(225 ILCS 710/4) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4205)
Sec. 4.
Qualifications of inspector.
No person shall be qualified to
hold the office of inspector while that person is an employee, director, or
officer of any mining or metallurgical concern or company, or while directly or
indirectly connected with any mining or metallurgical concern or company or
copartnership operating in this State, either as partner or in any other
capacity, or while engaged in private practice as a consulting engineer. The
inspector shall devote his or her entire time to the duties of his or her
respective office, and when not engaged in metal mines or other duties in
connection therewith he or she may be assigned to any work under the
supervision of the Director of the Office of Mines and Minerals,
and it is unlawful for the
inspector to be otherwise employed by the State of Illinois or to act directly
or indirectly for or on behalf of any candidate for public office or for any
political party, or receive compensation, either directly or indirectly, from
any candidate for public office or from any political party in the State during
the term of such inspector. Failure to observe the provisions of this Section
shall render the inspector liable to immediate removal from office by the
Director of the Office of Mines and Minerals without further cause
shown and the Director of the Office of Mines and Minerals is authorized
and empowered to make removals in such cases.
(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
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