Water offenses

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§ 237-35. Water offenses

Any person or persons who shall maliciously disturb, damage, or injure in any manner whatever said aqueducts and reservoirs and appurtenances, springs, ponds, lakes, fountains, or streams, or any connecting appurtenances, enclosures, or works thereof, or pollute or swim and bathe in said waters, or any of them, shall be liable to prosecution therefor by the grand juror of the town or the State's Attorney of the county wherein the offence shall be committed by information, complaint, or indictment, and on conviction thereof shall be fined not less than five dollars nor more than $100.00 and costs of prosecution, and shall also be liable to said Village for all damages resulting to it by reason of said injury, pollution, or disturbance together with full costs, the same to be recovered by said Village in an action of tort founded on this section.


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