Plymouth Coal Co. v. Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OP PENNSYLVANIA. ■ This case involves the constitutionality of a section of-the Anthracite Mine Laws of the State of Pennsylvania, being § 10 of Art. Ill of the act of June 2, 1891 (Pub.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OP PENNSYLVANIA. ■ This case involves the constitutionality of a section of-the Anthracite Mine Laws of the State of Pennsylvania, being § 10 of Art. Ill of the act of June 2, 1891 (Pub. Laws pp. 176,183), which reads as follows: “It shall be obligatory on the owners of adjoining coal properties to leave, or cause to be left, a pillar of coal in each.seam or vein of coal worked by them, along the line of adjoining property, of such width, that thken in connection with the pillar to be left by the adjoining property owner, will be a sufficient barrier…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pitney
The statute in question is entitled “An Act to provide for the health and safety of persons employed in and about the anthracite coal mines of Pennsylvania and for the protection and preservation of property connected therewith.” It applies to every anthracite coal mine in the Commonwealth employing more than ten persons; divides the anthracite coal region into eight inspection districts, with a mine inspector for each district, who is appointed by the Governor of the Commonwealth upon the recommendation of a board of examiners composed of three reputable coal miners and two reputable mining…
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