Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-05-28
SOME NEW LAWS.


IN act providing for the weighing Of
coal at mines.
Section THAT the owner or agent OF
each coal mine within this territory at
which the miners are paid b. weight shall
provide at or near such mine suitable
scales Of standard make for the weighing
OF ali coal mined
Sec. 1.-The owner or agent Of such
mine shall require the person authorized
to weigh the coal delivered from said
mine to be sworn before some person
having authority 10 administer an oath, to
| keep the scales correctly balanced, to
accurate y weigh and u record q correct
account OF the amount weighed OF each
miners ear of coal delivered from such
mine, and such oath shall be kept CON
spicuouSly posted at the place Of Weighing.
The record OF the coal mined by each
miner shall be kept separate and Shall be
open 10 his inspection at all reasonable
hours, and also for tho inspection of all
other persons pccuniarily Interested in
such mine.
Soc Sin all coal mines in this terri
tory the miners employed and working
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weighman. who shall at all proper times
have full right of access and examination Of
such scales, machinery or apparatus, and
OF seeing all measures and weights OF GOA
mined and accounts kept OF the same
provided, that no more then one person
on behalf OF the miners collectively shal
have such right OF access, examination anC
inspection OF scales, measures and ac'
counts at the same time, and that sucl
person shall make no unnecessary inter
ference with the use Of such scales, ma
chnery or apparatus. The agent OF the
miners rs aforesaid shall before entering
upon his duties make and subscribe to al
oath before some officer duly authorized
TO administer oaths, that he is duly qualified
and will faithfully discharge the duties O.
check-Weighman Such oath shall be kept
eonspicuously posted at the place O
weighing.
Sec. Amy person, company or firm
having or using any scale or scales for the
purpose of weighing the output Of coal a
mines SO arranged or constructed thai
fraudulent weighing may be done thereby
or who shall knowingly report to or EN-
plOy any means whatsoever by reason o
which such coal is not correctly weighed
or reported in accordance with the pro
visions OF this act, or any Weighman o.
check-weighma who shall fraudulently
weigh or record the weights of such coal
or receive or consent to such fraudulen
weighing, shall be deemed guilty of {
misdemeanor, and shall upon conviction
for each such ofiense be punished by ;
fine of not less then 800 nor more thel
$500, or by imprisonment in the county
Jail for period not to exceed sixty days
or by both such fine and Imprisonment
proceedings to be instituted i'll any cor
of competent jurisdiction.
Sec. 5.-Any person, owner or agen
operating n coal mine in this territory wh(
shall fail to comply with the provisions O
this act or who shall obstruct or hinde
the carrying out OF its requirements shal
be fined for the first OfienSe not less thar
$50 nor more than 5000, for the seConC
ofense not less then 5000 nor more thar
$500, and for third offense not more thar
$500; provided, that the provisions ofthi
act shall apply only to coal mines who's
products are shipped by railroad, and shal
not apply to mines where suitable scales
of standard make furnished by any rail
road or transportation company or through
which the coal is shipped are used foi
such weighing.
Sec. 6.-This act shall he in force iron
and after its passage.
| Law by limitation Feb. %, 1889.
! Note.-Thc above act, though REGULAR,
passed and approved, has no enactin'
/ clause.
An act to prevent the unlawful brand
/ ing or marking OF live stock.
Section mo person or persons shall
mark in any way whatever the ear or ear
/ of any calf, cattle, colt, horse, mule, lacl
or iennet, unless said person or persons
shall, at the same time OF ear marking
brand said cali cattle, colt, horse, mule
jack or jennet.
Sec. NO person or persons Shall ca
mark or brand any calf, cattle, colt, horse
mule, jack or jennet with any ear mari
or brand unless said ear mark or bran'
shall be OF record in the county where tn
said cali, cattle, colt, horse, mule, jack O
iennet is ear marked or branded, or shal
he q recorded ear mark or brand oil anOtho
county provided, that nothingin this at
shall apply to any person or persons en-
marking or branding such calf, cattle, coll
horse, mule, jack or iennet whenthe sam
is kept in a pasture oris kept or hel
in close herd.
Sec. 3.-Any person or persons viola
ing any of the provisions of this act sha
upon conviction thereof be punished b
fine not less than $40 nor more than $l0t
or by imprisonment in the county jail fc
any period not to exceed one year, or bot
fine and Imprisonment, at the discretio
OF the court.
Sec. 4. This act shall be in force an
effect on and after its passage.
Law by limitation Feb. %, 1889,