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men that may be engaged in said mines, and to see that the
provisions of this Act are strictly observed, and it shall
further be the duty of the said Inspector, after being notified
by the Magistrate or Coronor of either of said Counties of
Allegany or Garrett, to attend at every inquest that may be
held on the bodies of any person or persons that may lose
their lives while engaged at work in or about any of the coal
mines of said counties, and he shall examine closely into the
cause by which said person or persons lost their lives, and if it
shall be fully proven that the said person or persons lost their
lives by any wilful violation of this Act, or any wilful failure to.
comply with its provisions, the widow or lineal heirs of the per-
son or persons whose life shall be so lost, may institute a suit
against the owner, lessee or operator of said mine, wherein
the accident took place, and may recover such damages as
the Courts may determine for the loss they have sustained by
the death of the person or persons whose life or lives have
been lost while engaged at work in said mines.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That 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 acci-
dents 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.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That the owner or owners or
lessees 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 so mining, and shall be at all times accessible to
ths said Inspector for reference only.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That 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, within
six months from the passage of this Act, 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 Coun-
ties, which said ventilation shall be maintained throught