The Nevada County picayune., 1914-06-26

Bill Tor an Act to Be Entitled "A T Act
 to Create and Establish a State Min
 ing Board. to Define it's Duties and
 Powers, to Define the Qualifications
 of Miners and the Qualifications
 Duties and Powers of the State Mine
 Inspector
 FOR ACT No. 4
 AGAINST ACT No. {
 Be it Enacted by the People of the State
 of Arkansas:
 Section l. To secure efficiency in the work Of mining coal iu this State. and a higher and more equitable standard of qualification in the service of mine in- specting. and in persons who handle machinery appurtenant to coal mininc and who conduct mining operations for the production of coal a State Mining Board is hereby created which shalI consist of five members; one Of whom shall be a practical mining engineer three of whom shall he practical miners at the time of appointment actually en- gagged in digging coal. and one of whom shall be mine operator. Each mem Der of said Board shall be q citizen of the State, qualified elector thereof of good repute and temperate habits and of the age of twenty-five years The mem. bers of said Board shall be appointed by the Governor for < term of ,u,o years, and until their respective success sors shall be appointed and qualified unless sooner removed for adequate cause
 Sec 9 Immediately upon receint or their appointment. said members shall proceed to organize, by electinp one nf their number chairman. and some comne- tent and suitable person not mem Der as Secretary after which tbe ,,an hers and Secretary shall be sworn ss State and County officers are sworn to the faithful performance Of their duties
 Sec. g. majority of said Board shah constitute quorum and the Roard sL9ii be fully empowered to adopt such rules conditions and regulations not fncop- slstent with the law, as they may deen, proper to govern its proceedings Said Board shall have exclusive control of granting certificates Of competency as hereinafter provided, and shah meet at such times and places as in its dfscre- tion may be deemed advisable.
 Sec. {. Before any certificates oy competency shall be issued bv said Board 1t shall make formal in1uirN, into and pass upon the qualifications of the applicant to fill the position indicated by his application.
 Sec. 5. It shall be unlawful for arv person to engage in mining coal. or to act as State Mine Inspector Mine Man. 9ger; superlntendent; Pit Boss, Hoisting having obtained a certificate of comne tenCy. as hereinafter provided
 It shall also be unlawful for any Der son to engage in any occupation in coal mines not herein enumerated without first having obtained a certificate of competency
 All persons engaged in any of ina lOTeBplnB occupations shall. within thirty days after the adoption of tbts Act, make application to said Board for a certificate of competency, and if sbaii be the duty Of said Board to fix a tima and place for the examination of ano plicants and give due notice thereoP h,, publication in some newspaper hs,ipg a bonafide circulation in the co,nts where such examination is to he baIS
 Sec. g. All applicants for the nosition of Coal Miner must submit to. and satis factorily pass an examination as to their practical knowledge of minins coal. "S
 Applicants seeking certificates 70 competency as State Mine Insnao+ot, must procure evidence satisfactnr,, t the Board that they are citizens of ,ho state of Arkansas; at least twenty Tt,,e years of age, and shall have had Si,o years practical experience as an act,,s1 'oal miner and of good reputa and tai.i ra4 perate habits, such applicant for Nyino Inspector must submit to and satiSsan saile torly pass an examination as to bSu 'xperienos in mines, generating danenr pus gases, their practical and techniea, tnowledge of the nature and pronar,,. If fire damp, the laws of veptfIati.y he structure and uses of safety Iar,snn I,,On md understanding of the laws of ttpo tate governing the conduct and onsra as .On of coal mines. 0Pera-
 All applicants coming before the Board