license Third-class granted a third-class license who has not taken and subscribed to an oath and proved to the satisfaction of the board of examiners that he has had sufficient experience and is competent to operate at least one of the engines named in section one of this act, and whose knowledge of the construction and operation of the machine he is to be licensed to take charge of is such as to justify the belief of the board of examiners that he is competent to take charge of and operate such machinery. License, when granted General license includes all classes First-class license license SEC. 10. Any applicant may make an application to the chairman of the board of examiners to run either one of the engines mentioned in section one of this act, and after applicant makes the proper showing to the board as to his ability to operate the class of engine for which he has applied, a license shall be granted him by the board specifying on its face the class of engine which he is entitled to operate. SEC. 11. Any applicant making application to the chairman of the board of examiners for a general license must prove his ability to operate and manage any of the above classes of hoisting machinery mentioned in section one, and if applicant makes the proper showing to the board as to his ability to operate all classes of hoisting machinery mentioned in section one, a license shall be granted him by the board to run and operate all classes of hoisting engines mentioned in section one, and such license shall specify on its face that applicant is entitled to operate all classes of engines mentioned in section one. Machinery Which Licensee Qualified to Operate. SEC. 12. Any person to whom is granted by the board of examiners a first-class license under the provisions of this act shall be deemed qualified to operate any machinery named in section one of this act, and which is designated on his license, without regard to the horsepower thereof. Any person to whom is granted a second-class license by Second-class the board of examiners under the provisions of this act shall not be permitted to operate any of the machinery named in section one thereof of a greater capacity than seventy-five horsepower. Third-class license $2.50 Any person to whom is granted a third-class license by the board of examiners under the provisions of this act shall not be permitted to operate any of the machinery named in section one thereof of a greater capacity than twenty-five horsepower. Renewal of License. SEC. 13. All licenses granted hereunder must be renewed Renewa fee, yearly and the fee for such renewal shall be the sum of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) and the money derived therefrom shall take the same course as provided in section eight. All such applications for renewal must be accompanied by a physician's certificate stating the facts required as hereinbefore provided upon application for license, and such other information as may be required by the ex officio chairman of the examining board. The inspector of mines is hereby empowered to grant a renewal of said license, and such license granted must be signed by the inspector of mines; provided, the scope of said application for renewal Proviso does not change the classification of same; and provided further, that in case of complaints being registered against a renewal of said license, and if such complaint shall appear of sufficient consequence, then, upon due notice, the applicant must appear before the board and take the same course as set forth in section 17 of this act. Renewal of Application by Rejected Candidate. for reexamination SEC. 14. Any person who has regularly applied for a No extra fee license under the provisions of this act and has been rejected may renew his application for such license within ninety days, upon showing to the board of examiners herein created that he has qualified himself for such license by study of the subjects involved, for which no extra fee shall be collected. License May Be Revoked. revoked, SEC. 15. Any license granted under the provisions of this License act may be revoked by the examining board granting the how same for cause appearing sufficient to said board, after due notice to the licensed engineer of charges pending against him, and an opportunity afforded him to appear and defend the same. SEC. 16. Any licensed engineer must inform himself of Licensee the safety laws appertaining to mining, and all bell-code must know signals, in order to operate cage, skip, or bucket; and any and bell code engineer who knowingly hoists or lowers men who are violating any of the provisions of the mine-safety laws, or who shall himself violate any of such laws, shall be subject to a revocation of his license. Complaints. how SEC. 17. Complaints affecting this act must be made to Complaints, the chairman of the board of examiners and the same must considered be in writing and verified. If such complaint shall appear of sufficient consequence, then, within thirty days after receipt of complaint, a meeting of the examining board in the district where the complaint is made shall be called by the chairman, in order to consider the same, and the complaining witness, and any and all other witnesses, can be summoned by the board to appear before it and give testimony, and the oath be administered as provided in section twenty-seven, and the board shall take such action affecting the license involved as may appear proper, including the right to revoke or temporarily suspend license. other states SEC. 18. Any hoisting engineer holding a license from Licenses of some other state to operate hoisting machinery, and operating in this state, must make application to the chairman of the board of examiners within sixty days from the time of commencement of operation, as provided in sections two, three, and four of this act, and such application shall permit him to operate same until such time as the board meets and takes action upon his application, as provided in sections ten and twenty-eight. Such engineer must display his license from such other state as provided in section seven. SEC. 19. This act shall not apply to any person operating Tugger-hoist what is known as a "tugger hoist," used only for the purpose of hoisting and lowering material in mines. operator exempt District board of how composed Boards of Examiners. SEC. 20. Each district board of examiners shall consist of three members, as follows: The inspector of mines, or one examiners, of his deputies, shall be ex officio chairman of the board; one member shall be a qualified engineer appointed by the engineers of the district; one member shall be a general mechanic who is familiar with the mechanism of the hoisting machinery mentioned in this act, and he shall be appointed by the mine operators of the district. districts named SEC. 21. The state shall be divided into examining disExamining tricts, and the examinations herein contemplated shall be held at the following-named cities or towns: District No. 1, Virginia City, Storey County; District No. 2, Winnemucca, Humboldt County; District No. 3, Elko, Elko County; District No. 4, Ely, White Pine County; District No. 5, Eureka, Eureka County; District No. 6, Pioche, Lincoln County; District No. 7, Las Vegas, Clark County; District No. 8, Tonopah, Nye County; District No. 9, Goldfield, Esmeralda County; District No. 10, Mina, Mineral County; District No. 11, Austin, Lander County; District No. 12, Yerington, Lyon County. All applicants shall have reasonable notice of the time and place where examinations will be held. SEC. 22. Meetings of the district examining boards shall Meetings of be called by the chairman thereof by written notice served on the other members of such board, such notice to state time. place, and purpose of meeting. district boards Examina tions oral or written SEC. 23. The examinations contemplated by this act may be oral or written, at the discretion of the examining board. SEC. 24. Any board of examiners shall have the right to Revocation revoke any license issued under the provisions of this act, as further provided in section fifteen. of license members SEC. 25. Each member of each district examining board, Expenses of except the chairman thereof, shall receive ten ($10) dollars per day and actual expense of transportation while engaged in examining applicants for license; such compensation and expenses shall be paid out of the hoisting engineers' license fund, herein created, in the usual manner of allowance and payment of claims against the state. SEC. 26. Each district examining board shall appoint a Secretary of secretary, who shall be a member of the board and who shall at once forward to the inspector of mines at Carson City, district board Nevada, the names of the successful applicants, postoffice address, where employed, and class of license, also the minutes of the meeting, given in detail, except at meetings called to consider complaints where testimony of witnesses may be taken, and at such meetings a stenographer may be employed as provided in section thirty-one. ister oaths SEC. 27. In all examinations contemplated herein the Chairman applicant shall be sworn as a witness, and the chairman of may admineach district examining board is hereby authorized to administer an oath to the applicant, and he is also authorized to administer the oath to all witnesses that may be summoned to appear before the board. SEC. 28. Each and every license herein provided shall be Majority to granted only on the written assent of a majority of the dis- grant license trict examining board, and each of said licenses shall be signed by two members of said board. how filled SEC. 29. In case of a vacancy occurring in any district Vacancies, examining board, or failure of mine operators or hoisting engineers to make appointment as provided in section twenty of this act, and such vacancy continuing for a period of ten days, the inspector of mines is hereby empowered to fill such vacancy. Duties and Powers of Inspector of Mines. mines to SEC. 30. It shall be the duty of the inspector of mines to Inspector of keep in his office a record of all proceedings of the various keep records district examining boards, and also keep a record of all licenses, the character of same, names of licensed engineers, postoffice address, where employed; and also a record of all applicants rejected by the boards. supplies SEC. 31. The inspector of mines is hereby empowered to To purchase purchase all supplies that may be required to carry out the provisions of this act, and if necessary to employ additional help, the expense thereof to be paid out of the said hoisting engineers' license fund in the usual course of claims against the state. license SEC. 32. The inspector of mines shall prescribe a form of Form of license to be issued by the various examining boards, and the state printer is hereby directed to supply such forms; and the state printer is also directed to furnish such other printed matter to the chairman of the district boards of examiners, and in such quantities as may be required, for carrying out the provisions of this act. engineers' SEC. 33. All moneys received for fees for applications for Hoisting licenses and renewals thereof shall be paid by the inspector license fund of mines monthly into the state treasury to the credit of the hoisting engineers' license fund. appropria SEC. 34. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions Temporary of this act the sum of one thousand ($1,000) dollars is hereby tion, $1,000 appropriated, out of any moneys in the state treasury not to be repaid otherwise appropriated, to be placed to the credit of the hoisting engineers' license fund as a temporary loan. Such Penalties Act to be enforced Certain act repealed where loan shall be repaid to the state treasury by applying onetenth of the amount placed to the credit of said loan by the inspector of mines monthly, through license fees and renewals thereof, until the said loan of one thousand ($1,000) dollars shall have been fully repaid. Penalty for Operating Hoisting Machinery Without License. SEC. 35. Every person who operates any of the engines or machinery named in section one of this act for which a license is required, without first obtaining such license as provided by this act, and every owner, employer, or manager of any such engine or machinery who knowingly permits any unlicensed person to operate same, or any person who violates any of the provisions of this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred ($100) dollars nor more than five hundred ($500) dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. SEC. 36. It shall be the duty of the inspector of mines and each of his deputies to see that all the provisions of this act are strictly enforced. SEC. 37. That certain act entitled "An act authorizing and empowering the boards of county commissioners of the several counties of this state to regulate, issue licenses, and inconsistent to revoke the licenses of stationary engineers and others having charge or control of stationary engines, steam boilers, hoists, and other hoisting apparatus and machinery, approved March 29, 1907, being sections 3893-3904, Revised Laws of Nevada, in so far as it is inconsistent with the provisions of this act, is hereby repealed. In effect SEC. 38. This act shall be in full force and effect from and after the first day of July, 1921. S. E. Nevada [Senate Bill No. 31-Senator Griffith] CHAP. 214-An Act for the relief of the Southern Nevada agricultural board. [Approved March 22, 1921] WHEREAS, The Southern Nevada agricultural board Preamble: brought in its claim for expenses for the month of December, agricultural 1920, amounting to $210.25, after the appropriation for the payment of said claim had reverted; and board WHEREAS, Had said claim been presented in due time, there was ample money remaining in the fund appropriated therefor for its payment; and |