2774 ARTICLE 89.

1922, ch. 307, sec. 30.

31. Each of such district mine inspectors shall he assigned by the
Bureau, and at need reassigned, to a prescribed inspection territory. The
districts, covering the mining area of the State, shall be divided and from
time to time redivided so as to be approximately equal in extent of labor
and expense of inspection imposed upon each of such district mine inspec-
tors. Each of such inspectors shall reside and maintain his office within
the territory to which he may respectively be assigned. Each of such
inspectors shall devote his entire time to the duties of his office, and shall
have no interest, direct or indirect, in any mining operation or mining
investment in this or any contiguous State.

1922, ch. 307, sec. 31.

32. Should a district mine inspector become temporarily incapacitated,
be suspended for cause, or receive a leave of absence from the Bureau, the
Chief Mine Engineer may employ temporarily, subject to the rules of the
State Employment Commission, a competent person to fill the office until
the return to duty of such inspector; provided, that such temporary employ-
ment shall not exceed ninety days; and provided further, that such tem-
porary employee shall be paid at the rate of compensation allowed such
inspector.

CHAPTER IV—General Duties and Powers of District Inspectors.
1922, ch. 307, sec. 32.

33. It shall be the duty of each district mine inspector, not less fre-
quently than six times in each year in gaseous mines, and not less frequently
than three times in each year in non-gaseous mines, to enter into and
thoroughly inspect every working-place and other excavation, machine,
facility and process and all outside works, ways and plants of every coal
mine in his inspection district or to which he may be assigned, to see that
the mine laws and regulations are strictly observed and carried out; and at
need to make additional visits to such mines to investigate in case of
accident occurring therein or thereat. Such inspection or investigation may
be made at any hour, but not so as to impede unnecessarily the proper
working of such mine. The inspector shall immediately after each visit
make out a report in triplicate, one copy to be for the operator to be by
him posted under glass for thirty days at or near the principal mouth of
the mine, convenient for observation by employees, and to be preserved
thereafter for one year; one for the Chief Mine Engineer; and one to be
retained by the district mine inspector. Such report shall state the condi-
tions found in every part of the mine, in detail; and may include sugges-
tions and recommendations looking toward improvement of conditions
and better law observance; and shall especially bring to the attention of
the operator or any other person concerned, and be notice to them, and
any of them, of any instance of violation of law or regulations observed,
at, in or about such mine. A report of such visits, summarized as to con-
ditions found and recommendations made, shall be made monthly by each
such inspector to the Bureau.