Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-05-17
March % MIS, u 0UU0NC,
New Advertisements.
Public Local Laws
CHAPTER Az.

AN ACT to Create a Cooperative In
surance Fund to be Maintained by
Coal and Clay Miners and Their
Employers in Allegany and Garrett
Counues, and to Add Four New Sec
tons to Article Number One of the
Code of Public Local Laws, title cal
legany County under the subtitle
Coal and Clay Miners and EN-
ployers' Cooperative Insurance, and
Liability" and i'll like manner to Add
Four New Sections to Article Num-
Der Twelve of the Code Of Public
Local Laws. title Garrett County"
under the subtitle Coal and Clay
Miners and Employers Cooperative
Insurance and Liability
Whereas, experience has shown that
in certain perilouS occupations fol
lowed in Allegany and Garrett coun-
ties in the State of Maryland by its
wOrkmen, and artisans, great num-
Der of fatal accidents annually occur,
SO that the frequency thereof may be
estimated from year to year; in which
by uniform experience that the I'M
avoidable or trade risk is responsible
for at least ninety-five per cent. of
such fatal accidents, and
Whereas, The persons who suffer
such fatalities are usually poor, work
ing from day to day to sustain them
selves, and their families, and unable
to accumulate any estate for the SuS-
tenance of their widows and infant
children in case of their untimely
deaths, and
Whereas, 1t is unjust and against
public policy that in such perilOus oc-
equations the burdens of the trade risk
should be entirely by the widows ana
orphans of such workmen, and
Whereas, 1t is of grave necessity ana
importance that some method Of par
tial decentralization at least should be
available to the dependents of such
persons as are inevitably killed in such
pcrilous employment. lest they come
to undeserved suffering and the State
be required to undertake their sup
port: therefore, in consideration of the
premises, and otner considerations the
following Act:
Section BE it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland that four
new sections be and the same are
hereby enacted and added to Article
Number One of the Code of Public Lo-
cal Laws, title "Allegany County, said
sections to follow after Section NO.
1875 of said Article Number One, under
the caption Coal and Clay Miners and
Employers Cooperative Insurance and
Liability" and to be designated as
Sections 1875 A, 1875 u. 1875 c, 195 ID,
respectively, ana he it further enacted
that four new sections be and the same
are hereby added to Article II of the
Code of Public Local Laws. title Gar
rctt County" said sections to follow
after Section 149 of said Article, No.
~. under the caption Coal and Clay
Miners and Employers Cooperative
Insurance and Liability, ana to be
designated as Sections 149 A, 149 b,
149 G.. 149 ID. respectively, said Sec
lions as to both Allegany and Garrett
counties to read as follows:
Section 1875 A of Article and Sec
ton 1i9 A of Article l2-Any cor
poration. partnership, association, in
divdual or individuals engaged in the
business of owning or conducting
any coal mine or coal mines, clay mine
or clay mines in Allegany or Garrett
counties, whether such owner or own
Crs, operator or operators be residents
of the State of Maryland or not, ON
ploying persons in the operation of
mining coal or clay, shall be liable IN
law to any employee engaged in such
occupation, or to his legal reprcSen'
tativcs. in case Of death for the dam
age arising and flowing from any in
}ury received by said employee through
the negligence of said owner or opera
tor. or from the negligence of any
agent. agents, employee or employees.
and If the negligence causing such in
jury be found to consist of the JOINT
or collective negligence of both the