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cation for said writ of error may be made not later than the second day of the second term following the rendition of said judgment or order.

The writ of error when issued shall operate as a supersedeas.

The bond filed with the praecipe for the writ of certiorari as provided in this paragraph shall operate as a stay of the judgment or order. of the Circuit Court until the time shall have passed within which an application for a writ of error can be made, and until the Supreme Court has acted upon the application for a writ of error, if such application is made.

The decision of a majority of the members of the committee of arbitration or of the industrial commission shall be considered the decision of such committee or commission respectively.

(g) Either party may present a certified copy of the decision of the industrial commission, when no proceedings for review thereof have been taken, or of the decision of such arbitrator or committee of arbitration when no claim for review is made, or of the decision of the industrial commission after hearing upon review, providing for the payment of compensation according to this Act, to the Circuit Court of the county in which such accident occurred or either of the parties are residents, whereupon said court shall render a judgment in accordance therewith; and in case where the employer does not institute proceedings for review of the decision of the industrial commission and refuses to pay compensation according to the award upon which such judgment is entered, the court shall, in entering judgment thereon, tax as costs against him the reasonable costs and attorney fees in the arbitration proceedings and in the court entering the judgment, for the person in whose favor the judgment is entered, which judgment and costs, taxed as herein provided shall, until and unless set aside, have the same effect as though duly rendered in an action duly tried and determined by said court, and shall with like effect, be entered and docketed. The Circuit Court shall have power, at any time, upon application, to make any such judgment conform to any modification required by any subsequent decision of the Supreme Court upon appeal, or as the result of any subsequent proceedings for review, as provided in this Act.

Judgment shall not be entered until fifteen days' notice of the time and place of the application for the entry of judgment shall be served upon the employer by filing such notice with the industrial commission which commission shall, in case it has on file the address of the employer or the name and address of its agent, upon whom notices may be served, immediately send a copy of the notice to the employer or such designated agent; and no judgment shall be entered in the event the employer shall file with the said commission its bond with good and sufficient surety in double the amount of the award, conditioned upon the payment of said award in the event the said employer shall fail to prosecute with effect proceedings for review of the decision or the said decision, upon review, shall be affirmed.

(h) An agreement or award under this Act providing for compensation in installments, may at any time within eighteen months after such agreement or award be reviewed by the industrial com

mission at the request of either the employer or the employee, on the ground that the disability of the employee has subsequently recurred, increased, diminished or ended; and on such review, compensation payments may be re-established, increased, diminished or ended; provided, that the commission shall give fifteen days' notice to the parties of the hearing for review: And, provided, further, any employee, upon any petition for such review being filed by the employer, shall be entitled to one day's notice for each one hundred miles necessary to be traveled by him in attending the hearing of the commission upon said petition and three days in addition thereto, and such employee shall, at the discretion of the commission, also be entitled to five cents per mile necessarily traveled by him in attending such hearing, not to exceed a distance of 300 miles, to be taxed by the commission as costs and deposited with the petition of the employer.

(i) Each party, upon taking any proceedings or steps whatsoever before any arbitrator, committee of arbitration, industrial commission or court, shall file with the industrial commission his address. or the name and address of any agent upon whom all notices to be given to such party shall be served, either personally or by registered mail, addressed to such party or agent at the last address so filed with the industrial commission: Provided, that in the event such party has not filed his address, or the name and address of an agent, as above provided, service of any notice may be had by filing such notice with the industrial commission.

(j) Whenever in any proceeding testimony has been taken or a final decision has been rendered, and after the taking of such testimony or after such decision has become final, the injured employee dies, then in any subsequent proceeding brought by the personal representative or beneficiaries of the deceased employee, such testimony in the former proceeding may be introduced with the same force and effect as though the witness having so testified were present in person in such subsequent proceeding and such final decision, if any shall be taken as a final adjudication of any of the issues which are the same in both proceedings.

(k) In any case where there has been any unreasonable or vexatious delay of payment or intentional under payment of compensation, or proceedings have been instituted or carried on by the one liable to pay the compensation, which do not present a real controversy. but are merely frivolous or for delay, then the commission may award compensation additional to that otherwise payable under this Act equal to fifty per centum of the amount payable at the time of such award.

§ 24. No proceedings for compensation under this Act shall be maintained unless notice of the accident has been given to the employer as soon as practicable, but not later than thirty days after the accident. In cases of mental incapacity of the employee notice must be given within six months after such accident., No defect or inaccuracy of such notice shall be a bar to the maintenance of proceedings of arbitration or otherwise by the employee unless the employee proves that he is unduly prejudiced in such proceedings by such defect or inaccuracy. Notice of the accident shall state the

name and address of the employee injured, the approximate date. and place of the accident, if known, and in simple language the cause thereof; which notice may be served personally or by registered mail, addressed to the employer at his last known residence. or place of business; provided no proceedings for compensation under this Act shall be maintained unless claim for compensation has been made within six months after the accident, or in the event that payments have been made under the provisions of this Act unless written claim for compensation has been made within six months after such payments have ceased and a receipt therefor or a statement of the amount of compensation paid shall have been filed with the commission: Provided, that no employee who after the accident returns to the employment of the employer in whose services he was injured shall be barred for failure to make such claim if an application for adjustment of such claim is filed with the industrial commission within eighteen months after he returns to such employment and the said commission shall give notice to the employer of the filing of such application in the manner provided in this Act. .§ 25. Any employer against whom liability may exist for com pensation under this Act shall upon the order and direction of the industrial commission:

(a) Deposit the commuted value of the total unpaid compensation for which such liability exists, computed at three percentum per annum in the same manner as provided in section 9, with the State Treasurer, or county treasurer in the county where the accident happened, or with any State or National bank or trust company doing business in this State, or in some other suitable depository approved by the industrial commission: Provided, that any such depository to which such compensation may be paid, shall pay the same out in installments as in this Act provided, unless such sum is ordered paid in, and is commuted to a lump sum payment in accordance with the provisions of this Act; or

(b) Purchase an annuity, in an amount of compensation due or computed, under this Act within the limitation provided by law. in any insurance company granting annuities and licensed or permitted to do business in this State which may be designated by the employer or the industrial commission.

APPROVED June 29, 1921.

FEES AND SALARIES.

ARBITRATOR'S AWARD-FEES FOR FILING.

§ 1. Adds section 34 to Act of 1872.

§ 34. Filing arbitrator's awards -fees.

(HOUSE BILL No. 511. APPROVED JUNE 27, 1921.)

AN ACT to amend "An Act concerning fees and salaries, and to classify the several counties of this State with reference thereto," approved March 29, 1872, in force July 1, 1872, as subsequently amended.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That "An Act concerning fees

and salaries, and to classify the several counties of this State with reference thereto," approved March 29, 1872, in force July 1, 1872, as subsequently amended, be and the same hereby is further amended by adding one additional section thereto, to be known as section 34 to read as follows:

§ 34. Upon the filing in the office of the clerk of any court of record in counties of the third class of a submission to arbitration entered into, or arbitrator's award rendered pursuant to, “An Act to revise the law in relation to arbitrations and awards," approved June 11, 1917, in force July 1, 1917, as subsequently amended, the party so filing shall pay to the clerk of said court the sum of one dollar, which shall be in full for all services in said cause. Provided, if any exceptions are taken to any such award, or the opinion, order or direction of the court is asked on any matter other than that of entering judgment on an award where there is no contest, the party so excepting or asking for such opinion, order or direction shall pay to said clerk the additional sum of two dollars, and said sums, aggregating three dollars, shall be in full for all services in any contested case. Said fees shall be taxed as costs the same as other costs in such cause. If any submission to arbitration of a pending cause shall be filed in such cause, no additional fees shall be charged for such arbitration proceedings.

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AN ACT to amend section 1 of "An Act to allow a per diem fee to clerks of the Circuit, County and Probate Courts in counties of the first and second class and to repeal certain Acts therein named,” approved June 9, 1909, in force July 1,1909.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 1 of "An Act to allow a per diem fee to clerks of the Circuit, County and Probate Courts in counties of the first and second class and to repeal certain Acts therein named," approved June 9, 1909, in force July 1, 1909, is amended to read as follows:

§ 1. The clerks of the Circuit Court in counties of the first and second class shall receive and be allowed a per diem fee of six dollars per day for attendance upon the Circuit Court and six dollars per day for attendance by themselves or their deputies upon each branch Circuit Court; and the clerks of the Probate Courts in counties of the second class shall be allowed the same per diem fee for attendance upon their respective courts as are now allowed to clerks of the County Court and sheriffs in counties of the second class for such service.

APPROVED June 21, 1921.

OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF STATE.

§ 1. Semi-monthly payment of sala

ries-emergency.

(HOUSE BILL No. 43. APPROVED MAY 12, 1921.)

AN ACT in relation to the payment of the salaries of the officers and employees of the State, other than those employed in the penal or charitable institutions of the State.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: All officers and employees of the State other than those employed in the penal or charitable institutions shall be paid semi-monthly for their services: Provided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to modify the provisions of section 9 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.

WHEREAS, It is necessary that this Act should take effect immediately therefore an emergency exists and this Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.

APPROVED May 12, 1921.

RECORD ON APPEAL AND ERROR.

§ 1. Amend section 1, Act of 1887.

§ 1. Fee to clerk and cost to

party.

(HOUSE BILL No. 535. APPROVED JUNE 24, 1921.)

AN ACT to amend section 1 of "An Act concerning fees and costs," approved June 15, 1887, in force July 1, 1887.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 1 of "An Act concerning fees and costs," approved June 15, 1887, in force July 1, 1887, is amended to read as follows:

§ 1. Whenever any party to any suit or proceeding in any court of record in this State, desires to take an appeal or prosecute a writ of error from any judgment, or decree of such court, rendered in any such suit or proceeding, to the Appellate or Supreme Court, and shall present to the clerk of such court, where such judgment or decree was rendered, a fair copy of the bill of exceptions or certificate of evidence, or other papers not of record in such cause, necessary to be transcribed, the clerk shall, in making up the transcript of the record for such appeal or writ of error, be allowed three cents for each one hundred words, for comparing such copies with the originals, or with the record thereof, and for correcting any errors in the same: Provided, that in no case shall the fee for such services be less than one dollar; and he shall insert such copy in the record and certify to the same as a part thereof. And the party furnishing such transcipt, and who shall be successful on such appeal or writ of error, shall recover as costs against the unsuccessful party not furnishing such transcript, the amount of fees authorized by law, charged by the clerk of the court from which the appeal was taken or to which the writ of error was directed, for making up the record, and the amount of fees authorized by law, charged by the reporter for preparing the transcript of the

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