1634 ARTICLE 37

An. Code, 1924, sec...11. 1912, sec. 11. 1904, sec. 11. 1888, sec. 11. 1781, ch. 22; sec. 2.

11. The county commissioners or mayor, at the time of granting any
license to keep the same, shall ascertain the price of ferriage for passengers,
horses, mules and cattle, sheep and hogs, and the severalkinds of carriages,
(not allowing any thing for the baggage of passengers), at every ferry by
them licensed or let by contract, and shall direct how many and what kind
of boats shall be kept, and what number of able-bodied and skilful hands
shall be employed in the boats at every ferry licensed by them or let by con-
tract; and the same shall be expressed in the license or contract.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 12. 1912, sec! 12. 1904, .sec. 12. 1888, sec. 12. 1781, ch. 22, sec. 2.

12. Every person keeping a public ferry shall keep constantly set up, in
the most conspicuous part of his house, a copy of his license or contract,
and the prices allowed him for ferriage, under the penalty of ten dollars for
every day such copy_: shall not be set up.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 13. 1912, sec. 13. 1904, sec. 13. 1888, sec.13. 1781, ch. 22, sec. 2.

13. If any licensed ferry keeper or keeper of a ferry by contract shall
ask or receive, directly of indirectly, more than the price allowed for ferri-
age, he shall for every demand or receipt forfeit five dollars.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 14. 1912, sec. 14. 1904, sec. 14. 1888, sec. 14. 1781, ch. 22, sec. 1.

14. If any person shall keep a ferry for hire or reward, at any place
where a ferry is now or shall hereafter be established, without license from
or authority by contract with the county commissioners or mayor of the
city of Baltimore, he shall forfeit ten dollars for every offense.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 15; 1912, sec...15. 1904, sec. 15. 1888, sec. 15. 1788, ch. 33.

15. Every person who shall be licensed, or who shall contract to keep
a public ferry across the Chesapeake bay, shall be obliged to carry on board
each public ferry boat a good and sufficient anchor and cable, a small yawl
with a good pair of oars, and also hatches and a substantial pair of oars
and setting poles for the said ferry boat, under the penalty of twenty-five
dollars for every such neglect, to be recovered before a justice of the peace.
The provisions of sections 4-15 relating to the supervisory and regulatory powers of
the Mayor of Baltimore City or the County Commissioners of the counties were
repealed by the Public Service Commission Law (art. 23, secs. 344-429). Bay Bridge
Ferry Corp. v. Queen Anne's Co., 160 Md. 398.

An Code, 1924, sec. 16. 1912, sec. 16. 1904, sec. 16. 1888, sec. 16. 1815, ch. 72.

16. Upon conviction in any court of a licensed ferry keeper, or any
keeper of a ferry by contract, of the non-performance of his duties, the
court may fine such ferry keeper in its discretion not exceeding one hun-
dred dollars.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 17. 1912, sec. 17. 1904, sec. 17. 1888, sec. 17. 1828, ch. 36, sec. 4.

17. If any person shall wantonly and maliciously cut, injure or destroy
any boat, rope, oar or other tackling or thing used at a public ferry, he shall
be liable to a penalty of twenty dollars for every offense; but the keeper of
every ferry shall so arrange his rope as not to impede or delay any vessel
navigating the river or creek.