ART. 4.] HARBOR, DOCKS ART WHARVES. 403

herein contained shall give to the harbor master or police officer
any control, except in cases of dispute, when called in.

1880, ch. 418.

360. No vessel shall enter Smith's dock or any other private

dock without first ascertaining 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;
and all vessels which shall be found obstructing the passage of

said docks shall remove, when requested by the harbor master of
the district or any police officer of Baltimore city, in such manner
as will afford a free and unobstructed passage to any passing ves-
sel, under a penalty of five dollars for refusal to remove, and five
dollars per hour for each hour they shall obstruct such passage,
after due notice shall have been given to master, owner or person
in charge of such obstructing vessel, by such harbor master or
police officer.

Ibid.

361. If any vessel be lying at any private wharf, and not en-
gaged in loading or unloading, such vessel shall be removed
when requested by the owner of such wharf or his agent; and if
the person in charge of such vessel refuses or fails to remove such
vessel, said owner or his agent may call upon the harbor master
or police officer to notify the person in charge of the vessel to
remove, and if the notice is not complied with within five hours,
such person shall be liable to a penalty of fifty dollars, and a
further penalty of five dollars for each hour such vessel shall
remain after the expiration of the five hours; and the harbor mas-
ter shall have for his services the sum of five dollars, to be paid
by the owner or person in charge of such vessel, to be recovered
as other small debts are recovered. The term vessel in this and
the two preceding sections shall include boats, scows and arks.

P. L. L., (1860,) art. 4, sec. 198.

362. The penalties imposed by the three preceding sections
may be recovered as small debts before any justice of the peace
for the city of Baltimore, from the master, owner or person in
charge of the obstructing vessel, for the use of the master, owner
or person in charge of the vessel obstructed; but such penalty