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standard or flashing point of oils, of fluids made from petroleum
or its products, used for illuminating purposes, and offered for
sale in said City, and to provide for the inspection of the same,
and for the appointment of inspectors for that purpose.

Fish.—To regulate the sale or disposition of fish within the
limits of the City of Baltimore; to impose fines or penalties for
the violation of any regulation it may establish.

Fruits, Meats, Vegetables and Other Articles.—To license and
regulate the sale of fresh fruits, meats, vegetables and all other
perishable articles in the City of Baltimore.

Harbor, Docks and Wharves.—To provide for the preserva-
tion of the navigation of the Patapsco River and tributaries, in-
cluding the establishment of lines outside the limits of said City
and within four miles thereof, beyond which no pier, bulkhead
or wharf maybe built or extended; and for cleaning and deepen-
ing the harbor, docks and basin, and for regulating the station-
ing, anchoring and mooring of vessels, and to make such rules
and regulations from time to time respecting same; to make
surveys or charts of the basin, harbor and river Patapsco, and
to ascertain the depth and course of the channel of same, and if
necessary, affix buoys or water marks for facilitating and ren-
dering more safe the navigation thereof. To prohibit any per-
son or persons from throwing into the Patapsco River or any
of the branches thereof, any earth, sand or dirt, or laying out on
the beach or shore of said river, below common high-water
mark, any earth, sand or dirt, unless such earth, sand or dirt be
first well secured by stone walls, dove-tailed log pens, or other-
wise, so that no part thereof may wash into said river or the
branches thereof. To cause the basin and harbor, and such
parts thereof as it may deem proper, to be cleansed, scoured,
cleared and ballasted, and all obstructions in and upon the same,
whether from vessels sunken or any other cause, to be removed,
and may levy reasonable port fees on every vessel entering
or clearing from said port. To make such regulations as it
may deem proper respecting wharves and wharfage, and the
keeping of wharves in repair, so as to prevent their injuring the
harbor and basin, and for preventing vessels from casting filth