8 chapters · 150 sections in this title.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 59-11-101 Checkweigher or checkmeasurer — Duties — Interference prohibited — Penalty
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(a) At every coal or other mine in this state, where coal or other minerals are mined by weight or measure, the miners, or a majority of those present at a meeting called for that purpose, shall have the right to employ a competent person as checkweigher or checkmeasurer, as the …
Tenn. Code Ann. § 59-11-102 Recordkeeping — Disputes — Settlement
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It shall be a further duty of such checkweigher or checkmeasurer to credit each miner with all merchantable coal or other mineral mined by the miner, on a proper sheet or book kept by such person for that purpose. When differences arise between the checkweigher or checkmeasurer a…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 59-11-103 Improper weighing or measuring — Penalty
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Any weigher, agent, or checkmeasurer, whether employed by operators or miners, who knowingly or willfully adopts or takes more or less pounds for a bushel or ton than is provided by law, or willfully neglects the balancing or examining of the scales or cars, or knowingly and will…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 59-11-104 Payment of checkweigher
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When miners of coal or other minerals in this state elect a checkweigher or measurer, as provided, the operators, company, or firm employing the miners shall, upon receiving notice in writing from the miners of the election of checkweigher, withhold from each miner an equal amoun…