The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-05-04
PUBLIC GENERAL Ia VS..
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to render it no longer dangerous of life or
limb. It shall be the duty of the officer max
ing the examination to attach notice to snid
scaffoding stating that he has made such ex-
animation, and that he has found it safe or
unsafe, as the case may be- Ifhe declares it to
be unsafe. he shall at once in writing notify the
person or persons responsible for its erection,
of the fact and warn them against using it,
or permitting or suffering any person or per-
sons to use it, and such notice may be served
upon the responsible person or persons, or by
conspicuously affixing it to the scaffold de-
clared to be unsafe. After such notice is
served or affixed, it shall be the duty of the
persons responsible therefore to Immediately
remove such scaffolding, or to alter or
strengthen it in such manner as to render
it safe. in the discretion of the officer who
has condemned it. or of his superiors.
SECTION 2. 1t shall be the 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 slinse, 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, If necessary, test the
same. Immediately after making such eN-
animation or test, he shall attach thereto
certificate stating that he has made such ex-
animation or test and that he has found such
sings. hangers, irons or ropes, or any OF
them, safe or unsafe, as the case may be. If
he declares unsafe the whole or any portion
of such swing or stationary scaffolding, 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 the per-
son or persons responsible, or by conspicuous
ly aff1xing it to the condemned or defective
article. After such notice is served or
affixed, it shall be the duty of the responsible
person or persons to remove or cause to be
removed the scaffolding or that part OF 1t
which has been condemned or to alter and
strengthen it in such manner as to render 1t
safe, In the discretion of the officer who has
tested or examined it, or of his superiors.
SECTION 8. All swinging and stationary
scaffolding shall be SO 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 q given scaffold to each tackle,
and each man shall be provided with life
line sufficiently strong to bear twice his
weight secured independently of the other
scaffolding.
SECTION L. Any officer detailed to examine
or test any scaffoiding or portion thereof, as
required by Sections and 2, of this Act, shall
have free and unobstructed access at all
reasonable hours to any building or premises
containing them or where they may be in
use.
SECTION S. Any person who violates or
omits to comply with any of the foregoing
provisions of this Act, or who suffers or per-
mits the use of any article or seaffolding de-
clared by proper officer to be defective, or
who destroys or defaces any notice posted in
accordance with the provisions of this Act or
who hinders or obstructs any officer who may
be detailed to enforce its provisions shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor and on con
viction in a court OF competent jurisdiction
be fined not less than Twenty-Five nor more
than One Hundred dollars.
SECTION 6. All Acts or parts of Aots i1ocn-
sistent with the provisions of this Act are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect imms-
diately.
Approved March 20, 1894.
FRANK BROWN, Governor.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
President of the Senate.
JAMES H. PRESTON,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
We hereby certify that tho aforegoing is
correct copy of an Act of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, passed January Session,
1894.
J. ROGER McSHERRY,
Secretary of the Senate.
3. L. SMITH.
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.