The Nome daily nugget., 1915-08-05

ing further duties and powers for
 Territorial and Federal Mine In-
 spectors and to repeal all acts and
 parts of acts inconsistent or in con
 fict herewith.
 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
 Territory of Alaska:
 Section 1. That Section Eight (S) of Chapter Seventy-two of the Session Laws of Alaska for 1913, entitled "An Act to divide the Territory into mine inspection districts: to establish the of flee of mine inspector to prescribe the duties, powers, qualifications and com pensation thereof; to regulate the op- eration of mines in the Territory of Alaska; to provide for the health and safety of mine workers in the Terri tory; to declare the violation of. any of the provisions hereof misdemeanor and prescribing punishment therefor" ill'ioNtd hPiI l51O, Dt, anu the same hereby is, repealed
 Section 2. That Section One CD of said Chapter Seventy two of the Ses- sion Laws of Alaska for 1913 be amended by striking out in lines ., 6. and s thereof the words "and he shall be under the supervision and subject to the instructions of the federal mine inspectors now appointed as provided by law"
 Section 3. That Section Two CD of said Chapter Seventy-two of the Ses- sion Laws of Alaska for 1913, be amended by striking out In line three (3) of said section the words federal mine inspector or the". Provided, how ever, that the exercise of the jurisdic- ton of the Territorial Mine Inspector revision and review of the Governor of the Territory of Alaska. and that through him an appeal may be taken subject to the review and revision by the Y. s. Bureau of Mines
 Section 4. That the following sec tions be, and they are hereby, added to said Chapter Seventy two of the Ses- sion Laws of Alaska for 1913:
 "section s. DEFINITIONS: That the term mine, when used in this Act shall include any and all parts of any mine within the Territory, and any mining plant or equipment connected herewith underground or on the sur face, which contributes, or may con- tribute, to the mining of ore coal or other metalliferous or non metallifer- ous mineral product.
 That the term Operator" when used in this Act, shall mean the person. firm, association, company or corporation in immediate possession of any mine or mining claim, or accessories thereof. as owner or lessee thereof, and as such. responsible for the management and condition thereof
 That the words evacuation" and workings" when used in this Act signify any or all parts of mine ex- cavated, including shafts, tunnels, en- tries, winZes, raises, stopes, open cuts, and all working places, whether aban- doned or in use.
 Section 9. JURISDICTION OF IN- SPECTORS: That the Jurisdiction of the mine inspectors shall cover all branches of mining shaft sinking, tun- neling, quarrying. and dredging, and the machinery incident to the reduc- ton of ores or the treatment of the material; provided, however, that such jurisdiction shall apply only to the safety of the workers employed in such mining, shaft sinking, tunneling quarrying and dredging and around machinery incident to the reduction o1 ores and treatment of the material Provided, however that the Territorial Mine inspector shall have no jurisdic' tion under this Act over coal mines tt
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