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the execution thereof, all bonds given Dy
pilots, and if the said County Commits
sioners be not satisfied with the security
on such bond, every pilot whose sure,
} ties shall be deemed insufficient, shall
|give new bond, with such sureties anc
within such time as shall be approved
or demanded by the said County Com
missioners, in which case the pilot shal
receive q new license on surrenderlnl
his former one. And every pilot no
.complying with these conditions, Of
ANY of them, shall forthwith forfeit hi:
License, and shall be disqualified to ac
as pilot at either of the respective bar;
Tor harbors aforesaid, for the period ol
twelve U2) months. The number o.
pilots for either of the bars or harbors
labove named shall be determined by
the respectice Board of Commissioner
aforesaid: Provided, That said Board o
Commissioners shall make no distinc
ton in the selection of pilots OH account
of race, color or previous condition.
SEC. 8. The majority Of the respective
Boards of Pilotage aforesaid shall have
power and authority, in their respective
Jurisdictions, to take away the license o.
q pilot for given time, or to declare his
license null and void, as the nature o.
the case may demand, upon charge o.
any dereliction Of duty made and proven
against him !; but each and every pilo,
against whom any charge shall be made
shall be entitled to hearing before biz
Board of Pilot Commissioners, and tx
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 o.
Pilotage shall have the power to order
the Harbor Master of their respective
harbors to call on him for the surrender
of his license, and If he shall refuse tc
give up the same to the Harbor Master
on demand, the latter shall notify fol
one week in the public daily papers, OF
for three weeks in the public weekly
papers of his respective harbor, that
such person has no longer right to act
as pilot until Ire be reinstated by the
Board of Commissioners.
SEC. 9: No pilot shall discontinue to
act for three months, nor shall be absent
himself at any time from his respective
port or harbor, without permission from
the Commissioners of Pilotage of his
said port or harb0r, nor shall any pilot
hire out his pilot boat 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
such permission unless, in their opinion
there shall be sufficient number of
boats actually engaged in the service of
pilotage. Nor shall any pilot substitute
or employ as a pilot any one from whom
license Las been taken away, or become
forfeited, as aforesaid; aud-any pilot
herein in anywise offending. shall, for
each and every such offense, be deprived
of his license by the Commissioners, or
q majority Of them, and if so deprived
he shall be preceded against as provided
in the latter part of the proceeding Sec
ton of this Act, and shall moreover for
felt 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 vessel belonging to an enemy ut
war with the United States, or shall
carry out an armed vessel to such enemy
without being ordered 30 to do 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 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 vessels be-
longing to any nation or State, or to
subject or subjects of any nation or State,
it shall be the duty of every pilot, for
either the bars or harbors hereinbefore
named, to comply with every such pro-
hibition, OH pain of incurring the same
penalty and punishment as for like Of
Tense in time of war.
SEC. II. That every pilot cruising or
standing out to sea, shall offer his SER
vices first to the vessel nearest to the bar,
except when he sees more distant ves-
sci in distress, under penalty Of fifty
dollars, for each and every such neglect
aud refusal, either of approaching the
nearest vessel, and of boarding her, if
required. or of aiding any vessel showing
signals of distress in the case above men
toned and the Commissioners of Pilot
age, or q majority of them, may, at their
discretion, deprive the said pilot of his
license Provided, however, That moth
ing herein contained shall extend, or be
construed to extend to vessels Of the de-
scription mentioned in the preceding
Section, all of which vessels it 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. II. Whenever the Governor of
the State shall issue proclamation sub
jOting vessels from certain ports or
countries to quarantine, it 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 to remain on board, or 60
to the Lazaretto, without coming up to
tho 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, he
shall be allowed four dollars for each and
every day Of his remaining OIL board or
staying at the Lazaretto as aforesaid, and
be found in necessary provisions and ac-
commodations, at the expense of the
Master, owner or consigifee OF such YES
sci. And every pilot neglecting or re-
fusing to bring any such vessels to the
quarantine grounds, or coming to the
port without previously obtaining the
Port Physicians permission, or before
the time limited by the said Port Ply
sician, shall, for each and every such Of
fensc, be deprived of his license and
shall not obtain another license before
the expiration of one year, and forfeit
and pay the sum of fifty dollars to the
State. "
Sec. 13. That the pilot ground shall
extend from each Of the bars above
named thirty miles eastward, southwark
and westward, and any master or COM
mander of q vessel bearing toward either
of said coasts or bars (all coasters and
other vessel trading between any ports
within this State excepted) who shall
offer to board, shall be. and is hereby,
made liable, on his arrival at either OF
said ports, to pay the pilot who first Of
fered to 60 Oh board, and take charge of
such vessel, the rates and fees allowed
and establishedas hereinafter mentioned,
as if such pilot had actually brought in
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