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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; provided, the said Harbor Master or police officer

shall have directed said removal; but nothing herein contained

shall give to the Harbor Master or police officer any control,

except in cases of dispute, when called in.

469. No vessel shall enter Smith's dock or any other pri-
vate 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; 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 Bal-
timore City, in such manner as will afford a free and unob-
structed passage to any passing vessel, 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.

470. 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 Master shall collect for the use of the Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore the sum of five dollars, to be
paid by the owner or person in charge of such vessel, to be re-
covered as other small debts are recovered; the term vessel in
this and the two preceding sections shall include boats, scows
and arks.

471. The penalties imposed by the three preceding sections
may be recovered as small debts before any Justice of the