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ing five hundred dollars, or by both fine and imprisonment, as
aforesaid, in the discretion of the Court.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April 16th, 1914.

CHAPTER 607.

AN ACT to amend Article six of the Code of Public Local Laws,
title '' Caroline County,'' by adding a new sub-title thereto to
be designated '' Draining Lands,'' and to add two new Sections
to said sub-title to prevent the obstruction of the flow of water
in that part of any ditch incorporated in another State which
extends into Caroline County, and to provide for the removal
of said obstructions, said Sections to come in under said new
sub-title and be designated as Sections one and two.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Article six of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland, title '' Caroline County,'' be and the same is hereby
amended by adding thereto a new sub-title to be designated
'' Draining Land,'' and to add two new Sections to said new sub-
title-to be designated as Sections one and two, respectively, as
follows:

SECTION 1. Any person who shall stop up or in any way ob-
struct that part of any ditch incorporated in another State
which extends into Caroline County, so as to impede the free
flow of water therein, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and on conviction thereof by any Justice of the Peace in and
for Caroline County shall be fined not exceeding twenty dollars
for each offense and the costs of prosecution, and, in the discre-
tion of said Justice, may be committed to jail until such fine and
costs are paid; provided, however, the proceedings in such case
shall, in all respects, conform to the law governing criminal pro-
cedure before Justices of the Peace in the State of Maryland.

SEC. 2. It shall be lawful for any person or persons whose
lands are drained by said ditch, whether he or they be residents
of Caroline County or not, to go upon the lands bordering upon
said ditch in Caroline County, with such men. teams and appli-
ances as are reasonably necessary for the removal of any obstruc-
tion to the free flow of the water in and through said ditch, in Caro-
line County, and to remove said obstruction therefrom, provided
that the person or persons having charge of the removal of any
such obstructions in said ditch, and the person and persons or-