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sold, purchased or burned for illuminating purposes in any such mine
unless such oil or other illuminant has been tested and certified by the
Bureau; and shall prescribe regulations governing the transportation into,
storage and use within such mines of illuminating and lubricating oils and
other illuminants for any purpose intended.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 124. 1922, ch. 307, sec. 123.

124. Any person who shall sell for use in any mine, or any employee
who shall use, or any operator or mine foreman who shall permit to be
used in any mine in this State, any oil or other illuminant other than as
prescribed by this sub-title or regulations thereunder, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor; and it shall be the duty of the district mine inspector, when-
ever he suspects that this sub-title has been violated, to take test samples of
any illuminant and subject the same to the test prescribed by the Bureau
under this sub-title.

TITLE VI—DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN MINES.

CHAPTER XVIII—Dangerous Oases in Mines.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 125. 1922, ch. 307, sec. 124.

125. Accumulations of gas shall not be removed from a mine or part
of a mine by brushing or the use of water; and any operator, mine fore-
man or fire boss who shall knowingly permit the same to be done, or work-
men who shall so offend, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 126. 1922, ch. 307, sec. 125.

126. The operator shall immediately notify the district mine inspector
upon the discovery of any large body of explosive gas in any mine, whether
explosions have occurred or not; and shall direct and see that steps are
immediately taken to remove such gas, by properly directed air currents
carrying adequate ventilation up to the faces from which the gas exudes,
or by other appropriate means. No open flame shall be permitted in the
affected portion of such mine, and full precautions against accidents shall
be taken.

. An. Code, 1924, sec. 127. 1922, ch. 307, sec. 126.

127. The mine foreman shall see that every mine generating explosive
gas is kept free of standing gas in working places or roadways. Unless
securely and safely sealed, under regulation of the Bureau, any accumula-
tion of explosive or noxious gas shall be removed from worked-out or
abandoned portions of any mine as soon as possible after its discovery;
and until such gases have been removed no person who may be endangered
by the presence of such gases and who is not engaged in removing the
same, shall be allowed to remain in the affected portion of such mine. All
dangerous places and the entrances to worked-out and abandoned parts
of such mines wherein gas may accumulate shall be properly fenced off
and danger signals posted thereon.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 128. 1922, ch. 307, sec. 127.

128. Employees shall immediately notify the mine foreman upon dis-
covery of explosive or noxious gases, and shall see that no gas blowers are