ART. 24.] OCEAN CITY. 214ft

P. L. L., (1860,) art. 22, sec. 68.

151. It shall be the duty of every justice of the peace of said
county, whenever he shall have knowledge, or shall be credibly
informed of any violation of sections 148 and 149 of this article,
to issue a warrant in the name of the State against the person
charged, directed to some constable, and on return thereof and
the appearance of the party, to hear and determine the matter as
shall be just and right.

Ibid. sec. 64.

152. Any justice may receive the fine and cost imposed under
section 149, and under the penalty of two hundred dollars, shall
account for the same (except the costs and such part thereof as
the informer may be entitled to,) to the county commissioners,
within six months thereafter.

Ibid. sec. 65.

153. No informer shall be entitled to any part of said fine
unless the offence charged shall have been proved by a disin-
terested witness.

Ibid. sec. 66.

154. If any person shall obstruct any part of the Pocomoke
river by cutting timber therein, hedging across, wantonly allow-
ing old vessels to sink, or otherwise, and allow the said obstruc-
tions or any part thereof to remain for the space of seven days,
he shall be subject to a fine of not less than ten nor more than
forty dollars, and one dollar for every succeeding day such ob-
structions shall remain, the one-half to the informer and the
other half to the commissioners of Pocomoke river, to be ex-
pended by them in cleaning out said river.

OCEAN CITY.

1880, ch. 209. 1886, ch. 474.

155. The inhabitants of the town of Ocean City, in Worcester
county, are constituted a body corporate, by the name of " The
Commissioners of Ocean City," and by that name may sue and
be sued, have and use a common seal, and have perpetual succes-
sion ; the bounds and limits of said town are as established by
the act of 1880, chapter 209, and as extended by the act of 1886,
chapter 474.