24-206. Penalty for obstructing ditch, drain or stream; damages.
If any person shall maliciously or willfully fill up or obstruct any ditch, drain, or watercourse, he shall forfeit and pay to the county in which said ditch, drain or watercourse is located the sum of ten dollars ($10), to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction in the county, and shall moreover be liable for all damages that may accrue to any person or persons by such an act or acts.
History: L. 1879, ch. 100, § 6; R.S. 1923, 24-206; L. 1973, ch. 134, § 28; July 1, 1974.