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adits, drifts or inclined planes connected with excavations
penetrating coal stratum or strata, which excavations are
ventilated by one general air current or divisions thereof, and
connected by one general system of mine railroads over which
coal may be delivered to one or more common points outside
the mine when such is operated by one operator.
Sub-Section A. The term " excavations and workings "
includes all the excavated parts of a mine, those abandoned as
well as the places actually being worked, also all underground
workings and shafts, tunnels and other ways and openings, all
such shafts, slopes, tunnels and other openings in the course
of being sunk or driven, together with all roads, appliances,
machinery and material connected with the same below the
surface.
Sub-Section B. The term "shaft" means a vertical opening
through the strata, and which is or may be used for the pur-
pose of ventilation or drainage, or for hoisting men or mate-
rial, or both, in connection with the mining of coal.
Sub-Section C. The term "slope" means an incline way or
opening used for the same purpose as a shaft.
Sub-Section D. The term "operator" means any firm, cor-
poration or individual operating any coal mine or part thereof.
Sub-Section E. The term "superintendent" means the per-
son who shall have, on behalf of the operator, immediate
supervision of one. or more mines.
Sub-Section F. The provision of this Act shall not apply
to any mine employing less than ten persons in anyone period
of twenty-four hours.
Sub-Section G. It shall be the duty of the Mine Inspector
to make as to the clay or tire-clay mines in Allegany or Garrett
counties, the examinations and reports required as to coal
mines under section 197 of Article 1 and section 151 of Article
12 of this Act, and to make recommendations to the Governor
as to the legislation requisite to protect life and health in such
clay mines.
SEC. 21. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.
Approved March 24, 1902.
CHAPTER 125.
AN ACT to add four additional Sections to Article 14 of the
Code of Public General Laws of Maryland, entitled " Bills
of Lading, Storage and Elevator Receipts," said Sections
to be known as Sections 1A, 1B 1 C, and 1 D, respectively.
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