§ 9-3. Fire hose and equipment.

It shall be the duty of every owner, agent, master, or captain of any vessel, or craft, propelled in whole or in part by steam, while in the Patapsco River or its tributaries, and while said vessel or craft is loading or discharging a cargo of cotton or naval stores, to couple its fire hose and keep the same ready for use at all times while so loading or discharging such cargo at said wharf or pier, and it shall keep sufficient steam while so loading or discharging, at all hours of the day, on the donkey or one of the main boilers, to enable a full stream of water to be turned on in case of fire occurring upon or alongside said vessel or craft; and to supply such vessel with sufficient fire hose to reach to each and every hatch of the said vessel or craft.