State Mining Laws on the Use of Electricity in and About Coal Mines (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book State Mining Laws on the Use of Electricity in and About Coal Mines (Classic Reprint) written by L. C. Ilsley and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-18 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from State Mining Laws on the Use of Electricity in and About Coal Mines The first State to have a coal-mining law was Pennsylvania, which enacted a law, for Schuylkill County only, in 1869. The first State to enact a coal-mining law governing all the coal mines in the State was Illinois in 1872, followed by Ohio in 1873. Pennsylvania in 1870 enacted a law for anthracite mines only, but did not enact similar laws for bituminous mines until 1877. At least 10 other States enacted coal-mining laws between the years 1870 and 1890. Before 1890 electricity was little used in coal-mining operations and therefore practically no provisions governing the installation, inspection, or maintenance of electrical equipment were made in any of the laws enacted up to 1890. In the law of Colorado, approved April 8, 1885, there is a reference to the use of telephones, probably the first reference to electrical equipment of any kind in a State mining code. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.