92                                     LAWS OF MARYLAND                            [CH. 46

in a conspicuous place on the door or other prominent entrance to
said premises and by mailing a copy thereof by registered mail to
said occupant at his last known post-office address, or if no such ad-
dress be known, then by registered mail to said occupant in care of
general delivery at the post-office serving the community in which
said premises lie. When directed to the owner of such premises, such
order shall be served by delivering a true copy thereof to such owner,
or, if the owner is absent from the State or his whereabouts be un-
known to the State Fire Marshal, by mailing a true copy thereof by
registered mail to the said owner's last-known post-office address, or
if no such address be known then by registered mail to said owner
in care of general delivery at the post-office serving the community
in which said premises lie; the said delivering or mailing of such
order to be accomplished within five days from the date of the issu-
ance of such order. And in the event it is necessary to. mail a copy
of such order as aforesaid, the officer mailing the same shall also,
within five days from the date of issuance of such order, post a true
copy thereof upon said premises in the manner above provided for
notice to occupants.

Provided, that every such order and copy thereof shall con-
tain a notice that compliance therewith shall be required within a
period of thirty days from the date of issuance thereof, and also that
any person desiring to contest the validity of any such order may
enter an appeal from said order to a court of competent jurisdiction
in the county where said premises are located.

11.    Work to be done at Expense of Owner or Occupant upon Failure
to Comply with Repair or Demolition Order.

In the event any owner or occupant of any building or premises
served with a copy of such order in the manner above provided, shall
fail to comply with such order within thirty days from the date of
issuance thereof, or within thirty days after any appeal from such
order has been affirmed by court, the State Fire Marshal may enter
into and upon the premises affected by such order and cause the
said building, structure, or premises to be repaired, torn down, de-
molished, materials removed and all dangerous conditions to be rem-
edied, as the case may be, at the expense of the owner or occupant,
and if such person shall fail or neglect to repay the State Fire Mar-
shal the expense thereby incurred by him, within thirty days after
written demand shall have been mailed to the said owner or occupant
at his last known post-office address, the State Fire Marshal is hereby
authorized to bring suit in the name of the State to recover such ex-
penses, with interest, in any court of competent jurisdiction.

12.    Maintenance of Fire Hazard; Additional Remedies.

In case any building, structure or equipment is or is proposed to be
erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, maintained or used, or
any land is or is proposed to be used in such a way to endanger life
or property from the hazards of fire or explosion or in violation of
this Article or of any regulation or provision of any regulation, or
change thereof promulgated by the State Fire Prevention Commis-
sion under the authority granted by this Article, the State Fire Pre-
vention Commission, the State Fire Marshal, or the Attorney General
may, in addition to other remedies provided by law, institute injunc-
tion, mandamus, abatement, or any other appropriate action or ac-