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| | CHAPTER 11. OBSTRUCTING NAVIGATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) |
 | | Vessels anchoring in any river or creek shall do so out of the channel and as near the shore as they can with safety, and, when necessary, shall moor parallel with the channel, so as to leave a free passage, or they shall be held liable, as for gross negligence, in case of collision. |
 | | Whenever any obstruction to the navigation of the St. Jones' River occurs, by reason of dirt or other material falling or being washed into the River, in consequence of any wharf thereon being out of proper repair, the owner of the wharf shall remove the obstruction without delay. |
 | | The captain or commander of any vessel, boat, barge or scow upon entering the River shall house the anchor or anchors, that is to say, so place them that they will not protrude over the railings of their respective crafts. |
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