Whoever fills up or designedly or intentionally injures or obstructs any canal already cut between the waters of Murderkill River and Spring Creek, or either of the streams and the branches of the other, or injures or obstructs the navigation of the streams of the branches of Spring Creek, or either of them, by wears, hedges or in any other manner whatsoever, shall severally forfeit and pay $100, 1 moiety thereof to the use of the county and the other moiety thereof to the use of the person or persons who will sue for the same before any justice of the peace in Kent County. The justice shall have full power and authority to hear and determine all questions arising under this section.
Upon an affidavit being made before any justice of the peace in Kent County stating that any obstruction is made as contemplated by this section, the justice shall authorize some suitable person to cause the obstructions to be removed and to call to assistance a sufficient number of persons to make such removal, and certify to the justice the costs of doing the same, which costs, in any proceeding against the person who it is ascertained caused such obstruction, shall be recovered in addition to the fine imposed by this section.
Structure Delaware Code
Title 23 - Navigation and Waters
Chapter 11. OBSTRUCTING NAVIGATION
§ 1101. Casting ballast in tideway; penalty.
§ 1102. Sweeping for anchors, cables or buoys near breakwater; penalty.
§ 1103. Regulation of anchorage.
§ 1104. Obstructions interfering with use of shore or harbor.
§ 1105. Mistreatment of buoy, beacon and daymark; notice; penalty; disposition of fine.
§ 1106. Anchoring on range line of range lights; penalty.
§ 1107. Lien on vessel causing damage.
§ 1108. Obstructions of navigation in St. Jones' River; penalties.
§ 1109. Anchoring regulations in St. Jones' River.
§ 1110. Obstruction of navigation in Murderkill River and Spring Creek.
§ 1111. Removal or destruction of channel stakes in Murderkill River; penalty.
§ 1112. Liability for collision caused by anchoring in Deep Hole below Broadkiln Creek.
§ 1113. Regulations for anchoring at mouth of Mahon's River; penalties; jurisdiction.