Public Law 258.
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(/us/pl/72/257)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act amended.Vol. 44, p. l427; [U. S. C., Supp. VII, p. 790](/us/usc/p790). That subdivision
(a)of section 7 of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: “If at any time during such period the Medical services.Suspension of payments, injured employee refusing treatment.employee unreasonably refuses to submit to medical or surgical treatment, the deputy commissioner may, by order, suspend the payment of further compensation during such time as such refusal continues, and no compensation shall be paid at any time during the period of such suspension, unless the circumstances justified the refusal.” Sec. 2. Compensation for disability. So much of subdivision
(c)of section 8 of such Act, as amended, as precedes paragraph
(13)thereof is amended to read as follows: " “(c) Permanent partial disability.Percentage of average weekly wages in addition to temporary total disability compensation.Schedule. Permanent partial disability: In case of disability partial in character but permanent in quality, the compensation shall be 66⅔ per centum of the average weekly wages, which shall be in addition to compensation for temporary total disability paid in accordance with subdivision
(b)of this section, and shall be paid to the employee, as follows: " “(1) Arm lost, two hundred and eighty weeks’ compensation. “(2) Leg lost, two hundred and forty-eight weeks’ compensation. “(3) Hand lost, two hundred and twelve weeks’ compensation. “(4) Foot lost, one hundred and seventy-three weeks’ compensation. “(5) Eye lost, one hundred and forty weeks’ compensation. “(6) Thumb lost, fifty-one weeks’ compensation. “(7) First finger lost, twenty-eight weeks’ compensation. “(8) Great toe lost, twenty-six weeks’ compensation. “(9) Second finger lost, eighteen weeks’ compensation. “(10) Third finger lost, seventeen weeks’ compensation. “(11) Toe other than great toe lost, eight weeks’ compensation. “(12) Fourth finger lost, seven weeks’ compensation.” " " Sec. 3. Vol. 44, p. 1428. Paragraph
(22)of subdivision
(c)of section 8 of such Act, as amended, is amended to read as follows: " “(22) Loss of more than one member, not amounting to permanent total disability. In any case in which there shall be a loss of, or loss of use of, more than one member or parts of more than one member set forth in paragraphs
(1)to.
(19)of this subdivision, not amounting to Compensation.permanent total disability, the award of compensation shall be for the loss of, or loss of use of, each such member or part thereof, which awards shall run consecutively.” " 807 Sec. 4. Subdivision
(j)of section 14 of such Act, as amended, isPayment of compensation.Vol. 44, p. 1433; [U. S. C., Supp. VII, p. 793](/us/usc/p793).Lump-sum settlements authorized. amended to read as follows: " “(j) Whenever the deputy commissioner determines that it is in the interest of justice, the liability of the employer for compensation, or any part thereof as determined by the deputy commissioner with the approval of the Commission, may be discharged by the payment of a lump sum equal to the present value of future compensationComputation. payments commuted, computed at 4 per centum true discount compounded annually. The probability of the death of the injuredProbability of death or remarriage; determination. employee or other person entitled to compensation before the expiration of the period during which he is entitled to compensation shall be determined in accordance with the American Experience Table of Mortality, and the probability of the remarriage of the surviving wife shall be determined in accordance with the remarriage tables of the Dutch Royal Insurance Institution. The probability of the happeningOther contingencies. of any other contingency affecting the amount or duration of the compensation shall be disregarded.” " Sec. 5. Section 22 of such Act, as amended, is amended to read asVol. 44, p. 1437. follows: " “modification of compensation casesModification of compensation cases. “Sec. 22. Upon his own initiative, or upon the application of anyReview authorized.Grounds of. party in interest, on the ground of a change in conditions or because of a mistake in a determination of fact by the deputy commissioner, the deputy commissioner may, at any time prior to one year afterTime limit. the date of the last payment of compensation, whether or not a compensationVol. 44, p. 1435.New order. order has been issued, review a compensation case in accordance with the procedure prescribed in respect of claims in section 19, and in accordance with such section issue a new compensation order which may terminate, continue, reinstate, increase, or decrease such compensation. Such new order shall not affect anyPrevious payments not affected, exception. compensation previously paid, except that an award increasing the compensation rate may be made effective from the date of the injury, and if any part of the compensation due or to become due is unpaid, an award decreasing the compensation rate may be made effective from the date of the injury, and any payment made prior thereto in excess of such decreased rate shall be deducted from any unpaid compensation, in such manner and by such method as may be determined by the deputy commissioner with the approval of the commission.” " Approved, May 26, 1934. To authorize the coinage of 50-cent pieces in commemoration of the two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Daniel Boone. 1934-05-26 355 Chapter 48 Stat. 807 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-11 73 2 public [CHAPTER 355.] AN ACT To authorize the coinage of 50-cent pieces in commemoration of the two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Daniel Boone.May 26, 1934.[[S. 3355](/us/bill/72/s/3355)][[Public, No. 258](/us/pl/72/258)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That, in commemorationBicentennial of birth of Daniel Boone.Coinage to commemorate authorized.Number, etc. of the two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Daniel Boone, there shall be coined by the Director of the Mint six hundred thousand 50-cent pieces of standard size, weight, and silver fineness and of a special appropriate design to be fixed by the Director of the Mint, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, to beLegal tender.No Federal expense. legal tender in all payments at face value; but the United States shall not be subject to the expense of making the models or master dies or other preparations for this coinage. Sec. 2. That the coins herein authorized shall be issued at par andIssue at par to Daniel Boone Bicentennial Commission. only upon the request of the secretary of the Daniel Boone Bicentennial Commission. 808 Sec. 3. Disposal; use of proceeds. Such coins may be disposed of at par or at a premium by said Commission and all proceeds shall be used in furtherance of the Daniel Boone Bicentennial Commission projects. Sec. 4. Coinage laws applicable. That all laws now in force relating to the subsidiary silver coins of the United States and the coining or striking of the same; regulating and guarding the process of coinage; providing for the purchase of material, and for the transportation, distribution, and redemption of the coins; for the prevention of debasement or counterfeiting; for security of the coin; or for any other purposes, whether said laws are penal or otherwise, shall, so far as applicable, apply to the coinage herein directed. Approved, May 26, 1934. For the protection of the municipal water supply of the city of Salt Lake City, State of Utah. 1934-05-26 356 Chapter 48 Stat. 808 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-11 73 2 public [CHAPTER 356.] AN ACT For the protection of the municipal water supply of the city of Salt Lake City, State of Utah.May 26, 1934.[[S. 2442](/us/bill/72/s/2442)][
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