Okla. Stat. tit. 45, § 45-3
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Chief Mine Inspector - Assistant Mine Inpectors
Official statutory text
The Chief Mine Inspector shall be a citizen of the United States
and shall have been a resident of the State of Oklahoma for the
three (3) years prior to his appointment to office. In addition,
the Chief Mine Inspector shall have had eight (8) years' actual
experience as a practical miner. For the purposes of this section
employment as an inspector for the Department of Mines shall be
considered practical mining experience. The Chief Mine Inspector
shall be appointed by the Governor by and with the consent of the
Senate for a term of four (4) years to run concurrently with the
term of the Governor. At any time that such office becomes vacant,
the Governor shall appoint with the consent of the Senate a
successor to complete the unfinished term of office.
The Deputy Chief Mine Inspector shall possess the same residency
requirements necessary for the Chief Mine Inspector. The Deputy
Chief Mine Inspector shall be appointed by and shall serve at the
pleasure of the Governor and shall be under the direction of the
Chief Mine Inspector. The Deputy Chief Mine Inspector shall assume
all of the duties and responsibilities of the Chief Mine Inspector
in the absence of the Chief Mine Inspector.
The assistant mine inspectors shall be appointed by and at all
times be under the direction of the Chief Mine Inspector. The
assistant mine inspectors appointed to inspect underground mining
operations shall have a minimum of three (3) years' practical mining
experience, and shall have obtained as a minimum a certificate of
competency as a mine foreman.
and shall have been a resident of the State of Oklahoma for the
three (3) years prior to his appointment to office. In addition,
the Chief Mine Inspector shall have had eight (8) years' actual
experience as a practical miner. For the purposes of this section
employment as an inspector for the Department of Mines shall be
considered practical mining experience. The Chief Mine Inspector
shall be appointed by the Governor by and with the consent of the
Senate for a term of four (4) years to run concurrently with the
term of the Governor. At any time that such office becomes vacant,
the Governor shall appoint with the consent of the Senate a
successor to complete the unfinished term of office.
The Deputy Chief Mine Inspector shall possess the same residency
requirements necessary for the Chief Mine Inspector. The Deputy
Chief Mine Inspector shall be appointed by and shall serve at the
pleasure of the Governor and shall be under the direction of the
Chief Mine Inspector. The Deputy Chief Mine Inspector shall assume
all of the duties and responsibilities of the Chief Mine Inspector
in the absence of the Chief Mine Inspector.
The assistant mine inspectors shall be appointed by and at all
times be under the direction of the Chief Mine Inspector. The
assistant mine inspectors appointed to inspect underground mining
operations shall have a minimum of three (3) years' practical mining
experience, and shall have obtained as a minimum a certificate of
competency as a mine foreman.
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