Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-05-04
PUBLIC GENERAL Id WIS.


tered or reconstructed IN such manner as
to render 1t no longer dangerous of life or
limb. II shall be the duty OF the officer max
ing the examination to attach n notice to said
scaffolding stating that he has made such OK
animation, and that ho has found II safe or
unsafe, rs the ease may be. Ifhe declares 1t TO
be unsafe, he shall at once In writing, notify tho
person or persons responsible for its erection,
OF the fact, and warn thcm against using 1t,
or permitting or suffering any person or per-
sons to use 1t, aud such notice may be served
upon the responsible person or persons, or by
conspicuously aflxlng II to the scafrold de-
clared to be unsafe. After such notice is
served or affixed, 1t shall be the duty Of the
persons responsible therefore to Immediately
remove such scaffoldlng, or to alter or
strengthen IL In such manner rs to render
1t safe, In the discretion Of the officer who
has condemned 1t, or OF his superiors.
SECTION 9. II shall be tho duty Of the
police commissioner, marshal OF police or
other person In charge Of the police force Of
any city or town In this State, when COM
plant Is made to them, or any Of them, that
the slinge, hangers, blocks, pulleys, stages,
braces, irons or ropes Of any swinging or
stationary scaffolding used In the painting,
cleaning or pointing OF any building within
the limits OF such city or town, are unsafe or
liable TO prove dangerous to the life or limb,
Of any person, to detail n competent police
officer to examine, and, II necessary, test the
same. immediately after making such ex-
animation or test, he shall attach thereto u
certificate stating that he has made such ex-
animation or test and that he has found such
slings, hangers, irons or ropes, or any OF
them, safe or unsafe, Us the case may be. II
he declares unsafe the whole or any portion
Of such swing or stationary scatiolding, he
shall at once in writing notify the person or
persons responsible for the same OF the fact
and warn them against using or suffering or
permitting any person or persons to use them,
and such notice may be served upon tho per-
son or persons responsible or by conspicuous
ly afiixine It to the condemned or detective
article. After such notice is served or
affixed, 1t shall be the duty Of the responsible
person or persons to remove or cause TO DO
removed the scaffolding or that part OF IL
which has been condemned or to alter and
strengthen IL In such manner as to render II
safe, In the discretion Of the officer who has
tested or examined IT, or Of his superiors.
SECTION 0. All swinging and stationary
scaffolding shall be 80 constructed as to bear
three times the maximum weight required TO
be dependent from or placed thereon when In
use; and not more than one man shall be
allowed on o given soaffold TO each tackle,
and each man shall BIO provided with life
line sufficiently strong TO bear twice his
weight secured independently OF the other
scaffolding.
SECTION 1. Any officer detailed 10 examine
or test any scaffoiding or portion thereof, 40
required by Sections and 2, OF this Act, shall
have free and unobstructed aecess ut all
reasonable hours 10 any building or premises
containing them or where they may be In
use. He Hf IA
SECTION 5. Any person who violates or
omlts to comply with any OF the foregoing
provisions OF this ACT, or who suffers or per-
mits the use OF any article or scaffolding de-
clared by a proper officer to be defective, or
who destroys or defnces any notice posted In
accordance with the provisions of this Act or