976                                       LAWS OF MARYLAND                             [Ch. 4

WEIGHMASTER BEGINS HIS DUTIES, HE SHALL SATISFY THE
DISTRICT MINE INSPECTOR THAT HE UNDERSTANDS THE
OPERATION AND ADJUSTMENT OF A MINE SCALE. ALSO, THE
WEIGHMASTER SHALL TAKE AND SUBSCRIBE AN AFFIDAVIT
BEFORE A PERSON AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER OATHS THAT
WHILE EMPLOYED IN THIS CAPACITY HE DOES NOT, AND WILL
NOT HAVE ANY FINANCIAL INTEREST, DIRECT OR INDIRECT,
IN THE MINE, AND THAT HE ACCURATELY WILL WEIGH AND
CAREFULLY KEEP A RECORD OF ANY COAL WEIGHED. THE
AFFIDAVIT SHALL BE FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF
THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY WHERE THE MINE IS
LOCATED WITH A COPY KEPT CONSPICUOUSLY AT THE PLACE OF
WEIGHING. IF THE WEIGHMASTER BECOMES INCAPACITATED,
THE OPERATOR MAY APPOINT TEMPORARILY ANOTHER ONE, WHO
UNDERSTANDS THE OPERATION AND ADJUSTMENT OF THE MINE
SCALE. THE OTHER WEIGHMASTER MAY ACT IN THE PLACE OF
THE INCAPACITATED ONE UNTIL THE EMERGENCY APPOINTEE OR
ANOTHER WEIGHMASTER IS QUALIFIED. IMMEDIATE ACTION
SHALL BE TAKEN TO QUALIFY THE TEMPORARY APPOINTEE AND
AN IMMEDIATE REPORT OF THE EMERGENCY ACTION SHALL BE
TRANSMITTED TO THE DISTRICT MINE INSPECTOR.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection presently appears
as Article 66C, section 632 of the Code.
The only changes made are in style.

(D) EMPLOYMENT OF CHECK-WEIGHMASTER BY
MINER.—EACH MINES EMPLOYED IN ANY COAL MINE MAY HIRE,
AT HIS OWN EXPENSE, A CHECK-WEIGHMASTER, WHO MAY BE
PRESENT AND OBSERVE THE WEIGHING OF COAL BY THE
WEIGHMASTER, EXAMINE AND TEST THE SCALE, AND INSPECT
THE WEIGHMASTER'S RECORD. THE CHECK-WEIGHMASTER SHALL
HAVE THE SAME QUALIFICATIONS, OATH, AND IS SUBJECT TO
THE SAME PENALTIES AS THE WEIGHMASTER.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection presently appears
as Article 66C, section 633 of the Code.
The only changes made are in style.

(E) DUTIES OF WEIGHMASTER.—THE WEIGHMASTER
SHALL BALANCE, TEST, AND EXAMINE THE SCALE EACH
MORNING BEFORE STARTING TO WEIGH COAL. HE SHALL WEIGH
ACCURATELY AND RECORD THE JUST NET WEIGHT OF THE COAL,
CREDITING THE EMPLOYEE WHO HAS SENT IT TO THE SURFACE
IN TONS AND HUNDRED-WEIGHTS AS A WHOLE HUNDRED-WEIGHT,
COMPUTING THEREFORE ANY MAJORITY FRACTION OF A
HUNDRED-WEIGHT AND OMITTING CREDIT OF ANY FRACTION OF
A HUNDRED-WEIGHT LESS THAN ONE HALF A HUNDRED-WEIGHT.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection presently appears
as Article 66C, section 634 of the Code.