20 CORPORATIONS. [ART. 23.

person requesting the same of the result of the examination
made by him regarding said property; and said fire marshal
shall annually report to the Governor the results of all
examinations made by him and the deputy fire marshal.

1894, oh. 248. 1906, ch. 709, sec. 3.

205. The fire marshal and deputy fire marshal, in the
absence of the fire marshal, shall have power to subpoena wit-
nesses and to compel their attendance before him or them to
testify in relation to any matter which is, by the provisions of
this sub-title, a subject of inquiry and investigation by the said
fire marshal or deputy fire marshal, and shall also have power
to cause to be produced before him or them such papers as
he or they may require in making such examinations; the
said fire marshal and deputy fire marshal, in the absence
of the fire marshal, shall be and they are hereby authorized
to administer oaths and affirmations to persons appearing
as witnesses before him, or them; and false swearing in
any matter or proceeding aforesaid shall be deemed perjury
and shall be punishable as such; and the said fire marshal
and deputy fire marshal shall hare the authority at all times
of the day or night, in performance of the duties imposed
by the provisions of this sub-title, to enter upon and examine
any building or premises where any fires shall have occurred,
or which at the time may be burning, and also the power
to enter upon at any time any building adjacent to that in
which the fire occurred should he deem it necessary in the
proper discharge of his duties; and the said fire marshal and
deputy fire marshal shall have authority to inspect public
buildings, such as school houses, churches, opera houses,
theatres, hospitals, asylums, public halls, factories, hotels and
other buildings of like character, and to compel the owner or
owners thereof to provide sufficient fire escapes or other means
of exit as he, the said fire marshal, shall direct for the benefit
and safety of the occupants of said building, and the said fire
marshal shall give thirty days' notice to the owner or owners
of such buildings to provide such fire escapes or other means
of exit as in his judgment shall be deemed necessary; and
upon failure or refusal of the said owner or owners of such
buildings to comply with the said notice of the said fire
marshal, the said fire marshal shall cause the said person or
persons to be arrested, and upon conviction before any justice