shall not be so reappointed more than three times: Provided, further, no man shall be eligible for appointment as a State inspector of mines who has any pecuniary interest in any coal mine in Illinois.

(b) The county board of supervisors, or of commissioners in counties not under township organization, or any county in which coal is produced, upon the written request of the State Inspector of Mines for the district in which said county is located, shall appoint a county inspector of mines as assistant to such State inspector, but no person shall be eligible for appointment as county inspector who does not hold a State certificate of competency as mine manager, and the compensation of such county inspector shall be fixed by the county board at not less than three dollars per day, to be paid out of thé county treasury.

The State inspector may authorize any county inspector in his district to assume and discharge all the duties and exercise all the powers of a State inspector in the county for which he is appointed, in the absence of the State inspector; but such authority must be conferred in writing and the county inspector must produce the same as evidence of his powers upon the demand of any person affected by his acts; and the bond of said State inspector shall be holden for the faithful performance of the duties of such assistant inspector. BOND. (c) State inspectors, before entering upon their duties as such, must take an oath of oflice, as provided for by the Constitution, and enter into a bond to the State in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) for State mine inspectors, with sureties to be approved by the Governor, conditioned upon the faithful performance of their duties in every particular, as required by this Act. Said bonds, with the approval of the Governor endorsed thereon, together with the oath of office, shall be deposited with the Secretary of State.

INSTRUMENTS.-(d) The State Mining Board shall furnish to each of said State inspectors an anemometer, a safety-lamp and such other instruments and such blanks, blank-books, stationery, printing and supplies as may be required by said inspectors in the discharge of their official duties. Said instruments and supplies shall be paid for on bills of particulars certified by the proper officers of the board and approved by the Governor; and the Auditor of Public Accounts shall draw his warrants on the State treasury (Treasurer) for the amounts thus shown to be due, payable out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

EXAMINATION OF MINES.-(e) State inspectors shall devote their whole time and attention to the duties of their respective offices. State inspectors shall make personal examination at least once in every six months of each mine in their district in which marsh gas has been detected in quantities which, in the Judgment of the State Mining Board, is dangerous. The State Mining Board also may require State inspectors personally to examine any or all other mines in their respective districts. State inspectors may be assigned by the State Mining Board to examine mines which have not been classified as generating marsh gas in dangerous quantities. Every mine in the State shall be examined at least once in every six months.

SCOPE OF EXAMINATION.-(f) Every State inspector in the regular inspection of mines shall measure with an anemometer and determine the amount of air passing in the last cross-cut in each pair of entries in pillar and room mines, or in the last room of each division in longwall mines. He shall also measure with an anemometer and determine the amount of air passing at the inlet and outlet of the mines; and he shall compare all such air measurements with the last report of the mine examiner and the mine manager upon the mine examination book of the mine. He must observe that the legal code of signals between the engineer and the top man and bottom man is established and conspicuously posted for the information of all employes.

State inspectors also shall require that every necessary precaution be taken to insure the health and safety of the workmen employed in the mines, and that the provisions and requirements of all the mining laws of this State are obeyed.

State inspectors shall render written reports of mine inspections made by them to the State Mining Board in such form and manner as shall be required by the board. State inspector(s) shall take prompt action for the enforcement of the penalties provided for violation of the mining laws.

AUTHORITY TO ENTER.-(g) It shall be lawful for State inspectors to enter, examine and inspect any and all coal mines and the machinery belonging thereto, at all reasonable times, by day or by night, but so as not to unreasonably obstruct or hinder the working of such coal mine, and the operator of every such coal mine is hereby required to furnish all necessary facilities for making such examination and inspection.

PROCEDURE IN CASE OF OBJECTION.-(h) If any operator shall refuse to permit such inspection or to furnish the necessary facilities for making such examination and inspection, the inspector shall file his affidavit, setting forth such refusal, with the judge of the circuit court in said county in which said mine is situated, either in term time or vacation, or, in the absence of said judge, with a master in chancery in said county, in which said mine is situated, and obtain an order on such owner, agent or operator so refusing as aforesaid, commanding him to permit and furnish such necessary facilities for the inspection of such coal mine, or to be adjudged to stand in contempt of court and punished accordingly.

NOTICES TO BE POSTED.-(i) The State inspector shall post in some conspicuous place at the top of each mine inspected by him, a plain statement showing what in his judgment in necessary for the better protection of the lives and health of persons employed in such mine; such statement shall give the date of inspection and be signed by the inspector. He shall post a notice at the landing used by the men, stating what number of men will be permitted to ride on the cage at one time and the rate of speed at which men may be hoisted and lowered on the cages.

NOTE.-Clauses (j) and (k) are under the title Mine inspectors, page 49.

INSPECTORS' ANNUAL REPORTS.-(1) Each State inspector of mines shall, within sixty days after June 30th of each year, prepare and forward to the State Mining Board a formal report of his acts during the year in the discharge of his duties, with any recommendations as to legislation he may deem necessary on the subject of mining, and shall collect and tabulate upon blanks furnished by said board all desired statistics of mines and miners within his district to accompany said annual report.

REPORTS TO BE PUBLISHED.—(m) On the receipt of said inspectors' reports the chief clerk of the State Mining Board shall compile and summarize the same, to be included in the report of said board, to be known as the Annual Coal Report which shall, within four months thereafter, be bound, printed and transmitted to the Governor for the information of the General Assembly and the public. The printing and binding of said reports shall be provided for by the Commissioners of State Contracts in like manner and in like numbers as they provide for the publication of other official reports to the Governor.

REPORTS BY OPERATOR.-(n) Every coal operator shall, within thirty days after June 30 of each year, furnish to the State mine inspector of the district, on blanks furnished by him prior to said June 30, statistics of the wages and conditions of their employes as required by law. The failure of any inspector to forward to the State Mining Board his formal report, as provided in paragraph [one] (1) hereof, or the failure of any coal operator to furnish to the

State Mine Inspector of the district the statistics provided for herein, shall be adjudged a misdemeanor and be subject to a fine of $100.

SEC. 6. PAY OF INSPECTORS.-Each State Inspector of mines shall receive as compensation for his services the sum of $1,800 per annum, and for traveling and other necessary expenses each shall receive the sum actually expended for that purpose in the discharge of his official duties: Provided, such expenses shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per calendar month for each State inspector of mines, both salary and expenses to be paid monthly by the State Treasurer, on warrants of the Auditor of Public Accounts, from the funds in the treasury not otherwise appropriated; said expense vouchers shall show the items of expenditures in detail, with sub-vouchers for the same so far as it is practicable to obtain them. Said vouchers shall be sworn to by the inspector and be approved by the president of the State Mining Board and the Governor.

LAWS 1913, P. 412.

FIRST AMENDATORY ACT.

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JUNE 27, 1913.

AN ACT to amend sections 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, and 21 of An Act entitled "An Act to revise the laws in relation to coal mines and subjects relating thereto, and providing for the health and safety of persons employed therein," approved June 6, 1911, in force July 1, 1911.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted, etc.:

That sections 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, and 21 of An Act entitled, "An Act to revise the laws in relation to coal mines and subjects relating thereto, and providing for the health and safety of persons employed therein," approved June 6, 1911, in force July 1, 1911, be and the same are hereby amended so as to read as follows:

SEC. 1. (a) That the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a State Mining Board which shall be composed of five members, two of whom shall be practical coal miners, one a practicing coal mine hoisting engineer, and two coal operators.

POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD.—(b) Said board shall be authorized, empowered and required to make formal inquiry into and pass upon the practical and technological qualifications and personal fitness of men seeking appointment as State Inspectors of Mines, and of those seeking certificates of competency as mine managers, as hoisting engineers and as mine examiners. Said board also shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the provisions of this Act, or any other Act relating to coal mining. Said Board also shall control and direct the State mine inspectors hereinafter provided for, in the discharge of their duties, and shall have the power and shall in person and through the State Mine Inspectors see that all the provisions of the State mining law are enforced. Said board also shall cause to be collected statistical details relating to coal mining in the State, especially in its relations to the vital, sanitary, commercial and industrial conditions, and to the permanent prosperity of said industry; and said board shall cause such statistical details to be compiled and summarized as a report of said State Mining Board, to be known as the Annual Coal Report.

DATE AND TERM OF APPOINTMENT.-(c) Their appointment shall date from July 1, 1911, and they shall serve for a term of two years or until their successors are appointed and qualified. They shall all be sworn to a faithful performance of their duties. One of the coal operators member of said board shall be elected as president, and one of the coal miners member of said board shall be elected as secretary. The board may appoint a chief clerk and may employ such other persons as may be necessary for the proper dis

charge of its powers and duties; all of whom shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by the board from time to time, and the board may from time to time also prescribe standing and other rules for the control and direction of its officers and employees and of the State mine inspectors.

SUPPLIES FURNISHED BY SECRETARY OF STATE.-(d) The Secretary of State shall assign to the use of the board, suitably furnished rooms in the State House, and shall also furnish whatever blanks, blank books, printing, stationery, instruments and supplies the board may require in the discharge of its duties, and for the use of State mine inspectors.

FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS.—(e) The board shall hold such meetings from time to time as may be necessary for the proper discharge of its duties. The board shall meet at the Capitol on the second Tuesday in September of the year 1911, and annually thereafter, for the examination of candidates for appointment as State inspectors of mines. Special examinations also may be held whenever for any reason it may be come necessary to appoint one or more inspectors.

For the examination of persons seeking certificates of competency as mine managers, hoisting engineers and mine examiners, the board shall hold meetings at such times and places within the State as shall, in the judgment of the members, afford the best facilities to the greatest number of candidates.

Public notice shall be given through the press or otherwise, not less than ten days in advance, announcing the time and place at which any examinations under this section are to be held.

RULES OF PROCEDURE.-(f) The examinations herein provided for shall be conducted under rules, conditions and regulations prescribed by the board. Such rules shall be made a part of the permanent record of the board, and such of them as relate to candidates shall be, upon application of any candidate, furnished to him by the board; they shall also be of uniform application to all candidates.

COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS-SALARY OF CHIEF CLERK.-(g) The members of the State Mining Board shall receive as compensation for their services the sum of five dollars ($5) each per day for a term not exceeding one hundred (100) days in any one year, and whatever sums are necessary to reimburse them for such actual and necessary traveling expenses as may be incurred in the discharge of their duties.

The salary of the chief clerk shall be $2,000 per annum, and he shall be reimbursed for any amounts expended for actual and necessary traveling expenses in the discharge of his duties.

All salaries and expenses of the board and of its employees shall be paid upon vouchers duly sworn to by each and approved by the president of the board, or in his absence by the acting president, and by the Governor, and the Auditor of Public Accounts is hereby authorized to draw his warrants on the State treasury for the amounts thus shown to be due, payable out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

SEC. 2. CREDENTIALS.—(a) An applicant for any certificate herein provided for. before being examined, shall register his name with the State Mining Board and file with the board the credentials required by this Act, to-wit: An aflidavit as to all matters of fact establishing his right to receive the examination, and a certificate of good character and temperate habits, signed by at least ten residents of the community in which he resides.

EXAMINATIONS FOR INSPECTORS.-(b) Persons applying to the State Mining Board as candidates for appointment as State inspectors of mines must produce evidence satisfactory to the board that they are citizens of this State, as least thirty years of age, that they have had a practical mining experience of ten

years, and that they are men of good repute and temperate habits; they must pass an examination as to their practical and technological knowledge of mine surveying and mining machinery and appliances, of the proper development and operation of coal mines, of ventilation in mines, of the nature and properties of mine gases, of first aid to injured, of mine rescue methods and appliances, of the geology of coal measures in this State, and of the laws of this State relating to coal mines.

NAMES CERTIFIED TO THE GOVERNOR.-(c) At the close of each examination for inspectors the board shall certify to the Governor the names of all candidates who have received a rating above the minimum fixed by the rules of the board as being persons properly qualified for the position of inspector.

EXAMINATIONS FOR MINE MANAGERS.-(d) Persons applying to the board for certificates of competency as mine managers must produce evidence satisfactory to the board that they are citizens of the United States, at least twenty-four years of age, that they have had at least four years' practical mining experience, and that they are men of good repute and temperate habits; they must also pass such examination as to their experience in mines and in the management of men, their knowledge of mine machinery and appliances, the use of surveying and other instruments used in mining, the properties of mine gases, the principles of ventilation, of first aid to injured, of mine rescue methods and appliances, and the legal duties and responsibilities of mine managers, as shall be prescribed by the rules of the board.

FOR MINE MANAGERS, SECOND CLASS.-(d) Persons coming before the board for certificates of competency as mine managers, second class, must produce evidence satisfactory to the board that they are citizens of the United States, at least twenty-four years of age, that they have had at least four years' practical mining experience, and that they are men of good repute and temperate habits; they must also submit to and satisfactorily pass such an examination as to their experience in mines and in the management of men, their knowledge of coal mining, mine ventilation and the mining laws of this State and the required duties and responsibilities of second class mine managers, as shall be prescribed by the rules of the board, and it shall be unlawful to employ secondclass mine managers, or for them to serve in that capacity at mines employing more than ten men.

EXAMINATIONS FOR MINE EXAMINERS.-(e) Persons applying to the board for certificates of competency as mine examiners, must produce evidence satisfactory to the board that they are citizens of the United States, at least twenty-one years of age, and of good repute and temperate habits, and that they have had at least four years' practical mining experience. They must pass an examination as to their experience in mines generating dangerous gases, their practical and technological knowledge of the nature and properties of fire-damp, the laws of ventilation, the structure and uses of safety lamps, and the laws of this State relating to safeguards against fires from any source in mines. They shall also possess a knowledge of first aid to injured and of mine-rescue methods, and shall hold a certificate from any national or State commission or bureau or other recognized agency.

EXAMINATIONS FOR HOISTING ENGINEERS.-(f) Persons applying to the board for certificates of competency as hoisting engineers must produce evidence satisfactory to the board that they are citizens of the United States, at least twenty-one years of age, that they have had at least two years' experience as fireman or engineer of a hoisting plant, and are of good repute and temperate habits. They must pass an examination as to their experience in handling hoisting machinery, and as to their practical and technological knowledge of