ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                              Ch. 56

day's labor shall be 7:00 a.m.; but nothing herein contained shall in any way
preclude any workingman in and about said mines from working a greater
number of hours should he so desire and enter into contract with the owners
or managers of any of said mines, such additional hours to be computed as
overtime and to be paid for.

B. Penalty. Any person, body corporate, agent, manager or employer who shall
violate any of the provisions of Subsection A of this section shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not
more than fifty dollars ($50.).]

[66-6.

It shall be the duty of the Mine Inspector to make, as to the clay or fireclay
mines in Allegany or Garrett Counties, the examination and reports required as to
coal mines under Section 197 of Article I and Section 151 of Article 12 of this Act and
to make recommendations to the State Department of Labor and Industry as to the
legislation requisite to protect life and health in such clay mines.]

[ARTICLE II
Miners Relief Fund]

[66-7.

As used in this Article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

EMPLOYEE — Includes miners, helpers, laborers, drivers, trappers, roadmen,
propmen, repairers, foremen, superintendents and every employee engaged
directly in or about the coal and clay mine of an operator.

OPERATOR — Includes every corporation, person, partnership or association
engaged in the business of coal mining or clay mining in Allegany and Garrett
Counties, Maryland.]

[66-8.

A.    Creation. There is hereby created for Allegany and Garrett Counties,
respectively, a fund for the relief and sustenance of employees and their
dependents when such said employees have sustained injuries or disability
in the discharge of their duty and for the relief and sustenance of the
dependents of such employees when death has resulted from such injuries,
said fund to be made up of the proceeds of the tax hereinafter levied and the
increments from the investments thereof, as well as such donations and
legacies as may be made thereto.

B.    Maintenance of fund; levy. In order to create and maintain said fund, a tax
is hereby levied and imposed upon each operator and employee as follows:

(1) For each month or fraction of a month that he is employed by any
operator, a tax shall be imposed upon each employee as follows:

(a) For employees in Allegany County: twenty-seven cents ($0.27).
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