The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-02-03
MINING INSPECTOR.
The Bill Introduced by Representative
Vail Last Saturday.

Vail Last Saturday.
Representative P. r. Vail, of this
city, last Saturday introduced bill
in the legislature providing that in
every county in which thereare mines
situated and working there shall be
elected at each general election
mine inspector, who shall be a prac-
tical miner with not less than ten
years experience and whose term of
Office shall be for two years. Said
mine inspector shall appoint as many
deputies as in his Judgment may be
necessary for the purpose of discharg-
ing the duties hereinafter prescribed.
The board of commissioners shall have
power to fill any vacancy in the office
of mine inspector and to fix the COM
penSation of said inspector and
deputies and provide the payment Of
the same.
Section 2. The inspector OF mines
when SO elected shall give bonds in
the sum of S. 900 with good and suffi-
cient sureties to be approved by the
board of supervisors for the faithful
performance of his duties which said
bond shall be payable to the board of
supervisors of the county in which
said inspector shall be elected, and
shall be filed with the clerk of the
county when he is SO elected, and any
and all deputy inspectors in any
county shall be under the supervision
of the inspector of mines for that
county and their duties shall be pre-
scribed by him.
Section 3. The duties of the mine
Inspector shall be to visit all the
mines in his county producing iron
ore once in every 80 days and oftener
if in his Judgment necessary and the
mines producing gold, silver, copper
and slate once in every go days and
oftener if in his judgment necessary,
and closely inspect the mines SO visit
ed, and condemn all such places where
he shall find that the employees are in
danger from any cause, whether re-
sulting from careless mining or de-
fective machinery or appliances Of
any nature; or from anx Insufficient
supply of air, he sllall,scompel the
erection of a partition between all
shafts where hosting is performed
and where there are ladderways where
men must ascend or descend, going to
and from their work. In case the
mine inspector shall find that a place
is dangerous from any cause as afore-
said it shall be his duty to order the
men engaged in work at the said
place to quit work Immediately and
he shall notify the superintendent,
agent or person in charge to secure
the place from the existing danger,
which said notification or order shall
be in writing and shall clearly define
the limits of the dangerous place, and
specify the work to be done or change
to be made to render the same secure.
1t shall also be the duty Of the mine
inspector to command the person.
persons or corporation working said
mine or the agent or boss of such per-
son, persons or corporation under his
Jurisdiction to furnish all shafts of
their mines with some secure safe
guard at the top of the shaft so as to
guard against accidents by persons
falling therein or by material falling
down the same, also covering over
head on all the carriages on which
persons ascend or descend the shaft.
Section 4. If any man or men are
allowed to continue work in any place
condemned by the mine inspector
except to do the work required to be
done to insure safety, before said
place has received the necessary
changes to secure safety, to the labor
ers engaged therein and pronounced
tit and safe to work in by the mine
inspector; the person, persons or cor
poration operating said mine shall be
liable for all accidents causing injury
or death to employees working in OF
about such place.
Section S. 1t shall be the duty of
the person, persons or corporation OF
the superintendent. agent, mining
captain or boss Of the same. when the
mine inspector arrives at any mine
on his official business, to furnish fol
his inspection all maps, drawings and
plans of the mine, together with plans
Of all contemplated changes in the
manner of working the mine, or any
part thereof; to furnish him with
such suitable person or persons az he
may desire to accompany him, but in
no case shall the agent, superintend
| &ts,xr 10,