72 ALLEGANY COUNTY. [ART. 1.

1878, ch. 157.

200. The said mine inspector, while in office, shall not act as
land agent, or as agent or superintendent and manager of any
mine, and shall in no manner whatever be under the employ of
any of the mining companies operating mines in said counties;
and it shall be the duty of said mine inspector, on or before the
first day of January in every year, to make a report to the
governor, of his proceedings as such mine inspector and the
condition of each and every mine in said counties, stating therein
all accidents that may have happened in or about the said mines,
and to set forth, in said reports all such information that may be
proper and beneficial, and also to make such suggestions as he
may deem important as to any further legislation on the subject
of mining.

Ibid.

201. The owner or lessee of every coal mine that may
be in operation in the said counties of Allegany and Garrett
shall make or cause to be made an accurate map or plan of the
workings of such mine, which shall be kept at the office of the
company, lessee or individual eo mining, and shall be at all times
accessible to the said inspector for reference only.

Ibid.

202. The owner, lessee or agent of every coal mine that may
now or hereafter be in operation in the said counties of Allegany
or Garrett, whether worked by slope, shaft or draft, shall provide
and establish for every such mine, a proper system of pure air
ventilation by such modes as are now in use in the coal mines of
Allegany and Garrett counties, which said ventilation shall be
maintained through every working heading throughout the entire
mine, so as to expel from said mines the noxious gases and
impure air, and thus keep the entire mine in a healthful condi-
tion for the men working therein, and free from danger to their
lives from such impure air and gases.

Ibid.

203. To secure the proper ventilation of every coal mine in
the counties of Allegany and Garrett, and to provide for the
health and safety, of the men employed therein, the owner, lessee