[=Record of boys employed.=] He shall keep a record of the boys under sixteen years of age employed by him, or by any other person, giving the name, age, place of birth, name and residence of parents, and character of employment.  He shall require written evidence from the parent or guardian of each said minors, that the requirements of the school laws of this state have been complied with. (Sec. 912, 944.) (See Child Labor Law, Sec. 13002.)

“The provisions of Section 912, 944 and 953 G.C. do not permit the employment of children under 16 years of age in, about or in connection with any mine.  Such employment is governed by the provisions of Section 13002 G.C.”

    Opinion No. 885 office of the Attorney General, State of
    Ohio, December 21, 1917.

[=Assistant mine-foreman.=] The duties of mine-foreman shall apply to assistant mine-foreman, when acting for the mine-foreman, or in discharging the duties thereof. (Sec. 952, 965; Penalty, Sec. 976.)

Sec. 954. [=Relating to over-seer.=] The over-seer shall visit the working place of each inexperienced person engaged at mining or loading, at such intervals as provided for in this act, and instruct them as to their work and safety and assist them in caring for their safety.  He shall instruct such persons not to handle or use any explosives except in his presence, until they have been employed in a mine not less than three months, and not then until he is satisfied that such persons are fully competent to handle and use same with safety.  When, in his judgment, such persons require more frequent supervision than provided for in this act, he shall visit their working places as frequently as in his judgment the circumstances require.  The foregoing shall not prohibit the mine-foreman from fulfilling the duties of overseer, so long as all the provisions of this act are complied with. (Sec. 965; Penalty, Sec. 976.)

=Relating to the stableman and fire-boss.=

Sec. 955. [=Duties of stableman.=] The stable man shall see that the provisions of this act relating to stables are carried out, and shall forbid persons not required by duty, to enter the stable or loiter in or about same, whether the stable be inside of the mine or on the surface. (Sec. 945, 960.)

[=Duties of fire-boss.=] The fire-boss shall examine with a safety lamp each working place, whether same is in the actual course of working or not, the traveling ways and entrances to old workings in the mine every morning, not more than three hours prior to the appointed time for the employes to enter the mine.  As evidence of such examination, he shall mark with chalk upon the face of the coal, or in some other conspicuous place, his initials and date of the month.  If there is any standing gas discovered, he shall leave a danger signal across every entrance to such place.