ART. 4. ] CITY OF BALTIMORE.

master or owner of the passing vessel, unless in cases
where some unavoidable casualty or accident may
make it impracticable to remove said obstructing ves-
sel; and if a vessel, when moving to make room for
another, be obstructed by any vessel, the master or
owner of such obstructing vessel shall forfeit five dol-
lars 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

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vessel aforesaid; provided, the said harbor master shall
have directed said removal; and the harbor master
shall receive for said service the sum of five dollars, to
be paid by the captain or owner of such vessel causing
the difficulty, but nothing herein contained shall give

Proviso.

the harbor master any control, except in cases of dis-
pute when called on.

Power of har-
bor master

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
where she can lie, under a penalty of five dollars, to
be paid to the harbor master, for the use of the city of
Baltimore.

Vessel to ascer-
tain vacancy
before entering

197. All vessels which shall be found obstructing
the passage of said docks shall remove when requested
by the harbor master of the district in such manner as
will afford a free and unobstructing passage to any

Vessel ob-
structing pas-
sage to make
room.

passing vessel, under a penalty of five dollars for refu-
sal to remove, and five dollars per hour for each hour
they shall obstruct such passage after due notice shall
have been given to the master, owner or person in
charge of such obstructing vessel by such harbor mas-
ter.
Approved and in force April 4, 1870.

FLOATING DEBT.

Penally.