Year: 1878

/ ttl HCllS vi luC l'clSpH VI ptlSOuS NIoSt
| life shall be so lost, may institute suit
! against the owner, lessee or operator OF


said mine, wherein the accident took place,


and may recover such damages us the
| Courts may determine ior the loss they


have sustained by the death Of the person


or persons whose life or lives have been
| lost while engaged at work in said mines.
| SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the
said Mine Inspector, while in Office, shall
not act as Land Agent, or as Agent or Su-
perintendent and Manager of any mine,


and shall in no manner whatever be under
! the employ of any of the mining companies
operating in mines in said counties, and t
shall be the duty of said Mine Inspector,
on or before the first day Of January in cy-
cry year, to make Il report TO the Cover
nor of his proceedings as such Mine In
spcctor, and the condition of each and
, every mine in said counties stating therein
all accidents thai may have happened in
or about the said mines and to set forth
in said reports all such information that
may be proper and beneficial, and also to
make such suggestions as he may deem
important as to any further legislation on
the subject of mining.


Sec. Z. And be it enacted, Thai the OWL
er, owners or lessccs of every coal mine


that be in operation in the saio counties of
| Allegany and Garrett, shall, make or cause


to be made an accurate map or plan OF the
workings Of such mine, which shall be kept


at the office of the company lessee or indi-
vidual so mining and shall be at all times


accessible to the said Inspector for refer
ence only.


SEC. s. And be 1t enacted, That the own
cr, lessee or agent of every coal mine that
may now hereafter be in operation in the
said counties of Alleganv and Garrctt,


whether worked by slope, shaft or draft,
shall provide and establish, within six


months from the passage of this Act, for
every such mine, proper system OF pure
air ventilation, by such modes as


as are now in use in the coal mines of AL
legany and Garrett counties, which said
ventilation shall be maintained through
every working heading throughout the en-
tire mine, and to eXpel from said the noX-
ious gases or impure air so that the entire
mine shah be in Il healthful condition for the
men working therein, and free from all dan
ger to their lives by keeping therefrom such
impure air CT gases


SEC. 8. And be it enacted That to Sc
cure and provide for the proper ventilation
Of every coal mine in the counties of Ale
gany and Garrett, aud to provide for the
health and safety Of the men employ
ed therein, the owner, lessee or agent OF
each respective mine shall employ COM
pctcnt and practical inside oycrsccr, whose
duty it shall be to keep 4 careful watch
over all the vcntltatrng apparatus hat may
be placed Ill id mine, as wei as al the
airways and AL the tmbcring-, and 10 see
that all lou-- coal or rocks overhead h.
carefully secuI against faling upon any
Of tie miners cAga"cd At work therein as
they advance in their excavations; and
ii shall be the duty Of the inside overscer
so employed, to take charge of and keen
a careful watch over all things connected
with and appcrtalning to the safety of the
men at work in the mine, and to report to
the owner lessee OF agent of said mine
when and where anything under his
charge is unfit for mining purposes and
it shall also be the duty OF the inside over
seer so employed, to take charge of, and
pay strict attention to all the aiT-doors
used in the ventilation of said mines, and
all air doors used in theyentilation of said
mines shall be suspended i'll such a man
her that they will close of their own ac-
cord


SEC. 10. And he it enacted, That the
owner, lessee or agent of every mine in op-
Grafton in the said counties Of Allcgany
or Garrett, Shall furnish at their own eX-
pensc all props and all the requisite tim
Der that may be uscd i'll the working of
said mines, and as She miners employed
at work thcrcin proceed with the working
of their excavations, ii shall be the Qli-
ty OF the owner lessee OF agent of said
mines to furnish a Sufficient quantity of
timber at the place where thc miner is Il
work, but no props or timberS whatever
shall be removed that might cndangeT the
lives of any Of the worlmCn engaged
therein, by such removal.


SEC. II. And be ii enacted, That when
ever any gases Or iInpQre air is known to
exist in any of the mines in the said coun-
ties Of Alegany and Garrett, and which is
likely to cndanger the lives OF the miners
employed therein, it shall be the duty of the
Mine Inspector, upon the same being made
known to him, to proceed at once to make
acarcful examination of the ycntilating APP
paratus, and of the air-Courscs OF The said
mine, and If he shall find that the gases
and impure air existing in said mine was
the cause OF the bad condition of the vcnti-
lating apparatus and air-courscs connected
Herewith, he shall notify the owner, lessee
OF agent, to cXpel from the said mine all
noNious gases and impure air existing
therein, and to properly Ycntiate the same.


SEC. ~. And be il enacted, That the
Mine Inspector shall also be an Inspector
Of Weights at all the mines now or hCreaf-
ter operated in said Allegany and Garrett
counties, and shall Lave power to wcigh the
coal mined therein from time to time, on
the scales at the different mines in said
counties, and to test the accuracy OF said
scales, and TO do any other act that he may
deem necessary to ascertain whether or not
the miners are allowed full weight or
quantity of coal in the mining cars when
placcdupO the scales ofthe different mines
And it shall be the duty of every person
acting rs Wei9hnl steg for the owner lessee
or agent, for any Of said mines, before en-
tcrlnG upon the performance OF his duties
as sad Wei@hmasLcr, or before making any
report as sald " eighmastcr, to said owner,
lessee or agent, to make oath before some
Justice of the Peace Of the county in which
such mine OF the opening thereof is situa-
ted, that he will perform, or has performed,
the duties Of Weighmaatcr, at such mine,
WIZ. A0ACaty ,.i4u ,.,.c..ty, and y IL keep, UI
has kept Il true account Of ali the coal so
weighed by him OF under his direction, and
will credit and allow, or has credited and
allowed, the full weight OF quantity OF coal
on each mining car TO the party or parties
who mined tie same, at the rate OF two
thousand Two hundred and forty pounds
per ton. AAl ii shal, be the duty OF every
persg acting as WeI-Amastcr or tb, OWL
or, lessee or agent "t any of sid mines, to