NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1963 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 604

HOUSE BILL 477

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACT, REGARDING BENEFITS, AND TO WHOM BENEFITS ARE PAYABLE.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 97-29 is hereby amended as follows:

(a)        In lines 5 and 6 of such Section, the words and figures "thirty-five dollars ($35.00)" are hereby stricken out, and there is substituted in lieu thereof the words "thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents ($37.50)".

(b)        In line 8 of such Section, the word "ten" is hereby stricken out and there is substituted in lieu thereof the word "twelve".

(c)        In line 14 of such Section, the word "ten" is hereby stricken out, and there is substituted in lieu thereof the word "twelve".

(d)        In line 17 of such Section, the word "ten" is hereby stricken out, and there is substituted in lieu thereof the word "twelve".

(e)        In line 19 of such Section, the word "ten" is hereby stricken out and there is substituted in lieu thereof the word "twelve".

(f)         In line 24 of such Section, the words and figures "thirty-five dollars ($35.00)" are hereby stricken out, and there is substituted in lieu thereof the words "thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents ($37.50)".

Sec. 2.  G.S. 97-30 is hereby amended by striking out the words and figures "thirty-five dollars ($35.00)", as the same appear in lines 6 and 7 thereof, and by substituting in lieu thereof the words "thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents ($37.50)".

Sec. 3.  G.S. 97-38 is hereby amended by striking out the words and figures "thirty-five dollars ($35.00)", as the same appear in line 6 thereof, and by substituting in lieu thereof the words "thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents ($37.50)".

Sec. 4.  G.S. 97-40 is hereby amended by striking out such Section in its entirety, and by substituting in lieu thereof the following:

"If the deceased employee leaves neither whole nor partial dependents, no compensation shall be due or payable on account of the death of the deceased employee. For purposes of G.S. 97-38, 'Next of Kin' shall include only child, father, mother, brother or sister of the deceased employee. For all such next of kin who were partially dependent on the deceased employee but who exercised the election provided for partial dependents in G.S. 97-38, the general law applicable to the distribution of the personal estate of persons dying intestate shall not apply and such person or persons, upon the exercise of such election, shall be entitled, share and share alike, to the compensation provided in G.S. 97-38 for whole dependents commuted to its present value and paid in a lump sum."

Sec. 5.  G.S. 97-41 is hereby amended by striking out the word "ten", as the same appears in line 5 thereof, and by substituting in lieu thereof the word "twelve".

Sec. 6.  G.S. 97-61.5(b) is hereby amended by striking out the words and figures "thirty-five dollars ($35.00)", as the same appear in line 14 of such subsection, and by substituting in lieu thereof the words "thirty seven dollars and fifty cents ($37.50)".

Sec. 7.  G.S. 97-61.6 is hereby amended as follows:

(a)        In lines 11 and 12 of such Section the words and figures "thirty-five dollars ($35.00)", are hereby stricken out and there is substituted in lieu thereof the words "thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents ($37.50)".

(b)        In line 14 of such Section the words and figures "ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00)", are hereby stricken out and there is substituted in lieu thereof the words "twelve thousand dollars $12,000.00)".

(c)        In lines 19 and 20 of such Section, the words and figures "thirty-five dollars ($35.00)", are hereby stricken out and there is substituted in lieu thereof the words "thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents ($37.50)".

(d)        In the last line of such Section the words and figures "ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00)", are hereby stricken out and there is substituted in lieu thereof the words "twelve thousand dollars ($12,000.00)".

Sec. 8.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 9.  This Act shall be in full force from and after July 1, 1963, and shall apply only to cases originating on and after July 1, 1963.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 29th day of May, 1963.