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Lock-keepers to attend Locks.
Penalty on Neglect.
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XIX. Any Lock or Bridge Keeper appointed under the Provisions of this Act to have the Charge of opening or shutting any Lock or Bridge on any of the said Navigations shall constantly attend to the same, and shall at all reasonable Times open the same for the Passage of trading or other Vessels, the Tolls and other Rates required under this Act for such Vessels being paid, and Byelaws, Rules, and Regulations which shall be made being complied with; and each such Lock or Bridge Keeper wilfully neglecting the Duties of his Office in any of the Matters aforesaid shall be liable to a Penalty of not more than Five Pounds for each Offence.
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