Pennsylvania Statutes Title 52 P.S. Mines and Mining § 193. Certificates of qualification to mine foremen and assistant mine foremen; record of; cost of; lost or destroyed certificates

Certificates of qualification to mine foremen and assistant mine foremen in the anthracite mines shall be granted by the Chief of the Department of Mines  1 to each applicant who has passed a successful examination. The certificates shall be in manner and form as shall be prescribed by the Chief of the Department of Mines, and a record of all certificates granted shall be kept in the department. Each certificate shall contain the full name, age, and place of birth of the applicant, and also the length and nature of his previous service in the mines. Before the examination for certificates of qualification to mine foremen and assistant mine foremen in the anthracite mines, each applicant shall pay a fee of two dollars, and each successful applicant shall pay an additional fee of three dollars before receiving a certificate. The money thus received from applicants shall be transmitted to the Chief of the Department of Mines, to be deposited in the State Treasury,--said fees to be put in the fund of the Department of Mines for the use of the department for inspection service. The moneys in such fund, from time to time, are hereby specifically appropriated to the Department of Mines for the purposes herein provided. In case of the loss or destruction of a certificate, the Chief of the Department of Mines shall, upon the presentation of satisfactory evidence of the loss or destruction, issue a copy of the certificate, to the original possessor, on the payment of the sum of one dollar.