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COAL MINING LAWS OF COLORADO.
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be signed by the chairman of said Board, and accompanied
by vouchers showing the said expenses.
MEETING OF BOARD C)E EXAMINERS.
Section 7. The Examining Board shall be convened
by the Governor at such times and places
as circumstances may require for the purpose of
examining applicants and for the preparation of
questions and formulating of rules, and the performance
of other duties provided for in this act.
ADVERTISING OF EXAMINATIONS.
Section 8. Each examination shall be publicly
advertised in a daily or weekly paper in each judicial
district in which coal mines are operated,
for a period of at least 30 days prior to the examination
and the time and place of the examination,
and the conditions of eligibility shall be fully
stated in the advertisement; the expenses of such
advertisement shall be paid out of tbe Coal Mine
Inspection Fund.
DUTIES OF EXAMINING BOARD.
Section 9. The members of the Board of Examiners,
after being duly organized, shall take and
subscribe before any officer authorized to administer
the same, the following oath: "I tbe undersigned
do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I wiil
perform the duties of examiner of applicants
for appointment as Inspector of Coal Mines or as
Mine Officials to the best of my ability, and that
in recommending or rejecting said applicants, I
will be governed by the evidence of qualifications
to fill the position under tbe law creating the
same, and not by any consideration of political
or personal favors; but I will certify all whom
1 may find qualified according to the true intent
and meaning of this act and none other, to the
best of my judgment."
CERTIFICATION- OF NAMES OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES,
Section 10. The Examining Board shall certify
to the Governor the names and grades of all successful
candidates, for Chief and Deputy Inspectors,
and shall issue to every candidate a statement
of the results of his examination, and file a eopy
of such certification in the offices of the Secretary
of State and of the Chief Inspector of Coal Mines
APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF INSPECTOR.
Section 11. The Governor shall, from the names
certified to him and filed in the office of the Secretary
of State and of the Chief nspector of Coal
Mines by the Examining Board, appoint as Chief
Inspector of Coal Mines the applicant best qualified
for the duties of that office.
ELIGIBILITY AND APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY INSPECTORS.
Section 12. Those candidates who have passed
the examination of the Examining Board shall be
eligible for the office of Deputy Inspector, and the
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Chief Inspector shall from such candidates select
tbe Deputy Inspectors, who shall hold office for a
term of four years, except that in case of appointment
to fill an unexpired term, such appointment
shall be for the unexpired term only.
ELIGIBILITY OF CHIEF AND DEPUTY INSPECT0KE.
Section 13. A person certified by the Board of
Examiners shall be eligible for appointment as
Chief or Deputy Inspector at any time within five
years from the clay of such certification, provided
he continues to be a man of temperate habits and
integrity, and also continues in the coal mining
industry.
DETERMINING GRADE OF APPLICANTS.
Section 14. In determining the grade, the previous
experience and record of service of the applicant
shall have equal weight with the written examination.
RECORDING OF EXAMINATION PAPERS.
Section 15. The examination papers of all applicants
with the complete list of questions and
their correct solutions shall be kept in the office
of the Chief Inspector of Coal Mines, as public
documents.
REQUIRED GRADES.
Section 16. Only those who receive an average
grade as high as. or higher than the required
grade for Chief or Deputy Inspector, shall be eligible
for appointment, which shall be 85 per cent.
for a Chief Inspector of Coal Mines, and 75 per
cent, for a Deputy Inspector of Coal Mines.
QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY FOR INSPECTORS.
Section 17. Each candidate for examination for
coal mine inspector shall show to the satisfaction
of the Examining Board that he is a citizen of
the United States and of the State of Colorado, of
temperate habits, of good repute ancl a man of personal
integrity; that he has attained the age of
30 years and has had at least eight years' experience
in the workings of coal mines in Colorado,
three years of which shall have immediately preceded
his examination, and that he has had 12
years' practical experience in the workings of
coal mines in the United States. Candidates for
the office of Chief Inspector of Coal Mines shall
also furnish satisfactory evidence of executive
ability, and the ability to advise, direct and control
the insepction staff.
MATHEMATICAL FORMULAS PROVIDED.
Section 1$. The Board shall provide all candidates
who take the examination with the mathematical
formulas to be used in the answering of
questions given; the Examining Board shall grade
each applicant according to merit based on formulas
used.
NATUKE OF EXAMINATION.
Section 19. The Board of Examiners shall then
hold a written ancl oral examination of such na-