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

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directed to determine, for their respective port
or hsrbor; such rates and fees as to them shall
seem meet and proper, both as well for the
draft of the ship or vessel, as for taking such
ship or vessel around any river requested by
the master, owner or consignee, and for taking
letters from either Of the harbors or ports
aforesaid to vessels outside the respective bar,
and waiting orders and delivering them on
board, the amount Of inward piotage of such
vessels draft.
SEC. %. That whenever vessel has crossed
over, or Ia inside Of either of the aforesaid
bars, the master shall not be compelled to take
pilot, but If he demands the services of
pilot, he shall pay the customary fees of pilot
age as in other cases.
SEQ. a The respective commissioners Of
pllotsge shall have power and authority to
prescribe 10 the several pilots Of their respec-
tive ports such orders and regulations, not in
consistent with this act as to them, or ma
Iority Of them, may appear suitable and pro-
per. And any pilot neglecting or refusing to
conform to any such. orders or regulations,
shall forfeit and pay; for each offence, the sum
|. Of fifty dollars.
SEC. 25. That the harbormaster of each of
the aforesaid harbors shall be bound to keep
constantly complete register, specifying the
licenses of all the pilots with their resi-
dences) Of his respective bar and harbor, and
of all boats to which they are eeverally al
tached, and the name, number and the owner
or owners of the same; and also to register
any change or alteration that may take place
in either of the above particulars; which
change or alteration the pilots are hereby re-
quired, from time to time, to report to the
harbormaster Of their respective port, as they
may occur, In order that masters of vessels or
persons interested may have 1t always In their
power TO- know from him at once who are the
responsible persons on board of each boat,
and thereby obtain such Information as they
may flnd necessary. And every pilot or
owner of pilot boat neglecting or refusing
to report, as aforesaid, shall, for each omis-
sion, forfeit and pay fine not exceeding
fifty dollars. And 1t shall be the duty of said
harbormaster, on the first Monday of each
month, to report to the commissioners oi
pilotage register as above specified, and also
such pilots as may have neglected or refused
to comply with the foregoing acquisitions.
And the said harbormaster shall furnish every
master Of a vessel coming to the harbormas.
ters office with copy of this act, for the pur-
pose of perusIng 1t at said office, without
charging or being allowed to charge any fee
or perqulsite for any or either Of the aforesaid
services. And for every neglect OF duty in
! the premises, the said harbormaster tof either
of the aforesaid ports) shall forfeit and pay
sum not exceeding fifty dollars, to be i'm
posed by the commissioners Of pllotage at hit
respective port, and deducted from his salary
SEC. 2s. That 1t shall be the duty of the com
mlssoners of pllotage, Of either Of the port
aforesaid, on the occasion of any marine dis
aster to any vessel In charge Of pilot of theil
respective port, to make careful examina
ton OF the cause or causes of such disaster BY
Immediately summoning before them the pilot
In charge of the vessel, and obtaining
such testimony from the parties interested OF
not, as the case may be, In their power
and the result OF such investigation shal
be placed upon record, copies of which shall
be furnished, when desired, at the expense o.
the applicant. The marine reports OF the
daily papers, or private information, shall be
deemed sufficient cause for such investiga-
ton by the commissioners OF pilotage.
Sec. 27, That each aHa every fine, forfeiture
and penalty for each and every offence
against this act, ,!or any part, clause or article,
shall be prosecuted, sued for and recovered in
any court of competent Jurisdiction, for the
use of the State. And the penalties imposed
In this act shall, In every case, be recovered
although the commissioners Of pilotage may
not think proper 10 deprive the pilot in de-
fault of his license In any instance herein
authorized. And the commissioners Of pilot
age now in Office shall act as such until the
appointment Of others, under the provisions
OF this act, and shall exercise all the powers
vested In tile commissioners of pilotage under
the provisions of this act.
SEC. %. The members Of the respective
boards of commissioners herein provided for
shall hold their offices for two years, unless
sooner removedsby the Governor. When a
vacancy occurs, new appointment shall be
made for the full term.
SEC. 20. This act shall not be construed to
interfere with the rights of any pilots who
already hold either limited or full branch OF
license; but all such pilots, after the passage
Of this act, shall be subject to all It's penalties
and forfeitures, and entitled to all Its privi'
leges and immunlties.
SEC. 80. That all acts or parts of acts In.
consistent with the provisions of this act, and
all ordinances or parts of ordinances 10 con.
fIct or inconsistent with the provisions there.
of, be and the same are hereby repealed.
Approved February 27, 1872.
TIE WEATHER THIS D4Y.