, 1861-01-04

"''sj introduced int.
the Council by Mr. Hubbs: "'
SECTION l. Be it enaeisl bvH H,1-,
lire Assembly Of The Icrritorv 5f i ~ Lf99!'Id'
ton, That the Governor, with tbo "a'NHg'
of the Council shall bi.annuaIly on ~" IOu'eA s
of January appoint board Of connist ,"e 9rst
ers, to consist of three sea eaptainV ,sS'Tn' fss
purpose of examining candidates ror ,Tt % Tue
lotage of the waters of Fuca S,ro;." He pl,
Puget Sound, and oil the varioDe boro anu
bors, creeks, inlets and channels vi,I;, I1r-
Jurisdiction of this Territory inside 'I oF rs sno
Flattery; and the said COMMISSIONS, TuPe
appoint five or more suitable person, y
shall be competent and skilled in tbs "uO
agement Of every description Of vessel. W
be pilots on the aforesaid waters. bv o;1;.
each Of said pilots branch or wafrSD, ~.
the execution of his Office, with aDibo,,u
to appoint deputies, in the cases to be Snsc;
fed in such branch or warrant: ProriJ.s
Each pilot shall report bis said depu,is, ~
the appreciation of the said board Of SoT" Nv
nissioners: PrOrided, also, That vhensys,
there shall occur q vacancy in The ,siS
board Of commissioners, such vacancy shall
be filled by the Governor as aforesaid
SEC. 2. Every such branch pilot or hi,
deputy, shall, before entering upon the dDtv
Of his or their Office, give bond, with su6-
cient security, to the said board Of commi,.
sioners, in the sum Of Eve thousand dollars
for the faithful performance Of the duties of
his or their Office.
SEC. 3. Every such branch pilot /, an.
thorized and directed, by himself Or bi,>
deputy, to take charge Of any vessel upOO
the captain or master requiring bis services
within the waters under the jurisdiction Of
this Territory as aforementioned, but shall
first show the master his warrant; bu. no
vessel shall be compelled to pay plotage
unless the services Of pilot are required
10y the master Of such vessel, and in all
cases where the services Of a pilot are 90
required by the master, the said vessel shall
be liable TO pay the pilot his fees as speci-
fed in his warrant.
SEC. 4. The pilots so appointed shall
always keep on hand one or more suitable
pilot boats, as may be approved as such
by the commissioners, to cruise constantly
on Fuca Straits below the Race Rocks,
unless otherwise directed by the commits
sioners, or when obliged to proceed to take
back the pilots who may have gone up the
Sound in vessels.
SEC. 5. The said board Of commission
ers are authorized to determine the fees Of
pilotage Of the pilots by them appointed,
and to specify the same in their respective
warrants, subject to the approval Of tho
Governor, aud to direct and authorize al
arrangements and Operations that may be
necessary to facilitate the navigation Of
the waters of Fuca Straits and Puget
Sound.
SEC. G. If any vessel, while under the
charge of branch or warrant pilot, or bis
deputy, shall be lost or rnn aground, or
sustain any damage by collision with an-
other vessel, through the negligence or M
skillfulness Of such pilot or deputy, such
pilot and his sureties shall be liable, both
for himself and his deputy, to,pay all dam
ages sustained by any person Interested IN
such vessel or her cargo, and may, more
over, be removed from Office.
SEC. l.. No master Of any vessel bound
into or out of the Straits Of Fuca, or any
of the waters within the jurisdiction Of this
Territory, inside or TO the eastward of Capee
Flattery, shall be compelled TO take p
lot, or 10 pay half pilotage; but when the
services of any pilot are required BY the
master of any vessel bound into or out oi
the aforesaid waters, sain pilot shall take
charge of said vessel, frst exhibiting bis
Authority, and shall be entitled to charge
aud receive the fees as allowed by bis war
rant: PrOrided, That every captain claim
ing an exoueration of pilots services, or
paying equivalent, shall first have been eh'
amined aud qualified as pilot by the pr
lot commissioners, and shall exhibit to the
pilot boarding him, a certificate TO that o.
feet from the board of pilot commissioner
or otherwise, instructions from the owner
or owners of the vessel not to employ pl-
lot on the said waters: And prOridsd, fur
Tier, That no vessel of $50 tons or more,
bound from foreign port to o port or
ports, or ports, within the waters before
named Of this Territory, shall, in any event.
save distress or instructions from the OWL
ers as aforesaid, being American citizens
be cxonerated or exempt from taking pilot
as herein provided, or the payment OF hall
pilotage to the pilot boarding, within the
said waters Of this TerrtorY
Sec. 8. That all penalties, forfeitureI
and complaints incurred under this act,
shall be tried aud determined in any court
of record having cognizdnce Of the same.
Sec. Q. Should any shipmaster, or the
master of any vessel, omit or refuse to pay
the pilotage fees, when by this law be has
become liable, then the vessel, or owners
or such vessel, shall become liable to pay
double the amount Of such pilotage.
SEC. TO- No person except those bold
ing license, or exonerated, as provided
by this, shall pilot vessels of $50 tons or
more, in or out Of the waters Of Fuea
Straits, Admiralty Inlet, or Puget Sound,
bound to port or ports in this Territory:
for hire or otherwise, except in cases Of
distress, under a penalty of FIVE hundred
dollars for every offence, to be recovered
by suit in any court of competent jarlsdle-
ton. The sum forfeited to be paid 10 0