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BALTIMORE CITY.

WARDENS.
AH ACT appointing Wardens for the Port of Baltimore Town, in Baltimore
County.- APRIL, 1783, ch. 24.

To take an
oath, Sec.

. SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That before the said wardens take
upon themselves the office of wardens, each and every of them
shall take an oath or affirmation, that he will well and faithfully,
to the best of his skill, understanding and judgment, perform,
do, execute and discharge, the office and duty of a warden,
according to the directions of this act ; which qualification any
justice of the peace is hereby authorized and enjoined to
administer.

Wharfs not
to be made,
&c.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That no wharf or wharfs shall be
run out, made, altered, enlarged 01 extended, from and after the
publication hereof, so as to divert the course of the channel,
obstruct the harbour or basin, or to the injury of the same ;
and that no person or persons shall make, alter or extend, a
wharf or wharfs, from and after the publication hereof, without
laying before the said wardens a plan of his or their intended
wharf or wharfs, and without consent first obtained, under the
seal of the board, to carry the same into effect; and in case any
person or persons shall make, alter or extend, a wharf or wharfs,
without such permission, it shall and may be lawful for the
said wardens to recover, by warrant, before a magistrate, a sum
not exceeding one hundred pounds, as in cases of debts not ex-
ceeding five pounds, and forthwith to cause the same to be
demolished ; Provided^ that this act is not meant to extend to
the demolition or removal of wharfs already made, built and
extended.

Basin to be
-cleansed,
&c

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That said wardens shall and
may cause the basin and harbour, or such part or parts thereof
as to them shall seem meet, as soon as enabled to carry the
same into effect, to be cleansed, scoured, cleared and ballasted,
and all obstructions and annoyances in and upon the said basin,
harbour and river, whether from vessels sunk or any other cause,
to be removed ; and, towards defraying the charges and costs
thereof, to impose on every vessel entering or clearing at said
port one penny per ton ; which sum is to be collected and paid
to the naval officer for said port, which officer is to draw the
same commission upon said collection as on collections made
for the state ; and the naval officer is hereby enjoined to collect
and receive the rate aforesaid, and to pay the same from time to
time, deducting the commission aforesaid, or four times each
year, to said wardens ; said rate to continue till a sufficient sum
shall be raised for defraying the expense aforesaid ; and in case
of refusal, it shall and may be lawful for the^ said wardens to
recover the same before a magistrate, as in cases of debt not
exceeding five pounds.