PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 818-DEC. 24, 1942 Scope of notice. Time limit. Penalty for viola- tions. Service of notice. Notice to a corpora- tion. Provisions to en- force compliance. SEC. 3. The notice from the Commissioners requiring the erec- tion of means of egress and other appliances required by the regula- tions promulgated under this Act shall specify the character and number of means of egress or other appliances to be provided, the location of the same, and the time within which said means of egress or other appliances shall be provided, and in no case shall more than ninety days be allowed for compliance with said notice unless the Commissioners shall, in their discretion, deem it necessary to extend their time. SEc. 4. Any owner entitled to the beneficial use, rental, or control of any building failing or neglecting to provide means of egress, guide signs, guide lights, exist lights, hall and stairway lights, stand- pipes, fire extinguishers, alarm gongs and striking stations, or other appliances required by the regulations promulgated under this Act after notice from the Commissioners or their designated agents so to do, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $100 per day for each and every day he fails to comply with such notice. Any person violating any other provision of this Act or regulations promulgated hereunder shall be punished, upon conviction thereof, by a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $100 per day for each and every day such violation exists. SEC. 5. Any notice required by this Act shall be deemed to have been served if delivered to the person to be notified or left with any adult person at the usual residence or place of business of the person to be notified in the District of Columbia, or, if no such residence or place of business can be found in said District of Columbia by reasonable search, if left with any adult person at the office of any agent of the person to be notified, provided such agent has any authority or duty with reference to the building to which said notice relates, or, if no such office can be found in said District, by reasonable search, if forwarded by registered mail to the last-known address of the person to be notified and not returned by the post- office authorities, or, if no address be known or can by reasonable diligence be ascertained, or, if any notice forwarded as authorized by the preceding clause of this section be returned by the post- office authorities, if published on ten consecutive days in a daily newspaper published in the District of Columbia, or, if by reason of an outstanding unrecorded transfer of title, the name of the owner in fact cannot be ascertained beyond a reasonable doubt, if served on the owner of record in the manner hereinbefore provided or delivered to the agent, trustee, executor, or other legal repre- sentative of the estate of such person. Any notice to a corporation shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to have been served on such corporation if served on the president, secretary, treasurer, general manager, or any principal officer of such corporation in the manner hereinbefore provided for the services of notices on natural persons holding property in their own right, or if no such officer can be found in said District by reasonable search, then by publication for ten consecutive days in a daily newspaper published in the Dis- trict of Columbia, and notice to a foreign corporation shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to have been served if served on any agent of such corporation personally or if left with any person of suitable age and discretion residing at the usual residence or employed at the usual place of business of such agent in the District of Colum- bia, or if published on ten consecutive days in a daily newspaper published in the District of Columbia. Sac. 6 . In case of failure or refusal of the owner entitled to the beneficial use, rental, or control of any building required by the 1084 [56 STAT.
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