Mining Laws of Ohio, 1921 Part 8

=Penalty.=

Sec. 974-3. Any person who knowingly uses, or any owner, lessee or agent, who permits the use of any illuminant contrary to the provisions of sections 974, 974-1 and 974-2, or any owner, lessee or agent who permits any person to deposit, or keep in his possession, in a mine any calcium carbide, or refuse from calcium carbide, except as provided in said sections 974 and 974-1, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than five nor more than ten dollars, and for a second or any subsequent offense shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars. (103 O.L.

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Sec. 975. [=No oil for illuminating purposes in mines shall be sold except oil prescribed in this act.=] No person, firm or corporation shall sell or offer for sale, any oil for illuminating purposes in any coal mine unless the barrel or package in which such oil was received bears the label of the compounder as provided for in this act. Each person, firm or corporation selling or offering for sale any oil for illuminating purposes in any coal mine, shall, upon request of any district inspector of mines, or of any officer or duly authorized agent of any owner or lessee of a coal mine located within two miles of the point where such oil is offered for sale, submit such oil and the original containers for examination, and upon request, give a sample of such oil from one or more original containers selected by such inspector, officer or agent, for the purpose of making a test thereof.

[=Adulteration of illuminating oil forbidden.=] No person shall adulterate any oil either before or after taking same from the original containers, and shall not alter, transfer, or re-use any label placed upon any container.

[=Persons forbidden to use oil other than prescribed in this act.=]

No person shall use for illuminating purposes in any coal mine, any oil other than the oil specifically provided for in this act. Each person, while in a coal mine, shall, upon request of any district inspector of mines, or any officer or duly authorized agent of the owner or lessee, submit his lamp and supply of oil for examination, and upon request, give sample of oil for purpose of making test thereof, and state from whom purchased.

[=Provisions of this act shall apply only to oil used for open lights.=] The provisions of this act relating to the compounding, sale and use of oil for illuminating purposes in coal mines, shall apply to oil used in lamps for open lights. The oil used in safety lamps may be of such composition as will best serve the purpose.

(Sec. 944, 974; Penalty, Sec. 976.)

=RELATING TO PENALTIES.=

=County Coroner.=

Sec. 976. Any county coroner who, after receiving notice of a fatal accident, or of an accident, which has resulted in the death of a person, at, in, or around a mine, from the owner, lessee or agent of such mine, or the chief inspector of mines, willfully refuses or neglects to comply, so far as such provisions relate to him, with the provisions of section nine hundred and twenty-one of the General Code, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than fifty dollars, at the discretion of the court.

=Owner, lessee or agent.=

Any owner, lessee or agent of a mine, or any person, firm or corporation opening a new mine, having written knowledge of a violation of this act, who willfully refuses or neglects to comply with the provisions of section nine hundred and twenty-two, nine hundred and twenty-three, nine hundred and twenty-four, nine hundred and twenty-five, nine hundred and twenty-six, nine hundred and twenty-seven, nine hundred and twenty-eight, nine hundred twenty-nine, nine hundred and thirty, nine hundred and thirty-one, nine hundred and thirty-two, nine hundred and thirty-three, nine hundred and thirty-four, nine hundred and thirty-seven, nine hundred and thirty-eight, nine hundred and thirty-nine, nine hundred and forty, nine hundred and forty-one, nine hundred and forty-two, nine hundred and forty-three, nine hundred and forty-four, nine hundred and forty-five, nine hundred and forty-six, nine hundred and forty-seven, nine hundred and forty-eight, nine hundred and forty-nine, nine hundred and fifty, or nine hundred and seventy-one of the General Code, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than fifty dollars, and for a second or any subsequent offense shall be fined not less than fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars, at the discretion of the court.

=Superintendent, mine-foreman or over-seer.=

Any superintendent, mine-foreman, foreman or overseer, who willfully refuses or neglects to comply, so far as such provisions relate to each of them with the provisions of section nine hundred and fifty-one, nine hundred and fifty-two, nine hundred and fifty-three, and nine hundred and fifty-four of the General Code, shall upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars, and for a second or subsequent offense, shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars, or imprisoned not less than ten days nor more than twenty days, or both, at the discretion of the court.

=Stableman; fire-boss; entering mine generating fire-damp before reported safe, or going beyond danger signal.=

Any person or persons who willfully refuses or neglects to comply with the provisions of section nine hundred and fifty-five of the General Code, or enters a mine generating fire damp before it is reported by the fire boss that it is safe for persons to enter, or goes beyond a danger signal indicating an acc.u.mulation of fire damp, as forbidden by the provisions of section nine hundred and fifty-nine of the General Code, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than fifty dollars, and for a second or any subsequent offense shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than fifty dollars, or imprisoned not less than ten days nor more than twenty days, or both, at the discretion of the court.

=Employes of mines.=

Any person, or persons, who violates the provisions of sections nine hundred and fifty-six, nine hundred and fifty-seven, nine hundred and fifty-eight, nine hundred and sixty, nine hundred and sixty-one, or nine hundred and sixty-two of the General Code, or violates the provisions of section nine hundred and fifty-nine of the General Code other than to enter a mine generating fire-damp before the fire boss reports it safe, or to go beyond a danger signal indicating an acc.u.mulation of fire-damp, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than five dollars, nor more than ten dollars, and for a second or any subsequent offense shall be fined not less than five dollars nor more than ten dollars, or imprisoned not less than five days nor more than ten days, or both, at the discretion of the court.

=Persons not employes, qualification of miners, check-weighman, check-measurer.=

Any person who willfully violates the provisions of sections nine hundred and sixty-four, nine hundred and sixty-five, nine hundred and sixty-six, nine hundred and sixty-seven, or nine hundred and seventy of the General Code, or violates the provisions of section nine hundred and fifty-nine of the General Code relating to loitering and intoxicants, at, in or around a mine, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than five dollars, nor more than ten dollars, and for a second or any subsequent offense shall be fined not less than five dollars nor more than ten dollars, or imprisoned not less than five days nor more than ten days, or both, at the discretion of the court.

=Drilling and operating oil and gas wells.=

Any person, firm or corporation who violates or willfully refuses or neglects to comply with the provisions of section 973, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars, and for a second or any subsequent offense shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars and not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not less than thirty days nor more than six months, at the discretion of the court. In addition, if the material is pulled out of a well which was not plugged in accordance with the provisions of section 973, the person, firm or corporation causing such offense may be made to clean out such well and properly plug the same, or pay the entire reasonable cost of such work being done under orders of the industrial commission of Ohio, division of mines, within thirty days.

=Compounding oil for illuminating purposes in mines.=

Any person, firm or corporation who compounds, sells or offers for sale to dealers any oil or paraffine wax; fish oil or any other illuminant whatever, other than those specifically provided for in section 974, General Code, unless with the consent and approval of the chief inspector of mines, for illuminating purposes in any mine in this state contrary to the provisions of sections nine hundred and seventy-four and nine hundred and seventy-five of the General Code, shall upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars and for a second or any subsequent offense shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than two hundred dollars, or imprisoned not less than thirty days nor more than sixty days, or both, at the discretion of the court.

=Sale of oil for illuminating purposes in mines.=

Any person, firm or corporation who sells, or offers for sale to any employe of a mine for illuminating purposes in a mine any oil or paraffine wax, fish oil or any other illuminant, other than those specially provided for in section nine hundred and seventy-four of the General Code, unless with the consent and approval of the chief inspector of mines contrary to the provisions of section nine hundred and seventy-four and nine hundred and seventy-five of the General Code, shall upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than fifty dollars, and for a second or any subsequent offense shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than fifty dollars, or imprisoned not less than ten days nor more than twenty days, or both, at the discretion of the court.

=Using oil for illuminating purposes in mines.=

Any person who knowingly uses for illuminating purposes in a mine, any oil or paraffine wax, fish oil or any other illuminant whatever other than those specially provided for in section nine hundred and seventy-four of the General Code, unless with the consent and approval of the chief inspector of mines, contrary to the provisions of sections nine hundred and seventy-four and nine hundred and seventy-five of the General Code, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than five dollars nor more than ten dollars, and for a second or any subsequent offense shall be fined not less than five dollars nor more than ten dollars, or imprisoned not less than five days nor more than ten days, or both, at the discretion of the court.

(934-1a.)

=REGULATING AND PROHIBITING SOLID SHOOTING.=

=Failure to obtain permit; penalty.=

Sec. 976-1. Whoever being engaged in the operation of a coal mine causes or permits any solid shooting to be done therein without having first obtained a permit to do so from the industrial commission of Ohio shall be fined in a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars.

=Permit must be obtained.=

Sec. 976-2. A permit to do solid shooting may be issued by the industrial commission of Ohio in the case of any mine when application shall be made therefor by the owner, lessee or person engaged in the operation thereof and by a majority of the miners employed therein, and when such industrial commission shall be satisfied that such method of blasting is necessary for the just and reasonably profitable operation of such mine. Such permit may be revoked at any time by said commission after sixty days' notice in writing to such owner, lessee or person operating such mine. Any person in interest who is dissatisfied with any order of said industrial commission made under the power conferred upon it by this section, may commence an action to set aside, vacate or amend such order in the same manner and for the same reason as other orders of such commission may be set aside, vacated or amended.

=Each section declared to be independent section.=

Sec. 976-3. Each section of this act is hereby declared to be an independent section and the holding of any section to be void or ineffective for any cause shall not be deemed to affect any other section thereof.