1900 - Coalmininghistorypa.org

cviii MINING LAWS OP PENNSYLVANIA. Off. Doc.
Section j. On or before the first day of February in each year, the
owner, operator or superintendent of every mine or colliery, shall
send to the inspector of the district, a correct report specifying with
respect to the year ending December thirty-first, previously, the
name of the operator and officials of the mine, with his postoffice address;
the quantity of coal mined, the amount of powder or other explosives
consumed; the number of persons employed above and below
ground in or about such colliery, classifying the persons so employed.
The report shall be in such form as may be from time to time prescribed
by the inspectors of the district. Blank forms for said reports
shall be furnished by the Commonwealth.
Section 1.
ARTICLE xv.
Injunctions.
Upon application of the inspector of mines of the proper
district, acting in behalf of the Commonwealth, any of the courts of
law or equity having jurisdiction where the mine or colliery proceeded
against is situated, whether any proceedings have or have
not been taken, shall prohibit, by injunction or otherwise, the working
of any mine or colliery in which any person is employed or is permitted
to be for the purpose of working in contravention of the provisions
of this act, and may award such costs in the matter of the injunctions
or other proceedings as the court may think just; but this
section shall be without prejudice to any other remedy permitted by
law for enforcing the provisions of this act. Written notice of the
intention to apply for such injunction in respect to any mine or colliery,
shall be made to the owner, operator or superintendent of such
mine or colliery not less than twenty-four (24) hours before the application
is made.
Section 1.
ARTICLE XVI.
Arbitration.
Whenever an inspector finds any mine or colliery or part
thereof, or any matter, thing or practice connected with such mine,
which in any respect thereof is not covered by or provided against
by any provisions of this act or by any rule, to be dangerous or defective,
or in his judgment tends to bodily injury to a person, he shall
give notice thereof in writing to the owner, operator or superintendent
of such mine or colliery, stating in such notice the particular
matter or defect requiring remedy and may demand that the same
be remedied; but the owner, operator or superintendent of said mine
or colliery shall have the right to refer the demand of the inspector
to a board of arbitration, and the matter shall then be arbitrated
within forty-eight (48) hours of the time such complaint or demand
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e made. And the party against whom the award is given shall pay