ART. 3.] BALTIMORE COUNTY. 537

drance, such as locks, bars or gratings of any kind shall be
allowed to obstruct or prevent ingress and easy egress through
the same, and all doors of exit shall be so constructed as to
open outwardly at such exits. Owners or lessees, or any person
holding under them, or their agents, violating any of the pro-
visions aforesaid shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on con-
viction thereof by the Circuit Court for Baltimore county be
fined by the court before which such conviction is had for any
violation a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, to be paid
to the County Commissioners, and recovered as other fines in
this State. It is made the special duty of the judges of the
Circuit Court for Baltimore county to especially charge the
grand jury of said county, upon the execution of the foregoing
provisions, and the police authorities of said districts are es-
pecially charged with the execution thereof, and to that end
shall direct such frequent examinations by some of their offi-
cers as the County Commissioners may require of all such
places. It shall not be lawful in said districts for any person,
agent, owner or proprietor of any sweatshop, manufacturing
establishment or factory where four or more persons are
employed, to use any coal oil, gasoline or any other explosive
or inflammable compound for the purpose of lighting or heating
in any form, except under a special permit from the County
Commissioners of Baltimore county, granted for that purpose,
for a period not exceeding one year, the same to be renewed
from time to time by said County Commissioners in their dis-
cretion; and any person, agent, owner or proprietor violating
this provision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on con-
viction thereof be fined by the court before which such con-
viction is had, for every violation the sum of one hundred dol-
lars and costs, and stand committed until such fines and costs
be paid. The owner or owners of any such home or building
used as a sweatshop, manufacturing establishment or factory
where four or more persons are employed in said districts, on
other than the first floor of such house or building, and the
owners or lessees of any public hall, church, school or place of
amusement in said districts where persons are supposed to
congregate on other than the first floor of the same, shall pro-
vide suitable fire escapes for the same; and if any owner or
owners, or lessees of any house or building so used fail to make
or provide a fire escape as aforesaid, such owner or owners, or
lessees, shall pay a fine of two hundred dollars, to be paid to
the County Commissioners as aforesaid, and recovered as other
fines in this State, or be imprisoned in the county jail for sixty
days, or subject to both fine and imprisonment in the discretion
of the court.