Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-03-26
AR|zONA'S NEW
 MINE SIGNAL LAW
Establishes Uniform System of Mine Bell Signals and Goes into Effect on July l--AI Companies Obliged to Use the Same Signals

The following is q copy of the mine signal bill which passed the legislature shortly before the closing session and was signed by the governor
 The bill is as follows:
 (House Bill No. lii)
 AN ACT
 Bell Signals. to Be Used in all the
 Mines Operated in the Territory of
 Arizona, and for the Protection of
 Miners.
 March 9. Introduced by Mir.
 Murphy. Read first time by Title,
 rules suspended; read second time.
 loo copies ordered printed, and re.
 ferred to committee on mines and
 mining.
 Be It Enacted by the Legislative As
 sembly of the Territory of Arizona
 Section |. Every person, company, corporation or individual operating any mine within te territory of Ari zona, gold, silver, lead, copper, coal or any other met Il or substance where 1t is necessary to use signals by means of bells or otherwise for shafts. inelineS. drifts, crosscuts, tunnels and under ground workings, shall after the pass age of this bill adopt, use and put in force the following system or code of mine bell signals as follows:
 bell to hoist
 l bell to stoT.
 bells to lower.
 ? slow bells 10 lower slow.
 3 bells to hoht slow. men on cage.
 3 slow bells t, hoist very slow.
 2-l bells, ist station.
 2-2 bells. 2nd Nation.
 2-3 bells, 3rd station
 2-i bells, 4th station.
 3-l bells, 9th station
 S-2 bells, 9th station.
 3-3 bells, 7th station.
 4-l bells, sth station. 4-2 bells, 9th station.
 4-3 bells, 10th station.
 A bells, II lth station.
 5-l bells, 18th station.
 5-2 bells, 18th station.
 5-3 bells, l4th station.
 5-4 bells, 10th station. 5-5 bells, 18th station.
 6-l bells. l7th station. 6-2 bells, 18th station.
 bells for blasting. bells. turn on or of steam to pump.
 bells, accident in shaft; wait for orders. bells, turn on or on air Engineer g signal, that he is ready to hoist is to raise the bucket or cage two (2) feet and lower ii again.
 Section ?. For the purpose of en forcing and promptly understanding the above code of signals, the follow ing rules are hereby established
 Rule l. In giving signals make l strokes on bell at regular intervals. l The bar (-) must take the same time as for one CD stroke of the bell. and no more.
 Rule ?. No person must get of or ln the bucket or cage while the same is [ in motion. When men are 10 be hoisted | pr lowered give signal for men. Men must then get on the bucket or cage, | then give the signal to hoist or lower. | Bell cord must be in reach of man on he bucket or cage at stations
 Rule 3. After signal Ready to shoot in shaft v engineer must give sig nal when he is ready to hoist. Miners . must then give the signal, :" Men to be noisted, and then "spit fuse. ' get nto the bucket and give signal to hoist. Rule 1. All timbers, tools. etc, longer than the depth of the bucket " 'o be hoisted or lowered. must be SC ,urely dashed at the upper end to the able.
 Rule }. The foreman will see that me printed sheet of these signals and jules for each level and one for the ,ngine room are attached to a board not less than twelve (l2) inches wide y thirty-six (36) inches long. and se. urely fasten board up where signals an be easily read at the places above |, tated.
 Rule 6. The above signals and rules must be obeyed. Any violation will be uificient grounds for discharging the 'arty or parties so doing. No person, ompany, corporation or individuals op rating any mine within the territory f Arizona shall be responsible for acei- ents that may happen to men disobey- ng the above rules and signals Said otice and rules shall be signed by the erson or superintendent having charge f the mine, who shall designate the anne of the corporation or the owner . f the mine. Section 3. Any person or company . ailing to carry out any of the pro- isions of this act shall be responsible . or all damages arising to or incurred y any person working in said mine ! uring the time of such failure. Section 1. This act shall take effect ! nd be in force July |, 1907. First-class work al bed rock prices. $