WORCESTER COUNTY. 5223

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 24, sec. 148. 1920 Code, sec. 153.

127. No person shall unload or throw out the ballast of any boat or
vessel into the navigable rivers or creeks in said county, or make or keep
any weirs or hedges in said rivers or creeks so as to injure or obstruct the
navigation thereof.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 24, sec. 149. 1920 Code, sec. 154

128. Any person who shall be convicted before a justice of the peace
for said county, of throwing out the ballast of any boat or vessel into said
waters, so as to injure the navigation thereof, or prevent boats or vessels
from lying along side of the wharves, or who shall be convicted of keeping
or making any weirs or hedges in the channels of said rivers or creeks,
or of throwing stones, shells, gravel or other things into said rivers and
creeks, so as to obstruct and injure the navigation, shall forfeit and pay
a sum, in the discretion of the justice, not exceeding fifty dollars, one-half
to the informer and the other half to the county.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 24, sec. 150. 1920 Code, sec. 155.

129. All persons owning, commanding or having charge of any boat
or vessel navigating said rivers or creeks, shall charge and command all
persons belonging to or engaged in the service of such boat or vessel to
be careful of the discharge of its ballast, so that the preceding section shall
not be violated; and if it shall appear that the provisions of said section
have been violated from the negligence of the owner, commander or person
having charge of any boat or vessel, such person may be fined as aforesaid.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 24, sec. 151. 1920 Code, sec. 156.

130. It shall be the duty of every justice of the peace of said county,
whenever he shall have knowledge, or shall be credibly informed of any
violation of Sections 127 and 128 of this Article, to issue a warrant in
the name of the State against the person charged, directed to some con-
stable, and on return thereof and the appearance of the party, to hear
and determine the matter as shall be just and right.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 24, sec. 152. 1920 Code, sec. 157.

131. Any justice may receive the fine and cost imposed under Section
128, and under the penalty of two hundred dollars, shall account for the
same (except the costs and such part thereof as the informer may be enti-
tled to), to the County Commissioners, within six months thereafter.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 24, sec. 153. 1920 Code, sec. 158.

132. No informer shall be entitled to any part of said fine unless the
offense charged shall have been proved by a disinterested witness.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 24, sec. 154. 1920 Code, sec. 159.

133. If any person shall obstruct any part of the Pocomoke River by
cutting timber therein, hedging across, wantonly allowing old vessels to