Whoever builds or extends any wharf or wharves or landing places, filled up solid from the foundation into the Delaware River, further than by the determination and limitation by the City Council of the City of New Castle of the wharf line in front of the city upon the river, under 14 Del. Laws, c. 546, which they shall be allowed to do, or neglects or refuses to leave such proper sluice ways in the wharves or landing places (as may be necessary) in the proper places thereof, according to such limitation or determination, shall forfeit and pay for every such offense the sum of $500, besides the costs of prosecution, 1 moiety for the use of the City of New Castle to be paid to the City Council of the city, and the other moiety for the use of the person who sues for the same, and any such wharf extended beyond the limitation fixed may and shall be abated and removed by the City of New Castle.
Structure Delaware Code
Title 23 - Navigation and Waters
Chapter 15. WHARF LINES AND BULKHEADS
§ 1501. Limitation on wharves in City of New Castle.
§ 1502. Laurel River; wharf lines and limitations.
§ 1503. Enforcement of Laurel River restrictions.
§ 1504. Drainage into Laurel River.
§ 1505. Delaware River opposite Wilmington and Edge Moor; bulkhead and pier lines.
§ 1506. Filing federal maps and reports.
§ 1507. Filling in beyond established bulkhead line; structures outside bulkhead line.
§ 1508. Littoral proprietors' rights; deposit of dredgings by United States.
§ 1509. Title of littoral proprietors to lands filled in.
§ 1510. Waterfront of respective proprietors; determination of.
§ 1511. Proprietors' right to own and hold structures on river front; further rights.