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security of such boiler shall be tested by hydrostatic pressure, each boiler being tested one-third greater than the ordinary working steam pressure used, and to a pressure demanded by the owner; and the certificate of inspection herein provided shall state the maximum pressure at which such boiler may be worked. If at any time the inspector shall find a boiler which, in his judgment, is unsafe after inspecting the same, he shall condemn its future use. All boilers to be tested by hydrostatic pressure shall be filled with water by the owners or users, and they shall furnish the necessary labor required to work and handle the pumps in applying the test, which pumps shall be furnished by the inspector if necessary. All certificates shall be for one year, unless sooner revoked for cause.

SEC. 4195. The owners or users of steam boilers, or engineers in charge of same, shall not allow a greater pressure in any boiler than is stated in the certificate of inspection granted by the inspector. No Condemned person or persons shall use or cause to be used for generating steam Installation of any boiler that has been condemned as unsafe by the inspector. Before the owner, owners or users of any steam boiler or boilers shall have said boilers placed in position, he or they shall notify the inspector, who shall, within ten days from the date of receiving such notification, examine the same and satisfy himself that the construction, material, bracing and all other parts of such boiler or boilers are such as to assure the safety of the same. Any person or persons violating any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine in any sum not exceeding one thousand (1,000) dollars, or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years, or by both such fine and imprison

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SEC. 4196. There shall be paid for the inspection of each boiler, according to the provisions of this act, the sum of five (5) dollars, to be paid by the owner, user or agent of the same, occupying the building in which it may be situated, and the inspector shall receipt for the same. In case the owner, user or agent of any such boiler or boilers shall fail to report the location of such boiler or boilers to the inspector, as aforesaid, he shall be liable to pay a penalty of fifty (50) dollars, and in case the owner, users or agent of any such boiler or boilers shall fail to have the same ready for inspection as aforesaid, he shall be liable to pay the fees and expenses of the inspector incurred in the inspection of any such boiler, and a penalty of ten (10) dollars in addition thereto; fees, expenses and penalty in all such cases may be sued for and recovered in any court of record, by and in the name of the people of the State of Colorado, in any county of the State, and it shall be the duty of the district attorney of the district wherein such county may be situated to prosecute all such suits.

SEC. 4198. The secretary of state shall provide a suitable office for said inspector, properly furnished and supplied with such tools, apparatus and stationery as may be required.

SEC. 4199. The inspector of steam boilers provided for in this act shall for every failure to perform his duties as herein directed be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine in a sum not less than one hundred (100) dollars nor more than one thousand (1,000) dollars, or be imprisoned for a period of not less than two months nor greater than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

SEC. 4200. The provisions of this act shall not apply to cities where city boiler inspectors are appointed under the provisions of the ordinances of said city.

CONNECTICUT.

GENERAL STATUTES OF 1902.

Inspection and regulation of bakeries.

SECTION 2569 (as amended by chapter 13, Acts of 1905). Every building or room occupied as a bakery shall be drained and plumbed in a manner conducive to its healthful and sanitary condition, and constructed with air shafts and windows or ventilating pipes sufficient

to insure ventilation, as the factory inspector shall direct. Every bakery shall be provided with a washroom, and water-closet apart from the bake room and rooms where the manufacturing of such food products is conducted; no water-closet, earth-closet, privy, or ash pit shall be within or communicate directly with a bake shop. Rooms used for the manufacture of flour or meal food shall be at least eight feet in height; the side walls of such rooms shall be plastered or wainscoted, the ceiling plastered or ceiled with lumber or metal, and, if required by the factory inspector, shall be whitewashed at least once in three months; the furniture, utensils, and floor of such rooms shall be kept in healthful sanitary condition. The manufactured flour or meal food products shall be kept in dry, clean, and airy rooms. The sleeping places for persons employed in a bakery shall be separate from the rooms where food products are manufactured or stored. After inspection the factory inspector shall issue a certificate to the owner or operator of such bakery that it is conducted in compliance with the provisions of law, which said certificate shall be kept posted by the owner or operator of such bakery in a conspicuous place in his bake shop; but where orders are issued by said inspector to improve the condition of a bakery, no such certificate shall be issued until such orders shall have been complied with.

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2. No room or rooms either wholly or partly underground, not now used as a bakery, shall hereafter be used as a bakery. No room or ground. rooms wholly or partly underground, now used as a bakery, which shall hereafter be closed, shall be again used as a bakery.

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3. No room or rooms wholly or partly underground which shall have been closed on account of fire, attachments, observance of religious closed. ceremonies, or quarantine regulations, shall be deemed to be closed within the meaning of this act.

4. A bake shop shall be deemed to be closed whenever, for any Rooms closed. reason except those specified in section three, the business of baking

for the public shall be suspended therein.

5. Every person who violates any provision of this act shall be sub- Violations. ject to the penalties provided by section 2572 of the General Statutes.

diseases.

SEC. 2570. No employer shall permit any person to work in his bake Contagious shop who is affected with pulmonary tuberculosis, scrofulous, or venereal disease, or with a communicable skin affection, and every employer shall maintain himself and his employees in a clean and sanitary condition while engaged in the manufacture, handling, or sale of such food products.

SEC. 2571. The owner, agent, or lessee of any property used as a Notice to be bakery shall, within thirty days after the service of notice upon him complied with. of an order issued by the factory inspector, comply therewith, or cease to use or allow the use of such premises as a bake shop; such notice shall be in writing and may be served upon such owner, agent, or lessee, either personally or by mail, and a notice by registered letter, mailed to the last known address of such owner, agent, or lessee, shall

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SEC. 2572. Every person who violates any provision of sections 2569, Violations. 2570 or 2571, or who fails to comply with an order of the factory inspector, shall be fined not more than fifty dollars for the first offense, not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than ten days for the second offense, and not more than two hundred dollars and imprisoned not more than thirty days for each subsequent offense. Fire escapes on factories, etc.

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in which more than twenty persons shall quired, when. be employed above the first story, shall be more than two stories in height, it shall be provided with at least one fire escape, of iron or other incombustible material, on the outside of said building; unless, in the opinion of the authority inspecting the same, such building is sufficiently supplied with safe and proper means of egress; and if such building shall be more than one hundred and fifty feet in length it shall be provided with one such fire escape for every one hundred and fifty feet, or fractional part thereof exceeding fifty feet, and such fire escapes shall be conveniently accessible from each story of said building.

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SEC. 2630. The owner of every such building shall provide such fire escapes and means of egress, or cause the same to be provided, and, if he shall neglect to do so for a period of three months after notice from the building inspector or other proper authority, he shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

SEC. 2631. The building inspector of each city, the warden of each borough, or the first selectman of each town not having a building inspector, either by himself or by some proper person appointed by him, shall inspect all the above-named buildings at least once each year between April first and October first, and shall see that the provisions of sections * * * 2629, and 2630 are complied with; and for such purpose he shall have the right to enter any of said buildings in the daytime, between the hours of nine and five o'clock. Said city, borough, or town shall fix and pay the compensation for all such services.

Inspection of factories, etc.

SECTION 4515. The inspector shall, as often as practicable, examine all buildings and places where machinery is used, and may enter such buildings and places at all proper times for the purposes of inspection. He shall, on or before the first of December in each year, make a report to the governor of the condition, as respects safety to life and health, of the factories, buildings, and places visited by him.

SEC. 4516. All factories and buildings where machinery is used shall be well lighted, ventilated, and kept as clean as the nature of the busiSafety ap-ness will permit. The belting, shafting, gearing, machinery, and drums, of all factories and buildings where machinery is used, when so placed as, in the opinion of the inspector, to be dangerous to the persons employed therein while engaged in their ordinary duties, shall, as far as practicable, be securely guarded. No machinery other than steam engines in a factory shall be cleaned while running after notice forbidding the same is given by the inspector to the owners or operators of the factory.

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SEC. 4518. Every person, firm, or corporation using stained, painted, or corrugated glass in factory windows, where the same is injurious to the eyes of the workmen therein, shall remove the same upon the order of the factory inspector.

SEC. 4519. Every person or corporation managing or operating any factory, or owning or controlling the use of any other building where more than five persons are employed, shall provide and keep in good sanitary condition suitable water-closet accommodations for the use of the persons employed.

SEC. 4520. The inspector shall enforce the provisions of this chapter by giving proper orders or notices to the persons or corporations owning, operating, or managing the factories or buildings inspected by him, and shall make complaint to the State's attorneys of all violations of this chapter.

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Buffing, grind- SEC. 4521. Whenever the inspector, on complaint of any person, ing, etc. shall find it necessary, for the preservation of the health of the employees in any manufacturing establishment, factory, or mill in which is carried on the business of buffing, polishing, or grinding metals, any operations in which an excessive amount of dust is generated, that such dust should be removed from the atmosphere of the rooms or apartments used for that purpose, he shall, in writing, direct the person, or corporation owning, occupying, or carrying on business in such premises, within three months from the date of said order, to introduce and operate such appliances or devices as may be necessary to remove, so far as the nature of the business will permit, such excessive dust or foreign matter: Provided, That such appliances or devices do not restrict or interfere with the aforesaid business or operations.

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SEC. 4522 (as amended by chapter 53, Acts of 1903). Every owner, lessee, or occupant of a factory, or building included within the provisions of this chapter, or owning or controlling the use of any room in such building, shall for the violation of any provision of sections

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inspector of factories or his deputies in carrying out the duties imposed
on them by law, be fined not more than fifty dollars; but no prosecu-
tion shall be brought for any such violation until four weeks after
notice has been given by the inspector to such owner, lessee, or occu-
pant of any changes necessary to be made to comply with the provi-
sions of said sections, and not then, if, in the meantime, such changes
have been made in accordance with such notification. Nothing herein
shall limit the right of a person injured to bring an action to recover
damages.

SEC. 4523. The orders and notices given by the inspector under this Notices.
chapter shall be written or printed, signed by him officially, and may
be served by himself or any proper officer or indifferent person, by
leaving an attested copy thereof with or at the usual place of abode of
the person upon whom service is to be made; and the notice, properly
indorsed with the doings of the person or officer serving the same,
shall be returned to the office of the town clerk of the town in which
is located the factory, building, or business to which such notice
appertains, where it shall be kept on file. Such notice, or copies thereof
duly certified by the town clerk, shall be prima facie evidence that
notice was given as therein appears. Notice to one member of a firm
shall be notice to every member thereof, and notice to the president,
secretary, or treasurer of a corporation shall be notice to such corpora-
tion. The fees for serving such orders and notices, unless served by
the inspector, shall be the same as for the service of process in civil
actions, and shall be included in the necessary expenses of the inspec-
tor.

SEC. 4524. Any person, firm, or corporation aggrieved by any order Appeals. of the factory inspector may appeal to the superior court in the county where the person, firm or corporation owns, leases, or occupies the factory or building to which said order relates, within four weeks after notice of such order shall be given. Said appeal shall operate as a supersedeas, shall be made in writing, and shall contain a brief statement of the facts and reasons of appeal and a citation to the inspector to appear before said court, and said court or a judge thereof may direct the time of appearance and the manner of service. Said court may review the doings of the factory inspector, confirm, change, or set them aside, and make such orders in the premises, including orders as to costs, as it may find to be proper and equitable.

SEC. 4527. The inspector shall, as often as practicable, examine all Sweat shops. buildings, apartments, rooms, and places in any tenement or dwelling house used for residential purposes and used in whole or in part by others than the immediate members of the family therein, for the manufacture of artificial flowers, purses, cigars, cigarettes, or any articles of wearing apparel intended for sale.

SEC. 4528. The persons engaged in the manufacture of such goods in Notice of use. such premises, within thirty days after beginning such manufacture, shall notify said inspector of the location of said workrooms, the nature of the work there carried on, and the number of persons therein employed.

SEC. 4529. The person operating said workrooms shall keep the Sanitation, etc. same at all times in a clean and sanitary condition, properly lighted, ventilated, and fit for the occupancy of the persons engaged in work therein. The inspector or any of his special agents shall notify the owner of such premises, and the person using the same for the purposes set forth in section 4527 to provide ample means for lighting or ventilating such workrooms, and to put the same in a clean, sanitary, and fit condition for occupancy for said work; and if said notification be not complied with in thirty days after the service of such notice, said inspector or any of his special agents shall cause complaint to be made to the proper prosecuting authority.

SEC. 4530. Every person, firm, or corporation owning, using, or occupying any workroom for the purposes specified in section 4527 shall, for the violation of any provision of sections 4528 or 4529, be fined not more than five hundred dollars.

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Inspection of steam boilers.

SECTION 4890. The governor shall appoint, in each congressional district, a suitable person to inspect steam boilers used for manufacturing, heating, and mechanical purposes, who shall hold office for three years. Said inspector shall, as often as once in each year, carefully inspect every such boiler in his district, and, if he finds such boiler to be in good order, and free from weakness and material defects, he shall give a certificate of inspection to the person using the same; but Inspection by any company incorporated by any State of the United States, for 8 the purpose of making inspection of steam boilers, and that maintains inspectors. a corps of steam boiler inspectors, and has complied with the insurance laws of this State, may issue certificates of inspection in lieu of those issued by the inspectors appointed by the governor: Provided, A policy of insurance is issued covering loss or damage to person or property arising from the explosion of the boiler or boilers so inspected; and the boilers on which such certificates have been issued shall be exempt from inspection by the steam boiler inspectors of the State.

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SEC. 4891. If said inspector finds any boiler out of order, materially weak, or defective, he shall advise its owner, lessee, or user as to its necessary repairs, and if such repairs are not made, he may call in the inspector from an adjoining district, and if they agree that such boiler is not in proper condition, they shall give written notice to its owner, lessee, or user not to use it until such repairs are made as said inspectors shall specify, or if they are of the opinion that it is utterly worthless, or that its use will endanger the public safety, they shall forbid its use.

SEC. 4892. The provisions of sections 4890 and 4891 shall not apply to any city or town having a system of boiler inspection, unless accepted and adopted by it.

SEC. 4894. Every person who shall neglect or refuse to have any steam boiler used by him inspected, or shall suffer it to carry a greater pressure of steam than is allowed by the certificate of the inspector, shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars.

SEC. 4895. Every person who shall use any steam boiler after its use is forbidden by the inspectors shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

SEC. 4896. Every inspector who shall willfully and knowingly falsely certify to the condition of any boiler inspected by him, or who shall issue a certificate without having made a careful inspection, as provided in section 4890, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

SEC. 4897. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the boilers of locomotive engines or to boilers used exclusively for heating private residences.

ACTS OF 1903.

CHAPTER 97.-Inspector of factories, etc.

SECTION 1. The governor shall, with the consent of the senate, on or before the fifteenth day of May, A. D. 1903, and before the first day of May quadrennially thereafter, appoint a factory inspector, who shall hold office for four years and until his successor is appointed and qualified. The governor may remove the inspector for cause. Said factory inspector shall receive an annual salary of twenty-five hundred dollars and necessary expenses.

SEC. 2. The inspector shall examine all elevators, whether in factoto be inspected. ries, mercantile establishments, storehouses, workhouses, dwellings, or other buildings, and may order hoistways, hatchways, elevator wells, and well holes to be protected by trapdoors, self-closing hatches, safety catches, or other safeguards as will insure the safety of all persons therein. Due diligence shall be used to keep such trapdoors closed at all times, except when in actual use by an occupant of the building having the use and control of the same. All elevator cabs or cars, whether used for freight or passengers, shall be provided with some suitable mechanical device, if considered necessary by said inspector, whereby the cab or car will be securely held in the event

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