The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-05-25
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

the inside overseer so employed, to take |
charge of and keep careful watch over all |
things connected with and appertaining to |
the safety of the men at work in the mine, |
and report to the owner, lessee or agent of
said mine when or where anything under his |
charge is unfit for mining purposes; and it
shall also be the duty of the inside overseer
so employed, to take charge of, and pay par
ticular attention to all the air-doors used in
the ventilation of said mines and all air doors
used in the ventilation of said mines shall be
suspended in such manner that they will
close of their own accord.
SEC. 10. And be it enacted, that the owner,
lessee or agent of every mine in operation in
the said counties of Allegany or Garrett,
shall furnish at their own expense all props
and all the requisite timber that may be used
in the working of said mines, and as the
miners employed therein proceed with the
working of their excavations, it shall be
the duty of the owner, lessee or agent OF said
mines to furnish q sufficient quantity oftim-
Der at the place where the miner is at work,
but no props or timbers whatever shall be re-
moved that might enuanger the lives of any
of the workmen engaged therein by such re-
moval.
SEC. IL. And be 1t enacted, That whenever
any gases or impure air is known TO exist in
any of the mines in the said counties fAl
legany and Garrett, and which is likely to
endanger the lives of the miners employed
therein, it shall be the duty of the Mine In
spector, upon the same being made known to
him to proceed at once to make careful ex-
animation ofthe ventilating apparatus, and
of the air courses of the said mine, and if he
fI,nff anit. Vipt-
ing in said mine was the cause of the bad con-
dition Of the vestilating apparatus and air
courses connected Herewith he shall i'm
mediately notify thd owner, lessee or agent,
to expel from the said mine all noxious gases
and impure air existing therein, and to prop
| erly ventiate the same.
| SEC u. And be it enacted, That the Mine
| Inspector shall also be an Inspector of
Weights at all the mines now or hereafter
operated in said Allegany and Garrett coun-
| ties, and shall have power to weigh the coal
mined therein, from time to time, on the
scales at the different mines in said counties,
and to test the accuracy of said scales, and to
do any other act that he may deem necessary
to ascertain whether or not the miners are
allowed'full weight or quantity of coal in the
mining cars when placed upon the scales of
| the different mines. And it shall be the duty
o. every person acting as weighmaster for
the owner, lessee or agent for any of said
mines before entering upon the performance
of his duties as said Weighmaster or before
making any report as said Weighmaster to
said owner lessee or agent, to make oath be-
fore some Justice of the Peace of the county
in which such mine or the opening thereof is
situated that he will perform or has performed
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honesty and fidelity, and will keep or has
kept, true account of all the coal SO weighed
by him or under his direction, and will credit
and allow, or has credited and allowed, the
| full weight or quantity ofcoal on each mining
car to the party or parties who mined the
same, at the rate of 2.24O pounds per ton. And
it shall be the duty of every person acting as
Weighmaster for the owner, lessee or agent
of any of said mines to keep a list ofthe num-
Der of cars and the weight or quantity of coal
in each car, and place said list in some place
where the miners interested may inspect it
daily, and he shall deliver copy of the Aft
davit required by this Act to the Mine In
spector, under the hand and seal of said JUS
tice ofthe Peace. And it shall be duty of said
! Weighmaster to perform the several acts and
matters specified in said affidavit.
| DEC. Is ana pc IL enacted Inat II small De
the duty of every person or body corporate,
operating "a mine or mines in either of said
counties as owner. lessee or agent, TO provide
correct and accurate scales for weighing the
coal mined therein Before the same shall be
taken from the mine cars used by the miners
therein.
SEC. IA. And be it enacted, That any owner,
lesseef as emit or operator ofany coal mine in
said counties of Allegany or Garrett or any
other person therein neglecting or refusing to
| comply with the provisions of this act, or
violating in any manner any of its provi
sions may 5e held and deemed guilty of a
misdemeanof, and upon indictment and con-
viction thereof may be fined for each and
every said offence sum not less than ten
dollars. nor more than five hundred dollars
in the discretion ofthe Court.
Gee. Is. And be it enacted, That the Gov
ernor shall appoint a commission Of three
competent persons to examine the mines of
Allegany and Garrett counties, and report be-
fore the next session of the General Assem-
bly,, with recommendations for such legisla-
ton as to said commission may appear just
and necessary for the proper supervision and
regulation of said mines.
SEC. 10. And be it enacted that this act shall
take effect from the date of its passage.
We hereby certify, that the aforegong is a
correct copy of an act OF Assembly passed
January session, 1878.
| MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk House of Delegates.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY.
| Secretary of the Senate