1898 - Coalmininghistorypa.org

cxviii MINING LAWS OF PENNSYLVANIA. Off. Doc.Section 3. On or before the first day of February in each year, theowner, operator or superintendent of every mine or colliery, shallsend to the inspector of the district, a correct report specifying withrespect to the year ending December thirty-first, previously, thename of the operator and officials of the mine, with his postofflce address;the quantity of coal mined, the amount of powder or other explosivesconsumed; the number of persons employed above and belowground in or about such colliery, classifying the persons so employed.The report shall be in such form as may be from time to time prescribedby the inspectors of the district. Blank forms for said reportsshall be furnished by the Commonwealth.Section 1.ARTICLE XV.Injunctions.Upon application of the inspector of mines of the properdistrict, acting in behalf of the Commonwealth, any of the courts oflaw or equity having jurisdiction where the mine or colliery proceededagainst is situated, whether any proceedings have or havenot been taken, shall prohibit, by injunction or otherwise, the workingof any mine or colliery in which any person is employed or is permittedto be for the purpose of working incontravention of the provisionsof this act, and may award such costs in the matter of the injunctionsor other proceedings as the court may think just; but thissection shall be without prejudice to any other remedy permitted bylaw for enforcing the provisions of this act. Written notice of theintention to apply for such injunction in respect to any mine or colliery,shall be made to the owner, operator or superintendent of suchmine or colliery not less than twenty-four (24) hours before the applicationis made.Section 1.ARTICLE XVI.Arbitration.Whenever an inspector finds any mine or colliery or partthereof, or any matter, thing or practice connected with such mine,which in any respect thereof is not covered by or provided againstby any provisions of this act or by any rule, to be dangerous or defective,or in his judgment tends tobodily injury to a person, he shallgive notice thereof in writing to the owner, operator or superintendentof such mine or colliery, stating in such notice the particularmatter or defect requiring remedy and may demand that the samebe remedied; but the owner, operator or superintendent of said mineor colliery shall have the right to refer the demand of the inspectorto a board of arbitration, and the matter shall then be arbitratedwithin forty-eight (48) hours of the time such complaint or demand'e made. And the party against wliom the award is given shall pay