Proceedings of the Good Roads Institute, Held at the University of North Carolina, Volumes 1-15 |
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Page 31 - Greenwich, not being in the possession or under the protection of any civilized power, shall be fined not more than fifty dollars, or imprisoned not more than three months, or both.
Page 56 - ... shall be fined not more than fifty dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days.
Page 92 - The owner or agent of every coal mine, whether shaft, slope or drift, shall provide and maintain for every such mine an amount of ventilation of not less than...
Page 38 - ... shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. This section shall not apply to the natural flow of surface or flood waters that are not diverted, accelerated or concentrated by such person.
Page 88 - ... neglect or failure aforesaid, a right of action shall accrue to the widow and lineal heirs of the person whose life shall be lost for like recovery of damages for the injury they shall have sustained.
Page 166 - British thermal unit (BTU) is the amount of heat necessary to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit.
Page 88 - Virginia and by the Bureau of Chemistry of the United States Department of Agriculture.
Page 89 - ... showing the date when made, the condition in which the mines are found, the extent to which the laws relating to mines and mining are observed or violated, the progress made in the...
Page 89 - ... each mine, together with all such other facts and information of public interest concerning the condition of mines...