The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-03-19
The ACTS OF
lENNES 1EEE
CHAPTER NO. Is.
House Bill No. 81.
BY Agee.
(Oticial Publication.

speCtion of mines in the state an
for the safety, welfare and protection
of persons employed therein, an
providing for penalties for violation
OF this Act, the same being Senat
Bill No 222, Chapter 237 of Acts G
1903, so as to provide first for tn
more thorough and frequent inspet
tion of the mines by the appointment
of an additional District Inspector
second, requiring all mineral produc
ers or manufacturers Of by product
thereof to furnish annual reports Il
the chief mine inspector for publica
ton in his annual reports to Cover
nor; third, fixing the salary of thu
Chief Mine Inspector; fourth, The
abolition of the Office of Board o
Mine Foremena Examiners, and re
curing the Chief Mine Inspector anC
District Mine Inspectors to perform
the duties now required of said Boart
and giving the Chief Mine Inspect
or" the power to revoke and annu,
their certificates for cause; fifth, tx
ing the fees for examination, for is
suing and registering certificates;
sixth, and to provide for the increase
Of the inspection fees accruing to
the state; seventh, for striking out
the provisions in Section 20 and Il
excepting the mine foreman and gas
boss from the control of the operator
or owner"
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State OF
Tennessee, that Section l of said Act
be and the same is hereby amended,
30 as to add at the end Of said Sec
sion the following: Immediately
after the passage of this Act there
shall be appointed in the same man
mer as now provided for the appoint
ment of the present District Mine In
spectors an additional District Mine
inspector, who shall hold his office
for a period OF two years from date
Of appointment, and thereafter until
his successor is elected and qualified,
Said additional District Mine In
spector must have general know
ledge oftne conduct of the mining
business and shall, in addition to
such qualifications, be thoroughly
familiar with the work necessary in
the compilation of mining statistics.
He shall receive salary of seven
teen hundred dollars ($1,10000) Per
annum, and the same travelling eX-
,penses as that allowed other Dis
trict Mine Inspectors under section
8 of said Act, to be paid in the same
manner, and he shall be subject to
the same rules and regulations as
now provided or may hereafter be
provided for other District Mine In
mpectors."
Section 2. Be il further enacted,
That Section Z of said Act be amend
ed so as to add at the end OF section
Z the following: In order that such
full and complete statistics as Ia the
opinion of the Chief Mine Inspector
is essential for the proomtion Of the
mineral industry Of Tennessee, may
be obtained and published in said
annual report, each and every oer-
son, firm, company or corporation en-
gagged in the mining, Quarrying, OF
production of coal, cobalt, copper,
auorspar, gold, iron ores, lead, lime,
manganese, mineral waters, natural
gas. petroleum, phosphate rock, plati-
num. sand and gravel, sand lime,
brick, silver mines report stone lin
Guiding lime stone, sandstone, and
marble or other stone,) zinc, syp-
sum. ocher, pyrites, salt clay pro-
ducts, slate, or other minerals, or
engaged in the manufacture of coke,
brick. coal tar, lime, pig iron, an
monium sulphate, gas coke, Portland
and natural cement, grindstone, met
silic paint and mortar colors. flint,
and all other by-products of any min
aral produced in this State, shall. on
or before January 18th Of each year,
make out and send to the Chief Nine
Inspector upon blanks, TO be by him
furnished and sent out for that par
pose detailed annual report giving
statistics and information concern
Ing the output of said mines or plant
and the tonnage, number Of en-
ployes. the number Of days worked.
etc. II is hereby declared a misde-
meanor for any person, firm, COM
pany, or corporation to fail or refuse
TO furnish the Chief Mine Inspector
any and all information called for
said annual report. as above provid. |
ed. on or before the fifteenth day of |
January of each year; and any and |
all parties or agents so failing or |
refusing to furnish said reports with. |
in the time specihed shall uDor cou.