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 104 SIXTIYFIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 26. 1917. "One foot, fifty per centum; "One leg, sixty-fgge per centum; "One e e, forty- ve er centum; "Total Edestruction of) hearing, fifty per centum; ommosses. "That the Bureau of War Risk Insurance may include in its policy unéleriiakings tg paijyhspecifieddpercentages of the principal sum for ot er osses or isa i `t1es· an . Bates <i¤ri¤s <i¤¤€¤- " (c) In case of detentioh by an enemy of the United States, follow- "°°°"‘°'°°°t°m` ing ea ture, for the payment during the continuance of such detention ofpeompensation at the same rate as the earnings of the insured immediately preceding such detention, to be determined in substantially the same manner as provided in subdivision ( a) of this section. Aszr<=s=¤¢¤¤i¤¤i*=¤d· "The aggregate payments under this section in respect to any one person shall not exceed the amount of the princgpal sum. Payments ¤‘¤¤¤’i¢*¤d· "Payments provided for in this section shall e made only to the master, officer, or member of the crew concerned, except that a pay- ment for loss of life shall be made to the estate of the insured for distribution to his family free from liability of debt, and ayment on account of detention by an enemy following capture shallpbe made to dependents of the person detained, if designated by him. Tune urpn mr me "No claim under this section shall be valid unless made by the ‘°"““g°"”’“" master, oiilicer, or member of the crew concerned, or his estate, or a person designated under this section, within two years after the date on which the President iuspplndési the gpéarations of this Act in so far as it authorizes insurance y the United States. Sec. 6. That there is hereby added to such Act a new section to be known as section three b, to read as follows: rmmce rr owner “Sec. 3b. That in the event of failure of the owner of any vessel to "°‘l°°‘S· effect insurance of the master, officers, and crew of such vessel prior to sailing, in accordance with section three a of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasu% is hereby authorized to effect such insurance with the Lraumey er mm, Bureau of ar Risk Insurance at the ex ense of the owner of such to a penalty of not exceeding $1,000. The amount of such premium, with interest and of the penalty and of all costs, shall be a lien on the vesse .’ B¤;;(jéd§S. p- 711. { Eno. 7. That section Eve of such Act is hereby amended to read as o ows: w{}l<?yj;<;ry bwd ¤¤- _ "Sso. 5. That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to estabvaries lrsh an advisory board, to cormist of three members skilled in the """· ¤‘· *"”· gractices of war-risk insurance,_ for the purpose of assisting the ureau of War Risk Insurance in fixing rates of premium and in adjustment of claims for losses, and generally in carrying out the pur- Campmaticn- poses of this Act; the compensation of the members of said board to e determined by the Secretary of the 'I‘rea.sury,_but not to exceed $20 ‘“Aé1e§§ti§¢¤;a:l rgmigu-, a day each, while actually employed. _He is likewise authorized to » ·· · alppomt two persons skilled in the practices of accident insurance for t e purpose of assistmfg the Bureau of War Risk Insurance in the adjustment of claims or death, personal iniury, or detention; the compensation of the persons so appointed to be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury: but not to exceed $20 a day each, while Dctvrménsggm actually employed. In the event of disagreement as to the claim for may cme. losses, or amountthereof, between the said bureau and the parties to such contract of insurance, an action on the claim may be brought against the United States III. the district court of the United States, sitting indadrmralty, in the district in which the claimant or his agent may rmx es Sec. 8. That there is hereby added to such Act a new section to be known as section five a, to read as follows:
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