The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-02
The New York Pilots.

The Pilot Commissoners underwriters and pilots have
asked new law, or, rather, an amended Law, of the
Lgsature-one more ju,t and fair 70 al parties The
follow ing Is their petition
To TIE HONORABLE SENATE AND HorsI AssxxEIY TIN
The Undersigned, plets Of the port Of New York. by
The way Of Sandy HOOK respectfully petition the
following amendmens 10 the act passed June rs, 1858.
providing Tor the hcenaing and government OF pilots,
which amsndm, nn are nov before your honorable bo'
an outward bound vessel amer the services Of pilot
have been required and given except id detention sha
vessel cannot est TO sea- N for every DAY Of desos
Of IN Inward bound vessel BY ce longer than days
ior ps.ssgs from e. 70 .n.r three dollar. shall Be
Quarantine, or elsewhere by the Health Onoer for being
or having been on board sickly vessel pilot, the
sha ray 70 srch PILOT ali necessary expenses Of living
and three dollars per cay Tor esch and every day Of such
Sec. 81 For services rendered by pilots In meving or
transporting vessels in the harbor Of New York. the fol-
For moving from North 70 East river or vie py,a, ne
"a sun ship, $40 irgate, SIS; siccp Of var, $40;
merchant vessel, So, exocp such vessel shall have
day such services for transportation rendered. but
the services arc rendered ercaer sucn men shall
ey Of New YORK one quarter Of the sum that would be
due Tor the inward potagc Of such veseel Eor hauling
any vessel from the river 70 wharf, from wharf
into the river %. except on the day Of arrival depar
ture Of such vessel
Sec. So No master Of under $50 tons burthen
employed In cossung trade by the way Of san
dy Hook, shal be required 70 employ licensed pilot;
b., in case the services Of pilot sha have been given,
the pilot sha be entitled 10 the rates established by this
II the master Of any weasel above $50 and not
ceeding 900 tons bur,hen and owned by citizen Of the
United ssatss and sailing under ooasns hoenso 70 or
from the port Of New York, BY the way OF sandy Hook
sha be DESTROYS OF poung his vessel, he shall FIRST
ers Of Pilots who hereby authorized and required 70
grant the same, such master sbau, after examna-
Inch s.,S Icsnso .ns ~" "a con,'nra ~ ,o,ee o
year from the date thereof until the TERMINATION OF
sny voyage curing which the license may expire. Fr
snch license. the master TO whom shsl be granted
sbs pay TO tie said Commissioners cents per Az
masters Of foreign vessels and vessels from foreign port
snd all vessels sailing Under register, bound 10 from
the port OF New York by way Of Sandy HOOK shan
take licensed pilot; or In case Of refusa 10 such
poa shall himself cousienecs pay tue said
poisge a. had been employed, and sucu pilotase
shall b. paid TO tho pilot FIRST speaking odor ng mis- scr
vices a. pilot 10 sucb vessel
Any person holding license pilot under this act
under the laws Of the State Of New Jersey who shat
pilot, ofsr TO pilot any ship vessel 70 or from tho
such a. are exempt by virtue o, this act or an master
person on board q siesmtug TOW poat WOO shall
iow such vessel or vessels without such licensed po, on
board such vessel or vessels sbs DO deemed guilty o
msdemeanor, and on convict,n shall be Punished BY
nne not exceeding $780, imprisonment not exceed
ing sixty Days and AL persons employing persen 70 ACT
plot not holding license under act. under
laws OF the state OF New jersey shall forfeit and pay TO
the Board OF Commissioners OF Pilots the sum OF 500.
This application hs been misunderstood by two
correspondents In Albany II they will take the trouble
TO refer to the presentlaw and TO the amendments pro-
posed they will find tina, they wrong In every p,rrc
uar All vessels are required TO take pilots The.
amendments exemps ves,els under three hundred tons
The charges bay for transporting detention, &c un.
der the present law allowed in ell cases The amend
msnis make restrictions There now no charge for hale
pilcsse. The law is asked for by the commissioner
and underwriters, and not objected 10 by the plots. al
though Of the features opposed their Interests.
The only csuse in favor of the pilots thu, requiring
vessel 10 take the first pilot speaking her Tue pilots
have been subjected to fine Of $50 for no, bosrdIus
small vessels when larger one was In risht Thev
therefore merely ask that the law should no, he entirely
one sded-,hst captains Of vessels &C well a. pilot.
should be placed on par on this point