Loading impurity; penalty.

Sec. 978-7. A miner or loader of the contents of a mine car, containing a greater percentage of slate, sulphur, rock, dirt or other impurity, than that ascertained and determined by said industrial commission, as hereinbefore provided, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished as follows: for the first offense within a period of three days he shall be fined fifty cents; for a second offense within such period of three days he shall be fined one dollar; and for the third offense within such period of three days he shall be fined not less than two dollars nor more than four dollars. Provided, that nothing contained in this section shall affect the right of a miner or loader and his employer to agree upon deductions by the system known as docking, on account of such slate, sulphur, rock, dirt or other impurity.

[JURISDICTION.]

The following are the sections of the General Code referred to in various sections of the mining law, and under which prosecutions will be made.

JURISDICTION.

Sec. 13423. Justices of the peace, police judges and mayors of cities and villages shall have jurisdiction, within their respective counties, in all cases of violation of any law relating to:

1. Adulteration or deception in the sale of dairy products and other food, drink, drugs and medicines.

2. The prevention of cruelty to animals and children.

3. The abandonment, non-support or ill treatment of a child by its parent.

4. The abandonment or ill treatment of a child under sixteen years of age by its guardian.