Section V. And is hereby enacted, that whoever wilfully causes any obstruction to any of the said Canals, or to

V. And is hereby enacted, that whoever wilfully causes any obstruction to any of the said Canals, or to any of the water courses drawn and supplied therefrom, or damages the banks of the Canal or the works constructed for its maintenance, or wilfully defiles the water in the Canal, shall be liable to the penalties hereinafter described.