§ 9-2. Hatch combing protection.

It shall be the duty of every agent, owner, master, or captain of any such vessel propelled in whole or in part by steam while loading or discharging cotton or naval stores into or from said vessel at any pier in the Patapsco River or its tributaries, to protect or have protected all hatch combings so that the cargo of cotton or naval stores so loaded or unloaded shall not come in contact with the combings.