, 1854-09-02

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C. II. MASON,
Secretary Of The Territory Of Wdshiagton.
AN ACT for the establishing Of a pilotage on the
| Columbia river and Shoalwuter bay.
Sec. |. Be Il eaactei by the Legislature
Assembly of The Territory Of Washington,
That James johnson, William Strong and
D. X. Welden shall constitute a board Of
commissioners for the purpose of examin-
ing candidates for the piotage of the Co
lumbia river bar and Shoalwater Bay, and
may appoint one or more suitable persons,
if they deem it necessary, TO be pilots on
the bar of the Columbia river and at Shoal-
water Bay, giving each of said pilots a
branch or warrant for the execution Of his
Office, with an authority to appoint depu-
| ties in the cases to he specified in such
branch or warrant provided, each pilot
shall report his said deputies for the ap-
probation of the said board of commission
ers provided also, that whenever there
shall occur vacancy in said board Of COM
missioners, such vacancy shall be filled by
an appointment made by a majority of
their own body.
Sec. 2. Every such pilot or deputy
shall, before entering upon the duty Of his
or their Office, give bond with sufficient Sc
curity, to the said board of commissioners,
in the sum of five thousand dollars for the
faithful performance of his or their duties in
Office.
See. 3. Every such branch pilot is au-
thorized and directed, by himself or his
deputy, to take charge Of any vessel requi-
ring his services, bound into or out of the
| Columbia river or Shoalwater Bay, but
shall first show the master his warrant /;
but no vessel under one hundred tons bur-
then engaged in the coasting trade of
Washington or Oregon Territory shall-be
compelled to pay plotage unless the ser
vices Of pilot arc required; and in all ca
ses where the services of pilot are re-
quircd by the master of any vessel said
vessel shall be liable to pay the pilot his
fees as specified in his warrant.
Sec. l. The pilot or pilots shall always
keep such boat or boats to cruise out side
the bar as may be approved as suitable by
the power granting such branch or war
rant. 1i r-esI l..s .H.e.
Sec. 5. The said board of commission
ers are authorized to determine the fees Of
pllotage Of the pilot or pilots by them ap-
pointed, and to specify the same in their
RESPECTIVE warrants, and to direct and au-
tborize all arrangements and operations
that may be necessary to facilitate the
navigation Of the Columbia river and Shoal-
water Bay. ''
Sec. 6, II any vessel while under the
charge of branch or warrant pil6t, or his
deputy, shall be lost or run aground, or
sustain any damage through the negligence
or unskillfulness Of such pilot or deputy,
such pilot shah be liable, both for himself
and his deputy, to pay all damages sus-
tanned by any person interested in said
vessel or her cargo, and may, moreover,
be removed from his his Office. ..
/ Sec. I. No master Of any vessel bound
into or out Of Columbia river or Shoalwater
Bay shall be compelled to take pilot, but
The vessel over one hundred tons ,purthen
shall be liable to pay half pilotage in and
out to the pilot FIRST offering his services
but when the services Of any pilot is re-
quired by the master Of any vessel bound
4 into or out Of Shoalwater Bay or Columbia
river, said pilot shall take charge of such
vessel, first exhibiting his authority, and
shall besentitled to charge and receive the
u fees as allowed by his warrant. ri
Sec. s.. The board Of commissioners
are authorized to hear and determine all
complaint exhibited against the pilots ap-
pointed sby them as aforesaid, and their
deputies, and to suspend or remove them,
and appoint others in their place
i Sec o. That all penalties, forfeitures
and complaints incurred under this act,
shall be tried and determined in any court
Of record having cognizance Of the same.
i Sec. 10. Should any ship master omit
or refuse to pay the pilotage fees in any
instance, when by this law he has become
liable, then the vessel or owners of such
Vessel shall be liable to pay double the
amount Of such pilotage.
i Sec. IL. That if pilot, acting under
the provisions of this act, shall have board.
ed any vessel outward bound, and shall be
detained on board said vessel and carried
out to sea, or to any foreign port, the Off.
GERS Of said vessel so OBTAINING said pilot
| shall be liable to pay the pilot 50 detained
compensation equal to the pay of the
highest officers on board of sAia vessel fol
ali the time he shall be SO detained from
his proper port.
: Sec. 10. The said board Of commission,
ers hereby created shall be entitled to re
ceiYe three dollars per day for their seryi
ces spent in the performance Of the duties
assirned them bY this act, 10 be paid ouI