EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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without a permit in writing signed by such Inspector of Build-

ings, the applicant for such permit to pay to said Inspector

the following fees for his services in issuing such permit and

his other services under this Act, to wit: For a building to

be erected at a cost of one thousand dollars or less, a fee of

fifty cents, and for buildings to be erected at a cost of over

one thousand dollars a fee of fifty cents for the first thousand

dollars, and an additional fee of fifty cents for each additional

one thousand dollars or fraction thereof ; and any owner, agent,

builder or contractor who shall erect or undertake the erec-

tion of a building or structure of any kind in said district as

aforesaid, without having obtained a permit as aforesaid, shall

forfeit and pay to the County Commissioners of Baltimore

County a fine or penalty of fifty dollars where said building

is of the value of one thousand dollars or less, and an addi-

tional penalty of twenty-five dollars for each additional thou-

Fine a lien on

sand dollars in value, said fine or penalty to be a lien on the

building.

building and to be collected by the said County Commis-

sioners in an action of debt brought in their name before any

justice of the peace of said county, or by proceedings in equity

for the enforcement of such lien.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the County Commissioners

of Baltimore County be and they are hereby given full power

and authority to direct in what part of the Twelfth District

General reg-

buildings of wood shall not be erected ; to regulate and estab-

ulations as to

lish the size of bricks and thickness of walls that are to be used

building, etc.

in the house to be built in said district or any portion thereof.

To provide for the entry into and examination of all build-

ings, lots, yards, enclosures, and cars, boats and vehicles of

every description, to ascertain their condition for health, clean-

liness and safety; for the taking down and removal of build-

ings, walls, structures or superstructures that are or may be-

come dangerous, or to require owners to move them or put

them in a safe and sound condition at their own experise; to

regulate the building and maintenance of party walls, par-

titions, fences, parapet and fire-walls, smoke flues, fireplaces,

hot-air flues, boilers, kettles, smokestacks and stovepipes and

the storage of gasoline and other combustibles or explosives.

To provide for and regulate the safe construction, inspection

Inspection of

and repair of all private and public buildings within said dis-

all buildings.

trict. To regulate, restrain or prohibit, in their discretion,

the erection of wooden or frame buildings within the present

limits of said district or any thickly populated portion of the

same and to remove the same at the owner's expense when

erected or suffered to remain contrary to law or such regula-