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Mine Inspec-
tor also
inspector of
weights and
measures.
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in said counties, in order to test the accuracy of said scales,
and to do any other act he may deem necessary to ascertain
whether or not the miners are allowed the full weight of coal
in the mining cars when placed upon the scales of the differ-
ent mines, and it shall be the duty of every person acting as
weigh-master for the owner, lessee or agent of any said mines,
before entering upon the performance of his duty as weigh-
master or before making any report as said weigh- master to
said owner, lessee 'or agent, to make oath before some justice
of the peace, in the county in which the opening or mouth of said
mine is situated, that he will perform the duties of weigh-
master, as prescribed by this Act, at such mine, with honestly
and fidelity, and will keep a true and accurate account of all
the coal so weighed by him, and will credit and allow the full
weight of coal in each mining car to the party or parties who
mined the same, at .the rate of two thousand two hundred and
forty pounds per ton and all fractions thereof to be counted in
hundred weights (cwts.) But said oath of weigh-master shall
be understood and construed as only requiring said weigh-
master to allow and credit said fractions of tons in whole hun-
dred weights (cwts.) in manner following. Namely : Where
the odd pounds in any mining car in excess of the whole hun-
dred weight therein, shall equal or exceed fifty-six pounds, the
said weigh-master shall credit such miner with a whole hun-
dred weight for such odd pounds, but where said odd pounds
less than a whole hundred weight (cwt.) shall be less than fifty-
six pounds, then such weigh-master shall give such miner no
credit whatever for such odd pounds, and said weigh-master
shall deliver a copy under his hand and seal of said justice of said
affidavit to the Mine Inspector and it shall be the duty of said
weigh-master to perform the several acts and matters specified
in said affidavit.
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List of cars
and weight
of coal to
be kept.
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"205 of Article one, and 159 of Article 12." That it shall be
the duty of every person acting as weigh-master for the owners,
lessees or agents of any of said mines, to keep in ink or indel-
ible pencil a list or statement of the number of mining cars,
and the weight of coal in each car mined each day, and the
person mining the same, and place, and keep said list in some
place at the weigh-house where said coal is weighed, where
the miners interested therein may and can inspect it on and at
all times throughout the same day on which the coal specified
therein was mined, and each of said lists so placed there by
said weigh-master shall be kept by him for reference and in-
spection by all persons interested therein for at least thirty
days from the day on which the same is made out.
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