Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 225 ILCS 705/19.01

  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
     Every coal mine in this State, whether worked by shaft, slope or drift, shall be provided and maintained, in addition to the hoisting shaft or other place of delivery, with an escapement shaft or opening to the surface; or an underground communicating passageway with a contiguous mine, so that there shall be at least two distinct and available means of egress to all persons employed in coal mines.