Arizona silver belt., 1901-02-14
An act regulating the hours of em- ployment in underground mines,
 smelling and ore reduction works

ployment in underground mines,
 smelting and ore reduction works
 and of hoisting engineers.
 II. B. No. 10. Introduced by T. E. Campbell of Yavapai, Arizona. Read first time. Rules suspended, read sec ond time by title, 150 copies ordered printed, and referred to committee on mines and mining.
 Be it enacted by the Twenty-tirst leg
 islative assembly of the territory
 of Arizona:
 Section l. The period of employ ment of working men of all under ground mines or workings shall be eight 8 hours per day, except in cases of emergency, where life or property is in imminent danger.
 Sec. 9 The period of employment of working men in smelters and all other institutions for the reduction or refining of ores or metals shall be eight IS hours per day, except in cases Oi tucESeHcN, Whoic hic pi PioPoNy is in imminent danger.
 Sec. 3 The period of employment of hoisting engineers at mines shall be eight s hours per day, except in cases of emergency, where life or property is in imminent danger.
 Sec. 1. Any person, body corporate, agent, manager or employer who shall violate any of the provisions of Sec tions l, ? and 3 of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
 Sec. D. This act shall take effect and be in force ninety days after its passage and approval by the governor
 An act taxing the net proceeds of
 mines.
 H.B. No. g. Introduced by Chas. Peterson. Read first time. Rules suspended. read second time by title, l5O copies ordered printed, and re- ferred to committee on mines and mining.
 Be it enacted by the legislative assem-
 bly of the territory of Arizona:
 Section 1. All the proceeds of mines, including ores, tailings, borax, soda and mineral bearing material of whatever character shall be assessed for the purpose of taxation for terri torial and county purposes, annually in the following manner: From the gross yield returned, or value of all ores, tailings, borax, soda or mineral bearing material of whatever charac- ter, there shall be deducted the actual cost of extracting the said ores or mineral from the mine, the actual cost of saving said tailings, the actual cost of transportation from said mine to place of reduction or sale and the ac- tual cost of reduction or sale. The re- mainder shall be deemed the net pro ceeds and shall be assessed and taxed at the same rate ad valorem as other property is taxed as provided in this act, provided, however, that all ma chinery, hoisting works and other i'm provements upon said mines shall be exempt from taxation under the pro visions of this act.
 Sec. g. Every tax levied under the authority of the provisions of this act on the proceeds of mines is hereby made a lien on the mines or mining claims from which said ores or min erals, bearing gold, silver, or other valuable metal, or material, is ex tracted for reduction or sale. which lien shall attach on the third Monday in June of each year and shall not be removed or satisfied until said taxes are paid or the title to such mines or mining claims shall have absolutely vested in a purchaser in a sale for said taxes.
 Sec. 3. Between the first Monday in March and the first Monday in June, the county assessor of each county. 1 by himself or deputy shall ascertain | by diligent inquiry and examination, the name, the title and the location of all mines and mining claims in his county from which ores or minerals of my character are being extracted pr worked, and also the names of all per