Section 4

Section 4. The fire marshal may enter all buildings of a public character, departmental stores and hotels, churches, theatres, public halls, and other structures used or intended to be used for the purpose of assemblies, amusement or instruction, and buildings used for manufacturing, where a large number of people congregate or are employed, and ascertain whether the hall doors, stairways, passageways and aisles thereof, furnishing egress, are kept clear and free from all obstructions during business hours or when any performance, service, exhibition, lecture or ball is going on; and shall serve a written or printed notice on the owner, lessee, manager or occupant of any such buildings or structure, violating any city ordinance or law in such case made and provided, directing such changes as may be proper or expedient to furnish full and free access to, and egress from, all aisles and exits to any fire-escapes, doors, hall, stairways and street entrances, in and about any such building or structure.