Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-03-21

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the license Of such pilot, and declare the
same null aud void and such pilot, in any
manner offending against this section,
shall forfeit and pay sum not exceeding
five hundred dollars.
Sec. 81. That it shall be the duty OF a
pilot, if required by the master or COM
mander of a vessel, to remain on board
while such vessel is anchored in the roads,
outward bound, at the rate of four dollars
per day, and in case of refusal or neglect
the pilot shall be deprived Of his license
by the Commissioners of Pilotage of his
port, and pay sum not exceeding fifty
dollars.
Sec. %. That the master, owner, or
consignee of any ship or vessel, for the
consideration of the pilotage of the said
ship or vessel, inward to, or outward from,
either OF the aforesaid ports, shall pay to
the licensed pilot who shall take charge of
the same, the several sums Of money,
rates and fees, which the Commissioners
of Pilotage of the aforesaid respective har-
bors or ports may determine and affix up
on. according to the draft OF water of the
said ship or vessel; and the Commission
ers of Pilotage of the respective harbors
or ports oresaid. to determine are hereby
authorized and directed to determine for
their respective ports or harbors such rates
and fees as to them shall seemmeet.and pro-
per, both as we'll for the draft of the chip or
vessel, a. for taking such ship or vessel
around any river requested by the mas
ter owner or consignee, and for taking
letters from either OF the harbors or ports
aforeeaid, to vessels outside the respec-
tive bar, and waiting orders and deliver
ing them on board, the amount Of inward
pilotage of such vessels draft.
Sec %. That whenever q vessel has
crossed over, or is inside Of either Of the
aforesaid bars, the matter shall not be
compelled to take q pilot, but if he de-
mand the services ofa pilot he shall pay
the customary fees Of pilotage as in other
cases.
Sec. "a. The respective Commission
ers OF Pilotage shall have power and au-
thority to prescribe to the several pilots
of their respective ports such orders and
regulations, not inconsistent with this
act, as to them, or . majority Of them,
may appears suitable and proper. And
any pilot neglecting or refusing to con-
form to any such orders and regulations,
shall forfeit and pay, for each offence, the
sum of fifty dollars.
Sec. 25. That the barbor master of
each of the aforesaid harbOrs shall be
bound to keep constantly a complete reg
ister, specifying the licenses OF all the pill
OTIS with their residences) of his respec-
tive bar and harbor, and Of all boats to
which they are severally attached, and
the name, number and the owner or own
ers 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
required from time to time, to report 10
the Harbor Master of their respective port,
as they may occur, in order that masters
of v ssels or persons interested may have
it 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 dnd nec 8,
sary. And every pilot or owner Of a pilot
boat neglecting or refusing to report, as
aforesaid, shall for each omission, forfeit
and pay sum not exceeding fifty dollars.
And it shall be the duty of said Harbor
Master on the first Monday OF each
month, to report to the Commissioners OF
Pilotage register as above specified, and
also such pilots as may have neglected or re-
fused to comply with the foregoing requis-
itions. And The said harbor master shall
furnish every master of a vessel coming
to the Harbor Masters office with copy
of this act; for the purpose of peruslng 1t
at said Office, without charging or being
allowed to charge any fee or perqIlslte
for any or either of the aforesaid services.
And tor every neglect ofduty in the prem.
ises, the said harbor master Tor either OF
the aforesaid ports) shall forfeit and pay a
sum not exceeding fifty dollars, to be i'm
posed by the Commissioners Of Pilotage
at his respective port, and deducted from
his stlary. -
Sac. 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 charge OF
a pilot Of their respective port. to make
careful examination OF the cause or causes
of such disaster by Immediately summon
ing before them the pilot in charge of the
vessel, and obtaining such testimony rom
the parties interested or not, as the case
may be, in their power; and the result OF
such investigation shall be placed upon
record; copies OF which shall be furnished,
when desired, at the expense OF the appll-
cant. The marine reports OF the daily
papers, or private information, shall be
deemed sufficient cause for such investl-
CATION by the Commissioners of PilOtage.
Sec. u. That each and every fine, tor
feiture and penalty for each and every Of
fense 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 Pllotage may not think
proper to deprive the pilot in default of
his license in any instance herein author
lied. And the Commissioners of Pilotage
now in Office shall act as such until the
appointment of other, under the provis-