Obstructing passage of water from public road, and allowing water, etc., to flow there from

Any person who, (a) obstructs or causes to be obstructed the passage of water from a public road or from any ditch or drain leading there from; or (b) being the owner or occupier of any land adjacent or contiguous to a public road, permits any water, filth or other matter or thing to flow from such land into or upon the said public road or suffers any accumulation of dirt or rubbish from off his land to impede the flow of the water in any ditch or drain on such public road, commits an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, in addition to the payment of the costs occasioned by the damage done or by the removal of the