Any person who shall willfully or maliciously fill up or obstruct any such ditch, drain, or watercourse, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined in a sum not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25), and shall moreover be liable for all damages that may accrue to any person or persons by such act or acts.

L. 1886, ch. 161, § 6; R.S. 1923, 24-307; L. 1973, ch. 134, § 29; July 1, 1974.