WM. T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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machine belonging to the Washington County Water

Company shall be stopped, obstructed, impaired or

injured.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That upon informa-

tion given upon oath or affirmation to any justice of

the peace of Washington county of any violation

of any of the provisions of this act, he shall issue

Issue warrant

his warrant, to be directed to the sheriff or any con-

for arrest.

stable of said county, for the arrest of the offender

or offenders, and to bring such offender or offenders

before said justice or any other justice of the peace

of said county, and upon conviction thereof the said

offender or offenders shall be fined not less than five

Fines— how

or more than one hundred dollars, together with

disposed.

the costs of the proceedings, to be taxed as costs in

other criminal proceedings, one-half of said fine to

be paid to the informer, and the other half to the

Washington County Water Company; and in case

of the non-payment of such fine and costs imposed

by said justice, the said offender or offenders shall

be committed to the county jail for a period not less

than three days or more than fifty days, or until

such fine and costs are paid.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That in addition to

the remedy and punishments provided for in section

seven of this act, the Washington County Water

Company is authorized and empowered, by informa-

tions or petitions filed in the name of the Washing-

ton County Water Company, to apply to the judge

Whom to ap-

or to any judge of the Circuit Court for Washington

ply.

county, in term time or vacation, for an injunction

to restrain and prevent the nuisances and evils in-

tended to be prevented by this act, no matter by

whom or under what authority committed.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That this act shall take

Effective.

effect from the date of its passage.

Approved February 17, 1882.