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Legislature of West Virginia

ACTS OF 1923

REGULAR SESSION

CHAPTER 1

(Senate Bill No. 1-Mr. Coffman)

AN ACT repealing chapter thirty-three of the acts of the legislature. of one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, providing for the distribution of the journals and bills of the legislature, the same being an emergency measure.

[Passed January 12, 1923. In effect from passage.

January 24, 1923]

Approved by the Governor

Sec. 1. Repealing chapter thirty-three, acts nineteen hundred and thirteen.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

Section 1. That chapter thirty-three of the acts of the legis2 lature of one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, providing 3 for the distribution of the journals and bills of the legislature to 4 the people of the state, is hereby repealed.

CHAPTER 2

(Senate Bill No. 13-Mr. Porter)

AN ACT to amend and re-enact section eighty-seven of chapter fifteen-h of Barnes' code of one thousand nine hundred and eighteen, relating to treatment in Welch hospital number one, McKendree hospital number two and Fairmont hospital number three.

[Passed April 25, 1923. In effect ninety days from passage. Approved by the Governor May 1, 1923]

SEC. 87.

Admission and treatment; per-
sons accidentally injured to have
precedence; treatment of per-
sons entitled to receive benefits

out of compensation fund to be paid for by commissioner; moneys collected to be paid into state treasury; acts in conflict repealed.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That section eighty-seven of chapter fifteen-h of Barnes' code of one thousand nine hundred and eighteen be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

Section 87. It shall be the duty of the state board of control 2 to admit to said hospitals, under its rules and regulations, per3 sons requiring hospital care; and to treat free of charge per4 sons accidentally injured, in this state, while engaged in their 5 usual employment, but preference at all times shall be given to 6 persons accidentally injured; provided, however, the workmen's 7 compensation commissioner shall pay to said hospitals for the 8 treatment of any one entitled to benefits or aid out of the work9 men's compensation fund the same fees or expenses as would 10 be paid to a private hospital for similar treatment. All mon11 eys collected under this section shall be paid into the state 12 treasury through the state board of control as required under 13 section six, chapter fifteen-m, code of one thousand nine hun14 dred and eighteen.

15 All acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act are hereby 16 repealed.

CHAPTER 3

(Senate Bill No. 38-Mr. White, of Mingo)

AN ACT to amend chapter one hundred and sixty-three of Barnes' code of one thousand nine hundred and eighteen, by adding thereto section fifty, relating to the appointment of a deputy warden for the state penitentiary.

[Passed April 24, 1923. In effect ninety days from passage. Governor May 1, 1923]

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Approved by the

salary fixed by board of control; to give bond; acts in conflict repealed.

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