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take place in either of the above partic-
ulars; which, change or alteration the
!. lpilots are hereby required, from time to
time, to report to the Harbor Master of
their respective port, as they may occur,
in order that masters of vessels or persons
interested may have It always in their
power to know from him at once who
J. are the responsible persons on board of
each boat, and thereby obtain such in
formation as they may find necessary.
And every pilot or owner of pilot boat
neglecting or refusing to report, as afore-
said, shall for each omission, forfeit and
pay a sum not exceeding fifty dollars.
n And it shall be the duty of said Harbor
u Master on the first Monday of each
month, to report to the Commissioner OF
Pilotage Q register as above specified,
T and also such pilots as may have neglect
ed or refused to comply with the fore
going requisitions. And the said harbor
master shall furnish every master Of a
J, vessel coming to the. Harbor Masters
office with o copy of this act, for the
F purpose of perusing it at said office,
without charging or being allowed to
charge any fee or perq quisite for any or
either of the aforesaid services. And
for every neglect of duty in the premises,
! the said harbor master Tor either of the
aforesaid ports) shall forfeit and pay a
sum not exceeding fifty dollars, to be
Imposed by the Commissioners Of Pilot.
age at his respective port, and deducted
from his salary. 49,. :.
i SEC. 26. That it shall be the duty Of
the Commissioners of Pilotage, Of either
of the ports. aforesaid, on the occasion OF
any marine disaster to any vessel In
fcharge of pilot Of their respective port,
to make careful examination OF the
cause or causes of such disaster by inn
mediately summoning before them the
pilot in charge of the vessel, and obtain
ing such testimony from the parties
interested or not, as the case may be, in
their power; and the result Of such in
vestigation shall be placed upon record (;
copies of which shall be furnished, when
desired, at the expense of the applicant.
The marine reports of the daily papers,
or private information, shall be deemed
sufficient cause for such investigation by
the Commissioners Of Pilotage.
SEC. q. That each and every fine,
forfeiture penalty for each and every
Offense against this act, or any part.
clause or article, shall be prosecuted, sued
for and recovered in any court of compe-
tent jurisdiction, for the use of the State.
And the penalties imposed in this act
shall, in every case, be recovered, al
though the Commissioners on Pilotage
may not think proper to deprive the
pilot in default Of his license in any in
stance herein authorized. And the
Commissioners of Pilotage 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 the 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 removed by the Governor.
When 8 vacancy occurs, q new appoint.
ment shall be made for the full term.
SEC. 90. This Act shall not be con-
structed to interfere with the rights of
any pilots who already hold either q
limited or full branch or license; but all
such pilots, after the passage of this Act,
shall be subject to all its penalties and
forleitures, and entitled to all its privi-
leges and immunities.
SEC. 80. Th at all Acts, or partspf Acts.
inconsistent with the provisions of this
Act, and all ordinances, or parts of ordi-
nances, in conflict with or inconsistent
with the provisions thereof, he, and the
same are hereby, repealed.
Approved February 27, 1872.
AN ACT to Incorporate the Town Of
Louisville, S. c.. ,
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the Sen
ate and House of Representatives of the
State of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by the
authority of the same:
That fSom and after the passage Of
this Act, all citizens of this State, having
resided twelve months within this State,
and sixty days in the village of Lewis
vile, shall be deemed, and are hereby
declared to be, body polite and corpo-
rate, and the said village shall be called
and known by the name of I.ewisville,
and its corporate limits shall extend
three-fourths of mile in each direction,
from the new store Of w. II. Henpon
SEC. 2. That the said village shall be
governed by an Intendant and four
| Wardens, who shall be citizens of the
United States, and who shall have re-
sided in this State twelve months, and
shall have been residents of the said vii
lage sixty days Immediately preceding
on the fourth Monday in May, 1872, and
on the same day in each year, thereafter,
ten days. public notice thereof being
habitants of the age of twenty-one years,
citizens of the State, and who shall have
resided within the State twelve months,
and in the said village sixty days inme-
diately preceding the election, shall be
entitled to vote for said Intendant and
Wardens, paupers and persons under
disabilities for crime excepted. .
SEC. 3. The said election shall be held
at some convenient public place in said
village, from six O'clock in the morning
until five o'clock in the afternoon, and
when the polls shall be closed, the man
ayers shall forthwith count the votes and
declare the election, and give notice
thereof, in writing, to the Intendant
therein being, or canse the same to be
given to the person duly elected: Pro-
Vided, The commissioners of Election of
Orangebutg county shall call the first
election under this Act, and shall appoint
Managers to conduct the same, who shall
make return thereof to the Commission
ers, the same as other elections held in
this State. And the said Commissioners
shall count the votes, and declare the
election, and notify the persons SO elect
ed, Intendant snd Wardens of the said
village. The Intendant and Wardens,
before entering upon the duties of their
offices, shall respectively take the oath
prescribed by the Constitution Of the
State, and also the following oath, to wit: :
"As Intendant for WardeD of the will
age of Lewisville, I will equally and
impartially, to the best of my ability,
exercise the trust reposed in me, and will
. use my best endeavors to preserve the
peace, and carry into effect, according to
law, the purposes for which I have beer