LLOYD LOWNDES, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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"206 of Article 1, and 160 of Article 12." That it shall be
the duty of every person or body corporate, lessee, owner or

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agent operating a mine or mines in either of said counties of
Allegany or Garrett, to provide correct and accurate scales,
upon which all coal mined in said mine shall be weighed in the
state in which it is mined before the same shall be taken from
the mine-cars, in which the miners have loaded the same, and
it shall be the duty of every owner, lessee or agent of every
mine to cause the average weight of all the cars used in any
such mine to be plainly stamped in some conspicuous place on
each of said cars.
"207 of Article 1, and 161 of Article 12." That at any time
upon the request in writing to that effect of a majority of the

To provide
correct and
accurate
scales.

miners then employed in any coal mine in said counties of
Allegany and Garrett, to the agent, lessee, operator or owner
of such mine, such owner, lessee, operator or agent of such
coal mine shall permit said miners (but at their own expense)
to provide and keep in the said weigh house at said mine, at
the scales kept thereat, for such length of time as such miners
may require, a check weigh-master, who shall have the right at
all times to be present when the coal mined at each mine is
being weighed by the weigh-master of said mine, and to
examine the scales thereof, and to take and keep a full state-
ment of the weight of each mining car-load of coal, as shown
by the said scales when the coal is being weighed thereon, by
said weigh-master, and upon the discovery by such check
weigh-master of any wilful violation of any of the provisions
of this Act by the weigh-master employed at such mine, it
shall be the duty of such check weigh-master to immediately
lay all such information before the State's Attorney of the
county in which such weigh-house is situated, or the Mine In-
spector, for their action upon the same.

"208 of Article 1, and 162 of Article 12." That it shall be
the duty of every agent, owner, lessee, operator, weigh master,

Check weigh-
master to
be provided
for.

mining boss, overseer, roadsman, driver, miner or any other
person working or engaged in any employment whatever, in
or about the said mines in said Allegany and Garrett counties,
or the tram roads or incline planes leading thereform, to
observe all practical care, caution and prudence in the work in
which they may be engaged, so that all lives, health and safety
of themselves and their co-laborers, and the property of the
owners in and about said mines, may be protected as far as
practicable, consistent with the dangerous character of the
work, from loss and injury, and it shall be the duty of al]

Care, cautlom
and pru-
dence to be
observed.