ART. 4.] CITY OF BALTIMORE.

ter or owner of the obstructing vessel to the master
or owner of the passing vessel, unless in cases where
some unavoidable casualty or accident may make it
impracticable to remove said obstructing vessel, and
if a vessel when moving to make room for another
be obstructed by any vessel, the master or owner of

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such obstructing vessel shall forfeit five dollars for
such obstruction, and at the rate of five dollars per
hour during the continuance of such obstruction, to
be recovered by the master or owner of the passing
vessel aforesaid.

Penalty.

196. No vessel shall enter Smith's dock, Union
dock or Frederick street dock, without first ascer-
taining whether there is a vacant place at the wharf

Vacant place.

where she can lie, under a penalty of five dollars.

Penalty.

197. All vessels which shall be found obstruct-
ing the passage of said docks, shall remove when
requested by the master or agent of the passing
vessel in such manner as will afford a free and
unobstructed passage to such passing vessel, under

Vessel obs-
tructing pas-
sage to make
room.

a penalty of five dollars for refusal to remove, and
five dollars per hour for each hour they shall ob-
struct such passage after due notice shall have been
given to the master, owner or person in charge of
such obstructing vessel.

In force from February 8, 1866.

Penalty.