The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-03-19

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inspect such books and records o
said firm or corporation or company
as will give him the information
above provided for; and such person
firm or corporation shall be requir
ed to permit examination of all nee
essary books or records as will en-
able the Chief Mine Inspector to OBJ
tain the information above provided
for such inspection to be made at its
chief office, and at any reasonable
time; and their failure to permit such
inspection shall be a misdemeanor
and Unable as above provided"
Section 8. Be it further enacted
That Section s of said Act be SC
amended as to provide that the sal
airy of the Chief Mine Inspector
shall be Three Thousand Dollars
(3000O0) per annum, payable in
monthly installments, and that the
salary of the District Mine Inspector
shall be Two Thousand Dollars 49,
OOO0O) per annum, and that ten
in the next to the last line of SAID
section be striker out and that
fourteen" be inserted, so as to pro-
vide that the limitation of the entire
appropriation shall not exceed four
teen thousand dollars per annum.
, Section 4. Be it further enacted,
That Section IA of said Act be amend
ed so as to read as follows:
Section IA. Be it further enacted,
That for the purpose of the examina-
tion of applicants for certificates OF
qualification the Chief Mine Inspector
and District Mine Inspectors pro-
vded for in this Act be and are here
by constituted Board of Examiners,
of which the Chief Mine Inspector
shall be the Chairman.
Said Board may hold meetings at
such times and places for the examin-
alton of applicants for the position
of Mine foreman, gas bosses ETC.,
as in it's judgment may be most con-
venient, Said Board shall have power
to make such rules and regulations
for the conduct of said examinations
as in its judgment may seem proper
for ascertaining the qualification OF
the applicants and shall conduct all
examinations in the presentce of the
majority of its members
Said Board shall report in action
to the Secretary of State, and a maj
ority of same shall certify to the
qualification of each applicant who
satisfactorily passed the examination
and shall serve without compensa-
ton.
The Chief Mine Inspector is here
by authorized and empowered to re-
woke and annul the certificate OF any
foreman or Assistant Mine foreman,
or gas boss, or other foreman or boss
es, issued under this Act, upon salts
factory evidence appearing to him
that the holder of said certificate is
or has been guilty of negligence in
performance of his duties, immoral
conduct, or is wanting in integrity,
and upon the revocation OF such GER
tificate the Chief Mine Inspector shall
make a record of same in his Office
and shall Immediately certify the
same to the Secretary of State, who
shall record said revocation upon a
book containing copy of certificate
issued
The Chief Mine Inspector shall no
tify the holder of such revoked certiti- |
cate of said revocation, and the hold |
er OF said certificate shall immediate
ly surrender the said revoked certit
cate to the Chief Mine Inspector, to
be yb him turned over to the Secreta,
ry of State for cancellation Should |
the holder of said revoked certificate |
fail or refuse TO surrender the same |
as herein provided, he shall be deem |
ed guilty of a high misdemeanor and |
upon conviction be fined not less than
one hundred dollars ($100,00) and be
imprisoned not less than three
months nor more than eleven months
in the county Jail or work house
Provided, any foreman. assistant mine
foreman. gas boss, or other foreman
or boss, whose certificate has been
revoked as herein provided, may
within ten days after receipt Of the
notice of revocation herein provided
for, notify the Chief Mine Inspector
of his desire to be reinstated and
have said order OF revocation annull-
ed And if at the time he shall exc
cute bond payable to the State of
with good and sufficient
security conditioned to pay the costs
incident to the proceeding in the
event he is unsuccessful in his ef.
forts 10 be reinstated and set aside