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Any person or persons who shall erect or cause to be erected any pier or piers, in the district aforesaid, in any other manner or way than is hereby authorized and directed, on conviction thereof before any proper tribunal, shall forfeit and pay to the commissioners and inhabitants of said district the sum of one thousand dollars, to be by them appropriated to the improvement of the said district.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 16870. Erection contrary to act - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-53-ps-municipal-and-quasimunicipal-corporations/pa-st-sect-53-16870/
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