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 74 TH C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 802 . JUNE 25, 1936 . 1919 S EC. 10 . The boiler inspector and his assistan ts shall have the right Right of inspectors to enter, in the performance of his or their duties, at all reasonable to ente r premi ses . hours, all premises on which a steam boiler or unfired pressure vessel is being installed, operated, or maintained, and it shall be unlawful Denial of admittance for any person to deny admittance to any such inspector or assistant unlawful. or to interfere with him or them in the performance of his or their duties. S EC. 1 1 . The boiler in spector shall keep in the o ffice of the boiler kept . Records, etc., to be inspection service all applications made, and a complete record there of, as well a s of all certi ficates issue d. He shall also keep a complete record of each boiler and unfired pressure vessel inspected, and such other records and data pertaining to the boiler inspection ser vice as may be d irected by the C ommissio ners of the Dist rict of Columbia. SEC. 12. The use of any steam boiler or unfired pressure vessel unauthorized use deemed a common in violation of any of the prohibitions or requirements of this Act, nuisance, or of the regulations promulgated under the authority hereof, shall constitute a common nuisance and the Corporation Counsel of the Proc eedings to abate. District of Columbia may maintain an action in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, in the name of the District of Columbia, to abate and perpetually enjoin such nuisance. SEC. 13. If any person shall violate any one or more of the pro- Pe nal prov isio ns. vis ions of this Act, or of regulati ons duly promulg ated her eunder, the Corpora tion Cou nsel of the Dist rict of Columbia, or any of his assistants, shall file an information in the police court in the name of th e Distri ct of Co lumbia, and upon convict ion such person shall be subject to a fin e not to exceed $100 or to impri sonment for not more than ninety days, or both, for each and every violation thereof and each violation shall constitute a separate offense. SEC. 14. The Commissioners of the District of Columbia are Regulations. hereby authorized and empowered to make such regulations as they may deem proper to carry out the provisions of this Act and to fix the fees herein provided. SEC. 15 . All laws or parts of laws relating to boiler inspection in Inconsistent laws, conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed Pro- etc repealed . vided, That no provision hereof shall be deemed to amend, alter, or feet et of 1887 not af- repeal the Act approved February 28, 1887, as amended, being an Vol. 24.p .427. Act to regu late ste am engin eering i n the Di strict o f Columb ia. SEC. 16. If any provision of this Act or the application thereof re para bili ty provi- to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the Act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Act are declared to be severable. SEC. 17. This Act shall become effective six months from the date Effecti ve date. of its approval. The regulations and schedule of fees herein pro- of Pr omulg ation ofae g vided for shall be promulgated by the Commissioners of the District of fees. of Columbia and printed in one or more of the daily newspapers published in the said District but shall not be enforced until thirty days after such publication or until the effective date of this Act. Amendments to the regulations or new or additional schedules of fees, when and as the same may be adopted, shall likewise be printed in one or more of the daily newspapers published in the said Dis- trict and no penalty for violation thereof or payment of new or additional fees prescribed shall be enforced until thirty days after such publication. Approved, June 25, 1936.