{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-22a-3-2","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 22A-3-2","heading":"Clay mine foreman; when to be employed; qualifications; assistants.","body":"In every underground clay mine where five or more persons are employed in a period of twenty-four hours, the operator shall employ a mine foreman who shall be a competent and practical person holding a certificate of competence for said position issued to him or her by the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Ttraining after an examination by such office. In order to receive a certificate of competence qualifying a foreman in an underground clay mine, the applicant shall take an examination prescribed by the Director of the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training, be a citizen of this state, of good moral character and temperate habits, having had at least three years' experience in the underground working of clay mines.","path":["CHAPTER 22A. MINERS' HEALTH, SAFETY AND TRAINING.","ARTICLE 3. UNDERGROUND CLAY MINE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/22A-3-2/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:26:14Z","sha256":"1abff0267099cfa738018eeb31c786dfe1bfe4f9b448606b90d6a29cea1a9feb","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-22a-3-1","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-22a-3-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}