EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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deemed sufficient cause in itself for the issuance of such injunc-

Issuance of in-

tion when applied for, and no further cause need be alleged

junctions.

or shown.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the Inspector of Buildings

appointed as aforesaid for the Twelfth Election District shall

have the supervision of the construction of all buildings erected

Inspector to
have general

in said district, and shall see that the rules and regulations of

supervision.

the County Commissioners relating to the construction of said

buildings shall be complied with, and he shall perform such

other duties as may be prescribed by the County Commis-

sioners aforesaid not inconsistent with this Act. His com-

pensation shall consist of the fees allowed him for his services

in issuing permits for the erection of buildings; said Inspector

of Buildings shall be subject to removal at any time in the dis-

cretion of the County Commissioners.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the

Inspector of Buildings to visit and inspect all theatres, hotels.

Inspecting the-
atres, hotels,

public halls, churches, school houses and buildings used for

etc.

public assemblages and all manufactories employing twenty-

five or more persons, now erected or that may be hereafter

erected in said district, for the purpose of ascertaining if said

buildings have the proper means of exit in case of fire or panic ;

and if on examination the said Inspector of Buildings shall

determine that said buildings as herein enumerated have not

the proper means of exit for the purposes herein prescribed.

then it shall be the duty of the said Inspector of Buildings to

notify in writing the said owners, trustees or lessees of said

buildings, as herein enumerated, to so improve the same as to

provide the proper means of exit in case of fire or panic as in

the judgment of said Inspector of Buildings he may deem

proper and necessary. If any person having been notified shall

fail to comply with the said notice, he shall, after the expira-

tion of thirty days from the date of said notice forfeit and pay
a fine of one hundred dollars for non compliance therewith,

Failing to com-
ply with no-
tice.

and twenty-five dollars per day for each and every day there-

after that he shall refuse to make such improvements as pre-

scribed in the notice so given, as provided in the preceding

section : said fines to be collected as other fines are collected

by law : provided, however, that the person so ordered to make

improvements to his property as aforesaid shall have the right

to appeal in writing to the County Commissioners of Balti-

more County from such order of the Building Inspector and

to adduce evidence and be heard thereon : but the right to such

appeal shall be considered waived unless the same be taken

within fifteen clays from the service of such notice. It shall