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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

obstruct any vessel which shall he coming into the
same, or moving from one place to another there-
in, or going out of the same, the vessel so obstruct-
ing shall he removed to such place as shall be
necessary to give room to the passing vessel under
penalty of five dollars for refusal so to remove,
and at the rate of five dollars an hour for the de-
lay, which shall be occasioned to the passing ves-
sel, to be paid by the master or owner of the ob-
structing vessel to the master or owner of the
passing vessel, unless in cases where some unavoid-
able casualty or accident may make it impracticable
to remove said obstructing vessel, and if a vessel
when moving to make room for another be ob-
structed by any vessel, the master or owner of such
obstructing vessel shall forfeit five dollars for such
obstruction, and at the rate of five dollars per hour
during the continuance of such obstruction, to be
recovered by the master or owner of the passing
vessel aforesaid.

Vacant place.

196. No vessel shall enter Smith's Dock, Union
Dock or Frederick Street Dock, without first as-
certaining whether there is a vacant place at the
wharf where she can lie, under a penalty of five
dollars.

Vessels to
remove when
requested.

197. All vessels which shall be found obstruct-
ing the passage of said Docks, shall remove when
requested by the master or agent of the passing
vessel in such manner as will afford a free and un-
obstructed passage to such passing vessel, under
a penalty of five dollars for refusal to remove, and
five dollars per hour for. each hour they shall ob-
struct such passage after due notice shall have been
given to the master, owner or person in charge of
such obstructing vessel.

In force.

Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall
take effect from and after the date of its passage.