Constitution of New Mexico (2025 publisher edition) — ARTICLE XVII

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ARTICLE XVII

ARTICLE XVII Mines and Mining Sec. 1. Inspector of mines. 2. Mining regulations; employment of chil- dren under fourteen. Section 1. [Inspector of mines.] There shall be a state mine inspector who shall be appointed by the governor, by and

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173© 2025 State of New Mexico. New Mexico Compilation Commission. All rights reserved. Article XVIII – Militia with the advice and consent of the senate, for a term of four years, and whose duties and salary shall be as prescribed by law. The leg- islature may pass laws prescribing reason- able qualifications for the state mine inspec- tor and deputy mine inspectors, and current legislative enactments prescribing such qual- ifications are declared to be in full force and effect. (As amended September 19, 1961.) Sec. 2. [Mining regulations; employment of children under fourteen.] The legislature shall enact laws requiring the proper ventilation of mines, the con- struction and maintenance of escapement shafts or slopes, and the adoption and use of appliances necessary to protect the health and secure the safety of employees therein. No children under the age of fourteen years shall be employed in mines.