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750 SIXTY-FOURTH cononnss. sm. 1. on. 458. 1916. ,f;s¤:S;g}*°**°° °‘ Sec. 40. That wherever used in this Actf The singular includes the plural and the masculine includes the emimne. The term "emp1loyee" includes all civil employees of the United States and of the anama Railroad Company. The term " commission " shall be taken to refer to the United States l§n;1j:;loyecs’ Compensation Commission provided for in section twenty- mglh U e term "physician" includes surgeons. The term_"monthly pay" shall·be taken to refer to the monthly pag at the time of the injury. . ,,:,‘}g’,‘{f“""°“° "‘" "' mc. 41. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act {°*t·;_&t M pmt are herebg repealed: Provided, however, That for injuries occurring mums. - plrior to the passage of this Act compensation shall be paid under the _ w in force at the time of the passagei of= this Act: And provided

 ggfunher, That 1f•&I1 mjury or death for w ch compensation is a able

my. under this Act is caused under circumstances creating a legal liability in the Panama Railroad Company to pay damages therefor under the laws of any State, Territory, or possession of the United States or of the District of Columbia or of any fore' country, no compensation shall be payable until the person entifigl to compensation releases go th<;Pa1];pma Ragols;dbC11o‘mpa%nyhmy right o§{a<lfondw(h)ich he may ave o e orce su a o e anama ` until he to the United States any right wahicllahe msfyplslgge gd. share in any money or other praperty received in satisfaction of such Empbym l1a§ility4gf iiihgajgsailama Rainlro Comfpany. cm,. R,,,,.;,d A IEC: . _ e_Pres1 ent may rom time to time transfer th _ A12¢ n“;y administration of this Act so far as,employees of the Panama Canal mm om.; g.p<ilh<g is)h8;§’;;1.a(1pa Sailrolad Cpmpany mic conceiineld tagaheixgovernor _ an ansoarasemoyeesote as En`- neering Commission dre concerned to this chaiiman of that acxdmxnldsion, in which cases the words_"commission" and "its" wherever they appear in this Act shall, so far as necessary to give effect to snpcthtransfelgulie read " governcegr of the Panama Canal " or " chairman o _ e Engineering mmission" as the case may be and Payments hom •1>· "h;g"; and the expenses of mcdicéll I - ti d ’ . I Tm, p.°·dilnm' twenty-one and twenty-two, and the rsaiomirildlilte gilasvelingup eransclcdtlildi expenses and loss of wages payable employees un er section twenty-one, shall be and out p appropriations for the Panama Canal %‘L§2§.2h§n*1“m§3’“"e . Q $2** “é“‘*“`°t'ét‘2i’ ‘}`“ °f inns °f “‘° ·. . ma e ms t - Hmm mgfym prgatipgi for thefwbrk of the commésiod. 0 ou 0 B appro .v____ 8 ·_ n ecaseo compensationtoe l fth P

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’ ° gvflaggg pgrntélaliothe President may authorize the governor, of the agqgygys » are require by me0§'Z"§ze2§.h”1S‘?£2°$£S'2 J‘F2l§2§‘2§$·’ if ZZ‘§§1‘2l§” .l)»e,p. nz. Panama Canal or of the Panama Railroad Company ol; ol, any class

  tlliggnéhe President may remove or modily the minimum

_ _Q$ *3 S Y_$1}¢t1011 §1X_0H ¢h0_m0I1tl1ly compensation for gnsabxhty andl the IDIDIHIHHI limit established by clause (K) of Sec 0 _ ion ten on the monthly pay on whi h d th ‘ ‘ - ,,,,§*,,""“},’,§‘{,°“ 'f,{‘},§’§‘,", computed. The President may authoiize (the Oggligdldsilttlln F to be mms. Canal and the chairm f th go · 0 0 mama 8 tha co { an ° . B A1“k*E¤ E¤g¤}%1’1¤ Commission to E Y .c&1 anI3};;’g*§’Eg§l“ PI`°_"*d°d by tb1S_AC¢, m9luc§ng the medical, A., ,.1, .,., ..5 JSFW; muspofénioi-I"§fLi”b‘Zl‘;’5“p”"“ *"°""‘°",,‘g§ “°°i°" Dm ¤g;g,augS°;mf3%~ ,0 ?011¥}*-2 xxx; BH, 011t of the appropriations for theolganama 5Cadi?§ltll)1l1d reimbursed fcgusiglggmisnng C0m¤i¤SS10¤, Such appropriations to be employees, compmsatg) by Q10 $l‘a¤sf_ er of fimds from the APP*`°V9d, September 7, 1916. ·