(a) Any person detained at any public ferry by reason of the ferrykeeper not having sufficient boats or other proper craft and hands to work it, or by neglecting his or her duty in any way, may make application to a justice of the peace in the township where the ferry is located for a warrant of arrest.
(b) The justice of the peace is required to issue the warrant of arrest and impose a fine on the ferrykeeper, not exceeding twenty-five dollars ($25.00), as the justice of the peace may find just and equitable.
(c) The fine shall not extend to, or be deemed a bar to, any action for personal damages sustained by any person or persons by reason of the insufficiency of the ferry or boats.