§ 215-3. Penalties for offenses.

For any and every violation of the provisions of this chapter the owner, general agent or contractor of a building or premises where such violations have been committed or shall exist and the lessee or tenant of an entire building or entire premises where such violation has been committed or shall exist and the owner, general agent, contractor, lessee or tenant of any part of a building or premises in which part such violation has been committed or shall exist and the general agent, architect, builder, contractor or any other person who knowingly commits, takes part or assists in any such violation or who maintains any building or premises in which any such violation shall exist shall be guilty of a crime and shall be punished as set forth in Chapter 1, Article III, General Penalty. Each day's continued violation shall constitute a separate additional violation. Such fines or penalties shall be collected as like fines are now by law collected.