ART. 72.] CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS, ETC. 827

RIVERS. 198. If any ballast, ashes, filth, earth, soil, oysters, or oyster shells, be taken, unladen or cast out of any ship, steamboat, scow, pungy, or other vessel, on any pretence whatever, in the Chesapeake bay, above " Sandy Point," or in the waters of Herring bay, or in any river, creek, or harbor, within this State, below high-water mark, the master, or other person having charge or command of such ship, steamboat, scow, or other vessel, shall, upon conviction thereof before any justice of the peace of this State, be fined not	1872, c 58 Prohibiting deposit of bal- last, etc , in Chesapeake bay and rivers, etc
less than twenty dollars, nor more than one hundred and fifty dol- lars, one-half of which amount shall he paid to the informer, and the other half to the State; provided, however, that any one con- victed of violating the provisions of this section, shall be entitled	Penalty.
to appeal to the Circuit Court of the county in which he was con- victed, or to the City Court of Baltimore City, if the offence was	Bight of appeal.
committed in the city of Baltimore; provided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to apply to the improvement of harbors, or to affect any existing act of Assembly relating to the construction	Proviso
of wharves, or to rights of riparian proprietors. 199. The commanding officer of the State fishery force is hereby required and diiected to enforce the provisions of the fore- going section.	1872, c 38 , 1874, c 181 Commander of Slate fisbery force to en- force
200. If any person shall place, cast, or throw into the Potomac river, at any point above the canal dam, near the mouth of Will's creek, any dead body, or carcass of any dog, horse, cow, hog, cat, or other animal whatsoever, or shall drown therein any animal whatsoever, or shall place, cast, or throw therein any substance whatsoever, calculated to render the waters of said river impure or unfit for use, he shall forfeit and pay a sum of not less than	1874, c 355 Casting of car- cass of animal in Potomac river
twenty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars, one-half to the informer, and the other half to the State, to be recovered by action of debt or indictment in the county wherein the offence was committed.	Penalty
201. No person shall build any weir or hedge across any river, creek, or branch, below any public landing-place, so as to prejudice or dam up the channel, or to obstruct the passage of boats, on pain of forfeiting twenty-five dollars, to be recovered in the proper court by action of debt or by indictment.	Art 30, s 171 1734, c 16, s 3 Building of weir or hedge across river Penalty.