Code of West Virginia, 1931

Code	Chapter	Article	Section Heading	Section Text Preview	Status
21-5-2	Ch. 21 — LABOR	Wages	Contracts Contrary to Preceding Section; Assessments for Relief or Other Purposes	It shall not be lawful for any railroad company to enter into or make any agreement with any employee for the payment of wages of any such employee otherwise th…	Proofed
21-5-3	Ch. 21 — LABOR	Wages	Payment of Wages by Employers Other Than Railroads; Assignment of Wages	Every person, firm or corporation doing business in this State, except railroad companies as provided in section one of this article, shall settle with its empl…	Proofed
21-5-4	Ch. 21 — LABOR	Wages	Payment of Wages by Nontransferable Orders Payable in Merchandise	Any person, firm or corporation engaged in any trade or business, either directly or indirectly, may issue, sell, give or deliver, upon the request of any emplo…	Proofed
21-5-5	Ch. 21 — LABOR	Wages	Coercion of Employees to Purchase Merchandise in Payment of Wages; Penalty; Sale of Merchandise for More Than Prevailing Cash Value	If any corporation, company, firm or person shall coerce or compel, or attempt to coerce or compel, an employee in its, their or his employment to purchase good…	Proofed
21-5-6	Ch. 21 — LABOR	Wages	Refusal to Pay Wages or Redeem Orders	If any person, firm or corporation shall refuse for the period of twenty days to settle with and pay any of its employees at the intervals of time as provided i…	Proofed
21-5-7	Ch. 21 — LABOR	Wages	Collection of Wages on Discharge; Lien; Limitation of Section	Whenever any employer of labor shall discharge his or its employees without first paying them the amount of any wages or salary then due them in cash, lawful mo…	Proofed
21-5-8	Ch. 21 — LABOR	Wages	Checkweighman Where Wages Depend on Production	Where the amount of wages paid to any of the persons employed in any manufacturing, mining, or other enterprise employing labor, depends upon the amount produce…	Proofed
21-6-1	Ch. 21 — LABOR	Child Labor	Employment of Children Under Fourteen	No child under fourteen years of age shall be employed, permitted or suffered to work in, about, or in connection with any gainful occupation except agriculture…	Proofed
21-6-2	Ch. 21 — LABOR	Child Labor	Employment of Children Under Sixteen in Certain Occupations; How Determined; Appeal to Supreme Court	No child under the age of sixteen years shall be employed, permitted, or suffered to work in any occupation dangerous to the life or limb, or injurious to the h…	Proofed
21-6-3	Ch. 21 — LABOR	Child Labor	Issuance of Work Permit; Vacation Work Permit; Special Work Permit	No child between the ages of fourteen and sixteen years shall be employed or permitted to work in any gainful occupation, unless the person, firm or corporation…	Proofed
21-6-4	Ch. 21 — LABOR	Child Labor	Contents of Permit; Forms; Filing; Revocation	The work permit mentioned in the foregoing section shall set forth the full name, the date and place of birth of the child, with the name and address of his par…	Proofed
21-6-5	Ch. 21 — LABOR	Child Labor	Age Certificate for Employer; Inquiry as to Age; Revocation of Certificate; Supervision by State Superintendent of Schools	Upon the request of any employer who is desirous of employing a child who represents his or her age to be sixteen years or over, the local officer charged with …	Proofed
21-6-6	Ch. 21 — LABOR	Child Labor	Inmates of Industrial Home or School	It shall be unlawful for superintendents or other persons in whose custody children of the West Virginia industrial school for boys, West Virginia industrial ho…	Proofed
21-6-7	Ch. 21 — LABOR	Child Labor	Hours and Days of Labor by Minors; Duty of Employer to Post Notice Thereof	No child under the age of sixteen years shall be employed or permitted to work in, about, or in connection with, any gainful occupation, except agriculture or d…	Proofed
21-6-8	Ch. 21 — LABOR	Child Labor	Officers for Enforcement of This Article	It shall be the duty of the state commissioner of labor, his assistants, factory inspectors, school truancy officers and accredited agent of the humane society,…	Proofed
21-6-9	Ch. 21 — LABOR	Child Labor	Offenses; Penalty	Any person or agent or representative of any firm or corporation, who violates any of the provisions of this article, or any parent, guardian, or custodian of a…	Proofed
22-1-1	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Department of Mines	Department of Mines	There shall be a state department of mines, which shall have for its purpose the supervision of the execution and enforcement of all state laws pertaining to th…	Proofed
22-1-2	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Department of Mines	Chief of Department of Mines; Duties; Term of Office	The department of mines shall be in charge of an official to be known as the chief of the department of mines, who shall be appointed by the governor, by and wi…	Proofed
22-1-3	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Department of Mines	Same; Qualifications; Salary	The chief of the department of mines shall be a male citizen of West Virginia, and shall be a competent person, having had at least eight years’ experience in t…	Proofed
22-1-4	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Department of Mines	Same; Oath; Bond	The chief of the department of mines shall, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, take the oath of office prescribed by the Constitution, and shall …	Proofed
22-1-5	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Department of Mines	Same; Record of Inspections; Authority	The chief of the department of mines shall keep and index a permanent record of all inspections made by himself and the district mine inspectors. All records of…	Proofed
22-1-6	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Department of Mines	Same; Annual Report to Governor	The chief of the department of mines shall annually make a full and complete written report of his proceedings to the governor of the State for the year ending …	Proofed
22-1-7	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Department of Mines	Mining Districts; Mine Inspectors; Term of Office	The chief of the department of mines, with the approval of the governor, shall divide the State into twenty-five mining districts, in such manner as to equalize…	Proofed
22-1-8	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Department of Mines	Mine Inspector; Qualifications; Oath; Bond; Removal; Salary and Expenses	Every person appointed to the office of mine inspector shall be a citizen of West Virginia, of good moral character and temperate habits, shall have a practical…	Proofed
22-1-9	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Department of Mines	Same; Inspections; Reports	Each of the mine inspectors shall report in writing, weekly, to the chief of the department of mines, the number and condition of all mines inspected by him dur…	Proofed
22-1-10	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Department of Mines	Mine Rescue Car; Equipment; Use for Educational and Training Work	The chief of the department of mines is hereby authorized, with the approval of the state board of control, to purchase, equip and operate for the use of said d…	Unreviewed
22-1-11	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Department of Mines	Mine Rescue Crews	The chief of the state department of mines is hereby authorized to train and employ at each of the mine rescue stations, operated by that department within the …	Proofed
22-1-12	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Department of Mines	Director of Mine Rescue Work; Qualifications; Term of Office; Salary	The chief of the department of mines shall appoint, subject to the approval of the governor of the State, a director of rescue work to have charge of the operat…	Proofed
22-1-13	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Department of Mines	Offenses; Penalties; Jurisdiction	Any chief of the department of mines who shall violate any of the provisions contained in sections two to seven, inclusive, of this article shall, upon convicti…	Proofed
22-2-1	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Coal Mines	Definitions; Scope of Article	Mine: In this article the term “mine” shall include the shafts slopes, drifts, or incline planes connected with excavations penetrating coal stratum or strata, …	Proofed
22-2-2	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Coal Mines	Mine Map; Certificate of Engineer; Penalty	The operator, or agent, of every coal mine shall make, or cause to be made, an accurate map or plan of such mine, on a scale to be stated thereon, of one hundre…	Proofed
22-2-3	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Coal Mines	Failure of Operator to Furnish Map; Incorrect Map	If the operator, or agent, of any coal mine shall neglect or fail to furnish to the mine inspector of his district a copy of the map, or extension thereof, as p…	Proofed
22-2-4	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Coal Mines	Ventilation of Mines in General; Number to Work in Same Air Current	The operator, agent or mine foreman of every coal mine, whether worked by shaft, slope or drift, shall provide and hereafter maintain for every such mine adequa…	Proofed
22-2-5	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Coal Mines	Ventilation of Mines Liberating Explosive Gas; Stoppings; Doors	In all mines liberating explosive gas and where there is any reason to believe that gas will be encountered in the future workings and developments of the mine,…	Proofed
22-2-6	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Coal Mines	Fans	The ventilation of mines shall be produced by means of fans, mechanically operated, unless otherwise ordered by the chief of the department of mines. Buildings …	Proofed
22-2-7	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Coal Mines	Plan of Ventilation	Every operator or agent, of a coal mine, before making any new or additional openings, shall submit to the chief of the department of mines, for his information…	Proofed
22-2-8	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Coal Mines	Rooms and Entries Driven in Advance of Air Current	Should the mine inspector discover any room, entry, airway, or other working places, being driven in advance of the air currents contrary to the requirements of…	Proofed
22-2-9	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Coal Mines	Unused and Abandoned Parts of Mines	All unused working and abandoned parts of the mines must be protected by such safeguards as will prevent, so far as practicable, the accumulation or overflow of…	Proofed
22-2-10	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Coal Mines	Petroleum and Alcohol Products Prohibited as Motive Power in Mines	No product of petroleum, or alcohol, or any compound that in the opinion of the inspector will contaminate the air to such an extent as to be injurious to the h…	Proofed
22-2-11	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Coal Mines	Coal Dust	In all mines, accumulations of fine, dry coal dust shall, as far as practicable, be removed from the mine, and all dry and dusty operating sections kept thoroug…	Proofed
22-2-12	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Coal Mines	Telephone and Other Safety Devices	The operator, or agent, of every coal mine worked by shaft shall provide and maintain a metal tube, telephone or other approved means of communication from the …	Proofed
22-2-13	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Coal Mines	Engineer in Charge of Hoisting Machinery; Qualifications; Persons Permitted to Ride in Cage or Car	No operator or agent of any coal mine worked by shaft, slope or incline, shall place in charge of any engine or drum to used for lowering or hoisting persons em…	Proofed
22-2-14	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Coal Mines	Uniform Checking System	The operator or agent of every shaft mine shall install a uniform system of checking the employees in and out of the mine, whereby each employee upon entering t…	Proofed
22-2-15	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Coal Mines	First Aid Equipment	In every mine where one hundred or a less number of men are employed underground, it shall be the duty of the operator thereof to keep always on hand at the min…	Proofed
22-2-16	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Coal Mines	Safety or Electric Lamps	Mines which liberate explosive gas from the coal or adjacent strata in dangerous quantities, and where three-fourths of one per cent is determined by air analys…	Proofed
22-2-17	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Coal Mines	Mine Openings or Outlets; Roadway; Hoisting Equipment at Shaft Outlets; Limitation of Section	It shall be unlawful for the operator, agent or mine foreman of any coal mine to employ any person to work in such mine, or permit any persons to be in the mine…	Proofed
22-2-18	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Coal Mines	Unsafe Mine; When To Be Closed; How Reopened	The operator or agent of every coal mine shall furnish the inspector proper facilities for entering Such mine and making examinations or obtaining information; …	Proofed
22-2-19	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Coal Mines	No Act Permitted Endangering Security of Mine; Search for Intoxicants, Matches, Etc	No miner, workman or other person shall knowingly injure any shaft, lamp, instrument, air course, or brattice, or obstruct or throw open airways, or carry match…	Proofed
22-2-20	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Coal Mines	Stable in Mine	No operator, agent or mine foreman shall provide a horse or mule stable inside of any mine unless space is excavated in solid strata of rock, slate or coal. If …	Proofed
22-2-21	Ch. 22 — MINES AND MINERALS	Coal Mines	Steam Locomotive in Mine	No steam locomotive shall be used in mines where men are actually employed in the extraction of coal, except by the consent of the district mine inspector; but …	Proofed