Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-05-25

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life shall be so lost, may institute suit
against the owner, lessee or operator of
| said mine, wherein the accident took place,
| and may recover such damages as the
| Courts may determine for the loss they
have sustained by the death of the person
or persons whose life or lives have been
| lost while engaged at work in said mines.
SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the
said Mine Inspector, while in office, shall
not act rs Land Agent, or as Agent or SUI
| perintendent and Manager of any mine,
and shall in no manner whatever be under
the employ of any of the mining companies
operating in mines in said counties, and it
shall be the duty of said Mine Inspector,
on or before the first day of January in ev
cry year, to make Il report to the Cover
nor of his proceedings rs such Mine In
spcctor and the condition of each and
every mine in said counties stating therein
| all accidents that may have happened in
or about the said mines and to set forth
in said reports all such information that
may be proper and beneficial, and also to
make such suggestions as he may deem
important as to any further legislation on
the subject of mining.
SEC. Z. And be it enacted, That the own
er, owners or lessecs Of every coal mine
that be in operation in the said counties of
Allegany and Garrett, shall, make or cause
to be made an accurate map or plan OF the
workings OF such mine, which shall be kept
at the office OF the company, lessee or indi
yidual so mining and shall be at all times
accessible to the said Inspector for refer
ence only.
SEC. g. And be 1t enacted, That the own
er, lessee or agent Of every coal mine that
may now hereafter be in operation in the
said counties of Allegany and Garrett,
whether worked by slope, shaft OF draft,
shall provide and establish, within six
months from the passage of this Act, for
| every such mine, a proper system of pure
air ventilation, by such modes as
as are now in use in the coal mines Of Al
lcgany and Garrett counties, which said
ventilation shall be maintained through
every working heading throughout the en-
tire mine, and to cXpel from said the noX-
ious gases or impure air, so that the entire
mine shall be in a healthful condition for the
men working therein, and free from all dan
ger to their lives by keeping therefrom such
impure air or gases.
SIC. o. And be it enacted, That to Sc
cure and provide for the proper ventilation
of every coal mine in the counties of Allie
gany and Garrett, and to provide for the
health and safety of the men employ
ed therein, the owner, lessee or agent of
each respective mine shall employ a COM
pctcnt and practical inside overScer, whose
duty it shall De to keep O careful watch
over all the Ventliatlng apparatus that may
DC placed III said mine, as well us all the
air-ways and all the timberings, and to see
that all loose coal or rocks overhead he
carefully secured against falling upon any
Of the miners engaged ct work therein as
they advance in their excavations; and
it shall be the duty OF the inside oyerscer
so employed, to take charge of and keep
a careful watch over all things connected
with and apperLaining to the safety of the
men at work in the mine, and to report to
the owner, lessee or agent of said mine
when and where anything under his
charge is unfit for mining purposes and
il shall also be the duty Of the inside over
seer so employed, 10 take charge Of, and
pay strict attention to all the air-doors
used i'll the ventilation Of said Mines and
all air doors used IN the ventilation of said
mines shall be suspended in such a man
ner that they will close of their own ac-
cord
SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That the
owner, lessee or agent of every mine in OPP
Grafton in the said counties of Allegany
or Garrett, shall furnish at their own ex-
pense all props and all the requisite tim
Der that may be used in the working Of
said mines, and as the miners employed
at work therein proceed with the working
OF their excavations, 1t Shall he the du-
ty OF the owner lessee or agent of said
mines to furnish Il sufficient quantity OF
timber at the place where the miner is at
work, but no props or tlmbers whatever
shall be removed that might endangGr the
lives OF any OF the Workmen engaged
therein, by such removal.
SEC. IL. And be it enacted, That when
ever any gases or impure air is known to
exist III any of the mines in the said COWl-
ties OF AiIcgany and Garrett, and which is
likely to cndangcr the lives Of the miners
employed therein, it shall be the duty of the
Mine Inspector, upon tho same being made
known to him. to proceed ut once to make
acarctul examination oi the ycntilating APP
paratus, and OF the air-CoursCS Of the said
mine, and II he shall find that the gases
and impure air existing in said mine was
the cause OF the bad condition OF the Vcnti-
lating apparatus and air-cOurses connected
Herewith, he stall notify the owner, lessee
or agent, to cXpel from the said mine all
noXlous gases ana impure air existing
therein,and to properly vcntilatethe same.
SEC. II. And be it enacted, That the
Mine Inspector shall also be an Inspector
OF Weights at all the mines now or hereat-
ter operated i'll said Allegany and Garrett
counties, ana shall have power to weigh the