RELATING TO EMPLOYES GENERALLY.

Sec. 956. [Duties of miner. Examination of working place.] Each miner shall examine his working place upon entering same, and shall not commence to mine or load until it is made safe. He shall be very careful to keep his working place in a safe condition at all times. (Sec. 952.)

[Shall cease work when place is dangerous.] Should he at any time find his place becoming dangerous from any cause or condition, he shall at once cease work, and notify the mine-foreman, or assistant mine-foreman, of such danger, and, upon leaving such place, he shall place some plain warning at the entrance thereto, to warn others from entering into the danger, and shall not return until ordered to do so by the mine-foreman, or assistant mine-foreman. (Sec. 953.)

[Shall prop roof, etc.] Each miner, or other person employed in a mine, shall securely prop the roof of the working place therein under his control, and shall obey any order, or orders, given by the superintendent or mine-foreman relating to the width of working places, and to the security of the mine in the part thereof where he is at work, and for fifteen feet back from the face of his working place. Such miner, or other person, shall not be held to have violated the provisions of this clause if the owner, lessee or agent fails to supply the necessary props, caps, and timbers, as provided for in this act. (Sec. 933, 953.)

[Shall not waste props, etc.] Each miner, or other person shall avoid waste of props, caps, timber, or other material. When he has props, caps, timber, or other material unsuited for his purpose, he shall not cover up or destroy same, but shall place it near the track where it can be readily seen. (Sec. 933, 953.)

[Blasting when fire-damp is generating.] He shall not fire a blast in any working place which is likely to generate sudden volumes of fire-damp, or where locked safety lamps are used, except with the consent of the mine-foreman, or other competent person designated by the mine-foreman for that purpose. (Sec. 962.)

[Blasting when restricted to specific times.] At a mine where the firing of shots is restricted to specific times, no miner shall fire a shot until the time appointed for him to do so, and then only in such rotation as designated. (Sec. 962.)

[Examination after blasting.] After each blast, he shall exercise great care in examining the roof and coal, and shall secure them safely before beginning to load coal. (Sec. 962.)

[Shall post after undermining.] After the coal is undermined, he shall, before shooting the coal, properly post the roof of his working place.

[Must not go under draw-slate.] When draw-slate is over the coal, he shall not go underneath the draw-slate until it is made safe from falling, by securely posting it, and he shall not remove the posts until the coal is removed and he is ready to take down the draw-slate.

[Shall load fine coal.] He shall not place in the gob or refuse pile, or cover up, any fine coal or coal dust, but shall load same into cars. (Sec. 944; Penalty, Sec. 976.)

Sec. 957. [Duties of machine men.] Machine runners and helpers shall use care while operating mining machines. They shall not operate a machine unless the shields are in place, and shall warn persons not engaged in the operating of a machine of the danger in going near the machine while it is in operation, and shall not permit such persons to remain near the machine while it is in operation. They shall examine the roof of the working place and see that it is safe before starting to operate the machine. They shall not move the machine while the cutter chain is in motion. When connecting the power cable to the electric wires, they shall make the negative or grounded connections before connecting to the positive, and when disconnecting the power cable, shall disconnect from the positive line before disconnecting the negative or grounded. When positive feed wires extend into rooms, they shall connect such wires to the positive wire on the entry before connecting the power cable, and as soon as the power cable is disconnected shall disconnect such wire from the wire on the entry. They shall use care that the cable does not make contact with metallic rails of the track, and shall avoid, where possible, leaving the cable in water. If they remove props which have been placed by the miner for the security of the roof, they shall reset such props as promptly as possible. (Sec. 941; Penalty, Sec. 976.)

Sec. 958. [Duties of motormen and trip-riders.] Motormen and trip-riders shall use care in handling the locomotive and cars, and shall see that the signal or marker, as provided for, is used as provided, and shall be governed by the speed provided for in this act in handling cars.

They shall not run the locomotive with the trolley ahead of the locomotive, except in cases where they cannot do otherwise, and then only at a speed of two miles per hour.

They shall warn persons forbidden to ride on the locomotive or cars, and shall not permit such persons to ride on locomotive or cars contrary to the provisions of this act.

[Duties of trip-rider, rope haulage.] The trip-rider in charge of rope haulage trips shall see that the signal light, as provided for in this act, is in place and in proper condition before starting trip.

[Drivers.] Drivers shall use care in handling cars, especially going down extreme grades, and at junction points.

[Those in charge of trips of cars shall see that doors are closed.] Motormen, trip-riders and drivers in charge of haulage trips passing through doors used as a means of directing the ventilation, shall see that such doors are closed promptly after the trip passes through. (Sec. 923, 943, 961; Penalty, Sec. 976.)

Sec. 959. [Persons must not enter mine until fire-boss reports.] No person shall enter a mine generating fire-damp so as to be detected by a safety lamp, until the fire-boss makes a report outside the mine on a blackboard provided for that purpose, and arranged where the men can conveniently inspect it. No person shall go beyond a danger signal, until all standing gas discovered has been removed or diluted and rendered harmless by a current of air. (Sec. 925, 955.)

[Persons ordered to withdraw must not re-enter without permission.] Any person being ordered by the mine-foreman to withdraw from the mine on account of the interruption of the ventilation shall not re-enter the mine until given permission to do so by the mine-foreman. (Sec. 952.)

[Not more than ten persons on a cage.] When more than ten persons get on a cage or elevator to be lowered into a mine, or to be hoisted out of a mine, the person in charge of the lowering and hoisting of such persons shall order a sufficient number to get off to reduce the number to ten persons, and the persons so ordered shall immediately comply. (Sec. 929.)

[Employes shall not loiter.] Each employe of a mine shall go to and from his place of duty by the traveling ways provided; shall not travel around the mine, or the buildings, tracks or machinery connected therewith, where duty does not require, and when not on duty, shall not loiter at, in, or around the mine, the buildings, tracks or machinery connected therewith.

[Intoxicants.] No person shall go into, at, or around a mine, or the buildings, tracks or machinery connected therewith, while under the influence of intoxicants. No person shall use, carry, or have in his possession, at, in, or around a mine, or the buildings, tracks or machinery connected therewith, any intoxicants.

[Must not go beyond danger signal.] No person other than the fire-boss shall remove or go beyond any caution board or danger signal placed at the entrance to any working place, or to the entrance to any old workings in a mine.

Sec. 960. [Intent to defraud.] No person shall erase or change a mark of reference or monument made in connection with measurements; change the checks on cars; wrongfully check a car, or do any act with intent to defraud.

[Fire must not be taken into stable.] No person shall take a lighted pipe, or other thing containing fire, except lanterns as provided for, into any stable or barn. (Sec. 945-955.)

[Must not obstruct airway.] No person shall place refuse in, or obstruct any airway or breakthrough used as an airway.

[Injuries to mine by workmen and others.] No workman, or other person, shall knowingly injure a water gauge, barometer, air-course, brattice, equipment, machinery, or live stock; obstruct or throw open an airway; handle or disturb any part of the machinery of the hoisting engine of a mine; open a door of a mine and neglect to close it; endanger the mine or those working therein; disobey an order given in pursuance of law, or do a wilful act whereby the lives and health of persons working therein, or the security of a mine, or the machinery connected therewith may be endangered. (Penalty, Sec. 976.)

Sec. 961. [Persons not permitted to ride on haulage trips.] No person or persons except those in charge of trips, superintendents, mine-foremen, electricians, machinists and blacksmiths, when required by their duty, shall ride on haulage trips, except where by mutual agreement in writing, between the owner, lessee or agent, and the employes, a special trip of empty cars is run for the purpose of taking employes into and out of the mine, or empty cars are attached to loaded trips, which shall not be run at a speed exceeding eight miles per hour. No person except a trip rider shall ride on loaded car or cars, and he shall ride only the front or rear end of the trip. (Sec. 958.)

[Size of lamps for open lights.] No person, except as hereinafter provided for, shall use in any coal mine, any oil lamp for the purpose of maintaining an open light, more than two and one-half inches in height, with spout not more than three inches long, with opening not more than three-eights inch in diameter; provided, however, that mine-foreman, electricians, machinists, motormen, trip-riders, drivers, and other persons whose duties require them to ride on moving trips, works in main air current, or travel frequently from place to place, may use lamps not exceeding three and one-half inches in height, with spout not more than four and one-half inches long, with opening not more than five-eights of an inch in diameter. (Sec. 943; Penalty, Sec. 976.)

Sec. 962. [Handling and storing of explosives.] No workman shall have at any one time more than one twenty-five pound keg of blasting powder in the mine, nor more than three pounds of high explosives, and no person shall keep blasting powder or explosives dangerously near the electric wire or power cable in any part of the mine where electric wires are in use. No blasting powder, or other explosive, shall be stored in any mine except as above provided.

[Explosives kept in boxes.] Every person who has powder or other explosives in a mine shall keep same in a wooden box, or boxes, securely locked, and said boxes shall be kept at least five feet from the track, and no two powder boxes shall be kept within twenty-five feet of each other, nor shall blasting powder and high explosives be kept in the same box, and in no case shall detonating caps be kept in a box with blasting powder or high explosives.

[Fire must be kept from explosives.] Whenever a workman is about to open a box, package or keg containing powder or other explosives, and while handling the same, he shall place and keep his lamp at least five feet distant from said explosives, and in such position that the air current cannot convey sparks to it; and no person shall approach nearer than five feet to any open box, keg or package containing powder or other explosives, or within five feet of another person handling such explosives, with a lighted lamp, lighted pipe, or other thing containing fire.

[Conveying of explosives.] Blasting powder or explosives must not be taken into or out of a mine, or moved from place to place in a mine along any entry or haulway where there are electric wires, while the power is on such wires, except when such powder or explosive is conveyed in insulated cars or packages.

[Explosives and tools on cages or stairways.] Powder, explosives and working tools shall not be taken down or up a hoisting shaft in a cage when men are going down or up; nor shall they be taken down or up a stairway used for ingress and egress of persons. (Sec. 956, 963; Penalty, Sec. 976.)

Sec. 963. [Squibs and fuses; missed shots.] Any workman who is about to fire a shot with a squib, shall not shorten the fuse, saturate it with oil, or ignite it except at the extreme end; he shall see that all persons are out of danger from the probable effects of such shot, and if it be a rib shot, he shall notify the person or persons working next to him on said rib before firing said shot, and shall take measures to prevent any one approaching by shouting "fire" immediately before lighting the fuse.

When a squib is used and a shot misses fire, no person shall return until five minutes shall have elapsed.

When a fuse is used and a shot misses fire, no person shall return until one hour for each foot of fuse used shall have elapsed.

The needle used in preparing a blast shall be made of copper, and the tamping bar shall be made of wood, or shall be tipped with at least five inches of solid copper.

No inflammable material, or any material that may create a spark, shall be used for tamping, and some soft material must always be placed next to the cartridge or explosive. When it is necessary to tamp dynamite, nothing but a wooden tamper shall be used. (Sec. 956, 962; Penalty, Sec. 976.)



RELATING TO PERSONS NOT EMPLOYES.

Sec. 964. [Persons not employes of a mine.] Persons not employes of a mine, except those permitted by law, shall not enter such mine or go upon the property connected therewith, unless consent of the owner, lessee or agent has been secured, and then only when accompanied by a guide furnished by such owner, lessee or agent. This, however, shall not prohibit persons seeking employment at such mine, or the duly authorized representatives of the employes, from entering upon the property as may be necessary to make such application to the proper authority or to transact business, provided such persons do not enter the mine until given permission to do so, and do not stand on the tracks, go near the machinery, or other place of danger. (Penalty, Sec. 976.)



GENERAL PROVISIONS.

Sec. 965. [Qualifications of miner.] Each person desiring to work by himself at mining or loading, shall first produce satisfactory evidence, in writing, to the mine-foreman of the mine in which he is employed, or to be employed, that he has worked at least nine months with, under the direction of, or as a practical miner; provided, however, if the mine in which such person is to be employed generates explosive gas, or fire-damp, he shall have worked not less than twelve months with, under the direction of, or as a practical miner. Except as hereinafter provided, until a person has so satisfied the mine-foreman of his competency, he shall not work, or be permitted to work at mining or loading unless accompanied by a competent miner.

[Inexperienced miner.] The provisions of this section shall not prohibit a person not so qualified from working in a mine by himself, or with another inexperienced person, when such person or persons work under the direction of a competent overseer, as hereinafter prescribed. Until such person or persons have been employed in a mine for a period of not less than three months, the overseer shall visit the working place of such persons not less frequently than once in each four hours that such persons are in the mine, and instruct them as to their work and safety, and assist them in caring for their safety. After such persons have been employed in a mine for a period of three months, and until they have been employed not less than six months, the overseer shall examine the working place not less frequently than once during each six hours that such persons are in the mine, and shall instruct them as to their work and safety, and assist them in caring for their safety. After such persons have been employed in a mine for a period of not less than six months, the overseer shall examine the working place not less than once each day until such persons become qualified by having worked the period of time hereinbefore provided. The overseer shall instruct such persons not to handle or use any explosives, except in his presence, until they have been employed in a mine not less than three months, and not then until he is satisfied that such persons are fully competent to handle and use same with safety. The overseer shall visit the working place of such persons oftener than required herein, when, in his judgment, it is necessary to do so for the proper safety of such persons. (Sec. 954; Penalty, Sec. 976.)

Sec. 966. [Oath and bond of weigh-master.] Any person employed to weigh coal at a mine in which ten or more miners are employed, and upon the weight of which the earnings of the miners depend, shall take and subscribe to an oath before an officer authorized to administer the same, that he will correctly weigh all coal taken from such mine under existing contracts between the owner, lessee or agent, and the miners, and give due credit for same; and when required by existing contracts between the lessor and lessee, he shall give due credit to such lessor. He shall also give a bond in the sum of three hundred dollars, with two sureties approved by the clerk of the township in which such mine is situated, conditioned for the faithful discharge of his duties, and payable to the state, with the oath indorsed thereon, which shall be deposited with such township clerk. (Penalty, Sec. 976.)

Sec. 967. [Examination of machinery, ventilating current, etc., by miner or owner.] The miners employed in a mine may appoint two of their number to act as a committee to inspect, not oftener than once in every month, the mine and the machinery connected therewith, and to measure the ventilating current. If the owner, lessee or agent so desires, he may accompany such committee or appoint two or more persons for that purpose. The owner, lessee or agent shall afford every necessary facility for making such inspection and measurement, but the committee shall not in any way interrupt or impede the work in the mine at the time of such inspection and measurement. Within ten days after the inspection and measurement, such committee shall make a correct report thereof to the chief inspector of mines, on blanks furnished by him. (Sec. 906; Penalty, Sec. 976.)

Sec. 968. [Appropriation of land for mines, how made.] The owner, lessee or agent of a coal mine, may, when such owner, lessee or agent does not own or control suitable surface ground for openings for the ingress and egress of persons employed therein, for the means of ventilation as provided for in this act, for the means of draining said mine as may best protect the lives and health of the persons employed therein, for the protection of the employes and property, for conducting the water from the mine to any natural water course, or for suitable roadway from any opening to a public highway, appropriate as hereinafter provided, for any one or more of such purposes any required intervening or adjoining lands, and make openings, lay pipe for conducting water, and maintain roadways into, upon, over, under or through same, provided that no land shall be appropriated for a roadway more than twenty feet in width, and no land for any other one of such purposes in excess of one-quarter of an acre. Such owner, lessee or agent, whether a corporation, firm or individual, shall be governed in proceedings to appropriate such land by the laws relating to the appropriation of private property by corporation; but no land shall be so appropriated unless the court is satisfied that suitable land cannot be obtained upon reasonable terms.

Sec. 969. [Examination and survey of mine by owner of land adjoining.] Each person owning land adjoining a mine worked for the production of coal, and each person interested in such mine, who has reason to believe that the protection of his interests therein or in the coal on his adjoining land requires it, upon making affidavit to that effect before a justice of the peace or other proper officer, may enter such mine and have an examination or survey of it made, after giving three days' notice, in writing, to the owner, lessee or agent of such mine. Such examination shall be made at such time, and in such manner, as will least interfere with the working of the mine.

[Transportation of surveying party.] When the affidavit has been made, and notice given, as provided in the foregoing, upon the application of the person giving the notice, the person in charge of such mine shall transport, by the ordinary method for entrance and exit in use at such mine, a surveying party of not more than three persons, furnish them a competent guide, and supply them with necessary and proper lamps. The person in charge of the mine shall be paid by the person requesting the survey, fifty cents for each person so transported, and five dollars per day for guide; but, if the shaft, (if such mine be a shaft mine), exceed two hundred and fifty feet in depth, he shall be paid one dollar for each person so transported.

[Liability for damages caused by examination.] If the owner or lessee of such mine sustain damage for which compensation should be made because such examination or survey was made at unreasonable times, or in an improper or unwarrantable manner, the person making, such examination or survey, or causing it to be made, shall be liable therefor to such owner or lessee.

[Forfeiture.] The persons owning or operating a mine shall not hinder or obstruct such examination or survey, if made at a reasonable time, and in a reasonable manner, and as provided by law.

[To whom provisions concerning examination and survey available.] The preceding provisions for examination and survey shall be available to any person, who, on his oath, states that he is the owner, or authorized agent of an owner, of land which he believes contains coal or commercial products adjacent to the underground working of a mine, although it does not adjoin the property of such mine.

[Action for refusal to permit examination.] Upon the refusal of the owner, lessee or agent of a mine to comply with the provisions of this section, the person who makes the application for the survey may recover judgment as upon default, in a court of competent jurisdiction, against the owner, lessee or agent, in such sum as he declares under oath that he believes to be justly due him for coal belonging to him taken by the owner, lessee or agent of the mine without his permission, and the statute of limitations shall not run against such claim, but the demand, and refusal of permission to enter such mine, must be first proven to the satisfaction of the court or jury.

Sec. 970. [Checkweighman for miners.] The miners employed at a mine where the earnings of such miners depend upon the weight of coal mined, may, at their own cost, designate or appoint a competent person as checkweighman, who, at all proper times, shall have full right of access to and examination of the scales, machinery or apparatus used at such mine to determine the correct weight of coal mined, and whose duty shall be to see the coal weighed and to make a correct record of such weights. Not more than one person, however, on behalf of the miners collectively shall have such right at the same time.

[Checkweighman for landowners.] The landowners, or other persons interested in the rental or royalty at such mine, may, at their own cost, designate or appoint a competent person to act as checkweighman for them, who shall have the same rights as the checkweighman for the miners. Not more than one person, however, on behalf of the landowners, or other persons interested in the rental or royalty, jointly, shall have such right at the same time. Checkweighmen shall not interfere with the use of or tamper with such scales, machinery or apparatus, nor make any false entry of any weight, or in any manner exceed the duties prescribed herein.

[Check-measurer.] The miners employed at a mine where the earnings of such miners depend upon measurements, may, at their own cost, designate or employ, not more than one of their number as check-measurer to accompany each mine-foreman or other person making the measurements and see them make such measurements, and make a correct record of same. Each mine-foreman or other person making measurements may have a helper, but such helper shall not be regarded as a person making measurements. The person or persons designated as check-measurer shall not in any manner interfere with or interrupt the work of the mine-foreman, or other person, while making such measurements. (Penalty, Sec. 976.)

Sec. 971. [Crossing public highway.] Any person, firm or corporation now or hereafter owning any land containing mineral, coal, stone or clay, and over any portion of which shall pass any state, county or township road or public highway, shall have the right and are hereby authorized to drill, excavate, mine or quarry through or under any such road; provided, however, that when any excavation is to be made in such manner that the top or highest level of such excavation will be extended within thirty feet vertical distance of such road, then and in that case before said work shall be commenced, such person, firm or corporation shall execute and deliver to the board of county commissioners in case of state or county roads, or to the township trustee in case of township roads, a bond, with good and sufficient surety in such amounts as shall be considered by said commission or trustees sufficient to cover any damages that may accrue by reason of excavating, mining or quarrying through or under any such road, the same to be approved by said commissioners or trustees; conditioned that while crossing over or mining or quarrying under any such road, a safe and unobstructed passageway or road shall be kept open by such person, firm or corporation for public use, and as soon as practicable such road shall be fully restored to its original safe and passable condition. When such crossing is made by excavation at a depth of more than thirty feet below the surface of such road, the person, firm or corporation making same shall be liable to the county commissioners or township trustees for any damage that may accrue by reason of such excavation, and shall be held to fully repair any such damage and to restore such road to its original safe and passable condition. The right to mine or quarry across or under public highways as hereinbefore provided shall accrue to the owner, lessee or agent of the land upon or through which such highway passes. (Penalty, Sec. 976.)

Right of action in case of accident.

Sec. 972. In case of an injury to persons or property, occasioned by a violation of any of the provisions of this act or any willful failure to comply with any provisions of this act any owner, lessee or agent of a mine, a right of action shall accrue to the person injured, for any direct damage he may have sustained thereby. In case of loss of life, by reason of such failure or willful neglect, a right of action shall accrue to the widow, and children, or if there be none such, then to the parents and next of kin, of the person whose death was so caused, for like recovery of damages for the injury they shall have sustained.

Each person who performs labor in opening or developing any coal mine, mining coal, and labor connected therewith, shall have a lien upon all the property of the person, firm or corporation owning, constructing or operating such mine, for the value of such labor for the full amount thereof, upon the same terms, as mechanic's liens are secured and enforced. (103 O. Laws 67.)



RELATING TO OIL AND GAS WELLS THROUGH COAL MEASURES.

Owner of well shall make and file map.

Sec. 973. Any person, firm or corporation holding property in any coal bearing or coal producing township, in any county of the state of Ohio, either in fee, by virtue of a lease for oil or gas, mining purposes since January first, 1900, or otherwise, whereon wells have been drilled for oil, gas or test purposes, shall cause to be made by a competent engineer, an accurate map on a scale of not less than one inch to four hundred feet, showing on said map the location and number of wells as near as the same can be located, that have been drilled, whether or not any of such wells have been previously abandoned, or were drilled and abandoned by former operators, who have ever held the said property for oil, gas or mining purposes.

Said map shall show the name and address of the person, firm or corporation owning said well or wells, the county and township, the names of the adjoining property owners, and lines of the property operated with the distances of the wells properly measured therefrom and checked from the section and quarter section lines, as will be necessary for an accurate survey. The map shall show all the engineer's notations of angles, distances, starting point, or corner stones, together with the numbers given the respective wells, giving a legend as to the manner in which various abandoned or producing wells, are designated. The original map shall be retained by the owner or his agent, and one copy filed with the industrial commission of Ohio, division of mines, said copy showing thereon the sworn statement of the engineer making the map that same is correct.

Well shall not be near mine opening.

No oil well, gas well or test well shall be drilled nearer than three hundred feet to any opening to a mine used as a means of ingress or egress for persons employed therein, nor nearer than one hundred feet to any building or inflammable structure connected therewith, and actually used as a part of the operating equipment of said mine.

Persons drilling oil and gas wells in coal bearing or coal producing townships.

Any person, firm or corporation before drilling or causing to be drilled any oil well, gas well or test well within the limits of any coal producing township in any county of the state of Ohio, shall first file an application with, the industrial commission of Ohio, division of mines, on blanks to be furnished by said commission for such purpose, and shall show the following: The name and address of the applicant, the proper date, location of the proposed well—giving the name of the property owner, section number, township and county, the number of the proposed well, and signed by an officer or agent of such operator. No well shall be commenced until the applicant or operator has been granted a permit, which shall be granted by the industrial commission of Ohio, division of mines, under the following conditions:

When well is adjacent to mine.

If such proposed well is located within the limits directly adjacent to mining operations, such limits to be determined by the industrial commission of Ohio, division of mines, the application for permit must be accompanied by a map showing the location of the proposed well and answering the requirements in the preceding regulations for mapping.

When well is not adjacent to mine.

If such proposed well is not located within the limits directly adjacent to mining operations, but within the limits of any coal producing or coal bearing township, the industrial commission of Ohio, division of mines, shall grant a permit immediately upon receipt of the application, providing the applicant is a responsible person, firm or corporation. The industrial commission of Ohio, division of mines, may at any time after the well is commenced, if the responsibility of the applicant or operator is considered doubtful, cause such operator or applicant to show proper guaranty of his intention to fulfill the requirements of the section, or cause all operations to cease forthwith. If any person, firm or corporation continue drilling on property already surveyed in accordance with the preceding requirements, a complete blue print or copy of map shall be made at the end of each year ending June 30th, showing the additional wells properly surveyed by a competent engineer as above mentioned, and filed with the industrial commission of Ohio, division of mines, not later than the following first of September.

When well is to be abandoned owner shall give notice.

When any oil well, gas well or test well is to be abandoned, the person, firm or corporation owning such well shall notify the industrial commission of Ohio, division of mines, or the deputy oil and gas well inspector of the district in which the well is located, as many days in advance as will be necessary for the inspector to arrange to be present at such abandonment. No well shall be abandoned without an inspector being present, unless permission has been first granted upon good cause shown, by the industrial commission of Ohio, division of mines.

Method of plugging well.

When any oil well, gas well or test well is to be abandoned, it must first be plugged in some secure manner above the oil or gas sand or rock formation, either by placing or driving one or more good seasoned wooden plugs, or a lead plug, as the case may require, so that no gas or oil may escape, or any water or destructive matter force itself into the oil or gas sand, or rock formation. Upon such seasoned wooden plug or plugging material shall be filled at least thirty feet of cement properly mixed with sand, or thirty feet of good clay or rock sediment properly prepared.

If any well has passed through a workable vein or seam of coal, it shall when it is abandoned be plugged in the following manner: A seasoned wooden plug shall be driven to a point thirty feet below the lowest workable seam of coal and the hole filled with cement to a point at least twenty feet above this seam of coal, at which point another wooden plug shall be placed and the hole filled for a distance of twenty feet with cement or properly prepared clay, or rock sediment. If there is more than one seam of coal the next seam above must be plugged off in like manner.

When well penetrates the excavations of any mine.

In the event that a well being drilled penetrates the excavations of any mine, it must be cased with casing of approximately the same diameter as the diameter of the hole, the hole to be drilled thirty feet or to solid slate or rock and not less than ten feet below the floor of such mine, and the casing shall be placed in the following manner: One string of casing shall be placed at a point above the roof of said mine so as to shut off all of the surface water; then the hole drilled through said mine and another string of casing put in. The bottom of the second string of casing, or the one passing through said mine, shall not be nearer than ten feet, or more than thirty feet from the floor of the mine where it passes through the same.

When any well which has been drilled is to be abandoned and has passed through the excavations of any coal mine from which the minable coal has not all been removed, the person, firm or corporation owning said well shall leave in said well the casing passing through said mine from a point not less than ten feet, nor more than thirty feet below the floor of said mine, and extending above the roof of said mine at least five feet. A seasoned wooden plug shall be driven to a point at least forty feet below the floor of the mine and the hole above said plug together with the casing left in, which extends through the coal, shall be filled with cement; then a seasoned wooden plug shall be driven on the top of said casing, and the hole filled with cement for a distance of not less than twenty feet.

Interpretation—"coal bearing and coal producing township."

A coal bearing or coal producing township of any county shall be interpreted to mean any, township as a unit, in which coal is found that, is being mined, or is of such thickness as to make it likely to be mined at some future time. Any well drilled in such township, whether or not it passes through any coal, the same being barren in certain sections of such township, or the well being commenced below the line of outcrop of the coal, will nevertheless be required to be mapped and abandoned in accordance with the regulations and provisions of this section as given above, which shall apply uniformly throughout any coal bearing or coal producing township of any county.



RELATING TO ILLUMINATING OIL FOR MINES.

Composition of illuminating oil for use in mines.

Sec. 974. No person, firm or corporation shall compound, sell or offer for sale for illuminating purposes in any mine any oil other than oil composed of not less than eighty-two per cent, of pure animal or vegetable oil, or both, and not more than eighteen per cent, pure mineral oil. The gravity of such animal or vegetable oil shall not be less than twenty-one and one-half, and not more than twenty-two and one-half degrees Baume scale, measured by Tagliabue or other standard hydrometer, at a temperature of sixty degrees Fahrenheit; the gravity of such mineral oil shall not be less than thirty-four and not more than thirty-six degrees Baume scale, measured by Tagliabue or other standard hydrometer at a temperature of sixty degrees Fahrenheit, and the gravity of the mixture shall not exceed twenty-five degrees Baume scale measured by Tagliabue or other standard hydrometer at a temperature of sixty degrees Fahrenheit. Each person, firm or corporation compounding oil for illuminating purposes in any mine or mines, shall, before shipment thereof is made, securely brand, stencil or paste upon the head of each barrel or package, a label which shall have plainly printed, marked or written thereon, the name and address of the person, firm or corporation, having purchased same, the date of shipment, the percentage and the gravity in degrees Baume scale, at a temperature of sixty degrees Fahrenheit, of each of the component parts of animal, vegetable and mineral oil contained in the mixture, and the gravity in degrees Baume scale at a temperature sixty degrees Fahrenheit of the mixture. Each label shall have printed thereon, over the fac-simile signature of the person, firm or corporation having compounded the oil, the following: "This package contains oil for illuminating purposes in mines in the State of Ohio, and the composition thereof as shown hereon is correct." Each person, firm or corporation, manufacturing paraffine wax for illuminating purposes in any mine, or mines, shall, before shipment thereof is made, securely brand, stencil, or paste, upon the head of each barrel, box, or case, containing small packages, the name and address of the person, firm or corporation, manufacturing paraffine wax therein contained, the name and address of the person, firm or corporation, having purchased the same, and the date of shipment. And each individual package contained within each barrel, box or case, shall have plainly printed thereon the name of the product, the name and address of the manufacturer thereof, together with the melting point, fire test, and the percentage of oil and moisture of the paraffine wax herein contained. But nothing herein contained shall prohibit the manufacture, sale or use for illuminating purposes in mines in this state, of paraffine wax with melting point at from one hundred five to one hundred twenty-four degrees of heat and minimum fire test not less than three hundred degrees Fahrenheit, with not over four per cent, oil and moisture.

Acetylene gas in mines.

Sec. 974-1. It shall be lawful to use acetylene gas in lamps in mines subject to the following conditions and restrictions: First, no person or persons shall take into a mine a greater quantity of calcium carbide than will be a reasonable supply for his own lamp for one day's work. Second, no person shall deposit, or keep in his possession in a mine any calcium carbide, or refuse from calcium carbide, in anything except air-tight containers, and these containers with their contents must be taken out of the mine at the end of each day's work, or sooner, if possible. Third, no person or persons, shall be allowed to use acetylene gas in lamps where there are old or abandoned workings where large quantities of black damp or other poisonous gases are liable to accumulate until such places have been examined by a competent person and pronounced to be free from foul or poisonous atmosphere.

Other illuminants.

Sec. 974-2. No person shall use in any mine any other illuminant than those provided for in sections 974 and 974-1 of the General Code, unless with the consent of the chief inspector of mines.

Penalty.

Sec. 974-3. Any person who knowingly uses, or any owner, lessee or agent, who permits the use of any illuminant contrary to the provisions of sections 974, 974-1 and 974-2, or any owner, lessee or agent who permits any person to deposit, or keep in his possession, in a mine any calcium carbide, or refuse from calcium carbide, except as provided in said sections 974 and 974-1, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than five nor more than ten dollars, and for a second or any subsequent offense shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars. (103 O.L. 25.)

Sec. 975. [No oil for illuminating purposes in mines shall be sold except oil prescribed in this act.] No person, firm or corporation shall sell or offer for sale, any oil for illuminating purposes in any coal mine unless the barrel or package in which such oil was received bears the label of the compounder as provided for in this act. Each person, firm or corporation selling or offering for sale any oil for illuminating purposes in any coal mine, shall, upon request of any district inspector of mines, or of any officer or duly authorized agent of any owner or lessee of a coal mine located within two miles of the point where such oil is offered for sale, submit such oil and the original containers for examination, and upon request, give a sample of such oil from one or more original containers selected by such inspector, officer or agent, for the purpose of making a test thereof.

[Adulteration of illuminating oil forbidden.] No person shall adulterate any oil either before or after taking same from the original containers, and shall not alter, transfer, or re-use any label placed upon any container.

[Persons forbidden to use oil other than prescribed in this act.] No person shall use for illuminating purposes in any coal mine, any oil other than the oil specifically provided for in this act. Each person, while in a coal mine, shall, upon request of any district inspector of mines, or any officer or duly authorized agent of the owner or lessee, submit his lamp and supply of oil for examination, and upon request, give sample of oil for purpose of making test thereof, and state from whom purchased.

[Provisions of this act shall apply only to oil used for open lights.] The provisions of this act relating to the compounding, sale and use of oil for illuminating purposes in coal mines, shall apply to oil used in lamps for open lights. The oil used in safety lamps may be of such composition as will best serve the purpose. (Sec. 944, 974; Penalty, Sec. 976.)



RELATING TO PENALTIES.

County Coroner.

Sec. 976. Any county coroner who, after receiving notice of a fatal accident, or of an accident, which has resulted in the death of a person, at, in, or around a mine, from the owner, lessee or agent of such mine, or the chief inspector of mines, willfully refuses or neglects to comply, so far as such provisions relate to him, with the provisions of section nine hundred and twenty-one of the General Code, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than fifty dollars, at the discretion of the court.

Owner, lessee or agent.

Any owner, lessee or agent of a mine, or any person, firm or corporation opening a new mine, having written knowledge of a violation of this act, who willfully refuses or neglects to comply with the provisions of section nine hundred and twenty-two, nine hundred and twenty-three, nine hundred and twenty-four, nine hundred and twenty-five, nine hundred and twenty-six, nine hundred and twenty-seven, nine hundred and twenty-eight, nine hundred twenty-nine, nine hundred and thirty, nine hundred and thirty-one, nine hundred and thirty-two, nine hundred and thirty-three, nine hundred and thirty-four, nine hundred and thirty-seven, nine hundred and thirty-eight, nine hundred and thirty-nine, nine hundred and forty, nine hundred and forty-one, nine hundred and forty-two, nine hundred and forty-three, nine hundred and forty-four, nine hundred and forty-five, nine hundred and forty-six, nine hundred and forty-seven, nine hundred and forty-eight, nine hundred and forty-nine, nine hundred and fifty, or nine hundred and seventy-one of the General Code, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than fifty dollars, and for a second or any subsequent offense shall be fined not less than fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars, at the discretion of the court.

Superintendent, mine-foreman or over-seer.

Any superintendent, mine-foreman, foreman or overseer, who willfully refuses or neglects to comply, so far as such provisions relate to each of them with the provisions of section nine hundred and fifty-one, nine hundred and fifty-two, nine hundred and fifty-three, and nine hundred and fifty-four of the General Code, shall upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars, and for a second or subsequent offense, shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars, or imprisoned not less than ten days nor more than twenty days, or both, at the discretion of the court.

Stableman; fire-boss; entering mine generating fire-damp before reported safe, or going beyond danger signal.

Any person or persons who willfully refuses or neglects to comply with the provisions of section nine hundred and fifty-five of the General Code, or enters a mine generating fire damp before it is reported by the fire boss that it is safe for persons to enter, or goes beyond a danger signal indicating an accumulation of fire damp, as forbidden by the provisions of section nine hundred and fifty-nine of the General Code, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than fifty dollars, and for a second or any subsequent offense shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than fifty dollars, or imprisoned not less than ten days nor more than twenty days, or both, at the discretion of the court.

Employes of mines.

Any person, or persons, who violates the provisions of sections nine hundred and fifty-six, nine hundred and fifty-seven, nine hundred and fifty-eight, nine hundred and sixty, nine hundred and sixty-one, or nine hundred and sixty-two of the General Code, or violates the provisions of section nine hundred and fifty-nine of the General Code other than to enter a mine generating fire-damp before the fire boss reports it safe, or to go beyond a danger signal indicating an accumulation of fire-damp, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than five dollars, nor more than ten dollars, and for a second or any subsequent offense shall be fined not less than five dollars nor more than ten dollars, or imprisoned not less than five days nor more than ten days, or both, at the discretion of the court.

Persons not employes, qualification of miners, check-weighman, check-measurer.

Any person who willfully violates the provisions of sections nine hundred and sixty-four, nine hundred and sixty-five, nine hundred and sixty-six, nine hundred and sixty-seven, or nine hundred and seventy of the General Code, or violates the provisions of section nine hundred and fifty-nine of the General Code relating to loitering and intoxicants, at, in or around a mine, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than five dollars, nor more than ten dollars, and for a second or any subsequent offense shall be fined not less than five dollars nor more than ten dollars, or imprisoned not less than five days nor more than ten days, or both, at the discretion of the court.

Drilling and operating oil and gas wells.

Any person, firm or corporation who violates or willfully refuses or neglects to comply with the provisions of section 973, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars, and for a second or any subsequent offense shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars and not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not less than thirty days nor more than six months, at the discretion of the court. In addition, if the material is pulled out of a well which was not plugged in accordance with the provisions of section 973, the person, firm or corporation causing such offense may be made to clean out such well and properly plug the same, or pay the entire reasonable cost of such work being done under orders of the industrial commission of Ohio, division of mines, within thirty days.

Compounding oil for illuminating purposes in mines.

Any person, firm or corporation who compounds, sells or offers for sale to dealers any oil or paraffine wax; fish oil or any other illuminant whatever, other than those specifically provided for in section 974, General Code, unless with the consent and approval of the chief inspector of mines, for illuminating purposes in any mine in this state contrary to the provisions of sections nine hundred and seventy-four and nine hundred and seventy-five of the General Code, shall upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars and for a second or any subsequent offense shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than two hundred dollars, or imprisoned not less than thirty days nor more than sixty days, or both, at the discretion of the court.

Sale of oil for illuminating purposes in mines.

Any person, firm or corporation who sells, or offers for sale to any employe of a mine for illuminating purposes in a mine any oil or paraffine wax, fish oil or any other illuminant, other than those specially provided for in section nine hundred and seventy-four of the General Code, unless with the consent and approval of the chief inspector of mines contrary to the provisions of section nine hundred and seventy-four and nine hundred and seventy-five of the General Code, shall upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than fifty dollars, and for a second or any subsequent offense shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than fifty dollars, or imprisoned not less than ten days nor more than twenty days, or both, at the discretion of the court.

Using oil for illuminating purposes in mines.

Any person who knowingly uses for illuminating purposes in a mine, any oil or paraffine wax, fish oil or any other illuminant whatever other than those specially provided for in section nine hundred and seventy-four of the General Code, unless with the consent and approval of the chief inspector of mines, contrary to the provisions of sections nine hundred and seventy-four and nine hundred and seventy-five of the General Code, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than five dollars nor more than ten dollars, and for a second or any subsequent offense shall be fined not less than five dollars nor more than ten dollars, or imprisoned not less than five days nor more than ten days, or both, at the discretion of the court.

(934-1a.)



REGULATING AND PROHIBITING SOLID SHOOTING.

Failure to obtain permit; penalty.

Sec. 976-1. Whoever being engaged in the operation of a coal mine causes or permits any solid shooting to be done therein without having first obtained a permit to do so from the industrial commission of Ohio shall be fined in a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars.

Permit must be obtained.

Sec. 976-2. A permit to do solid shooting may be issued by the industrial commission of Ohio in the case of any mine when application shall be made therefor by the owner, lessee or person engaged in the operation thereof and by a majority of the miners employed therein, and when such industrial commission shall be satisfied that such method of blasting is necessary for the just and reasonably profitable operation of such mine. Such permit may be revoked at any time by said commission after sixty days' notice in writing to such owner, lessee or person operating such mine. Any person in interest who is dissatisfied with any order of said industrial commission made under the power conferred upon it by this section, may commence an action to set aside, vacate or amend such order in the same manner and for the same reason as other orders of such commission may be set aside, vacated or amended.

Each section declared to be independent section.

Sec. 976-3. Each section of this act is hereby declared to be an independent section and the holding of any section to be void or ineffective for any cause shall not be deemed to affect any other section thereof.



RELATING TO FINES COLLECTED, PROSECUTIONS, WHEN ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT, AND REPEALS.

Sec. 977. [Fines collected.] All fines collected by reason of prosecutions begun under the provisions of this act, shall be paid to the chief inspector of mines, and by him paid into the state treasury.

Sec. 978. [Prosecutions; how controlled.] Any prosecutions begun under the provisions of this act shall be controlled by sections thirteen thousand four hundred and twenty-three and thirteen thousand four hundred and thirty-two to thirteen thousand four hundred and thirty-nine inclusive of the General Code.



REGULATION OF WEIGHING OF COAL.

Miner to be paid for all coal contained within car.

Sec. 978-1. Every miner and every loader of coal in any mine in this state who under the terms of his employment is to be paid for mining or loading such coal on the basis of the ton or other weight shall be paid for such mining or loading according to the total weight of all such coal contained within the car (hereinafter referred to as mine car) in which the same shall have been removed out of the mine unless otherwise agreed between employer and miner or loader.

Department of Industrial Relations to determine percentage of impurity.

Sec. 978-2. Said industrial commission shall ascertain and determine the percentage of slate, sulphur, rock, dirt, or other impurity unavoidable in the proper mining or loading of the contents of mine cars or coal in the several operating mines within this state subject, however, to the right of the employer and miner or loader in any of such mines to make an agreement with reference thereto.

Percentage of fine coal.

Sec. 978-3. When there is no agreement between the miner or loader of coal in any mine in this state and the operator thereof whereby the miner or loader is to be paid for mining or loading coal other than on the basis of the ton or other weight according to the total weight of all such coal contained within the car it shall be the duty of such miner or loader of coal and his employer to agree upon and fix, for stipulated periods, the percentage of fine coal commonly known as nut, pea, dust and slack allowable in the output of the mine wherein such miner or loader is employed. At any time when there shall not be in effect such agreed and fixed percentages of fine coal allowable in the output of any mine, said industrial commission shall forthwith upon request of such miner or loader or his employer, fix, such allowable percentage of fine coal, which percentage so fixed by said industrial commission shall continue in force until otherwise agreed and fixed by such miner or loader and his employer. Whenever said industrial commission shall find that the total output of such fine coal at any mine for a period of one month during which such mine shall have been operating while the percentage of fine coal so fixed by said industrial commission has been in force, exceeds the percentage so fixed by it, said industrial commission shall at once make, enter and cause to be enforced such order or orders relative to the production of coal at such mine, as will result in reducing the percentage of such fine coal, to the amount so fixed by said industrial commission.

Sec. 978-4. Said industrial commission shall, as to all coal mines in this state, which have not been in operation heretofore, perform the duties imposed upon it by the provisions hereof.

Department of Industrial Relations may change percentage.

Sec. 978-5. Said industrial commission shall have full power from time to time, to change, upon investigation, any percentage by it ascertained and determined or fixed, as provided in the preceding sections hereof.

Unlawful to use screen.

Sec. 978-6. It shall be unlawful for the employer of a miner or loader of the contents of any car of coal to pass any part of such contents over a screen or other device, for the purpose of ascertaining or calculating the amount to be paid such miner or loader for mining or loading such contents, whereby the total weight of such contents shall be reduced or diminished unless otherwise agreed between employer and miner or loader. Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction, shall be fined for each separate offense not less than three hundred dollars nor more than six hundred dollars.

Loading impurity; penalty.

Sec. 978-7. A miner or loader of the contents of a mine car, containing a greater percentage of slate, sulphur, rock, dirt or other impurity, than that ascertained and determined by said industrial commission, as hereinbefore provided, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished as follows: for the first offense within a period of three days he shall be fined fifty cents; for a second offense within such period of three days he shall be fined one dollar; and for the third offense within such period of three days he shall be fined not less than two dollars nor more than four dollars. Provided, that nothing contained in this section shall affect the right of a miner or loader and his employer to agree upon deductions by the system known as docking, on account of such slate, sulphur, rock, dirt or other impurity.



JURISDICTION.

The following are the sections of the General Code referred to in various sections of the mining law, and under which prosecutions will be made.

JURISDICTION.

Sec. 13423. Justices of the peace, police judges and mayors of cities and villages shall have jurisdiction, within their respective counties, in all cases of violation of any law relating to:

1. Adulteration or deception in the sale of dairy products and other food, drink, drugs and medicines.

2. The prevention of cruelty to animals and children.

3. The abandonment, non-support or ill treatment of a child by its parent.

4. The abandonment or ill treatment of a child under sixteen years of age by its guardian.

5. The employment of a child under fourteen years of age in public exhibitions or vocations injurious to health, life or morals, or which cause or permit it to suffer unnecessary physical or mental pain.

6. The regulation, restriction or prohibition of the employment of minors.

7. The torturing, unlawfully punishing, ill treating, or depriving anyone of necessary food, clothing or shelter.

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15. The prevention of short weighing and measuring and all violations of the weights and measures laws.

(1080 O.L., 41.)



JUSTICES, POLICE JUDGES AND MAYORS.

Sec. 13432. [When imprisonment is a part of the punishment a jury shall be impaneled.] In prosecutions before a justice, police judge or mayor, when imprisonment is a part of the punishment if a trial by jury is not waived the magistrate, not less than three days nor more than five days before the time fixed for trial, shall certify to the clerk of the court of common pleas of the county that such prosecution is pending before him. (R.S. Sec. 3718a.)

Sec. 13433. [Clerk's duties.] Thereupon the clerk, in the presence of representatives of both parties, shall draw from the jury wheel or box containing the names of persons selected to serve as petit jurors in the court of common pleas in such county, twenty names which shall be drawn and counted in a like manner as for jurors in the court of common pleas. The clerk shall forthwith certify the names so drawn to the magistrate, who, thereupon, shall issue to any constable, chief of police or marshal in the county a venire containing the names of the persons to serve as jurors in the case and make due return thereof. (R.S. Sec. 3718a.)

Sec. 13434. [Jurors.] The jurors shall be subject to like challenges as jurors in criminal cases, except capital cases in the court of common pleas. If the venire is exhausted without obtaining the number required to fill the panel, the magistrate shall fill the panel with talesmen in the manner provided for criminal cases in the court of common pleas. (R.S. Sec. 3718a.)

Sec. 13435. [Second or subsequent offense.] In such prosecutions, where a different punishment is provided for a second or subsequent offense, the information or affidavit upon which the prosecution is based, must charge that it is the second or subsequent offense or the punishment shall be as for the first offense. (R.S. Sec. 3781a.)

Sec. 13436. Repealed. (108 O.L., 1203.)

Sec. 13437. [New trial.] In such prosecutions, if there is a verdict for conviction, a new trial may be granted for like reasons and subject to like conditions as a new trial in criminal cases in the court of common pleas. (R.S. Sec. 3718a.)

Sec. 13438. [Fees of jurors and witnesses.] In such prosecutions, the jurors shall be entitled to the same mileage and fees as in the criminal cases in the court of common pleas. (R.S. Sec. 3718a; Am. 108 O.L., 1221.)

Sec. 13439. [Costs.] In such prosecutions, no costs shall be required to be advanced or secured by a person authorized by law to prosecute. (R.S. Sec. 3718a; Am. 108 O.L., 1221.)



RELATIVE TO EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS.

Sixteen years: age limit for following occupations.

Sec. 13001. No child under the age of sixteen years shall be employed, permitted or suffered to work at any of the following occupations or any of the following positions: (1) adjusting any belt to any machinery; (2) sewing or lacing machine belts in any workshop or factory; (3) oiling, wiping or cleaning machinery or assisting therein; (4) operating or assisting in operating any of the following machines (a) circular or band saws; (b) wood shapers; (c) wood jointers; (d) planers; (e) sandpaper or woodpolishing machinery; (f) woodturning or boring machinery; (g) picker machines or machines used in picking wool, cotton, hair or any other material; (h) carding machines; (i) paper-lace machines; (j) leather-burnishing machines; (k) job or cylinder printing presses operated by power other than foot power; (l) boring or drill presses; (m) stamping machines used in sheetmetal and tinware, or in paper and leather manufacturing, or in washer and nut factories; (n) metal or paper cutting machines; (o) corner staying machines in paper box factories; (p) corrugating rolls, such as are used in corrugated paper, roofing or washboard factories; (q) steam boilers; (r) dough brakes or cracker machinery of any description; (s) wire or iron straightening or drawing machinery; (t) rolling mill machinery; (u) power punches or shears; (v) washing, grinding or mixing machinery; (w) calendar rolls in paper and rubber manufacturing; (x) laundering machines; (y) burring machinery; (5) or in proximity to any hazardous or unguarded belts, machinery or gearing; (6) or upon any railroad, whether steam, electric or hydraulic; (7) or upon any vessel or boat engaged in navigation or commerce within the jurisdiction of this state.

Sixteen years: age limit for following industries.

Sec. 13002. No child under the age of sixteen years shall be employed, permitted or suffered to work in any capacity (1) in, about or in connection with any processes in which dangerous or poisonous acids are used; (2) nor in the manufacture or packing of paints, colors, white or red lead; (3) nor in soldering; (4) nor in occupation causing dust in injurious quantities; (5) nor in the manufacture or use of dangerous or poisonous dyes; (6) nor in the manufacture or preparation of compositions with dangerous or poisonous gases; (7) nor in the manufacture or use of compositions of lye in which the quantity thereof is injurious to health; (8) nor on scaffolding; (9) nor in heavy work in the building trades; (10) nor in any tunnel or excavation; (11) nor in, about or in connection with any mine, coal breaker, coke oven, or quarry; (12) nor in assorting, manufacturing or packing tobacco; (13) nor in operating any automobile, motor car or truck; (14) nor in a bowling alley; (15) nor in a pool or billiard room; (16) nor in any other occupation dangerous to the life and limb or injurious to the health or morals of such child.

Employer to furnish satisfactory evidence of age.

Sec. 13007-1. An inspector of factories, attendance officer, or other officer charged with the enforcement of the laws relating to the employment of minors or school attendance may make demand on any employer in or about whose place or establishment or material or equipment a person apparently under the age of eighteen years is employed or permitted or suffered to work, and whose employment certificate is not filed as required by this act, that such employer shall furnish him satisfactory evidence that such person is in fact over eighteen years of age. The inspector of factories, attendance officer, or other officer charged with the enforcement of such laws, shall require from such employer unless an overage certificate is held by the employe the same evidence of age of such child as is required upon the issuance of an age and schooling certificate. Failure of such employer to produce such evidence shall be deemed a violation of the laws relating to the employment of minors.

Failure to produce satisfactory evidence of age.

Sec. 13007-2. In case any employer shall fail to produce and deliver to a factory inspector, truant officer, or other officer charged with the enforcement of this act, within ten days after demand made pursuant to section 13007-1 of this act, the evidence of age therein required, proof of the making of such demand and of such failure to produce and file such evidence shall be prima facie evidence of the illegal employment of such child in any prosecution brought therefor.

Age and schooling certificate; by whom approved.

Sec. 7766. An age and schooling certificate may be issued only by the superintendent of schools and only upon satisfactory proof that the child to whom the certificate is issued is over sixteen years of age and has satisfactorily passed a test for the completion of the work of the seventh grade, provided that residents of other states who work in Ohio must qualify as aforesaid with the proper school authority in the school district in which the establishment is located, as a condition of employment or service.

Any such age and schooling certificate may be issued only upon satisfactory proof that the employment contemplated by the child is not prohibited by any law regulating the employment of such children; and when the employer of any minor for whom such age and schooling certificate shall have been issued shall keep such age and schooling certificate on file as provided by law, the provisions of section 6245-2, General Code, shall not apply to such employer in respect to such child while engaged in an employment legal for a child of the given sex and of the age stated therein.

Age and schooling certificate forms shall be formulated by the superintendent of public instruction, and except in cases otherwise specified by law must be printed on white paper. Every such certificate must be signed in the presence of the officer issuing it by the child in whose name it is issued. Blank certificates shall be furnished by the superintendent of public instruction upon request.

Sec. 7766-1. The superintendent of schools shall not issue such certificate until he has received, examined, approved and filed the following papers duly executed:

(1) The written pledge or promise of the person, partnership or corporation to legally employ the child, to permit him to attend school as provided in section 7767, General Code, and to return to the superintendent of schools the age and schooling certificate of the child or give notice of the non-use thereof within two days from the date of the child's withdrawal or dismissal from the service of that person, partnership or corporation, giving the reasons for such withdrawal or dismissal.

(2) The school record of the child, properly filled out and signed by the person in charge of the school which the child last attended; giving the recorded age of the child, his address, standing in studies, rating in conduct, and attendance in days during the school year of his last attendance, and if that was not a full year, during the preceding school year.

(3) Evidence of the age of the child as follows:

(a) The birth certificate of the child (or duly attested transcript thereof) issued near the date of the birth of the child by the registrar of vital statistics of Ohio, or by a similar officer charged with the duty of recording births in another state or country, shall be conclusive evidence of the age of the child.

(b) In the absence of such certificate, a passport (or duly attested transcript thereof) showing the date and place of birth of the child, filed with a register of passports at a port of entry of the United States; or a duly attested transcript of the certificate of birth or baptism or other religious record, showing the date and place of birth of the child, shall be conclusive evidence of the age of the child.

(c) In case no one of the above proofs of age can be produced, other documentary evidence (except the affidavit of the parent, guardian or custodian) satisfactory to the superintendent of schools may be accepted in lieu thereof.

(d) In case no documentary proof of age can be procured, the superintendent may receive and file an application signed by the parent, guardian or custodian of the child that a physician's certificate be secured to establish the sufficiency of the age of the child. Such application shall state the alleged age of the child, the place and date of birth, his present residence, and such further facts as may be of assistance in determining the age of the child, and shall certify that the person signing the application is unable to obtain any of the documentary proofs specified in (a), (b) and (c) above.

If the superintendent of schools is satisfied that a reasonable effort to procure such documentary proof has been without success such application shall be granted and the certificate of the school physician or if there be none, of a physician employed by the board of education, that said physician is satisfied that the child is above the age required for an age and schooling certificate as stated in section 7766, General Code, shall be accepted as sufficient evidence of age.

(4) A certificate from the school physician or physician designated by him, or if there be no school physician from the district health commissioner, or physician designated by him, showing after a thorough examination that the child is physically fit to be employed in such occupations as are not prohibited by law for a boy or girl, as the case may be, under eighteen years of age.

But a certificate with the word limited written, printed or stamped diagonally across its face may be furnished by the school physician or other person indicated in the above sentence, and accepted by the superintendent of schools in issuing a "limited" age and schooling certificate provided in section 7766-3, General Code, showing that the child is physically fit to be employed in some particular occupation not prohibited by law for a boy or girl as the case may be of the child's age which the child contemplates entering even if the child's complete physical ability to engage in any occupation as required in the preceding sentence cannot be vouched for.

Sec. 7766-2. When an age and schooling certificate, returned according to section 7766-1, General Code, is reissued, the pledge of the new employer and certificate from the school physician or other person in his stead shall be secured and filed.

Sec. 7766-3. The age and schooling certificate provided in section 7766, General Code, shall be issued only with the word "limited" printed or stamped diagonally across its face if the certificate of the physician provided in section 7766-1 or 7766-2, General Code, is a limited certificate and in that case the particular employment to which it is limited shall be stated in the certificate, and the certificate cannot serve as the legal age and schooling certificate for employment in another occupation. Such limited certificate shall be printed on pink paper.

Sec. 7766-4. In order to ascertain whether applicants for age and schooling certificates have satisfactorily completed the school work prescribed in section 7766, General Code, the board of education of any city school district may appoint a juvenile examiner who shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by the board of education. When such a juvenile examiner is employed no such certificate shall be granted by the superintendent of schools of the district unless the juvenile examiner has certified that he has examined the child and that the child has passed to his satisfaction the grade test as provided by section 7766, General Code, provided, however, that if a child in the opinion of said juvenile examiner is below the normal in mental development so that he cannot with further schooling and due industry pass such test, such fact shall be certified to by said examiner and the superintendent of schools shall grant the child an age and school certificate printed on yellow paper with the words "Retarded-Schooling not Standard" written, printed or stamped diagonally across the face; and provided, further, that if the juvenile examiner is satisfied that the standard of any school is sufficiently high, he may accept the records thereof as showing that a child has passed the required test. In case no juvenile examiner is employed the superintendent of schools may proceed and determine in like manner; if after proper tests he determines that a child is below normal in mental development to the extent specified above, he shall grant such a "retarded" age and schooling certificate. If a child who desires an age and schooling certificate is granted a "retarded" certificate but secures only a limited health certificate; the word "limited" shall be written or stamped across the face of the "retarded" certificate and the limited "retarded" certificate shall be on yellow paper; in which case the certificate shall show to what employment it is limited.

Sec. 7766-5. A record giving all the facts contained in every age and schooling certificate issued shall be kept on file in the office issuing the same; and also a record of the names and addresses of the children to whom certificates have been refused, together with the names of the schools and grades which such children should attend and the reasons for the refusals; and also a record of all certificates returned or no longer used, as provided in sections 7766-1, (1), 7766-6 or 7766-9, General Code, with the reasons therefor, and the subsequent assignment of the child to a school, if any; and also a record of the conditions on which any certificates were issued, and there shall be kept on file also the pledges given in connection therewith; and also a record of the special facts connected with the issuing of "retarded" or limited certificates. The superintendent of public instruction shall have the power to prescribe methods of filing of all such facts, records and papers, for purposes of effective reference. The above-named record is nevertheless not required in the cases of certificates denied to those determined immediately at the time of inquiry to be of insufficient age.

Sec. 7766-6. The superintendent of schools may issue a vacation certificate to a boy or girl under eighteen years of age and over fourteen years of age which shall permit him to be employed within the restrictions of other statutes during the summer school vacation up to August 25th, in occupations not forbidden by sections 13001, 13002 or 13007-3, General Code, to children of his age and sex, regardless of what schooling he has completed, but before such certificate is issued the requirements prescribed in section 7766-1 with relation to health, written pledge of employment, and proof of age must be complied with. Such vacation certificate shall be printed on blue or blue-tinted paper and the word "vacation" shall be printed or stamped across its face; such certificate shall include a statement of the school and grade in which the child is enrolled. Such certificates must be returned to the superintendent of schools by employers within the same period and under the same penalties as regular age and schooling certificates and may be revoked by the superintendent of schools at any time because of the physical condition of the child or other sufficient cause.

If a child who desires a vacation age and schooling certificate secures only a limited health certificate the word "limited" shall be written or stamped across the face of the vacation certificate and the limited vacation certificate shall be on blue or blue-tinted paper; in which case the certificate shall show to what employment it is limited.

Sec. 7766-7. Whenever the school record of a child as specified in section 7766-1, General Code, is required for the purpose of determining his eligibility to an age and schooling certificate, such record shall be furnished by the superintendent, principal, teacher or other official in charge of the public, private or parochial school attended by the child within two days after a request for the same is made by the parent, guardian or custodian of the child.

Sec. 7766-8. Whenever an age and schooling certificate is applied for by a child over sixteen years of age who is unable to satisfactorily pass a test for the completion of the work of the seventh grade and who is not so below the normal in mental development that he cannot with further schooling and due industry pass such a test, an age and schooling certificate with the words "Conditional—Schooling not Standard" printed or stamped across its face may be issued by the superintendent of schools to such child upon proof acceptable to such superintendent of schools of the following facts and upon agreement to the respective conditions made in writing by the child and by the parent, guardian or custodian in charge of such child:

(A) Facts to be proved:

That the child is addicted to no habit which is likely to detract from his reliability or effectiveness as a worker, or proper use of his earnings or leisure, or the probability of his faithfully carrying out the conditions to which he agrees as specified in (B) below, and in addition any one of the following groups of facts—

(1) That the child has been a resident of the school district for the last two or more years, has diligently attended upon instruction at school for the last two years or more, and is able to read, write and perform the fundamental operations of arithmetic. These abilities shall be judged by the juvenile examiner or if there be none, by the superintendent of schools.

(2) That the child having been a resident of the school district less than two years, diligently attended upon instruction in school in the district or districts in which the child was a resident next preceding his residence in the present district for the last school year preceding his removal to the present district, and has diligently attended upon instruction in the schools of the present school district for the period that he has been a resident thereof.

(3) That the child has removed to the present school district since the beginning of the last annual school session, and that instruction adapted to his needs is not provided in the regular day schools in the school district.

(4) That the child is not sufficiently familiar with the English language to be properly instructed in the full-time day schools of the district.

(5) That the child is needed for the support or care of a parent or parents or for the support or care of brothers or sisters for whom the parents are unable to provide and that the child is desirous of working for the support or care of such parents or siblings and that such child cannot render such needed support or care by a reasonable effort outside of school hours. But no age and schooling certificate shall be granted to a child upon proof of the facts in the preceding sentence without written consent given to the superintendent of schools by the judge of the juvenile court and by the board of state charities.

(B) Conditions to be agreed to:—

(1) In case the certificate is granted under facts (1), (2), (3) or (5) above, that until reaching the age of eighteen years the child will diligently attend in addition to part-time classes, such evening classes as will add to his education for literacy, citizenship or vocational preparation which may be made available to him in the school district and which he may be directed to attend by the superintendent of schools, or in case no such classes are available, that he will pursue such reading and study and report monthly thereon as may be directed by the superintendent of schools.

(2) In case the certificate is granted under fact (4) above, that until the age of twenty-one years or until the person is eighteen years of age and has learned to read, write and speak the English language, the said person will attend in addition to part-time classes, such evening classes as will assist the person to learn the American language or advance in Americanization which may be made available to him in the school district and which he may be directed to attend by the superintendent of schools. Such conditional age and school certificate shall be printed on green paper. If a conditional age and schooling certificate is at the same time a limited certificate, the word "limited" shall be written or stamped diagonally across the face and the provisions of section 7766-3, General Code, shall apply except as to the color of the certificate.

Sec. 7766-9. A special age and schooling certificate which shall permit a child to be employed during the hours that the school to which the holder is assigned is not in session, other than the summer vacation, or, where cooperative part-time classes approved by the state board of education have been established, shall permit a child to be employed on the alternate days, weeks, or periods, on which his division is assigned to such part-time employment may be issued to a child above fourteen years of age under all of the conditions other than age and education which apply to a regular age and schooling certificate and such additional conditions as the superintendent of schools may deem necessary. Such special age and schooling certificate shall entitle such child to engage in occupations not forbidden to such children by section 13001, 13002 or 13007-3, General Code. Provided, however, that said sections 13001, 13002 and 13007-3, shall not be interpreted in such a way as to prevent any pupil from working on any properly guarded machine in the manual training department of any school when such work is performed under the personal supervision of an instructor.

No child under sixteen years of age shall be engaged in school and employment above nine hours altogether in any one day.

Every special age and schooling certificate shall be limited and specific and shall be in such form as will show all essential facts, and the form thereof or directions for recording the facts thereon may be prescribed by the superintendent of public instruction.

Such certificate shall be printed on light brown paper.

Such certificate shall be returned to the superintendent of schools on or before the day that school adjourns for the summer vacation except when the co-operative part-time classes continue during the summer vacation. They shall be filed and returned by employers under the same conditions and penalties as apply to regular age and schooling certificates.

(H.B. No. 111—109 O.L., 376.)



CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS.

Sec. 154-1. In order that the governor may exercise the supreme executive power of the state vested in him by the constitution and adequately perform his constitutional duty to see that the laws are faithfully executed, the administrative functions of the state are organized as provided in this chapter.

All powers vested in and duties imposed upon the lieutenant governor, the secretary of state, the auditor of state, the treasurer of state and the attorney general by the constitution and the laws shall continue except as otherwise provided by this chapter.

Sec. 154-2. As used in this chapter:

"Department" means the several departments of state administration enumerated in section 154-3 of the General Code.

"Division" means a part of a department established as provided in section 154-8 of the General Code, for the convenient performance of one or more of the functions committed to a department by this chapter.

The phrase "departments, offices and institutions" includes every organized body, office and agency established by the constitution and laws of the state for the exercise of any function of the state government, and every institution or organization which receives any support from the state.

Sec. 154-3. The following administrative departments are created:

The department of industrial relations, which shall be administered by the director of industrial relations, hereby created;

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The director of each department shall, subject to the provisions of this chapter, exercise the powers and perform the duties vested by law in such department.

Sec. 154-4. Each director whose office is created by section 154-3 of the General Code shall be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate, and shall hold his office during the pleasure of the governor.

Sec. 154-5. In each department there shall be an assistant director, who shall be designated by the director to fill one of the offices within such department, enumerated in section 154-6 of the General Code, or as the head of one of the divisions created within such department as authorized by section 154-8 of the General Code. When a vacancy occurs in the office of director of any department, the assistant director thereof shall act as director of the department until such vacancy is filled.

Sec. 154-6. Offices are created within the several departments as follows:

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In the Department of Industrial Relations Chiefs of divisions as follows: Factory inspection Labor statistics Mines

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Sec. 154-7. The officers mentioned in sections 154-5 and 154-6 of the General Code shall be appointed by the director of the department in which their offices are respectively created, and shall hold office during the pleasure of such director.

Sec. 154-8. The officers mentioned in sections 154-5 and 154-6 of the General Code shall be under the direction, supervision and control of the directors of their respective departments, and shall perform such duties as such directors shall prescribe.

With the approval of the governor, the director of each department shall establish divisions within his department, and distribute the work of the department among such divisions. Each officer created by section 154-6 of the General Code shall be the head of such a division.

With the approval of the governor, the director of each department shall have authority to consolidate any two or more of the offices created in his department by section 154-6 of the General Code, or to reduce the number of or create new divisions therein.

The director of each department may prescribe regulations, not inconsistent with law, for the government of his department, the conduct of its employes, the performance of its business and the custody, use and preservation of the records, papers, books, documents and property pertaining thereto.

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Sec. 154-14. Each officer whose office is created by sections 154-3, 154-5 and 154-6 of the General Code shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe an oath of office as provided by law and give bond, conditioned according to law, with security to be approved by the governor in such penal sum as shall be fixed by the governor, not less in any case than ten thousand dollars. Such bond and oath shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state.

The director of each department may, with the approval of the governor, require any chief of a division created under the authority of this chapter, or any officer or employe in his department, to give like bond in such amount as the governor may prescribe. The premium, if any, on any bond required or authorized by this section may be paid from the state treasury.

Sec. 154-15. The director of each department may, with the approval of the governor, establish and appoint advisory boards to aid in the conduct of the work of his department or any division or divisions thereof. Such advisory boards shall exercise no administrative function, and their members shall receive no compensation, but may receive their actual and necessary expenses.

Sec. 154-16. Each officer whose office is created by sections 154-3, 154-5 and 154-6 of the General Code shall devote his entire time to the duties of his office, and shall hold no other office or position of profit. In addition to his salary provided by law, each such officer and each member of the boards and commissions in the departments created by this chapter shall be entitled to his actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his official duties.

Sec. 154-17. Each department shall maintain a central office in the city of Columbus. The director of each department may, in his discretion and with the approval of the governor, establish and maintain, at places other than the seat of government, branch offices for the conduct of any one or more functions of his department.

Sec. 154-18. Each department shall adopt and keep an official seal, which shall have engraved thereon the coat of arms of the state as described in section thirty of the General. Code, shall be one and three-fourths inches in diameter, and shall be surrounded by the proper name of the department, to which may be added the title of any division, board or commission within the department, if the director of the department shall so prescribe. Such seal may be affixed to any writs and authentications of copies of records and official papers, and to such other instruments as may be authorized by law or prescribed by the proper authority in any department to be executed. When so authenticated, any copy of such record, official paper, or other instrument shall be received in evidence in any court in lieu of the original.

Each department shall provide for the keeping, within such department, of such records and journals as may be necessary to exhibit its official actions and proceedings.