74 ALLEGANY COUNTY. [ART. 1.

therein, it shall be the duty of the mine inspector, upon the-
same being made known to him, to proceed at once to make a
careful examination of the ventilating apparatus of the said mine,
and if he shall find that the gases and impure air existing in said
mine are occasioned by the bad condition of the ventilating ap-
paratus connected therewith, he shall immediately notify the
owner, lessee or agent, to expel from the said mine all noxious
gases and impure air existing therein, and to properly ventilate
the same.

1878, ch. 157.

206. The mine inspector shall also be inspector of weights at.
all the mines now or hereafter operated in said Allegany and
Garrett counties, and shall have power to weigh the coal mined
therein, from time to time, on the scales at the different mines in
said counties, and to test the accuracy of such scales, and to do
any other act that he may deem necessary to ascertain whether
or not the miners are allowed full weight of coal in the mining-
cars when placed upon the scales of the different mines; and it
shall be the duty of every person acting as weighmaster for the
owner, lessee or agent of any of said mines, before entering upon
the performance of his duties as said weighmaster, or before
making any report as said weighmaster to said owner, lessee or
agent, to make oath before some justice of the peace of the said
county in which such mine, or the opening thereof, is situated,
that he will perform, or has performed, the duties of weighmas-
ter at such mine, with honesty and fidelity, and will keep, or has
kept, a true account of all the coal so weighed by him, or under
his direction, and will credit and allow, " or has credited and
allowed the full weight of coal in each mining car to the party
or parties who mined the same, at the rate of 2240 pounds per ton;
and it shall be the duty of every person acting as weighmaster for
the owner, lessee or agent of any of said mines, to keep a list of the
number of cars, and the weight of coal in each car, and place
said list in some place where the miners interested may inspect,
it daily; and shall make a daily report to the owner, lessee or
agent of said mines, and he shall deliver a copy of the affidavit
required by this section to the mine inspector, under the hand and
seal of said justice of the peace; and it shall be the duty of said
weigher to perform the several acts and matters specified in said,
affidavit.