(a) The Chief of the Division of Safety and Inspection shall:
Terms Used In Alabama Code 25-9-5
state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(1) Be a qualified elector;(2) Have had 12 or more years’ experience in the working, ventilating and drainage of coal mines in this state or eight years of such experience plus four years’ experience as a state or federal coal mine inspector;(3) Have a practical scientific knowledge of all noxious and dangerous gases found in such mines;(4) Have a mine foreman certificate of competency of the State of Alabama; and(5) Be not less than 30 years of age.(b) The chief shall be stationed in a city or town as near the center of the mining industry as is practical.
