The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-01
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

their excavations and it shall be the duty of
the inside overseer so employed, to take
charge of and keep a 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 a manner that they will
close of their own accord.
SEC. TO- 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 a sufficient quantity oftim-
Der at the place where the miner is at work.
but no props or timbers whatever shall bere-
moved that might cnoanger the lives of any
of the workmen engaged therein by such re.
moval.
SEC. II. And be it enacted, That whenever
any gases or impure air is known to exist in
any of the mines in the said counties ofAl
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
I spector, upon the same being made known to
him to proceed ut once tomakc careful eX-
animation ofthe Yentilating apparatus, and
of the aircourses of the said mine and ifhe
shall find that the gases and impure air exist
. ing in said mine was the cause of the bad con-
dition OF the vestilating apparatus and air
courses connected herewith he shall inn
mediately notify thd owner, lessee or agent,
to eNpel from the said mine all noXious gases
and impure air existing therein, and to prop
erly Yentilate the same.
| SEC. y. 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
I allowed'full weight or quantity ofcoal in the
/ IllinliiS ttIH wien pltcSu upon IlIC ScdltS Ol
the different mines. And it shall be the duty
o. every person acting as wcigbmastcr for
/ the owner, lessee or agent for any of said
mines before entering upon the performance
his duties as said Weighmaster or before
making any report US said WcighmaSter to
said owner, lessee or agent, to make oath be-
fore some Justice of the Peace of the county
la which such mine or the opening thereofis
situated that he will perform or has performed
the duties of Weighmastcr, at such mine, with
honesty and fidelity, and win keep or has
/ kept a 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 .2lG pounds per ton. And
/ it shall be the duty of every person acting as
/ Wcighmaster for the owner, lessee or agent
Cfany of said mines to keep 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 II copy of the affi-
davit required by this Act to the Mine In
/ spector, under the hand and seal of said Jus
ticc ofthe Peace And it shall be duty of said
+ Weshmaster to perform the several acts and
matters specified in said affidavit.
/ SEC. l@ And he it enacted, That it shall be
the duty of every person or body corporate
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coal mined therein before the same shall be
taken from the mine ears used by the mipcrs
therein.
/ SEC. II. And be it enacted, That any owner
lesscef agent or operator of any coal mine in
s"iu C"EAlIeS Oh AlleSahy OF .F&frclt Or any