586 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Wharves," of section 6 of article 4, entitled "City of Balti-
more," of the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary land, be and the
same is hereby repealed and re-enacted with amendments so as to
read as follows: Harbor, Docks and Wharves—To provide for the
preservation of the navigation of the Patapsco river and tribu-
taries, including the establishment of lines throughout the entire
length of said Patapsco river and tributaries, beyond which
lines no piers, bulkheads, wharves, pilings, structures, obstruc-
tions or extensions of any character may be built, erected, con-
structed, made or extend; to provide for the improving, clean-
ing and deepening of said river and tributaries, and the re-
moval therefrom of anything detrimental to navigation or
health; to provide for and regulate the stationing, anchoring
and moving of vessels, or other water craft, and to prevent any
material, refuse or matter of any kind from being thrown into,
' deposited in or placed where the same may fall or be washed
into said river or tributaries; to make surveys or charts of the
Patapsco river and tributaries, and to ascertain the depth and
course of the channel of same, and if necessary affix buoys or
water marks for facilitating and rendering more safe the navig-
ation thereof; to erect and maintain and to authorize the erec-
tion and maintenance of and to make such regulations as it
may deem proper respecting wharves, bulkheads, piers and pil-
ing, and the keeping of the same in repair so as to prevent in-
jury to navigation or health; to regulate the use of public
wharves, docks, piers, bulkheads or pilings, and to lease or
rent the same, and to impose and collect dockage from all ves-
sels and other water craft lying at or using the same, and to
collect wharfage and other charges upon all goods, wares, mer-
chandise or other articles landed at, shipped from, stored on or
passed over the same; to provide for the appointment of such
officers and employes as may be necessary to execute the afore-
going powers, and to impose fines or penalties for a breach of
any ordinance passed in conformity herewith, said fine not to
exceed $200 for any one offense.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 30, 1908.

CHAPTER 144.

AN ACT to add a new paragraph to section 6 of article 4, title
"City of Baltimore," of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland, sub-title "General Powers," to be headed "Li-