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Title 17 - Highways
Chapter 5. HIGHWAYS, ROADS AND BRIDGES GENERALLY
§ 503. Nuisance; penalty.
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17 DE Code § 503 (2025)
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§ 503. Nuisance; penalty.
Whoever encroaches upon, or obstructs or commits any nuisance in, a public road or wilfully obstructs or injures a public bridge shall be fined not less than $15 nor more than $50. In case of a continuing nuisance, the judge shall order the person to abate the nuisance within a given time, and, on failure to do so, a writ of execution shall be issued to the sheriff commanding the person to abate the same. The sheriff's fee for executing the writ shall be $3.00 a day and all expenses, to be paid by the defendant, which payment may be enforced by attachment and imprisonment.
Code 1852, § 1133; Code 1915, § 1575; Code 1935, § 1664; 17 Del. C. 1953, § 503; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1;
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