Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-24
Introduces Bill
to Create Office of
Nine Inspector
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of men to be employed
therein during the ensuing year, .he
method of working such mice and
the general condition thereof and
such owner, lessor, lessee, agent,
manager, or other person in charge
of any mine within the state must
furnish whatever information rela-
tive to such mine as the inspector of
mines may from time to time require
for his guidance in the proper dis
charge of his official duties.
Sec. Z. Whenever the inspector
of mines shall receive a formal COM
plant in writing, signed by three or
more persons, setting forth that the
mine in which they are employed is
dangerous in any respect, he shall in
person, visit and examine such mine;
provided, every such formal COM
plant shall in all cases specifically
set forth the nature of the danger
existing at the mine, and shall de-
scribe with as much certainty as pos
sible how much danger, apparent or
real, renders such mine dangerous,
and shall set forth the time when
such danger was first observed, and
shall distinctly set forth whether or
not any notice of such defect or dan
ger has been given by complaints or
anyone else to their knowledge to
the superintendent, or other person
in charge of such mine, and If no
such complaint has been made to
such superintendent or other person
in charge, the reason why it has not
been made; and, provided further,
that all complaints shall be duly ver-
flied by the parties complaining be-
fore some officer authorized by law
to administer oaths. After such
complaints shall have been received
by the inspector of mines, it shall. be
the duty of such inspector to serve
certified copy thereof, but without
the names of the compliments, upon
the owner, lessee, lessor, agent, man
ager or other person in charge, and
as soon as possible after receiving
such complaint, to visit and examine
such mine, and if from such exami-
nation he shall find such complaint
to be just, he shall give notice in
writing of the danger existing to the
owner, lessor, lessee, agent, manager
or other person in charge thereof,
and in such notice may, in his discre-
ton, order such mine or workings in
which such danger exists closed until
such danger has been removed The
names of the complaints complaining
as in this section provided, shall not
under any circumstances be divulged
to any person by said inspector, ex-
cept such action be necessary in the
administration of justice in the
courts of the state.
Sec. 8. And it shall be the duty
. of the inspector OF mines upon the
neglect or refusal of any owner, les
sor, lessee, agent, manager, or Other
person in charge of any mine o.
workings, notified of the unsafe d
dangerous condition of his mine
promptly to comply with the require
ments of the notice served upon him
to at once notify the attorney gen
eral of such neglect or refusal, ant
the attorney general must thereupol
Immediately commence action in tn
name of the state against the part,
so notified for the recovery of thu
penalty mentioned in section 5, il
: any court of competent jurisdiction
:, and the amount so recovered shall
be paid into the general school fun,
of the state and constitute par
thereof.
: Sec 8. With the consent and ap
h proval of the governor, the inspecto
of mines may appoint such deput
v inspector as in his judgment may b
: necessary. Such deputy inspecto
v shall be allowed as full compensation
, for all services SIS per day for eac
! day actually engaged in the perform
, ance of their duties.
81 Sec. 10. Whenever a serious o
3 fatal accident shall occur in an
l. mine in the state of Nevada, it sha
IS be the duty of the owner, lessor, les
S. see, agent, manager or other perso
e in charge thereof. Immediately an
IS by the quickest means to notify tn
,e inspector of mines. or his deputy,
ID may be most convenient. of such al
a. cident; and the inspector, or his del
ID uty, or both. shall at once repair
the place OF accident and investiga'
fully the cause of such accident; an
the inspector or his deputy shall
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