Pennsylvania Statutes Title 52 P.S. Mines and Mining § 70-218. Miners' examining boards to investigate complaints

It shall be the duty of the several miners' examining boards to investigate all complaints or charges of noncompliance or violation of the provisions of this act, and to prosecute all persons so offending; and upon their failure so to do, then it shall become the duty of the mine inspector of the district wherein the complaints or charges are made to investigate the same and prosecute all persons so offending, and it shall at all times be the duty of the mine inspector to prosecute such members of the miners' examining board as have failed to perform their duty under the provisions of this act; but nothing herein contained shall prevent any citizen, a resident of this Commonwealth, from prosecuting any person or persons violating this act, with power to employ private counsel to assist in the prosecution of the same; upon conviction of any member of the miners' examining board for any violation of this act, in addition to the penalties herein provided, his office shall be declared vacant, and he shall be deemed ineligible to act as a member of the said board.