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The State Board of Commissioners of Labor, also known as the Bureau of Labor Statistics, was created in 1879 to gather and present to the General Assembly statistical data on the laboring classes of the state (L. 1879, p. 61). The Commissioners of Labor also appointed a mining engineer to the State Board of Inspectors who examined applicants for state inspectors of mines, members of the State Board of Examiners for Mine Managers, and the State Board of Examiners for Fire Bosses and Hoisting Engineers which issued certificates of competency to mine managers, hoisting engineers, and fire bosses (L. 1883, p. 119; L. 1891, p. 168; L. 1899, p. 306). The State Mining Board, whose members also were appointed by the Commissioners of Labor, succeeded to these duties in 1899 (L. 1899, p. 306). It too was abolished in 1907 and a new State Mining Board with members appointed by the Governor began to examine and issue licenses for these occupations (L. 1907, p. 387).
The Civil Administrative Code of 1917 abolished both the State Board of Commissioners of Labor and the State Mining Board and transferred the powers and duties of the State Mining Board to a Mining Board within the newly created Department of Mines and Minerals.
365.001
REGISTERS OF MINE MANAGERS, MINE EXAMINERS, FIRE BOSSES, AND HOISTING ENGINEERS. 1897-1926. 5 vols. No index.
Registers contain name of person holding certificate of competency, post office address and county of residence, age, birthplace, city of examination, length and type of service, certificate number, and date certificate was issued. One register also includes a listing of the officers of the State Board of Examiners for Mine Managers showing each officer's name, address, place and date of examination, and date of appointment to the board.
365.002
TABULAR STATEMENT OF THE PROFICIENCY OF CANDIDATES FOR CERTIFICATES. 1897-1906. 1 vol. No index.
Results of tests taken by candidates for mine managers, mine inspectors, fire bosses, and hoisting engineers include candidate's name, local post office address, and county of residence. Test results arranged in tabular form show scores given for written and oral examinations, personal qualifications, examination total, and passage or failure of the candidate.
These records are available at the Illinois State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State.
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