The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-11-09
MINES AND MINING.

Following are the sections of the law
of this state which were amended or
added to by the last legislature. AS
there is a good deal of inquiry regard
ing them we print them in full as they
will appear i'll the revised statut ex-
ccpt that they will be re-numbered:
Section 6449a. When any person
owning any real estate in this state, or
any person or persons having lease
hold therein for the purpose of mining
Tor lead or zinc ore thereon by lease from
such owner, shall open such real estate
Tor mining purposes and shall permit
any person or persons other than their
agents, servants or employees to enter
aud dig or mine for lead or zine ores
thereon, and shall make any rule or
contract whereby any pump rent or
royalty is reserved unto said land
owner or lessee for the drainage of the
land so mined, and shall fail or refuse
TO drain any such land or mining lot to
the full depth TO which the laborers are
working or seeking to work but pre-
vented by water, then In such event,
| such owner or lessee thereof shall not
be entitled to collect or retain auy
pump rent or royalty SO reserved as
aforesaid for any ores taken from said
mine or lot, below the depth of the
water level in said mine or lot, so long
az said owner, or lessee shall fail or re.
fuse to drain said mine, nor shall sucb
land owner or lessee be entitled to for
felt any right to hold and mine said lot
so long as work is prevented therein
by reason OF water accumulated therein
on account OF any failure to drain said
mine by such land owner or lessee;
any rule, contract or agreement TO the
contrary Notwithstanding.
| Sec 6449G. Ii shall be unlawful for
any person to take or in any manner
! receive or obtain any lead or zinc ore
by means OF CLEAN or Cullin3 commonly
called "scrapping," without first hav-
ing obtained the written consent of the
| person having the possession and control
| OF the mine from which said ores are to
| be taken, and it shall be unlawful for
any person or company of persons to
/ purchase or III any manner to receive
| any lead or Ztnc ore, which may have
been stolen or taken by means of cul.
ing or cleaning commonly called
"scrappiDg' without such written con-
sent az aforesaid, knowing that said
| ores have been SO stolen or taken with
out written consent as herein provided
| any person violating the provisions of
this section on COnN ictiOn shall be pun
| ished by fine of not more than one
hundred dollars, or by imprisonment
III the county Jail not more than one
year or by both such fine and impris-
onment, and the inadequacy of the
price paid for such ore, the Quantity
purchased or received, and the fact
that the person from whom such ores
may have been purchased or received,
are not regularly engaged In mining or
operating mines for such ores, NAV be I,
shown and shall be received as prima |
facie evidence of guilty knowledge of
the person SO purchasing or receiving |
such ores; provided, however, that
nothing herein contained shall be so |
construed as to prevent any person
from cleaning. culling or scrapping tor !
ores about his own mine, nor TO pre-
vent any person from purchasing such
ores when the same have been obtained |
in such manner by the owner or opera
tor of any such mine.
Sec. Obs. 1pplic0tiOW Of act to min.
tnq companies. In no case shall the
eight preceding sections of this article
be so construed as to apply to persons
companies or corporations engaged in
mining tor lead, zinc or other ores of
minerals except coal. Or. S. 1879, Sec.
645S, amended)
Sec. 645Sd. 1t shall be unlawful for
any mine owner, lessee or operator OF
coal mines in this state, employing
spinnrl uf hncIaI Ia,
quantity, to pass the output of coal
mined by said miners over any screen
or other device which shall take any
part from the value thereof, be-
lore the same shall have been weighed
and duly credited to the employe
sending the same to the surface, and
accounted for at the legal rate of
weights as fixed by the laws of Mis-
souri,. claws 1859, p. POI, Sec. l,
amended.)
Sec. 645S6. The weighman en-
ploNed at any mine shall subscribe all
oath or affirmation before a Justice of
the peace, or other officer authorized
to administer oaths, to do Justice be-
tween employer and employe, and
weigh the output of coal from the
mines as herein prOCtded. The miners
employed by or engaged in working
for any mine owner, operator or les,
see of any mine in this state shall have
the privilege, if they desire. of employ
ing at their own expense a check
wei gilman. who shall have like rights
powers and privileges in the weighing
OF coal as the regular weighman, and
be subject to the same oath and penal.
ties as the regular weighman. Said
oath or affirmation shall be kept con-
spicuously posted in the weigh office.
and any ~eigher of coal, or person 40
employed, who shall knowingly violate
any of the provisions of this article.
shall be deemed guilty Of misdemean.
or, and, upon conviction, shall be pun
ished by fine OF not less than twenty
five nor more than one hundred dol
lars for each Offense, or by imprison-
ment in the county Jail for a period not
to exceed thirty days or by DO th such
fine and Imprisonment, procec dings TO
be instituted in any court having com
petent jurisdiction. claws 1887, d, 2lS.
Sec. 2. amended.)
Sec. G458d. The manner of aceighiu0
~ hercjnbetOre prOUtRcd for, skoU
apply to the class of workers known as
leaders, engaged in mines wherein
the mining is done by machin-
cry, whenever the w0rkmen are under
contract to load coal by the bushel, ton
or any quantity the settlement of which
is had by weight. & vs. OF 1855. n
POS, Sec. 3, AMENDED
oec' oi25c. 1t 81 .iot be lawful for
any corporation, rson or firm en-
gagged III manufacturing or mining in
thls state to issue, pay out or circulate
Tor payment OF the wages of labor. anv
order, check, memorandum, token or
evidence of Indebtedness, PAYABLE in
whole or in part otherwise than in law.
81 money of ihr Uni'cdSta'cs, unless the
iine is negotiable and redeemat,ir NJ its
Iac,s value, without discount, in cash or
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