Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-05-01
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.

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nish any such information, or who re-
fuses to answer, or untruthfully
answers questions lawfully put to him
by the Chief Of said Bureau. or any
! deputy of said Chief, in circular or
otherwise, shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor. and upon conviction thereof
by court Of competent jurisdiction
shall be fined not less than five dollars,
nor more than fifty dollars for each
offense.
! Section 245. No room or apartment
4 in any tenement or dwelling house,
and no part Of any tenement or dwell
Ing house, shall be used for the pur-
pose of manufacturing. in whole or in
part. altering, repairing or finishing
therein, any articles whatsoever. ex-
cept for the exclusive use Of the per-
son so using any part Of such tenement
or dwelling house, or the immediate
members Of his household without a
license therefor as provided in this
Section
Application for such license shall
be made to the Chief OF the Bureau of
Statistics and Information by any
member Of family desiring to do such
work in any room or apartment of a
tenement or dwelling house. Such APP
plication shall designate the location
of the room or apartment, the number
of persons to be employed therein, the
street and number Of, and the full
name and address of the owner OF, the
building in which the room or apart
ment is located, and shall be signed by
the applicant Application blanks shall
be prepared and furnished by the
Bureau of Statistics and Information
in such form as the Chief thereof may
determine.
Upon receipt OF such application the
Chief Of the Bureau Of Statistics and
/ Information shall consult the records
+, OF the local health department or
board, or other appropriate local au-
thority charged with the duty of sani-
tary inspection. and If such records
show the presence Of any infectious,
contagious or communicable disease,
or the existence Of any unsanitary con-
diti0ns in or about such room or apart
ment, the Chief of said Bureau may,
without making an inspection of the
premises deny such application for a
! license, until such time as the records
of the said department, board or other
local authority show that the said
premises are free from all such in
fictitious, contagious or communicable
disease and from all unsanitary con-
ditions. Before, however, any such
license Is granted, an inspection Of the
room or apartment sought to be IL
censed must be made by the duly au-
thorized inspector Of the Bureau Of
Statistics and Information, and a
statement must be filed In said Bureau
as a matter of public record, to the ef-
feet that the records Of the local health
department or board, or other local au-
thorlty charged with the duty of sani.
tary inspection, do not show the exist
ence OF any Infectious. contagious or
communicable disease, or of any I'M
sanitary conditions In or about said
room or apartment. Such statement
must further show the results of the
inspection of such premises, and must
be dated and signed In ink by the in
spector responsible therefor. II the
Chief Of the Bureau Of Statistics and
Information ascertain that such room
or apartment Is free from infectious,
contagious or communicable disease,
and is In proper sanitary condition, he
shall grant a license, permitting the
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purpose OF manufacturing, and stating
the number Of persons allowed to work
therein. An inspection of each licensed
tenement or dwelling house workshop
shall be made not less than once in
every six months to determine whether
or not the conditions under which such
license was granted and all laws re-
lating to such premises are being com
piled with.
No articles shall be manufactured In
whole or in part, altered. repaired, or
finished In any room or apartment OF a
tenement or dwelling house where there
Is or has been case Of infectious, con-
tagious or communicable disease, until
such time as the local department or
board Of health shall certify TO the
Bureau Of Statistics and Information
that such disease has terminated, and
that the room or apartment has been
properly disinfected. If disinfection
after such disease Is required by law,
or by the rules and regulations of such
department or board. No person, firm
or corporation shall hire. employ or
contract with any person to manufac-
ture in whole or In part, alter. repair
or finish any articles in any room or
apartment OF any tenement or dwelling
house. unless license has been issued
therefor as aforesaid. No room or
apartment in any tenement or dwell
ing house shall be used for the manu-
facture in whole or In part. altering,
repairing or finishing Of any articles
except by the immediate members OF
the family living therein, which shall
be limited to husband and wife, their
children or the children OF either. No
room or apartment in any tenement or
dwelling house shall be used for the
manufacture in whole or In part, alter
ing. repairing or finishing of any arti-
cles. unless such room or apartment
contain at least five hundred cubic feet