circumstances require. The foregoing shall not prohibit the
mine-foreman from fulfilling the duties of overseer, so long as all
the provisions of this act are complied with. (Sec. 965; Penalty,
Sec. 976.)



=RELATING TO THE STABLEMAN AND FIRE-BOSS.=


Sec. 955. [=Duties of stableman.=] The stable man shall see that the
provisions of this act relating to stables are carried out, and
shall forbid persons not required by duty, to enter the stable or
loiter in or about same, whether the stable be inside of the mine or
on the surface. (Sec. 945, 960.)


[=Duties of fire-boss.=] The fire-boss shall examine with a safety
lamp each working place, whether same is in the actual course of
working or not, the traveling ways and entrances to old workings in
the mine every morning, not more than three hours prior to the
appointed time for the employes to enter the mine. As evidence of
such examination, he shall mark with chalk upon the face of the
coal, or in some other conspicuous place, his initials and date of
the month. If there is any standing gas discovered, he shall leave a
danger signal across every entrance to such place.


[=Report on blackboard.=] He shall make a report on a blackboard
provided on the outside of the mine for that purpose, and arrange so