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practice once each month, under such regulations
as may be prescribed by the Chief Mine Inspector,
a feature of which must be, however, not under
one, or over two hours for each man, in the apparatus
using oxygen.
Regular reports must be made by the Captain,
or Acting Captain, of each rescue corps, to the
Chief Mine Inspector, on the last of each month,
on blanks supplied for this purpose. This report
must state the names of the members of the
corps, or substitutes, participating in the drill,
the amount of time each apparatus was in use
with oxygen, the names of men, if any, who
were given training, together with such other
data as may be required. Such report must be
sworn to before some party duly authorized to
administer oaths.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That on the first
of each month, or as soon thereafter as possible,
the Chief Mine Inspector shall make a report to
the Comptroller, giving the name of each member
of each corps or legal substitute participating in
the monthly drill, together with the amount of
oxygen and potash consumed in such drill and
training at each station in hours per apparatus.
The Comptroller shall then issue warrants to
each man named as taking part in said drill, for
the sum of $1.00 each, together with the warrant
to the owner or representative of each station for
compensation for oxygen and potash used in said
drill, at the rate of $1.00 per hour for each apparatus
in use; provided, that not more than
$50.00 shall be paid in any one month for both
compensation to men and supplies to any one
station, for both drill or practice purposes.
There shall be appropriated and set aside for
the purpose of meeting the expense above provided
for, or for paying such extra expense as
might occur in any serious mine disaster, or otherwise,
as hereinafter set forth, the sum of
$4,000.00 per annum, or such part of same as may
be necessary.
No person shall be eligible to receive compensation
for taking part in the monthly drill as set
forth above, except the six regular members provided
for, or legal substitutes. In case any of
said members are absent or otherwise incapacitated,
the Captain or person acting as such may
appoint substitutes to make up the full number
of the corps. However, such substitutes must be
appointed from those having legal qualifications
for membership in the corps, and whose names
and qualifications have previously been reported
to the Chief Mine Inspector as such.
Each corps may, however, under the super
vision of the Captain, or other member of the
corps, give training in the use of the apparatus
to those desiring same. The cost of the oxygen
and potash for such training may, within the total
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amount per month specified above, be included in
the cost of such supplies.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That in consideration
of the above expenditures, the Chief Mine
Inspector, or in his absence, the District Mine
Inspector, shall be empowered in the case of any
mine disaster or emergency to call on any corps
to report at the shortest possible time to any point
in the State, with their apparatus, ready for duty.
It shall be the duty of the owner or representative
of such station to see that the apparatus is
at all times available for any such call, and the
duty of the corps to respond to such call in the
quickest possible time, in full number, either
members of said corps, or legal substitutes, and
to act under the direct orders at such time, of
the Chief Mine Inspector. Provided, however,
that no man shall be required other than voluntarily
to perform any duty where he may feel his
life is in danger.
The Chief Mine Inspector, or in his absence the
District Mine Inspector, shall have full control
of the mine, and all rescue work in case of such
disaster.
All men called for and reporting for duty in
such cases, together with any such competent men
offering their services for such rescue work, and
being accepted by the Chief Mine Inspector, shall
be paid by the State at the rate of $5.00 per day,
and all oxygen and potash used at the rate of
$1.00 per hour, together with all transportation
and traveling expenses; said time for the regular
corps to reckon from the time said corps leave
the station till their return, and all other cases
from the acceptance of said services, to the discharge
of said men by the order of the Chief
Mine Inspector.
SEC-. 6. Be it further enacted, That the Chief
Mine Inspector shall be authorized to incur such
expense as he may judge necessary in connection
with the rescue work at any mine disaster, also
that he may employ competent men from the
membership of any State rescue corps, to give instructions
under his direction in the organization
and training of Mine Rescue Corps and First Aid
Corps, and the rate of compensation and expenses
therefor shall not exceed that provided for
in the regular drill or rescue work.
Itemized statements of time and expense shall
be made under oath by the parties incurring
same, and after approval by the Chief Mine Inspector,
the same shall be paid by the Comptroller
out of any money remaining of the
$4,000.00 above provided for.
SEC. 7. Be it further enacted, That the Chief
Mine Inspector shall have the right to drop from
the membership of any corps, or any substitute
therein, any person showing unfitness or incapacity
for rescue work. He may also disband