The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-02-29

eQail make no UlStluCtlOu III Guo eeloCtlou VI
pilots on account of race, color or previous
condition.
Sec s. The majority of the respective
boards of pilotage aforesaid shall have power
and authority. in their respective jurisdictions,
to take away the license OF pilot for given
time, or to declare his license null and void,
as the nature of the case may demand, upon
charge of any derelIction of duty made and
proven against him; but each and every pilot
against whom any charge shall be made shall
be entitled to a hearing before his board of
pilot commissioners, and to make any proper
defence to such charge before said board of
commissioners; and If any pilot has forfeited
his license, or is no longer entitled to the use
of his license, by virtue OF this or any other
clause of this act, the commissioners of pilot
age shall have the power to order the harbor-
master of their respective harbors to call on
him for the surrender of bis license, and if he
shall refuse to give up the same to the harbor-
master on demand, the latter shall notify for
one week in the public daily papers, or for
three weeks in the public weekly papers of
his respective harbor, that such person has no
logger right 10 act as a pilot until he be re-
instated by the board OF commissioners.
Sec. 9. No pilot shall discontinue TO act for
three months, nor shall he absent himself at
any time from his respective port or harbor,
without permission from the commissioners
of pilotage OF his said port or harbor, nor shall
any pilot hire out bis pilot-boat to any person
or persons whomsoeVer, unless he substitute
another boat, to be approved by the commits
sioners aforesaid. But the said commits.
sloners shall never give such permission
unless, In their opinion, there shall be
q sufficient number of boats actually engaged
in the service of pilotage. Nor shall any
pilot substitute or employ as q pilot any one
from whom license has been taken away,
or become forfeited, as aforesaid; and any pilot
herein In anywise offending shall. for each and
every such offence, be deprived Of his license
by the commissioners, or majority OF them,
and if so deprived he shall be proceeded
against as provided in the latter part of the
preceding section OF this act, and shall more
over forfeit and pay to the State sum not ex-
ceeding one hundred dollars.
SEC. 10. That in case of war no pilot shall
bring in or furnish supplies to any armed yes-
eel belonging to an enemy at war with the
United States, or shall carry out any armed
vessel to such enemy, without being ordered
to do 80 by the constituted authorities of the
United States; and every pilot herein in any
wise offending shall forthwith forfeit his
license, and be disqualified forever after from
acting as pilot; and If, at any time, the Pres
ident of the United States. or the Governor of
the State, shall prohibit to furnish with sup.
plies, or to bring In or carry out any vessel or
vessels belonging to any nation or State, or to
a subject or subjects of any nation or State, 1t
shall be the duty of every pilot, for either the
bars or harbors herelnbefore named, to COM
ply with every such prohibition, o. pain of In
surrIng the same penalty and punishment as
for like offence in time OF war.
SEC. II. That every pilot cruising or stand
ing out 10 sea, sh III offer his services first to
the vessel nearest 10 the bar, except when he
sees a more distant vessel 10 distress, under
penalty of fifty dollars, tor each and every
such neglect and refusal, either of approach
Ing the nearest vessel, and of boarding her,
II required, or Of aiding any vessel showing
signals OF distress In the case above mention
ed; and the commissioners of pllotage, or
majority of them, may, at their discretion,
deprive the said pilot of his license: Provi-
ded, however, That nothing herein contained
shall extend, or be construed to extend, to
vessels of the description mentioned In the
preceding section, all of which vessels 1t shall
be The duty Of every pilot to avoid as much as
possible, whenever they are known to, or
Justly suspected by him as such.
Sec. IL. Whenever the Governor of the Slate
shall issue proclamation subjecting vessels
from cer.ain ports or countries to quarantine,
1t shall be the duty of every pilot conducting
any such vessel over the bar of the ports above
named to bring her to the quarantine ground,
and 10 remain Oh board, or go to the lazaretto,
Without coming up to the port until the port
physician shall permit it; and during the Time
for which any such pilot remains on board any
such vessel, or stays at the lazaretto, ne shall
be allowed four dollars for each and every day
of his remaining on board or staying at the
lazaretto as aforesaid, aud be found In neces-
sary provisions and accommodations, at the
expense of the master, owner or consgnee OF
such vessel. And every pilot neglecting or re-
fIsing to bring any such vessel to the quaran-
tine grounds, or coming to the port without
previously obtaining the port physicians per-
mission. or before the time limited by the said
port physician, shall, for each and every such
offence, be deprived OF his license, and shall
not obtain another license before the expira-
ton of one year, and forfeit and pay the sum
of fifty dollars to the State.
SEC. l3. The pilot ground shall extend from
each of the bars above named thirty miles
eastward, southward and westward, and any
master or commander of vessel bearing 10.
ward either of said coasts or bars (all coasters
aud other vessels trading between any ports
within this State e1cepted) who shall refuse
to receive on board licensed pilot, who shall
offer to board, shall be and Is hereby made
liable, on his arrival at either of the said
ports, to pay the pilot who first offered TO 90
on board and take charge of such vessel the
rates and fees allowed and established as
hereinafter mentioned, as If such pilot had
actually brought in such vessel to either pert:
Provided, however, That If pilot having q
nine or twelve feet license only, as the case
may be, is refused by the master of vessel
.sr. ,,,,h ,ooutor shall not he lja-