Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-12
WOULD REVISE LAWS GOVERNING
 MINING
HAMPTON BILL PROVIDES FOR THE CREATION or
 COMMISSION.

PHOENIX, February l0.-Councii- man John k. Hampton of Graham coun- ty has introduced in the territorial leg islature bill to create commission which would go over and revise the min ing laws of the territory and provide for proper and efficient inspection of mines. Following is the full text of the bill:
 An act to create commission to pre-
 pare and draft complete and com
 prehensive code of laws regulating
 metalliferous mining, and to provide
 for effective mine inspection, and
 providing for the expense thereof.
 Whereas, metalliferous mining is the chief industry of the territory of Ari- zona in which many thousand men are constantly employed; and,
 Whereas, said employment IS attend ed with unusual risk and hazard of the life and health of such employees; and,
 Whereas, it is the duty of the law making power to enact such laws as will properly safeguard the life and health of such employees while engaged in such pursuit. and,
 Whereas. it is desirable that a com plcte and comprehensive code of laws regulating metalliferous mining and providing for effective mine inspection should be enacted rather than that fragmentary and ineffective laws be placed upon the statute books; and,
 Whereas. the employees in such mines and the mine operators should be given the fullest opportunity to be heard upon the subject before such code of laws becomes effective; therefore,
 Be. it enacted by the legislative as. sembly of the territory of Arizona:
 Section l. That the governor, with the advice and consent of the council shall appoint five suitable persons, resi-. dents of Arizona, two of whom shall be practical miners, and two of whom shall be mine owners and operators em- ploying at least one thousand men, and one of whom shall be a member of the supreme court of the territory of Ari zona, (the term "mine owners and op erators' shall be taken to mean and include the general manager, superin tendent, or other managing officer cf
 
 constitute a commission whose duty il shall be to prepare and draft a com plete and comprehensive code of laws regulating metalliferous mining and pro viding for effective mine inspection. One person shall be designated by the terms of his appointment as chairman of said commissions; and the governor shall fill, by appointment, all vacancies which may occur in said commission. That each of said commissioners shall receive for such services rendered the sum of $l0 per day for each day wh actually in attendance upon .he ses sions of said commission, not to exceed ten days. That said commission may employ clerk or stenographer whose total compensation shall not exceed $i00, and may likewise incur an addi tional expense for incidentals not to exceed the sum of $50.
 Section 2. That said commission shall, within sixty days after appoint ment of the members thereof. meet and it shall thereafter hold its sessions in the city of Phoenix at the capitol The expense, including compensation oi said commissioners shall be paid by tho territorial treasurer, upon vouchers cer tified by the chairman of the comm,s sion. in case of his absence or inability to act; and the sum of $650, or so muct thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated and made immediately available as a special fund for the pay ment of said compensation and ex penscs.
 k. Ia powered to make all necessary or con venient and proper rules and regula tioDs for the transaction of its business and shall, for period of six cOnsecu tive days, grant public hearings, a which time any and all persons desiriDl to go before said commission shall b, heard. That the time said first hearing shall begin shall be noticed by notice signed by the chairman. of said commis sion and published in some daily news paper published in the city of Phoeni, for period of at least thirty days priol to the beginning of said hearing. Ina as soon as said hearings are completed said commission shall proceed to pre- pare and draft complete and comprc hensive code of laws regulating metal liferous mining, and providing for ef fective mine inspection, and shall, to gether with a written report of theii actions, deliver the same to the gov ernor to be by him laid before the nex ensuing legislative assembly of the ter ritory of Arizona.
 Section f. This act shall take effec' and be in force from and after it's pass age.