hief
inspector of mines in any court of competent jurisdiction in the
county in which such mine is located, or in Franklin county. (Sec.
904, 935, 936, 937.)

Sec. 918. [=Complaint against district inspector; how made.=] When
written charges of neglect of duty, incompetency, or malfeasance in
office against any district inspector of mines, are made and filed
with the chief inspector of mines, signed by not less than fifteen
employes, or an owner, lessee or agent of a mine, the chief
inspector of mines shall promptly investigate such charges, and
advise in writing, addressed to the complainant whose name appears
first in the charges, the result of such investigation.

[=Complaint against chief inspector, how made; appeal.=] When
written charges of neglect of duty, incompetency or malfeasance in
office against the chief inspector of mines, are made and filed with
the governor, signed by not less than fifteen employes, or the
owner, lessee or agent of a mine, or if not less than fifteen
employes, or the owner, lessee or agent of a mine, having filed
charges against a district inspector of mines with the chief
inspector of mines, are dissatisfied with the result of the
investigation made by him, and appealed to the governor by filing
the same charges against such district inspector of mines with the
governor, he shall make, or cause to be made, an investigation of
such charges, and advise in writing, addressed to the complainant
whose name appears first in the charges, the result of such
investigation.

Sec. 919. [=Appeal and hoard of examiners.=] After such appeal from
the decision of the chief inspector of mines, or after charges have
been filed against the chief inspector of mines with the governor,
and the result of the investigation made by him, or at his instance,
is unsatisfactory to the complainant, and notice thereof is given to
the governor in writing by said complainant, accompanied with a bond
in the sum of five hundred dollars, payable to the state,
conditioned for the payment of all costs and expenses of the
investigation of such charges, in the event such charges are not
sustained, and signed by two or more responsible freeholders, the
governor shall convene a board of examiners, consisting of two
practical miners, one chemist, one mining engineer, and one mine
operator at such time and place as he directs, giving ten days'
notice thereof to the inspector against whom the charges are made,
and als