The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-05-19
tCHAPrER ss2.l
AN ACT
Governor.

To repeal sections one hundred and nine,y,four,
one hundred and ninety-siy, and one hun
dred and nluety-seyen, OF Chapter thirty five,
OF Article fur of the Code Of Public Local
Laws, relating TO Docks, and to re-enact the
same with amendment,
Section |. BE II enacted by the General As
semby Of Maryland, That Sections one hun.
dred and ninety-f0ur, one hundred and ninety
six, and one hundred and ninety-seyen of
Chapter thirty-6ve Of Article four of the Code
of Public Local Laws Of this State, be and the
same are hereby repealed and re-enacted to
read as follows:
Section 194. And be 1t enacted, II any yes
sci shall be lying in Smiths Dock, Frederick
Street Dock, or any other private dock In said
city, or the entrance thereof; so as to ohstruct
any vessel, which shall be coming into the
same, or moving from one place to another
therein, or going out Of the same, the vessel so
obstrueting, unless when boaa fds loading or
unloading, shall be removed to such place as
shall be directed by the Harbor Master of the
district to give room 10 the passing vessel
under the penalty of i've dollars for refusal so
TO remove, and at the rate of FIVE dollars an
hour Tor the delay, which shall be occasioned
to the passing vessel, to be paid BY the master
or owner Of the obstructing vessel, 10 the mas
ter or owner OF the passing vessel unless in
cases where some unavoidable casualty or ac-
cident, may make it impracticabe 10 remove
SAID obstructing vessel, and if vessel, when
hiv'i"B W mehr rum lof hnutner De ODstruct-
ed by any vessel, the master or owner Of such
obstrneting vessel, shall forfeit lye dollars, for
such obstruction, and at the rate Of Eve dollars
per hour, during the continuance o. such OBJ
strpction, to be recovered BY the master or
owner Of the passing vessel aforesaid, proridea.
the said Harbor Master shall have directed said
removal, and the Harbor Master shall receive
Tor said service, the sum OF i've dollars 10 be
paid by the captain or owner of such vessel
causing the difficulty, but nothing herein con-
tanned shall give the Harbor Master any con-
troll, except Ia cases Of dlspste, when called on.
Section l9d. And be Ii enacted, No vessel
shall enter Smiths Dock, Union Dock or Fred
eriek Street Dock, without first ascertainine
whether there y vacant place at the wharf,
where she can lie, under a penalty OF five dol
lars, to be paid TO the Harbor Master for the
use Of the city Of Baltimore.
Section l01. And be IL enacted, All vessels,
which shall be found obstructing the passage OF
said docks, shall remove when requested bv Tho
Harbor Master Of the diatrict, in such manner
as will afford = free and pnobstrsc citing passage,
70 any passing vesscl, under a penalty Of hive
dollars for refusal to remove, and FIVE dollars
| per hour, for each hour they shah obstruct
such passage after due notice, shall have been
given TO the master, owner or person IN charge
| q such obstrncting vessel, BY such Harbor
| Master. ls7'
Section 2. And be IL enacted, That this Act
| shsll take effect from the date of its passage.
APproped April lfi, 1870.
! Governor.