Section 18. Disposition of accrued benefits upon death  


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  • Except as otherwise
      provided in section ten of this chapter, in the case of the death of  an
      injured volunteer fireman to whom there was due at the time of his death
      any  benefits  under  the provisions of this chapter, the amount of such
      benefits shall be payable to the surviving spouse, if there be one,  or,
      if  none,  to  the surviving child or children of the deceased under the
      age of eighteen years, and if there be no surviving spouse or  children,
      then  to  the  dependents  of  such  deceased  or  to any of them as the
      workmen's compensation board may direct, and if there  be  no  surviving
      spouse,  children or dependents of such deceased, then to his estate. An
      award for disability may be made after the death of an injured volunteer
      fireman.