The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-06
sELBY COLUMBIA, S. G., WEDNESDAY MARCH 1872

but no pilot who shall satisfy them of the
falsity of any such charge brought
against him shall be required to pay an
additional fee for his new license; and it
shall be the duty of the said respective
boards OF commissioners to lay before
the County Commissioners of their re-
spective Counties, Immediately after the
execution thereof, all bonds given by
pilots; and # the said County Commits.
sioners be not satisfied with tho security
on such bond, every pilot whose sureties
shall be deemed insufficient, shall give
new bond, with such sureties and within
such time as shall be approved or de
manded by the said County Com mis-
slonere, In which case the pilot shall e.
oelve new license on surrendoripg his
former one. And every pilot not COM
plying with these conditions, or any of
them, shall forthwith forfeit his license,
and shall be disqualified to act as pilot
at either OF the respective bars or har-
bors aforesaid, for the period of twelve
~ months. The number of pilots for
either OF the bars or harbors above
named shall be determined by the re-
speotive board Of commissioners aforc.
said: Prooided, That said board of com
missioners shall make no distinction in
the selection of pilots on account of
race, color or previous condition.
SEQ. 8. 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 tos 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 hearing before his
board Of pilot commissioners, and to
make any proper defence to such charge
before said board of commissioners; and
ii any pilot has forfeited his license, or
is no longer entitled to the use of his
license, by virtue Of this or nny other
clause of this Act, the commissioners of
pilotage shall have the power to order
the harbormaster of their respective
harbors to call on him for the surrender
of his license; and if he shall refuse to
give up the same to the harbormaster as
on demand, the latter shall notify for
one week in the public daily papers, or
for three weeks in the public weekly pa
pers OF his respective harbor, that such
person has no longer right to act as a
pilot until he be re-instated by the board
OF commissioners.
SEQ. 8. 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 my pilot
hire out his pilot.bo to any person or
persons whomsoever, unless he substi-
tute another boat, to be approved by the
commissioners aforesaid. But the said
commissioners shall never give suoh per
mission unless, in their opinion, there
shall be sufficient number of boats ao-
tually engaged in the service of pilotage.
Nor shall any pilot substitute or employ
as pilot any one from whom license
has been taken away, or become for.
felted, as aforesaid; and any pilot herein
In anywise offending shall, for each and
every such offence. be deprived of bis
license by the missioners, or mn.
jority OF them, and if SO deprived, be
shall be proceeded against as provided
in the latter part of the preceding aec.
tlon OF this Act, and shall moreover for.
felt and pay to the State sum not ex.
ceeding one hundred dollars.
SEQ. 10. That in case Of war no pilot
shall bring in or furnish supplies to any
armed vessel belonging to an enemy at
war with the United States, or shall
carry out any armed vessel to such enc
my, 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 a pilot; and if, at any
time, the President of the United States,
or the Governor OF the State, shall pro.
hibit to furnish with supplies, or to
bring in or carry out any vessel or yes.
sells belonging to any nation or State, or
to subject or subjects of any nation OF
State, it shall be the duty OF every pilot,
for either the bars or harbors hereinbe.
fore named, to comply with every suol,
prohibition, on pain of mourning the
same penalty and punishment as for like
offence in time of war.
/ SEQ. IL. That every pilot cruising OF
standing out to seq, shall offer his
services first to the vessel nearest to the
bar, except when he sees a moro distant
vessel in distress. under penalty of fifty
dollars, for ench and every such neglect
and refusal. either of approaching the
nearest vessel, and of boarding her. il
required. or of aiding any weasel showing