§ 45-461. Necessity of certificate of competency.
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It shall be unlawful for any person in this state to act as mine manager, superintendent, pit boss, hoisting engineer, or fire boss without first having obtained a certificate of competency from the State Mining Board hereinbefore provided for. A violation of the provisions of this act shall be deemed a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00), nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; provided, however, that the provisions of this act shall not apply to lead, zinc, jack, gold, silver or copper mines, and shall not apply to the employees of such mines.
R.L.1910, § 3939; Laws 1913, c. 90, p. 146, § 1.