NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1969 SESSION

CHAPTER 143

SENATE BILL 173

AN ACT TO AMEND THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACT, REGARDING BENEFITS.

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 "forty-two dollars ($42.00)" are hereby stricken out, and there is substituted in lieu thereof the words and figures "fifty dollars ($50.00)".

(b)  In line 8 of such Section, the word "fifteen" is hereby stricken out and the word "eighteen" is inserted in lieu thereof.

(c)  In line 14 of such Section, the word "fifteen" is hereby stricken out and the word "eighteen" is inserted in lieu thereof.

(d)  In line 17 of such Section, the word "fifteen" is hereby stricken out and the word "eighteen" is inserted in lieu thereof (e) In line 19 of such Section, the word "fifteen" is hereby stricken out and the word "eighteen" is hereby inserted in lieu thereof.

(f)   In line 24 of such Section, the words and figures "forty-two dollars 142.001" are hereby stricken out, and there is substituted in lieu thereof the words and figures "fifty dollars ($50.00)".

Sec. 2.  G.S. 97-30 is hereby amended by striking out the words and figures "forty-two dollars ($42.00)" as the same appear in lines 6 and 7 thereof, and by substituting in lieu thereof the words and figures "fifty dollars ($50.00)".

Sec. 3.  G.S. 97-31 is hereby amended as follows:

(a)  Subsection (21) is hereby amended by striking out the word "four" as the same appears in line 3 of such subsection and by substituting in lieu thereof the word "five".

(b)  Subsection (22) is hereby amended by striking out "four thousand dollars ($4,000.00)" as the same appears in lines 6 and 7 of such subsection and by substituting in lieu thereof "five thousand dollars ($5,000.00)".

(c)  Subsection (24) is hereby amended by striking out "four thousand dollars ($4,000.00)" as the same appears in line 5 of such subsection and by substituting in lieu thereof "five thousand dollars ($5,000.00)".

Sec. 4.  G.S. 97-38 is hereby amended as follows: In line 6 of such Section, the words and figures "forty-two dollars ($42.00)" are hereby stricken out, and there is substituted in lieu thereof the words and figures "fifty dollars ($50.00)".

Sec. 5.  G.S. 97-41 is hereby amended by striking out the word "fifteen" as the same appears in line 5 and inserting in lieu thereof the word "eighteen".

Sec. 6.  G.S. 97-61.5(b) is hereby amended by striking out the words and figures "forty-two dollars ($42.00)" as the same appear in lines 13 and 14 of such subsection, and by substituting in lieu thereof the words and figures "fifty dollars ($50.00)".

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

(a)  In line 11 of such subsection the words and figures "forty-two dollars ($42.00)" are hereby stricken out and there is substituted in lieu thereof the words and figures "fifty dollars ($50.00)".

(b)  In line 14 of such subsection the words and figures "fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00)" are hereby stricken out and there is substituted in lieu thereof the words and figures "eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000.00)".

(c)  In lines 19 and 20 of such subsection, the words and figures "forty-two dollars ($42.00)" are hereby stricken out and there is substituted in lieu thereof the words and figures "fifty dollars ($50.00)".

(d)  In line 31 of such subsection the words and figures "fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00)" are hereby stricken out and there is substituted in lieu thereof the words and figures "eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000.00)".

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, 1969, and shall apply only to cases originating on and after July 1, 1969.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 31st day of March, 1969.