Theodore R. McKeldin, Governor                  1503

ployer or insurer during the continuance of such total disability, not
to exceed a maximum of [thirty-five] forty-three FORTY dollars per
week and not less than a minimum of [fifteen] eighteen dollars per
week, unless the employee's established weekly wages are less than
[fifteen] eighteen 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 [both not to exceed a total of $15,000.00] $20,000.00.
Loss or loss of use 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 con-
clusive proof to the contrary, constitute permanent total disability.
In all other cases permanent total disability shall be determined in
accordance with the facts.

(c) The compensation for the foregoing specific injury shall be
paid in addition to, and consecutively with, the compensation here-
inafter provided in Sub-section (2) of this section. [If any employee
dies from any cause or causes not compensable under this Article, the
right to any compensation payable under this Sub-section, unpaid at
the date of his death, shall survive to his surviving dependents as the
Commission may determine, if there be such surviving dependents,
and if there be none such, then to his wife and children under twenty-
one years of age if there was, at the time of his death, a legal obliga-
tion on the part of said employee to support his wife, and if there
was no such obligation, then to his children under twenty-one, if
any, alone.]

35. (2) Temporary Total Disability—In case of temporary total
disability, sixty-six and two-thirds per centum of the average weekly
wages shall be paid to the employee during the continuance thereof,
but not to exceed a maximum of [thirty-five] forty-three FORTY
dollars per week, and not less than a minimum of [fifteen] eighteen
dollars per week, unless the employee's established weekly wages are
less than [Fifteen] eighteen dollars per week at the time of the injury,
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 five thousand dollars in the aggregate. Nothing
in this sub-section shall be construed or applied to affect or change
the law as to any such injury or strain which occurred prior to the
effective date of this sub-section.

35. (8) (i) In case of the remarriage of a dependent widow of a
deceased employee, without dependent children at the time of the re-
marriage, she shall receive compensation for one year after the date
of her remarriage, provided there is so much of the compensation
previously awarded her outstanding. No widow or widower shall
receive any benefits under this Article where the marriage shall have
taken place after the person entitled to benefits hereunder shall have
been injured, provided there are no dependent children.

(j) A husband or wife of an injured employee, who has deserted
said employee for more than one year prior to the time of the injury
or subsequently shall not be a beneficiary under this Article.

(k) The benefits in case of death shall be paid to such one or more
of the dependents of the decedent for the benefit of all the dependents
as may be determined by the Commission, which may apportion the
benefits among the dependents in such manner as it may deem just and
equitable. The dependent or persons to whom benefits are paid shall