7-14-2826. Regulation of ferry operation -- penalties. (1) The board of commissioners may make all needful rules for the government of ferries and ferrykeepers prescribing:
     (a) how many boats must be kept, their character, and how propelled;
     (b) the number of hands, boatmen, or ferrymen to be employed and rules for their government;
     (c) when and under what circumstances to make trips in the nighttime;
     (d) who may be ferried free of toll;
     (e) in what cases of danger or peril not to cross;
     (f) penalties for violation of regulations;
     (g) in case of steamboats, the rate of speed;
     (h) the method of and preference in loading and crossing; and
     (i) how and by whom action must be brought to recover penalties.
     (2) Subject to the foregoing regulations, ferrykeepers must make trips to accommodate all passengers who desire to cross, and any failure to do so subjects the franchise to forfeiture by a proper proceeding for that purpose.
     (3) The owner of every ferry must have the rates of toll, as fixed by the board, printed or written and posted in some conspicuous place on or near the ferry.
     (4) All ferrykeepers must keep the banks of the streams or waters at the landings of their ferries graded and in good order for the passage of vehicles. For every day compliance herewith is neglected, $25 is forfeited, to be collected, except as provided in 3-10-601, for the use of the road fund of the county.

     History: (1)En. Sec. 2826, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 1463, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 1772, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 2894; re-en. Sec. 1772, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 32-1507, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 2827, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 1464, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 1773, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 1773, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 32-1508, R.C.M. 1947; (3)En. Sec. 2835, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 1472, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 1781, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 2856; re-en. Sec. 1781, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 32-1516, R.C.M. 1947; (4)En. Sec. 2836, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 1473, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 1782, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 2858; re-en. Sec. 1782, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 32-1517, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 32-1507, 32-1508, 32-1516, 32-1517; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 557, L. 1987.