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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 130

boats shall be kept, and what number of able—bodied and
skilful hands shall be employed in the boats at every
ferry licensed by them or let by contract; and the same
shall be expressed in the license or contract.

12.

Every person keeping a public ferry shall keep
constantly set up, in the most conspicuous part of his
house, a copy of his license or contract, and the prices
allowed him for ferriage, under the penalty of ten
dollars for every day such copy shall not be set up.

13.

If any licensed ferry keeper or keeper of a ferry by
contract shall ask or receive, directly or indirectly,
more than the price allowed for ferriage, he shall for
every demand or receipt forfeit five dollars.

14.

If any person shall keep a ferry for hire or reward,
at any place where a ferry is now or shall hereafter be
established, without license from or authority by
contract with the county commissioners or mayor of the
City of Baltimore, he shall forfeit ten dollars for every
offense.

15.

Every person who shall be licensed, or who shall
contract to keep a public ferry across the Chesapeake
Bay, shall be obliged to carry on board each public
ferryboat a good and sufficient anchor and cable, a small
yawl with a good pair of oars, and also hatches and a
substantial pair of oars and setting poles for the said
ferryboat, under the penalty of twenty—five dollars for
every such neglect, to be recovered before any court of
competent jurisdiction.

16.

Upon conviction in any court of a licensed ferry
keeper, or any keeper of a ferry by contract, of the
nonperformance of his duties, the court may fine such
ferry keeper in its discretion not exceeding one hundred
dollars.

17.

If any person shall wantonly and maliciously cut,
injure or destroy any boat, rope, oar or other tackling
or thing used at a public ferry, he shall be liable to a
penalty of twenty dollars for every offense; but the
keeper of every ferry shall so arrange his rope as not to
impede or delay any vessel navigating the river or creek.