The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-07-19

anthracite districts upon the payment of the
fee herein provided
All persons applying for certificate of
competency or TO entitle them to be employed
as miners must produce satisfactory evidence
OF having not less than two years practical
experience as a miner or as O mine hborer In
the mine of this Commonwealth and i'm no
case shall an applicant be deemed competent
unless he appear in person before the said
l board and answer intelligently and correctly
at least twelve questions in the English
language pertaining 10 the requirements of q
practical miner and be properly identified
under oath as a mine labOrer by at least one
practical miner holding miners certificates
The said board shall keep an accurate record
OF the proceedings of all its meetings and i'm
said records shall show correct detailed
account of the examination of each appli-
can't with the questions asked and their
answers, aud at each of its meetings the
board shall keep said record open for public
inspection. Any miners certificate granted
under the provisions Of this act and the
hereinafter mentioned act, approved the
ninth day of May, Ammo Domini. one thons-
and eight hundred and eighty-nine. shall
not be transferable to any person or persons
whatsoever, and any transfer Of the same
shall be deemed q violation of this act
Certificates shall be issued only at meetings
OF said board, and said certificates shall not
be legal unless then and there signed in
person by at least three members Of said
board
Section 8. That no person shall hereafter
engage as miner in any anthracite coal
mine without having obtained such certif-
cate as aforesaid. And no person shall en-
ploy any person as a miner who does not
| hold such certificate as aforesaid and no
mine foreman or superintendent shall per-
init or suffer any person to be EMPLOYED
under him or in the mines under his charge
and supervision as a miner who does not hold
such certificates Any person or persons
who shall violate or fail to comply with the
provisions of this act shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor and ON conviction thereof shall be
sentenced TO pay fine not less than one
hundred dollars and not to exceed five hun
dred dollars, or shall undergo Imprisonment
for term not less than thirty days and not
to exceed six months, or either OF both at the
discretion of the court.
Section T. The persons who are now serv-
ing as members of the Miners Examining
Board, as created by the act, approved the
ninth day OF May, Ammo DOmini one thous-
and eight hundred and eighty-nine, entitled
An act to provide for the examination of
miners in the anthracite region of this
Commonwealth and to prevent the employ
ment of incompetent persons as miners in the
anthracite mines" shall continue under the
provisions of this act to serve as members of
the Miners Examining Board until the
terms for which they were appointed under
the provisions of the said act. approved the
g.
and eight hundred and eighty-nine, shall
have expired and in the performance of the
duties of their office they shall be subject to
the provisions and requirements.
Section s. Nothing in this act shall be
construed to IN any way excepting as herein
provided affect miners certificates which
have been lawfully issued under the pro-
visions of the herein mentioned act approved
the ninth day Of May, Ammo DOmini, one
thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine
1t shall be the duty of the several miners
examining boards to investigate all complaints
or charge of noncompliance or violation of
the provisions of this act aud prosecute all
persons so offending, aud upon their failue so
to do then IL shall become the duty of the
district attorney of the county wherein the
complaints or charges are made to investigate
the same and prosecute all persons so offend
ing and 1t shall at all times be the duty of the
district attorney to prosecute such members
of the miners examining board as have
failed to perform their duty under the provi-
visions of this act but nothing herein con
tanned shall prevent any citizen, resident of
this Commonwealth, from prosecuting any
person or persons violating this act with
power to employ private counsel to assist in
the prosecution of the same upon conviction
of any member Of the miners examining
board for any violation of this act In addition
to the penalties herein provided his office
shall be declared vacant and he shall be
deemed ineligible to act as a member of the |
of the said board.
Section TO- For the purposes of this act
the members of the said Miners Examining /
Board shall have power to administer oaths |
Section H. All acts or parts Of acts incon- |
slstent herewith are hereby repealed.