any contribution of money or any thing of value from any meanor. Penalty. Map, what 'tions. Copy of map, where filed. Sec. 296. The owner or agent of any mine having an excavation of not less than fifteen thousand cubic yards, shall make, or cause to be made an accurate map or plan to show. of the working of such mine on a scale of not less than two hundred feet to the inch, for each vein, showing the area mined or excavated and the location and connection with such excavation of the mine of the lines of all adjoining lands, and the name or names of each owner or owners, so far as known, marked on each tract, and the owner or agent shall annually thereafter make, or cause to be made an addi- Map addition to said map, showing the progress and plan of the working of such mine during the previous year up to the date of survey; provided that said additions shall be made semiannually whenever the mine inspector deems it necessary and so directs. The map shall be kept at the office of such mine and open to the inspection of the mine inspector, or his assistants, at all reasonable times, and at the request of the inspector the owner or agent shall file a correct copy of such map with said mine inspector at Columbus, and in case of a refusal on the part of the owner or agent to make and file such map, the inspector is authorized and required hereby to cause such map or maps to be made in duplicate, at the expense of said owner or agent, the cost of which shall be recoverable against the owner or agent in the name of the state mine inspector; and in case of refusal by said owner or agent to make or cause such map and the additions thereto to be made, for sixty days after notice by the mine. inspector said agent or owner shall be liable to a fine of Fine. five dollars for each and every day until said map is made, which shall be collected in the name of the state of Ohio, at the suit of the state mine inspector, and the amount so recovered shall be paid into the township school fund of the township when collected. And when any mine is exhausted or abandoned, and before the pillars are drawn in any por- mine. tion of the mine, the owner or agent thereof shall cause to be made a correct map of such mine, showing the area and working of the same to the day of abandoning, or of drawing pillars for the purpose of abandoning, and file such map within ninety days thereafter at the office of the county recorder in the county where such mine is located; said map shall have attached thereto the sworn certificate of the mining engineer making the map, and of the mine boss in charge of the underground workings of said mine; such map shall be properly labeled and filed by the recorder and be preserved as a part of the records of the land on which such mines are located and the recorder shall receive for said filing from said owner or agent a fee of fifty cents. Sec. 297. It is unlawful for the owner or agent of Abandoned Outlets. Cages. Shaft operated by Escape any coal mine, worked by shaft, to employ or permit any person to work therein, unless there are, to every seam of coal worked in each mine, at least two separate outlets, separated by natural strata of not less than one hunderd feet in breadth, by which shafts or outlets distinct means of ingress and egress are always available to the persons employed in the mine; but it is not necessary for the two outlets to belong to the same mine if the persons employed therein have safe, ready and available means of ingress and egress by not less than two openings. This section shall not apply to opening a new mine while being worked for the purpose of making communication between said two outlets so long as not more than twenty persons are employed at any one time in such mine, neither shall it apply to any mine or part of a mine in which the second outlet has been rendered unavailable by reason of the final robbing of pillars previous to abandonment, so long as not more than twenty persons are employed therein at any one time. The cage or cages, and other means of egress shall at all time be available for the persons employed, where there is no second outlet. And for thirty minutes before time to hoist coal in the morning, and for thirty minutes after quitting time, the men shall have the right to be lowered, and hoisted out on the cages, and when the stock is taken down, in the morning and hoisted out after quitting time then the men shall be allowed every other cage with the drivers and when six or more shall desire the cage the same right shall apply. At every shaft operated by steam power, the operator must steam power. station at the top and at the bottom of such shaft a competent man, charged with the duty of attending to signals, preserving order and enforcing the rules governing the carriage of men on cages. Said top man and bottom man shall be at their respective posts of duty at least thirty minutes before the hoisting of coal begins in the morning, and remaining for thirty minutes after hoisting coal ceases for the day. The escapement shafts shall be fitted with safe and available appliances, by which the persons employed in the mine may readily escape in case an accident occurs deranging the hoisting machinery at the main outlets, and such means or appliances for escape shall always be kept in a safe condition; and in no case shall an air shaft, with a ventilating furnace at the bottom, be constructed to be an escapement shaft, within the meaning of this section. To all other mines whether slopes or drifts, two such openings or outlets must be provided within twelve months after shipments of coal or other products have commenced from such mine: and in case such outlets are not provided as herein stipulated it shall not be lawful for the agent or owner of such slope or drift to permit more than ten persons to work therein at any one time. In case a coal mine has but one shaft, slope or drift, for the ingress or egress of the men working therein, and the owner thereof does not own suit ment shafts. ! able surface ground for another opening, he may select and appropriate any adjoining land for that purpose, and may make an additional shaft or outlet under, through or upon any intervening land, or land adjoining, and shall be governed in his proceedings in appropriating such land by the provisions of law in force, providing for the appropriation of private property by corporations, and such appropriation may be made, whether he is a corporator or not; but no land shall be appropriated under the provisions of this chapter until the court is satisfied that suitable premises cannot be obtained upon reasonable terms. Appropriajoining land. tion of ad Brattices, construction of. Sec. 298. The owner or agent of every coal mine, whether shaft, slope or drift, shall provide and maintain for every such mine an amount of ventilation of not less Ventilation. than 100 cubic feet, per minute, per person, employed in such mine, which shall be circulated and distributed throughout the mine in such manner as to dilute, render harmless and expel the poisonous and noxious gases from each and every working place in the mine, and no working place shall be driven more than sixty feet in advance of a breakthrough, or air-way; and all break-throughs, or air-ways, except those last made near the working-faces of the mine shall be closed up and made air-tight by brattice and trapdoors and all such brattices in the main inlet and the main outlet for air shall be built in a substantial manner as may be authorized by the state mine inspector or his deputy with brick and cement, and all other places that the mine inspector may deem it necessary shall be built with the same material, so that the currents of air in circulation in the mine may sweep to the interior of the mine, where the persons employed in such mine are at work, and all mines governed by the statute shall be provided with artificial means of producing ventilation, such as forcing or suction fans, exhaust steam, furnaces or other contrivances, of such capacity and power as to produce and maintain an abundant supply of air, and all mines generating fire-damp shall be kept free from standing gas and every working place shall be carefully examined every morning with a safety lamp. by a competent person or persons, before any of the workmen are allowed to enter the mine, and when working places are discovered in which accumulations of gas exist. he shall place a conspicuous mark thereat as notice to all men to keep out until such places shall have been made safe, and at once report his finding to the mine boss. All underground entrance to any places not in actual course of working or extension shall be properly fenced across the whole width of such entrances so as to prevent persons from inadvertently entering the same. Sec. 299. The owner or agent of every coal mine operated by shaft, in all cases where the human voice cannot be distinctly heard, shall forthwith provide and maintain a metal tube from the top to the bottom of such shaft. suitably calculated for the free passage of sound therein. Artificial ventilation. Notice of danger. Speaking tube. Safety catch. Safety-gate and brake. Safety holes. Safety lamps. Doors used for ventilation. Ventilation measured each week. so that conversation may be held between persons at the bottom and top of the shaft; there shall also be provided an approved safety catch, and a sufficient cover overhead, on all carriages used for lowering and hoisting persons, and no cage having an unstable or self-dumping platform shall be used for the carriage of men or materials unless the same is provided with some convenient device by which said platform can be securely locked, and in the top of every shaft an approved safety-gate, and an adequate brake shall be attached to every drum or machine used for lowering or raising persons in all shafts or slopes; and there shall also be provided in every shaft a traveling or passage way from one side of a shaft bottom to the other, so that persons working therein may not have to pass under descending cages; and all slopes or engine planes, used as traveling ways by persons in any mine, shall be made of sufficient width to permit persons to pass moving cars with safety; but if found impracticable to make any slope or engine plane of sufficient width, then safety holes of ample dimensions, and not more than sixty feet apart, shall be made on one side of said slope or engine plane. Such safety holes shall always be kept free from obstructions, and the roof and sides shall be made secure. The boilers used for generating steam, and the buildings containing the boilers shall not be nearer than sixty feet to any shaft or slope, or to any building or inflammable structure connected with or surrounding said shaft or slope; but this section shall not apply to any shaft or slope until the work of development and shipment of coal has commenced. Sec. 301. All safety lamps used for examining coal mines or which are used in any coal mine, shall be the property of the owner of the mine, and shall be under the charge of the agent thereof, and in all mines, whether they generate fire-damp or not, the doors used in assisting or directing ventilation of the mine, shall be so hung or adjusted that they will shut of their own accord and cannot stand open; and all main doors, shall have an attendant, whose constant duty shall be to open them for transportation and travel, and prevent them from standing open longer than is necessary for persons or cars to pass through; and places for shelter shall be provided at such doorways to protect the attendants from being injured by the cars, or otherwise, while attending to their duties; and the mining boss shall keep a careful watch over the ventilating apparatus and the air-way, and he shall measure the ventilation at least once a week, at the inlet and outlet, and also at or near the face of all the entries, and the measurements of air so made shall be noted on blanks, furnished by the chief inspector; and on the first day of each month the mining boss of each mine shall sign one of such blanks, properly filled with the said actual measurements, and forward the same to the chief inspector, and any mining boss making false returns of such air measurements shall be deemed how reported. Notice of acto specify. cident, what guilty of an offense against this section. Every person hav- Accidents, ing charge of any mine, wherever loss of life occurs by accident, connected with the working of such mine, or by explosion, shall give notice thereof forthwith, by mail or otherwise, to the inspector of mines, and to the coroner of the county in which such mine is situated, and the coroner shall hold an inquest upon the body of the person or persons whose death has been caused, and inquire carefully into the cause thereof, and shall return a copy of the findings and all the testimony to the chief inspector. The owner, agent, or manager of ev.ry mine shall, within twenty-four hours next after any accident, or explosion, whereby loss of life or personal injury may have been occasioned, send notice in writing to the chief inspector, and shall specify in such notice the character and cause of the accident, and the name or names of the persons killed and injured, with the extent and nature of the injuries sustained. When any personal injury, of which notice is required to be sent under this section, results in the death of the person injured, notice in writing shall be sent to the chief inspector within twenty-four hours after such death comes to the knowledge of the owner, agent or manager; and when loss of life occurs in any mine by explosion or accident, the owner, agent or manager of such mine, shall notify the chief inspector, or the district inspector forthwith, of the fact and it shall be the duty of the chief inspector to go himself, or require one of the district inspectors to go at once to the mine in which said death occurred, and inquire into the cause of the same, and to make a written report, fully setting forth the condition of the part of the mine where such death occurred, and the cause which led to the same; which report shall be filed Report, filing by the chief inspector in his office as a matter of record and for future reference. For any injury to persons or property, occasioned by any violation of this act, or any willful failure to comply with its provisions by any owner, agent or manager of any mine, a right of action shall accrue to the party injured, for Explosion or accident death. of. any direct damage he may have sustained thereby; and, in Damages. any case of loss of life, by reason of such willful neglect or failure, aforesaid, a right of action shall accrue to the widow and lineal heirs of the person whose life shall be lost, for like recovery of damages for the injury they shall have sustained. The owner, agent or manager of any mine shall also give notice to the chief inspector of mines in any or all of the following cases: Where any change occurs in the name of any mine, or in the name of any owner, agent, or manager, of any mine, or in the officers of any incorporated company which owns or operates a mine. 2. Where any working is commenced for the purpose of opening a new shaft, slope or mine to which this act applies. 8-G. & L. A. |