Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-04-01
Chupter li3.

Chapter ii7.
An ACT providing Tor the appointment ot PORK
b. y enacted. SC. A. follows:
SECT J. Port wardens shall be appointed IN any
city or town situated on nayIgab.e waters tn tins
state upOu The petition Of ten or more citizens en-
gagged In commercial pursuits therein
SECT. D. In any city or town aforesaid, wherein
there j. a board OF trade duly incorporated by tie
law. orthis state said board of trade shall annually
appoint the port wardeus. In any city or town
aiurrsaid wherein there i no such board OF trade,
the municipal officers thereof shall annually appoint
the port wariers.
sEcr 3. said board. oftraie by their managers
and said municipal officers by themselves. snail nave
the power aud they hereby respectively required
to remove lir cause. forthwith, upon complaint OF
any person aggrieyed, and after hearing the party
or parties complained of, any port warden or port
wardens by them appointed; and the vacancy there
by created shall b. hIed by the aioresaidappoinng
powers until the next annual meeting.
SECT. 1. Port wardens shall be men of nautlcal
experience and shall hold Office one year from eaoh
election aud until Others qualified In their stead
except when removed for cause or when appointed
to serve out an unexpired term and they shalI D.
sworn to faithfully perform their duties Out no per-
son engaged in marine insurance. IN Importing or
exporting. In trade. or business appertaining 10
shippng shall be eligible O. the Office OF port war
den nor shall the port wardens ONCE be upon the
premises of any such person. 80
SECT 3 Port wardens shall make a record OF their
doings and shall keep the same in their ONCE where
IL may be inspected at any time free OF charge by
any person interested therein.
SECT 8. IL shall be the duty OF the port warden
or port wGrdens. when requested by any person inter-
e.ted 10 prOceedon board ofany vessel ON her ARRIVAL
I'm port and survey her matches and notice II they
are properly caulked and secured and IL they have
been opened by some person not port warden, that
fact shall also be noticed, and all the facts IN rea-
ton 10 the matches of said vessel shall be entered In
the official record IL shall also be their duty 10 eN-
anime the condition and stowage OF the cargo OF any
vessel and If portion of IL be found Ia be dam
AGED they shall inquire into and ascertain the cause
Of such damage, and shall make memorandum OF
the same noting Cularly the marks and numbers
OF each and every damaged package thereof and
shall enter the in full In the records OF thelr
Office and for the purpose Ofascertaining the extent
OF said dSmase they shall examine goods, wares or
merchandise Of any description, tn any warehouse or
store, or on any wharf or at any place where the
same may be; provided, the said goods, NaTes or
merchandise part OF the cargo of any vessel and
are claimed 10 be damaged and they shall note par
ticularly the marks a'd numbers OF each and every
package examined by them and the extent OF the
damage 1t mas received. and all the facts in relation
thereto shall be entered in the records of their office
Sgcr II shall also be the duty the port warden
or port wardcus when requested in writing by any
person interested 20 survey the cargo OF any vessel
arriving in port in distress aud 10 make and record
in the books of their office full and part cusr re-
port of the condition of said cargo and % their rec
concentrations in relation 20 the disposal OF such pOr
tions Of the same in their Judgment may not be
in c0nd ion for reshp uent. reference being had to
the best Interests of AL concerned.
SEur 5. IL shall asobe the duty ofthe port warden
port wardens when requested 10 writing by any per-
son interested, to survey any vessel which may have
suffered wreck damage, or which may be deemed
unseaworthy; and such port warden OrpoTt wafdens
-ha call to their assistance one merchant and one
shipwrIght. both Of whom shall be competent aud
1i.irierrsted persons sha!l be sworn 10 faithfully