425.101 Inspector of mines; election, term, and qualifications; prohibited employment; eligibility.
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425.101 Inspector of mines; election, term, and qualifications; prohibited employment; eligibility.
Sec. 1.
There shall be elected at the general election in the year 1968, and at the general election held every fourth year thereafter an inspector of mines for the term of 4 years in any county within this state where there are iron or copper mines situated, some suitable person who is a citizen of this state, who can read and write the English language, and who has had at least 10 years' actual experience in mining, or a person holding the degree of mining engineer, or an equivalent degree, and who shall have practiced his or her profession as a mining engineer for at least 2 years.
Inspectors of mines shall not, during their term of office, accept employment or be employed by any mining company or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof. A person elected to any other public office shall not be eligible for election as an inspector of mines, nor for appointment as a deputy inspector.
History: 1911, Act 163, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911 ;-- CL 1915, 5502 ;-- CL 1929, 8522 ;-- CL 1948, 425.101 ;-- Am. 1952, Act 279, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1952 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 33, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 116, Imd. Eff. May 29, 1984