1092 ARTICLE 4.

INFANTS IN IMPROPER HOMES OR CARE.

1906, ch. 334.

493H. No midwife, institution, corporation or home not duly incor-
ported for such purpose shall receive infants or young children for the
purpose of caring for them with a view to compensation without first
securing a license from the Board of Health.

1906, ch. 334, sec. 2.

493-I. Before the granting of such a license the Board of Health shall
require each application to be endorsed by four reputable citizens and
as far as possible thereafter a record shall be kept by the Commissioner
of Health containing the full name and address of each infant or child
received, the date of its birth, the date of its reception, and in case of a
change in address, the date and place of its removal.

1906, ch. 334, sec. 3.

493-J. Before issuing said license the home or institution of each
applicant shall be visited by an agent or inspector of the Board of Health,
and a full investigation made as to the sanitary conditions, accommoda-
tions, the ability and fitness of the applicant to take charge of such infant
or child, and such other information bearing on the subject as may be
of value, and that the agent's report and recommendation may be a basis
upon which the Board of Health may base its action for granting or
rejecting the application for such license.

1906, ch. 334, sec. 4.

493K. Any midwife or institution, corporation or person which shall
receive or board an infant or small child under three years of age with
a view to compensation without first securing such license, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined $25.00
and costs for each and every offence, one-half of the said fine to be paid to
the informer, and upon failure to pay the fine imposed and the cost of
the proceedings, the person or persons so convicted shall be committed by
the Court or Justice who imposed such fine, to the City Jail for a period
not less than ten days, nor more than thirty davs.

1906, ch. 334, sec. 5.

493L. The provisions of this Act shall in no way be regarded as apply-
ing to such persons or homes as may be recommended by the Supervisors
of City Charities of Baltimore City.

494-504. Sections 494 to 504, inclusive, of the Charter were repealed
by Act of 1902, Chapter 179.

SEATS FOR FEMALE EMPLOYES IN STORES OR FACTORIES.

1882, ch. 35. P. L. L. (1888), Art. 4, sec. 398. 1900, ch. 589.
505. Every employer of females in any mercantile or manufacturing
establishment in the City of Baltimore must provide and maintain suitable