Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-01-27
For Sire Escapes in Hotels.

A bill that is of general interest
to the travelling public has been in
troduced in the senate which pro-
vides for fire escapes in the hotels
| of more than three stories in height.
The provisions are:
"Section 1. Every building or
structure kept, used or maintained
as, or advertised as, or held out to
the public to be an inn, hotel, or
public lodging house or place where
sleeping accommodations are furnish
ed for hire to transient guests in
which ten or more sleeping rooms are
used for the accommodation of such
guests shall, for the purpose of this
act, be considered to be hotel.
"Sec. 2. Every hotel having three
or more stories shall be provided
with an iron fire escape on the out
side of the building, connecting on
each floor above the first, with at
least two openings, which shall be
well fastened and secured with land
ings not less than six feet, in length
and three in width, or shall be pro-
vided with suitable iron ladders
equipped with iron rounds not more
than Is inches apart. There shall
be at least one fire escape for each
four rooms on each story. The way
of egress to such fire escapes shall
always be kept free and clear Of all
obstruction of any and every nature.
There shall be posted and maintained
in CONSPICUOUS place in each hall
and in each guests room except the
halls and rooms on the ground floor
of such hotel, printed notice, call
ing attention to and directing the
way to such fire escapes.
"Sec. 8. This act shall go into
effect on October l, 1909.
"Sec. 4. Every owner, manager.
agent Or person in charge of hotel
who shall fail to comply with the
provisions of this act shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and shall be fined
not less than $40 nor more than $50,
and every day that such hotel is
carried on in violation Of this act
shall constitute q separate offensa-
The following passed their third
reading in the Senate on Friday and
became part Of the law.
The bill to do away with the 40
day limit after delivery or execution
of deeds or instruments required to
be recorded in order to constitute
notices to subsequent creditors or
purchasers for valuable considera-
ton without notice was passed to
third reading.
The following bills passed third
reading and were ordered sent over
to the house:
MI. Sinkler's bill to regulate the
collection and distribution of dead
bodies for scientific purposes.
Mr.. Otts' bill to amend section
300 of the code of laws of 1902, vol
ume 2, so as to make a verdict Of a
jury and an order of the court, III
the county where. rendered, lien
upon the real estate Of the person
against whom it is rendered, from
the rendition thereof, till the expira-
tion of 10 days from the rising Of
the court Mt which same was rend-
cred.
In the three and half hours in
which the Senate held forth on Sat-
urday there was accomplished work
as follows:
The calendar was gone through
from cover to cover.
Five bills were passed and ordered
sent to the house.
Fifteen bills passed second read
ing.
The county attorney bill was re-
jected.
The bill to increase the term Of
prisoners who may be made 81 work
on the public works to 20-ycar limit
instead Of 10 years, as the law now
provides, was rejected.
There was some further discussion
upon Senator Carlisle's bill to do
away with the 40-day limit in which
to record papers. An amendment was
adopted relative to making it al
low for Is days to be given in record
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