The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-05

HOUSE BILL NO. 321.
AN ACT relating to mine rescue work, and
providing for the acquiring by the state
of mine rescue stations and mine rescue
substations, and making appropriations
therefor.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas
Section 1. Immediately after the pub
LEGATION of this act, the governor, the com
missioner of labor and industry and the
assistant commissioner of labor and in
dustry in charge of mine inspection, as a
committee hereinafter referred to as mine
rescue station committee, shall purchase a
suitable location in Crawford county, Kan
sas. for mine rescue station and suitable
location in said county and Cherokee coun-
ty, Kansas, for mine-rescue substatOns
and shall cause to be erected upon said
location in said Crawford county build
ing for a mine-rescue station, or in case
there shall already be a building on the
location purchased shall cause said
building to be remodeled for such purposes
and shall also cause to be erected on said
other location suitable buildings for mine
rescue SubStations.
See . That said committee shall call
to it's assistance the state architect, who
shall prepare plans and sPeeifieea cat ms for
modeiing or altering of buildings already
erected, which plans and specifications
shall be approved by said committee in
writing, and said architect shall superin
tend the erection of said building under
the direction of said committee
Sec 3. In the construction or reconstruc-
ton of said building, space shall be pro
vided for all mine rescue equipment be-
and now available for the use of said com
mittee of labor and industry, and for all
such equipment as may hereafter be pro,
vided by the government of the United
States for the use of such assistant com
missioner or of any mine rescue depart
ment, together with accommodations for
such officers and employees as shall be
furnished by the United States govern
ment to care for and aid in the use of
also shall be provided for officers or as
sistant commissioner of labor and industry
in charge of mine INSPECTION. for mine
Sec. 4. Said committee shall purchase all
necessary mine rescue and first-aid equip
ment and appliances and install the same
in said central station and substations.
Sec ). The assistant commissioner of
labor and industry in charge of mine in
spection shall be eX officio superintendent
of said minerescue station and the com
missioner of labor and industry shall ap-
point one assistant superintendent. who
shall be at said central station, in said
Crawford county, Kansas and one assist
ant superintendent at each of said sub
stations, which assistant superintendent
shall be appointed for a term of two years.
and thereafter such assistants as shall be
appointed every two years by said com
missioner of labor and industry. Only
such persons shall be appointed such as
sistants as shall have been examined for
that place and granted certificates by the
government examining board: in such case
such a board shall be created: otherwise
no person shall be appointed to the office
of such assistant unless he shall be exam
mine-rescu and first-aid work by n com
mittee of three examiners qualified in such
work. who shall be appointed from time
to time when necessary. by the governor.
Sec 6. It shall be the duty of the super
intendent of stations to oversee and super
wise the work of said stations. and it shall
he the duty of said assistants to see that
all equipment in their charge shall be kept
in first-class working condition. ready for
emergency and training work. Such as
Sstants and said superintendent. when pos
sible. shall rescue men. with all neces-
sary appliances when notified of any ex-
plosion or accident of any kind in any mine
within possible reach of the station: and
such assistants shall report weekly to the
superintendent of stations all such details
regarding the work of the stations as shall
be required by such superintendent
Sec. 3. Said assistant superintendent I'M
der the direction of said superintendent.
shall, whenever not engaged in mine rescue
and first-aid work. devote their time to
training miners in such work and when
possible to train such children in public
and high schools, as may desire. in such
work.
Sec. S. The purpose of such mine-rescue