If any superintendent or operator of mines shall neglect or fail to furnish to the mine inspector any copy of maps or plans as hereinbefore required by this Act, or, if the mine inspector shall believe that any map or plan of any coal or other mine made or furnished in pursuance of the provisions of this act, is materially inaccurate or imperfect, then in either case, the mine inspector is hereby authorized to cause a correct survey and map or plan of said mine to be made at the expense of the operator thereof, the cost of which shall be recoverable from said operator as other debts are recoverable by law: Provided, that when the inspector shall cause a new survey and map or plan of any such mine, and it is found that the map or plan furnished by the operator was substantially correct, then the cost of the survey, map or plan, caused to be made by the inspector, shall be paid by the state.
R.L.1910, § 3958.