The Portland daily press., 1895-02-28

denominated fresh eggs, without notice to the
purchaser or purchasers, knowingly and with
intent to deceive, shall be punished by impris-
onment not exceeding thirty days, OF by fine
not exceeding one hundred dollars.
Improved March IA.
Chapter 100.
AN ACT to fix the salaries of the Judge and
Register of Probate for Waldo County.
SECT. 1. From and after the first day of Jan
uary, in the year of our Lord one Thousand
eight hundred and ninety-five, the salary Of
the judge of probate for the county of Waldo
shall be three hundred and fifty dollars per
year instead of the sum now fixed by law.
SECT. 2. From and after the first day of
January in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-f the salary of
the register OF probate for the county of Waldo
shall be five hundred dollars per year instead
of the sum now fixed by law.
SECT. 3. This act shall take effect when
approved [Approyed March A.
Chapter 1O1.
AN ACT in relation to the Inspection of Build
ings, SO as to lessen the danger from fires.
SECT. In every town and city of more than
two thousand inhabitants, the municipal Off
GERS shall annually in the month of April APP
point an inspector of building who shall be
man skilled in the construction of buildings.
The municipal officers shall define the limits
within which the inspector of buildings shall
have jurisdiction, which shall include the
thickly settled portion of each such city, and of
each village in each such city or town.
SEoT.2. 1t shall be his duty to inspect each
new building during the process of eonstruc-
ton, SO far as may be necessary to that all
proper safeguards against the catching or
spreading of fire are used, that the chimneyS
and fueS are made safe, and that proper cut
offs are placed between the timbers in the walls
and fioorings where fire would be likely to
spread; and may give such directions in writing
to the owner contractor as he deems neces-
sary, concerning the construction of such
building so as to render the same safe from the
catching and spreading of fire.
- a1,o1l hn hi f1t,fxr to aaf oil
buildings while in process of being repaired
and see that all reasonable safeguards are used
against the catching and spreading of fire. and
that the chimneys and fiues are made safe; and
he may give such directions in writing to the
owner as he deems necessary concerning such
repairs, as TO render such building safe from
the catching and spreading of fire.
SECT 4. 1t shall be his duty at least once
in three years, and oftener when required by
the municipal officers, to spectchimneys, fues,
tunnels, stoves, furnaces, boilers and boiler
connections, and heating apparatus in all the
buildings within his jurisdiction, in which fire
is kept or used, to ascertain if the same are
safe against fire. He may give such directions
in writing as he may deem necessary to the
owner of said building to make changes i'll the
construction OF situation of such chimneys,
hues, tunnels, stoves, furnaces, boilers, boiler
connections and heating apparatus, SO to
make the same as aforesaid. And the munich
pal officers may require such inspection OF any
particular building at any time.
SECT. 5. An inspector OF buildings in the
performance of his official duty may enter any
building for the purposes of making the inspec-
ton required by this act.
SECT 8. An appeal in writing may be taken
from any order or direction of the inspector of
buildings to the municipal officers, whose order
thereon shall be final.
SECT. 7. No new building shall be occupied
until the inspector of buildings has given a
certificate that the same has been built in accor-
dance with the provisions of this act, and so
as to be safe from fire; if the owner permits it
to be so occupied without such certificate, he
shall be liable to a fine of ten dollars for each
week he permits such building to be so occu-
pied, to be recovered by complaint OF indict-
ment. In case the inspector of buildings should
from any cause decline to give his certificate
where the builder has in his own Judgment
complied with the provisions in this act, an
appeal may be taken to the municipal officers
and if on such an appeal, it shall be decided by
them that the provisions of the act have been
complied with, the owner of said building shall
not be liable to fine for want of the certificate
of the inspector
scot. 8. If the owner of any building neg
lects or refuses for more than thirty days to
comply with any direction of the inspector of
buildings given as aforesaid, concerning the
repairs on any building, as provided in section
three, or to make such changes in the construc-
ton or situation of the chimneys fiues, tunnels,
stoves, furnaces boilers and boiler connections,
and heating apparatus, as may be required by
such inspector of buildings, under the proYis-
ions of section four, or as may be confirmed by
the municipal officers on appeal, ne snail be
liable to fine of ten dollars for each week he
so neglects or refuses, to be recovered by COM
plant or Indictment.
pESi.Js ANY OCCupdAbo VI d
who refuses to permit an inspector of build
ngs to enter his buildings, or wilfully obstructs
him in the inspection of such building as re-
CURED by this act, shall be liable to flne OF not
less than one nor more than twenty dollars, to
be recovered by complaint or Indictment.
SECT. 10. Municipal courts and trial justices
shall have jurisdiction of the offenses named
in sections seven, eight and nine.
SECT. II. Towns and cities may make bylaws
not inconsistent with this act, defining more
particularly the duties of such inspector of
buildings, and the rules and regulations by
which he is to be governed.
SECT. II. Municipal officers shall determine
the compensation or salary of the inspector of
buildings.
SECT. Is. This act shall take effect when