The Mayor and City Council are vested with the right and title to any land made or to be made by them out of the water in making and completing the improvements of the City dock, according to the plan heretofore adopted by them; provided, that nothing contained in <cite data-path="5|§5-1">this section</cite> shall be construed to interfere with the vested rights of individuals. P.L.L., 1860, §193 1888, §358 1915, §467 1927, §467 1930, §467 1938. §560 1949, §316 1969, §5-1 1898, ch. 123, §467

No vessel shall lie at any wharf, pier or dock, or adjoining same, in such manner as to obstruct or prevent the free passage of any vessel to or from some other berth in the same or another wharf, pier or dock. The master of any vessel refusing to comply with the provisions of <cite data-path="5|§5-2">this section</cite> within one hour from the time notice to move his said vessel shall have been served upon him by the harbor master or a police officer of Baltimore City, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be subject to a fine of not more than twenty dollars for every hour thereafter said obstruction continues. P.L.L., 1860, §194 1888, §359 1915, §468 1927, §468 1930, §468 1938, §561 1949, §317 1969, §5-2 1880, ch. 418 1898, ch. 123, §468 1908, ch. 170

Provided, however, that, except in regard to docks and wharves owned by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, nothing contained in any section or provision of <cite>this Article</cite> shall be construed to impose any duty upon the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to any person or corporation using the Patapsco River, or any branch or tributary thereof, in regard to the safety thereof, or to render the said Mayor and City Council of Baltimore liable for any loss of life or injury or damage to person or property, by reason of any obstruction in, or unsafe condition of, any part of said river or of said branches or tributaries, or either of them. P.L.L., 1860, Art. 4, §§196, 197 1888, §360 1915, §469 1927, §469 1930, §469 1938, §562 1949, §318 1969, §5-3 1880, ch. 418 1898, ch. 123, §469 1908, ch. 170 1912, ch. 32