ART. 27.] RIVERS. 537

1872, ch. 58.

241. The commanding officer of the State fishery force is
required and directed to enforce the provisions of the preceding
section.

1874, ch. 355.

242. If any person shall place, cast or throw into the Potomac
river, at any point above the canal dam, near the mouth of Wills'

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 substancse
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
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.

P. G L, (1860,) art. 30, sec. 171. 1734, ch. 16, sec. 3.

243. 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

1888, ch. 362.

244. It shall not be lawful for any person to dig, dredge, take
and carry away any sand, gravel or other material from the bed
of the Potomac river, from its mouth to the uppermost boundary
line of Prince George's county, under a penalty of a fine not ex-
ceeding three hundred dollars, and confiscation of the boat, vessel,
dredge and implements used in digging, dredging and carrying
away such sand, gravel or other material, and imprisonment in
the county jail for a period not exceeding six months, in the dis-

cretion of the court; one-half of said fine and one-half of the pro-

ceeds of the sale of such confiscated boat, vessel, dredge and im-
plements to be paid by the sheriff to the informer, and the other
half to the commissioners of public schools for the county.