Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-05-24
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.
CHArrxa 3oe.

An act 20 amend article "a Of the Code Of
Public General Laws title "Crip4es and
Punishments," subtitle, Health, work
shops and Factories" by adding thereto
four additional sections TO follow sections
149, 10 be numbered sections 149 A, 149
b, f40 9 and 149 ID respectively, and 10
be preceded by the heading sweating
system
SEcrr0E 1. Be IL enacted 1g tie General
Asenbly Of Maryland, That Article No. 81
Of the Code Of Public General Laws, tile
.Crimes and Punt shments," sub title
Health, Workshops and Factories" be and
the same hereby II amended by the addi-
ton thereto Of the following four sections,
10 follow Section 40, 10 be numbered Sec
tons 10 A. 40 b, i4r u and 149 d res
pectiyely, and % be pffseted " The mead
ing, "Sweafine System. =
aSection 14S A. II any individual or
body corporate engage In the manufacture
or sale of clothing or Of any other article
whereby disease may be transmitted, shall
knowingly by purchase, contract or other.
wise directly, or indirectly cause or permit
any garment or such other articles as afore.
said TO be manufactured or made up in
whole or In part or any work 20 be done
thereupon within this State and in place or
under circumstances involving danger TO
the public health. the said individual or
coronation upon conviction in any court
of competent Jurisdiction, shall be fined not
less than ten dollars or more than one
hundred dollars for each garment or other
articles so, as lastly aforesaid, manufactur-
ed, made up or worked upon"
"Section 149 b. If any Individual or the
officer of any corporation shall so as afJre-
said cause or permit any garment or other
articles in the next preceding section men
ton TO be manufactured, made up or work
ed upon in place or under circumstances
involving danger TO the public health with
the knowledge that it will or may be thus
dealt with, he shall upon conviction in any
court Of competent jurisdiction, be impris
oned not less than sixty days or more than
one year. and may be further fined not
exceeding one thousand dollars in the dis.
cretion OF the court"
Section 149 q. Any room or apartment
which shall not contain at least 400 cubic
feet Of clear space for each person habitu-
ally laboring in or occupying the same, or
wherein the thermometer shall habitually
stand, during the hours of labor at or above
80 degrees Fahrenheit, before the first day
OF May or afte. the first day Of October Of
any year, or wherein any person suffering
from contagious, infectious or otherwise
dangerous disease or malady, shall sleep,
labor or remain, or wherein, If of less su.
perficial area than 500 square feet, any
artificial light shall be habitually used
between the hours Of 8 a. m, and 4 D. m,
or from which the debris of manufacture
and all other dirt or rubbish shall not be
removed st least once in every twenty four
hours, or which shall be pronounced iii.
ventilated or otherwise unhealthy by any
officer or board having legal authority 90
TO do, shall be deemed place involving
danger to the public health as mentioned
In the next two preceding sections Of this
article"
Section 149 d. II any association or
society, whether incorporated or un.incor.
porated, shall furnish through its officers or
agents, evidence sufficient TO secure the
conviction of any person criminally prose
cuted unGer the three next preceding sec
tions Of this article, the said association or
society shall receive one-half of any fine
which may be imposed upon such person
so convicted with its assistance, such fines
to be paid 20 the treasurer or other officer
with corresponding powers of the said
society or association.
SECTION Q. A,sd be it further enacted,
That this Act shall take effect from the date
OF lts passage.
Approved, April 8, 1894.
FRANK BROWN, Governor.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
President of the Senate.
JAMES II. PRESTON,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is a
correct copy ofa Act ofthe General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, passed January Session,
1894
]. ROGER McSHERRY,
Secretary 10 the Senate.
B. L. SMITH,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.