The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-09-08

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Sec. $50. No vessel having cargo on board intended
for a foreign country, shall touch at any place IN snis
kingdom, other than a port Of entry, except as prSv .ms ss az 81
shall be subject to a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars
in the discretion of the court
Sec. 5s1. If any vessel shall sail from any port in
| this kingdom without first obtaining o clearance, the
commanding officer thereof shall be subject to a fine not exceed
ling one thousand dollars. in the discretion OF the court; . ~
| payment of which fine. the vessel shall be liable to SEIZURE ~
domination and sale.
ART. XX-Of Masters; Their GeneTdt
Duties and Compensation.
Sec. 582, The Minister of Finance, upon the NOM
ination of the Collector-Genera of Customs, shall ap.
point a harbor-master FOR such Of the ports Of entry for merchant cham
vessels, as the said Minister and Collector-Generai may d ssia
Minister and who. before entering upon the duties of his office,
shall give ahpnd to the Coliector-3emerai oi customs, IN t he
approved bylhe said Colecor-General, conditioned that he win
faithfully and honestly discharge the duties Of harS sasr III
and account for and pay over to the Coliector-6enerai, al
moneys received by him as required by law.
Sec. $50. 1t shall be the duty of the HarbofAMaster
of Honolulu, and Hilo, to board all vessels arriving
tered the harbor; to direct them where and how tomoor or make
circumstances may require; to see that the commanding officer
has the printed port regulations, and to receive a list tot OF pa IS he
wharinger at the port for which he IS appointed.
Sec. 5S4. The Harbor Master of Honolulu, and OF
Hilo. shall also have authority over the anchoring.
mooring aud making fast, OF all hulks, coasters, boats, and other
craft in the harbor; and he is charged in general with the en-
forcement of all harbor regulations
Sec. $50. The Harbor-Master of Honolulu shall not
act as a pilot of the port.
Sec. $780, The Harbor-Master, at the respective
ports, is charged with the granting of permits for the
discharge and residence on shore of foreign seamen as prese y ea
by law; and it shall be his duty to notify the chief oil ponce Oh te
port, on the expiration of every such permit
SeG 5s7. The Harbor-Master of Honolulu, and also
of Hilo, shall be entitled to collect and receive from
boarded by him, or to which he renders assistance or service,
the sum of three dollars, in addition to his ddsnurs %l mn nor 10 f ss
such vessels; and If necessarily detained on board more than
two hours at any one time, he shall be paid at the rate u one
dollar pr hour for such extra detention; and fr each tihe tual
he may be called upon to board, or that it may be necessary o
perry, he shall be entitled to receive the same pay as IN ehrs'
instance.
Sec. 5SS. The compensation of the harbor-masters
of other ports. shall be such reasonable sum as may
be determined by the Minister of Finance and the Collector
General of Customs: provided, that it shall be at their option n
to refuse any compensation, in cases where they shaii eel IL
unnecessary.
Sec. $50. The Harbor-M Masters shall receive for
their services as wharfingers. such a reasonable per
centage Of the receipts from wharfage as may be determined by
the Minister of the Interior, not to exceed ten per cent.
Sec. 500. 1t shall be the duty of the several harbor-
masters to make a quarterly report of the transactions
ceived by them, to the Minister of Finance.
ART. XXI.-Of Pilots and Boarding Officers
Their Duties and Compensation.
Sec. 591. The Minister of Finance, upon the nomin-
alton of the Collector-Genera of Customs, shall appoint
one or more pilots, for each Of the ports Of Honolulu, iiio' and
Hanalei, to hold Office during the pleasure of said Minister
the approval Of the collector Of the port, appoint deputies to act
in their behalf, for whose conduct they shall be responsible.
Sec. 592. Each of the pilots for Honolulu shall give
a bond to the Collector General of Customs, with
sureties to be approved by said ColIector-General, in the penal
sum of five thousand dollars; and the pilots for other Portss shall
s sSie : S Saea Ts shail l Ss s .ne Rsn~, 'a shat q the u pilot shall faithfully
perform all the duties imposed upon him by laws that ne VIII
and that he win continually hold himself in readiness to conduct
vessels safely into, and out of, the port for which he $ appointed.
Sec. 593. In case of a breach of the condition of
anv such bond, the Collector-Genera of Customs, or
any person injured thereby, may institute a suit upon such bond
before any judge of a court of record, and thereupon recover
execution may issue in favor of such person. and in case the
party prosecuting shall fail to recover in the SUIT, )nagmen. may
defendant against the party who shall have instituted the suit.
Every suit on any such bond shall be commenced within one
year after the right of action shall have accrued, and not after
wards.
Sec. 594. Upon the arrival of any vessel, making
the usual marine signal for a pilot, 1t snail De tne
duty of the pilot or pilots at the port, to Immediately put on to
such vessel, taking with him a white and a yellow tag, to en-.
those on board; and upon being assured to his satisfaction that
ease, he shall board such vessel, but not otherwise
Sec. sos. Upon boarding the vessel, the pilot shall
present the commanding officer with a health certIfi-
cate to he signed by him, and in case the same shall be signed,
pilot shall be at iii 20 bring the vessel into port; but in case
the eommandiag d, dne sr shall Id decline neud to s sgn t me icer't t ? ; u
ter shall hoist at the main, and the vessel shall be placed in
may direct. Any pilot who shall conduct a vessel into any port
in this kingdom, in violation Of the preTlsions OF ms seet,oni OF
there is just ground to suspect the existence OF contagion on
lars; and every vessel, the master of which shall have declined
to sign a certificate Of health, as aD9ve pTesea nnd sS SnaN' upon
Sec. 500. If the pilot, after boarding any vessel,
shall discover the existence of a contagious disease,
he shall not return on shore; neither shall it be lawful for any of
the shore, or board any other vessel, without permission of the
exceeding five hundred dollars
Sec. 597. The pilots of Honolulu shall bring the
vessel which they may take charge of fully within
the b h aa1EaS,src;,t y.hteri the Dna inn n1es Su0 Se qi IN = suitable 0,hslSeS and ni'e convent ny
ent place, under penalty Of forfei;ing their commissions.
Sec. 500. No pilot shall take out any vessel that
may be under attachment or arrest, by virtue of any
process, nor before she has obtained her clearance, under penalty
Of forfeiting his commission, and paying a fine notexceedins one
thousand dollars.
Sec. 500. The compensation of the pilots shall be as
follows One dollar per foot upon the vessels draft.
coming into port, and the same going out of ports for anchoring
= ai heie . n III bo anI ienrer than tmenty-four hours, ten dollars;
and If detained longer than twenty-four hours, five dollars per
day for such detention.
Sec. GOO. If any foreign vessel, or Hawaiian vessel,
engaged in foreign trade, shall enter or depart from
any Of the ports for which pilots may be appointed, withouta
pilot, such vessel shall be liable to one-half pilotage.
Sec. COL. The pilots fees and the health fees shall
form a part of the port charges, which shall be paid
by every vessel to the collector Of the port, anano collector shall
Sec. COZ. There shall be appointed in like manner
as the pilots, at each Of the ports of Lahaina, keala-
keakua, Kawaihae and Koloa, an officer to be called a boarding
every Hawaiian vessel coming from a foreign port, as soon as
possible after its arrival; obtain the health certihcate; deliver
the list of passengers to be delivered at the collectors Office; and
at all times hold himself in readiness to act as pilO. when re-
quired. 1t shall also be his duty to report TO the proper au-
thorities, all violations, or suspected Violations OF the revenue or
harbor laws.
Sec. COG. Previous to entering upon his duties,
every boarding officer shall give to the Collector
General a bond in the penalty Of five hundred dollars, with sat
isfactory surety, conditioned that he will faithfully and honestly
perform all the duties imposed upon him by law that he willnot
countenance any evasion or infraction Of the revenue laws; and
that he will give notice to the proper authorities OF all violations,
or suspected violations, Of the revenue or harbor laws, that may
come to his knowledge.
Sec. 6O4. Every boarding officer shall be entitled
to receive from each vessel boarded by him, the sum
of five dollars, (which shall include piotage when required)
which shall be paid to the collector OF the port, before the vessel
shall be entitled to receive a clearance.
ART. XXII.-Port Regulations.
Sec. COS. All vessels that may enter any port shall
be anchored in the place designated by the Harbor-
Master, and moved from one anchorage TO another, as he may
direct; and no vessel, excepting coastng vessels under fifty tons
burthen, and vessels about to leave the harbor, shall quit her an
chorage or mornings until the com manding officer shall have
received the written permission Of the Harbor- Master, under
penalty Of a hne not exceeding one hundred dollars