EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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and false swearing in any matter of proceeding aforesaid
shall be deemed perjury and shall be punishable as such ;

CHAP. 709

and the said fire marshal and deputy fire marshal shall have
the authority at all times of the day or night, in performance
of the duties imposed by the provisions of this Act, 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 suffi-
cient fire escapes or other means of exit as he, the said fire
marshal, shall direct for the benefit and safety of the occu-
pants of said building, and the said fire mashal shall give
thirty days' notice to the owner or owners of such buildings

Authority to
enter upon
and examine
hulldlng
where fires
have
occurred.

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 of the peace
of the city or county of the State of Maryland wherein the
owner or owners reside, or the respective building or build-
ings may be located, they shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and shall pay the fine of not more than one
hundred dollars ($100) or less than twenty-five dollars ($25)
for each offense, and an additional fine of five dollars ($5)
for each and every day thereafter such violations shall con-
tinue; and if the accused shall feel himself aggrieved by the
judgment of the justice of the peace, he shall have the right
of appeal to the Circuit Court f or the county and have a jury
trial; this Act shall, however, not conflict with any existing
laws now fully covering the same in any of the towns or
cities of the State of Maryland.

Authority to
Inspect
public
buildings,
etc.

Section 4. And be it enacted, That the entire expenses of
the office hereby created shall not exceed fifty-five hundred
dollars ($5,500) a year, which shall be paid out of moneys
paid into the State treasury by or for the insurance com-

Expenses of
the office
shall not
exceed
$5,500 a year.