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Show ingress when desired. An opening into a continuous mine having such meaus of egress shall be deemed such escapement shaft, slope or tunnel for the purpose of this act. Whenever two or more veins of coal arc or shall be worke d in any mine, the escapement es-capement herein provided for shall be made between so many of them as are worked, and in the manner and time designated by the inspector of mines. Whenever the escapement is or shall be through a continuous con-tinuous mine, then the owners or lessees of inch mines shall make and kiep open an escapement es-capement way of at least four feet wide by six feet high, within his own mine. Any failure to comply with the provisions of this act shall subject the offender(s) to the pen alty herein provided. Sec. 3. In an coal mines that shall go into operation after the passage of this act, the escapements herein provided for shall be constructed within one year after such mine shall have been put in operation. It shall be unlawful for the owner, agent or operator of any such uiiue as aforesaid to employ any person to work therein, or to permit any person to go therein for the purpose of working, except such as may be" necessary to construct the escapement way required, unlea the requirements of this act are first COmplted with. Sec. 3. The term owner used in this act shall mean the Immediate proprietor, lessee or occupant of any mine or part thereof, and tlie term agent shall mean any person having hav-ing on behalf of the owner the care or management man-agement of any mine or any part thereof. See. 4. Any person or persons who shall violate any of the provisions of this act shall, upon conviction, be puuishei a line of not more than $1000 or by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not more than one year, or by both tine and imprisonment for each and every offense. . . A HOLE TO GET OUT AT. Details of the House Hill Providing for Kscapement Shaft in alt Coal Mines Operated iu Hie Territory. Tun Times yesterday afternoon anted the passage by tho house of H. F. No. SH, providing pro-viding for escapement shafts in coal mines. The bill iu detail is as follows: Section 1. In nil coal mines which are now, or which hereafter may be operated in the territory of Utah, and which are now or Which may bo hereafter, operated through a Shaft, slope or tunnel, and in w hich more, than ten men are or may be employed In each twenty-four hours, there shall be made au escapement shaft, slope or tunnel, for Ihe purpose of securing the speedy and safe stress of the workmen in case of ilauycr, or |