[1094, c. 450, Sect. 11; 1913, c. 655, Sect. 59.]

Restraining Illegal Use, Etc., of Buildings

Sect. 60. The supreme judicial or superior court may restrain the illegal placing, maintenance or use of any building, structure, or other thing. It may, upon the petition of a city or town for such relief, require the removal of any such building, structure or other thing by the owner, and may authorize the city or town, in default of such removal by the owner, to remove it at his expense. Upon such petition, the defendant shall be presumed to have acted without a license or authority until he proves the contrary.

[1899," c. 326; R. L. 104, Sect. 52; 1913, c. 655, Sect. 60.]

Notice to Assessors of Permits for Buildings

Sect. 61. The inspector of buildings in every city and town having such an officer shall give written notice to the assessors thereof of the granting by him of permits for the construction of any building therein or for any substantial alteration therein or addition thereto. Such notice shall be given within seven days after the granting of each permit and shall state the name of the person to whom the permit was granted and the location of the building to be constructed or altered or to which an addition is to be made.

[1913, c. 676, Sect. 1.] ELEVATORS.

Installation and Inspection

Sect. 62. In cities and towns not having a building department or an inspector of buildings, the installation and alteration of all elevators shall be under the supervision of the inspectors of the division of inspections of the department. In cities and towns having an inspector of buildings or a person acting as such, the installation and alteration of all elevators shall be under his supervision. No elevator shall be installed or altered until a copy of the plans and specifications of such elevator or of the proposed alterations shall have been filed by the owner of the premises where the elevator is to be installed or altered, or by the manufacturer of the elevator, with the inspector or building inspector having jurisdiction and a certificate of approval or a specification of requirements shall have been issued by him. The inspector and inspectors of buildings or departments of buildings of cities and towns shall enforce the regulations made by the board of elevator regulations as hereafter provided.

[1901, c. 439; R. L. 104, Sect. 27; 1913, c. 806, Sects. 1, 7.] [For penalty, see Sect. 71.]

Test of Safety Devices

Sect. 63. On completion of the work of installation or alteration, the manufacturer of the elevator or the persons making the alterations shall make a practical test of the safety devices of the elevator in the presence of the inspector having jurisdiction thereof; and if the test is satisfactory to him, he shall issue a certificate approving the elevator and safety devices thereof.

[1913, c. 806, Sect. 2.]

Report of Inspection

Sect. 64. All elevators shall be thoroughly inspected and a practical test made of the safety devices required therefor at intervals of not more than one year, and at such other times as may be deemed necessary by the inspector having jurisdiction thereof. Within ten days after the inspection, he shall report the result thereof to the commissioner of public safety, upon forms to be furnished by him. This requirement for the making of inspection reports shall not apply to the city of Boston.

[1913, c. 806, Sect. 3.]

Certificate of Inspection to be Posted in Elevator

Sect. 65. If in the judgment of any inspector having jurisdiction thereof an elevator is safe, and if the elevator has been constructed in the manner required by law or by the regulations of the board of elevator regulations, the inspector shall issue a certificate to that effect to the owner of the elevator or to the person in charge thereof, who shall post the certificate in a conspicuous place in or near the cab or car of such elevator. Otherwise, the inspector shall immediately post conspicuously upon the entrance or door of the cab or car of such elevator, or upon the elevator, a notice of its dangerous condition, and shall prohibit the use of the elevator until it has been made safe to his satisfaction. No person shall remove such notice or operate such elevator until the inspector has issued his certificate as aforesaid.

[1883, c. 173; 1894, c. 481, Sect. 43; R. U 104, Sect. 28; 1911, c. 455; 1913, c. 806, Sect. 4; 227 Mass. 415.]

[For penalty, see Sect. 71.1

Report of Accidents and Defective Elevators

Sect. 66. Any owner, operator or person in charge of an elevator or any person employed to inspect an elevator shall, if he thinks such elevator is unsafe, make a written report thereof to the inspector having jurisdiction thereof, who shall forthwith inspect such elevator. If any accident occurs to an elevator, the operator, person in charge or owner having knowledge thereof shall immediately report such accident to the inspector having jurisdiction, who shall forthwith inspect such elevator.

[1913, c. 806, Sect. 5.] [For penalty, see Sect. 71.]

Petition for Changes in Regulations

Sect. 67. Any person engaged in the inspection, alteration, construction, repair or operation of elevators may from time to time, by written petition to the commissioner of public safety, request that rules and regulations established by a board of elevator regulations heretofore or hereafter appointed be altered or amended. The commissioner may grant public hearings upon such petition, and if he deems it advisable may appoint a new board of elevator regulations as provided in section ten of chapter twenty-two.

[1913, c. 806, Sect. 9; 1919, c. 350, Sect. 106.]

Board to Amend Regulations

Sect. 68. The board of elevator regulations shall frame amendments to the regulations relating to the construction, installation, alteration and operation of all elevators, and relative to the location, design and construction of shafts or enclosures for elevators, safety devices, gates and other safeguards, protection against the elevator or hoisting machinery, and means to prevent the spread of fire, and also amendments to the regulations designed to make uniform the work of the inspectors of the division of inspections of the department and of inspectors of buildings throughout the commonwealth.