1900 - Coalmininghistorypa.org

No. 11. MINING LAWS OF PENNSYLVANIA. lxxxi
the centre of the borough of Girardville, together with Columbia,
Northumberland and Dauphin counties.
Eighth. All that part of the Schuylkill coal held in Schuylkill
county lying south of
the Mahanoy Valley, and the county of Lebanon.
Section 3. In order to till any vacancy that may occur in the office
of Inspector of Mines by reason of expiration of term, resignation, removal
for cause or from any other reason whatever, the judges of
the court of Lackawanna county shall appoint an examining board
for the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne and Lackawanna, and the
judges of the court of Luzerne county shall appoint an examining
board for the counties of Sullivan, Carbon and Luzerne, and the
judges of Schuylkill county shall appoint an examining board for the
counties of Schuylkill, Northumberland, Lebanon, Columbia and
Dauphin.
Section 4. The said Board of Examiners shall be composed of
three reputable coal miners in actual practice and two reputable
mining engineers, all of whom shall be appointed at the first term
of court in each year, to hold their places during the year. Any vacancies
that may occur in the Board of Examiners shall be filled by
the court as they occur. The said Board of Examiners shall be permitted
to engage the services of a clerk, and they, together with the
clerk, shall each receive the sum of five dollars per day for every day
they are actuall}' engaged in
the discharge of their duties under this
appointment, and mileage at the rate of six cents per mile from their
home to
railway route.
the place of meeting and return by the nearest practicable
Section 5. Whenever candidates for the office of inspector are to
be examined, the said examiner shall give public notice of the fact
in not more than five papers published in the inspection district and
at least two weeks before the meeting, specifying the time and place
where such meeting shall be held. The said examiners shall be
sworn to a faithful discharge of their duties, and four of them shall
agree in their recommendation of all candidates to the Governor
who have answered ninety per centum of the questions; the names
of the applicants, the questions asked and answered thereto shall be
sent to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, and published in at
least two local papers, daily or weekly, and shall recommend only
such applicants as they find qualified for the office.
Should the Board of Examiners not be able to agree in their selection
and recommendation of a candidate, the judges of the court of
common pleas shall dissolve (he said board and appoint a new board
of like qualifications and powers.
Upon the recommendation of the Board of Examiners as aforesaid.
the Governor shall appoint such person or persons to fill the office
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