false representation to the board in applying for a license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined in a sum not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).

§ 11. All certificates issued by the board shall be signed by all the members thereof, and shall be attested by the president and secretary.

§ 12. The board may revoke any certificate by a unanimous vote for dishonesty, gross incompetence, a habit rendering a nurse unsafe to be entrusted with or unfit for the care of the sick, conduct derogatory to the morals or standing of the profession of nursing, or any wilful fraud or misrepresentation practiced in procuring such certificate, provided the holder of such certificate shall have been given at least thirty (30) days' notice in writing of the specific charge against such holder and of the time and place of hearing the charge by the board, at which time and place the holder shall be entitled to be heard and to be represented by counsel. Upon the revocation of any certificate, the same shall be null and void, the holder thereof shall cease to be entitled to any of the privileges confered by such certificate and it shall be the duty of the secretary of the board to strike the name of the holder thereof from the roll of registered nurses and to give notice of such revocation to the county clerk in whose office such certificate is recorded, and thereupon such county clerk shall note the fact of such revocation upon the record of such certificate.

AN ACT to amend sections six (6), seven (7), eight (8), nine (9), eighteen (18), nineteen (19), of an Act entitled, "An Act to revise the laws in relation to coal mines and subjects relating thereto, and providing for the health and safety of persons employed therein," approved April 18, 1899, in force July 1, 1899, as amended by Acts approved May 13, 14, 1903, in force July 1, 1903, and as amended by Acts approved May 12, 13, 16, 1905, in force July 1, 1905.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That sections six (6), seven (7), eight (8), nine (9), eighteen (18), nineteen (19), of an Act entitled, "An Act to revise the laws in relation to coal mines and subjects relating thereto, and providing for the health and safety of persons employed therein," approved April 18, 1899, in force July 1, 1899, as

amended by Acts approved May 13, 14, 1903, in force July 1, 1903, and as amended by Acts approved May 12, 13, 16, 1905, in force July 1, 1905, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows, respectively:

THE STATE MINING BOARD.

§ 6. MANNER AND PURPOSE OF APPOINTMENT.] For the purpose of securing efficiency in the mine inspection service, and a high standard of qualification in those who have the management and operation of coal mines, the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a board of examiners, to be known as the State Mining Board, whose duty it shall be to make formal inquiry into and pass upon the practical and technical qualifications and personal fitness of men seeking appointments as State Inspectors of Mines, and of those seeking certificates of competency as mine managers, as hoisting engineers and as mine examiners.

COMPOSITION OF BOARD.] (a) This board shall be composed of five members, two of whom shall be practical coal miners, one a practicing hoisting engineer, and two coal operators, one of whom shall be an expert mining engineer.

DATE AND TERM OF APPOINTMENT. (b) Their appointment shall date from July 1, 1899, and they shall serve for a term of two years, or until their successors are appointed and qualified; they shall organize by the election of one of their number as president, and some suitable person, not a member, as secretary, after which they shall all be sworn to a faithful performance of their duties.

SUPPLIES FURNISHED BY SECRETARY OF STATE.] (c) The Secretary of State shall assign to the use of the board, suitably furnished rooms in the State House for such meetings as are held at the capitol, and shall also furnish whatever blanks, blank books, printing and stationery, the board may require in the discharge of its duties.

FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS.] (d) The board shall meet at the capitol in regular session on the second Tuesday in September of the year 1899, and biennially thereafter, for the examination of candidates for appointment as State inspectors of mines. For the examination of persons seeking certificates of competency as mine managers, hoisting engineers and mine examiners, the board shall hold meetings at such times and places within the State as shall, in the judgment of the members. afford the best facilities to the greatest number of probable candidates. Special meetings may also be called, whenever, for any reason, it may become necessary to appoint one or more inspectors. Public notice shall be given through the press or otherwise, announcing the time and place at which examinations are to be held.

RULES OF PROCEDURE.] (e) The examinations herein provided for shall be conducted under such rules, conditions and regulations. as the members of the board shall deem most efficient for carrying into effect the spirit and intent of this Act. Such rules, when formu

lated, shall be made a part of the permanent record of the board, and such of them as relate to candidates shall be published for their information, and governance prior to each examination; they shall also be of uniform application to all candidates.

EXAMINATIONS.

87. FOR INSPECTORS.] (a) Persons coming before the State Mining Board as candidates for appointment as State inspectors of mines must produce evidence satisfactory to the board that they are citizens of this State, at least thirty years of age, that they have had a practical mining experience of ten years, and that they are men of good repute and temperate habits; they must also submit to and satisfactorily pass an examination as to their practical and technical knowledge of mining engineering and mining machinery and appliances, of the proper development and operation of coal mines, of ventilation in mines, of the nature and properties of mine gases, of the geology of the coal measures in this State, and of the laws of this State relating to coal mines.

NAMES CERTIFIED TO THE GOVERNOR.] (b) At the close of each examination for inspectors the board shall certify to the Governor the names of all candidates who have received a rating above the minimum fixed by the rules of the board as properly qualified for the duties of inspectors.

INSPECTORS APPOINTED.] (c) From those so named, the Governor shall select and appoint ten State inspectors of mines; that is to say, one inspector for each of the ten inspection districts provided for in this Act; or more, if, in the future, additional inspection districts shall be created, and their commissions shall for a term of two years from October first: Provided, that any one who has satisfactorily passed two of the State examinations for inspectors, and who has served acceptably as State inspector for two full terms, upon making written application to the board setting forth the facts, shall also be certified to the Governor as a person properly qualified for appointment; but no man shall be eligible for appointment as a State inspector of mines who has any pecuniary interest in any coal mine, either as owner or employé.

FOR MINE MANAGERS.] (d) Persons coming before the board for certificates of competency as mine managers must produce evidence satisfactory to the board that they are citizens of the State of Illinois, at least twenty-four years of age, that they have had at least. four years' practical mining experience, and that they are men of good repute and temperate habits; they must also submit to and satisfactorily pass such an examination as to their experience in mines and in the management of men, their knowledge of mine machinery and appliances, the use of surveying and other instruments, the properties of mine gases, the principles of ventilation and the specific duties and responsibilities of mine managers, as the board shall see fit to impose.

FOR HOISTING ENGINEER.] (e) Persons seeking certificates of competency as hoisting engineers must produce evidence satisfactory to the board that they are citizens of the United States, at least twenty-one years of age, that they have had at least two years' experience as fireman or engineer of a hoisting plant, and are of good repute and temperate habits. They must be prepared to submit to and satisfactorily pass an examination as to their experience in handling hoisting machinery, and as to their practical and technical knowledge of the construction, cleaning and care of steam boilers, the care and adjustment of hoisting engines, the management and efficiency of pumps, ropes and winding apparatus, and their knowledge of the laws of this State in relation to signals and the hoisting and lowering of men at mines.

FOR MINE EXAMINERS.] (f) Persons seeking certificates of competency as mine examiners must produce evidence satisfactory to the board that they are citizens of the State of Illinois, at least twenty-one years of age, and of good repute and temperate habits. They must be prepared to submit to and satisfactorily pass an examination as to their experience in mines generating dangerous gases, their practical and technical knowledge of the nature and properties of fire-damp, the laws of ventilation, the structure and uses of safety lamps, and the laws of this State relating to safeguards against fires from any source in mines.

CERTIFICATES.

§ 8. ISSUED BY THE BOARD.] (a) The certificates provided for in this Act shall be issued under the signature and seal of the State Mining Board, to all those who receive a rating above the minimum fixed by the rules of the board; such certificates shall contain the full name, age and place of birth of the recipient and the length and nature of his previous service in or about coal mines.

RECORD TO BE PRESERVED.] (b) The board shall make and preserve a record of the names and addresses of all persons to whom certificates are issued.

EFFECT OF CERTIFICATES.] (c) The certificates provided for in this Act shall entitle the holders thereof to accept and discharge the duties for which they are hereby declared qualified, at any mine in this State, where their services may be desired.

FOREIGN CERTIFICATES.] (d) (d) The board may exercise its discretion in issuing certificates of any class, but not without examination, to persons presenting, with proper credentials, certificates, issued by competent authority in other states.

UNLAWFUL TO EMPLOY OTHER THAN CERTIFICATED MINE MANAGERS. (e) It shall be unlawful for the operator of any coal mine. to employ, or suffer to serve, as mine manager at his mine, any person who does not hold a certificate of competency issued by a duly authorized board of examiners of this State: Provided, that whenever any exigency arises by which it is impossible for an operator to secure the immediate services of a certificated mine manager, he may

place any trustworthy and experienced man, subject to the approval of the State inspector of the district, in charge of his mine, to act as temporary mine manager for a period not exceeding thirty days.

UNLAWFUL TO EMPLOY OTHER THAN CERTIFICATED HOISTING ENGINEERS.] (f) It shall be unlawful for the operator of any mine to employ, or suffer to serve, as hoisting engineer for said mine, any person who does not hold a certificate of competency issued by a duly authorized board of examiners of this State, or to permit any other to operate his hoisting engine except for the purpose of learning to operate it, and then only in the presence of the certificated engineer in charge, and when men are not being hoisted, or lowered: Provided, that whenever any exigency arises by which it is impossible for any operator to secure the immediate services of a certificated hoisting engineer, he may place any trustworthy and experienced man, subject to the approval of the State inspector of the district, in charge of his engines, to act as temporary engineer, for a period not to exceed thirty days.

UNLAWFUL TO EMPLOY OTHER THAN CERTIFICATED MINE ExAMINERS.] (g) It shall be unlawful for the operator of any mine to employ, or suffer to serve, as mine examiner, any person who does not hold a certificate of competency issued by the State Mining Board: Provided, that any one holding a mine manager's certificate may serve as mine examiner, and, whenever any exigency arises by which it is impossible for any operator to secure the immediate services of a certificated mine examiner, he may employ any trustworthy and experienced man, subject to the approval of the State inspector of the district, to act as temporary mine examiner for a period not to exceed thirty days. The employment of persons who do not hold certificates as mine managers, hoisting engineers, and mine examiners, shall in no case exceed the limit of time specified herein, and the State inspector shall not approve of the employment of such persons beyond the thirty-day limit.

CANCELLATION OF CERTIFICATES.] (h) The certificates of any mine manager, hoisting engineer or mine examiner, may be cancelled and revoked by the State Mining Board whenever it shall be established to the satisfaction of said board that the holder thereof has become unworthy of official endorsement, by reason of violations of the law, intemperate habits, manifest incapacity, abuse of authority, or for other causes satisfactory to said board: Provided, that any person against whom charges or complaints are made shall have an opportunity to be heard in his own behalf. And he shall have thirty days' notice in writing of such charges.

CREDENTIALS.

§ 9. An application [applicant] for any certificate herein provided for, before being examined, shall register his name with the secretary of the board, and file with him the credentials required by this Act, towit: An affidavit as to all matters of fact establishing his right to