The doors of all exits from buildings occupied as apartment houses, churches, school buildings, theaters for dramatic, operatic, or similar performances, or as picture shows, or used for any public gatherings or meetings, shall swing outward, or be double acting. They shall, during every performance, meeting or gathering within the building, be and remain unbarred and unlocked. For every departing gathering they shall be fastened open. The exits of all such buildings shall be not less than three feet wide by six and one-half feet high. No temporary seats or obstructions of any character shall, while such building is in use; be permitted to be or remain in any aisle, passageway, exit, entrance, or stairway. No obstructions of any character, either movable or immovable, shall, while any such building is in use, be placed or left in any lobby or in front of any outer door or exit. No person shall be permitted to remain in any aisle or on any stairway of the building while it is in use. Every theater shall be equipped with an asbestos curtain which shall be lowered between each act while shows or rehearsals are in progress. All operating booths for apparatus involving the use of combustible film more than ten inches in length shall be constructed of galvanized iron or other metal lined with asbestos and otherwise constructed according to the regulations of the State Fire Marshal. The hallways and stairways in public buildings shall be well lighted. Every occupant or tenant of any such building who shall fail, neglect, or refuse to comply with any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of an offense.
(Prior Code, § 92.31) Penalty, see § 10.99