If any ferry shall not be furnished with the necessary boats and ferrymen within six (6) months after the establishment thereof, or if the proprietor shall willfully neglect to attend to the same, or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements of the proper board of commissioners, such board, on complaint to them, shall cause the proprietor of such ferry to be summoned to show cause, at the next meeting of the board, why such ferry shall not be discontinued; and such board shall vacate such ferry or dismiss such complaint, according to the testimony adduced, and may award costs against the complainant, if such complaint is dismissed, or against the proprietor, if the ferry be vacated.Formerly: Acts 1881(ss), c.52, s.11.
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