.

Disfigurements. For other mutilations and disfigurements,
not hereinbefore provided for, compensation shall be allowed
in the discretion of the Commission, for not less than ten weeks
nor more than one hundred weeks, as the Commission may fix,
in each case having due regard to the character of the mutila-
tion and disfigurement as compared with mutilation and injury
hereinbefore specifically provided for.

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

If any 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.