Congressional edition Volume 4800

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 Excerpt: ... case will the company be responsible for powder lost after it has been delivered at the entry marked on the powder keg. 26. Miners in making up cartridges or charges o'f powder must put their lamps on the outside of their box and not less than 5 feet therefrom. Any miner found making cartridges or charges of powder with his lamp burning on his head shall for the first offense be suspended for three davs, and for the second offense shall be discharged 27. All miners must carefully remove all slate from their coal while loading it into their cars. Any miner sending out slate in his coal cars shall for the first offense be docked 500 pounds, for the second offense 1,000 pounds, and for the third be suspended one week. 28. The whistle will blow at 7 o'clock in the evening when the colliery will not work on the following day. 29. All employees who "desire to absent themselves from work must notify the foreman under whom they work the day before. Anyone absent without permission will for the first offense be suspended three days, and for the second offense be suspended one week, and for the third offense shall be discharged. All miners absenting themselves three consecutive days without permission will be considered » having left the employ of the company, and their places will be assigned to others. 30. All miners are strictly forbidden from leaving their working places to enter any vacant or unoccupied place without nermission of the foreman. Any violation ot this rule will be followed by an immediate discharge.,.,, 31. Anyone detected violating the above rules for which no penalty is named tor the first offense be suspended for three days, for the second offense will be suspended for one week, and for the third offense" will be discharged. 6i. ...