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79 – Floating Elevators.

§ 79. Floating elevators. Any person owning or leasing, in whole or in part, any floating elevator used for loading grain, coal, sand, or other material, shall, upon application to and in the discretion of the corporation, be assigned a place for and permitted to keep said floating elevator in the waters of the canal […]

80 – Supplying Deficiencies of Water.

§ 80. Supplying deficiencies of water. Whenever the navigation of any part of the canal system is endangered by reason of a deficiency of water, the corporation shall, without delay, supply such deficiency. For that purpose it shall resume the temporary use of all the surplus water leased, licensed or withdrawn under revocable permit from […]

81 – Deposit of Refuse in Navigable Waters.

§ 81. Deposit of refuse in navigable waters. It shall be unlawful to throw from or otherwise deposit, either from or out of any float or from the shore, wharf, manufacturing establishment or mill of any kind, refuse or other matter of any description, into any of the waters of the canal system or into […]

82 – Seizure of Obstruction.

§ 82. Seizure of obstruction. The corporation may cause to be seized and removed any object, article, float or sunken thing found within the limits of the canal system not under the care or charge of any person. It shall sell or offer for sale all seized objects, articles, floats or sunken things either before […]

83 – Liability of Float for Penalty, Detention and Sale Thereof.

§ 83. Liability of float for penalty, detention and sale thereof. Every penalty and forfeiture prescribed by this chapter against the owner, master or other person having charge of any float, when incurred, shall be chargeable on such float, and an action for the recovery thereof may be brought against any person in the possession […]

84 – Damage Caused by Termination of Canal Navigation.

§ 84. Damage caused by termination of canal navigation. No part of the canal system of the state which was improved pursuant to chapter seven hundred ten of the laws of nineteen hundred seven and the acts supplemental thereto and amendatory thereof, shall be abandoned or navigation thereof permanently closed, nor shall the state cede […]

85 – Rules and Regulations.

§ 85. Rules and regulations. The corporation shall prescribe and enforce rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law, governing navigation on the canals and for the use of the terminals connected with the canals and for the use of all other property of the corporation under the corporation’s control and maintained as a part of […]

90 – Record of Operating Expenses.

§ 90. Record of operating expenses. The corporation shall keep an accurate account of all moneys appropriated by the legislature for the improvement, maintenance, repair and operation of the canal system and shall cause to be prepared and filed in the office of the corporation on or about January first of each year, a statement […]

91 – Tonnage Statistics.

§ 91. Tonnage statistics. The corporation shall collect and compile accurate records of the tonnage transported on the canals during each season of navigation. Such data, together with all other necessary information relative to canal transportation shall be arranged in convenient form and furnished to those interested. The corporation shall publish from time to time […]

75 – Clearance and Ownership.

§ 75. Clearance and ownership. Every commercial float shall have a clearance. Clearances may be obtained at such places along the canal system and at such other points as the corporation may direct. No clearance shall be granted to any commercial float unless the person authorized to issue such clearance has evidence that such float […]