, 1878-11-28

twenty days to answer the complaint. II
the answer be- not satisfactory, he may hr
fined not exceeding five hundred dollars,
or deprived ot his license, at the discretion
of the commissioners.
SIC, Is. That no persons, except those
licensed hv the commissioners, shall pilot
vessels T.. or ont of the bays or harbors on
Puget Sound, Juan de Fuca Straits, or
thci inlcts or hsrborS, for hire, under the
penalty Of $500, for each and every otltnSc.
This penalty is not incurred when the
master OF Il vessel acts rs his own pilot
ont of harbor alone or in case OF distress.
SEC, 10, That application for pilCt for
outward bound vessels shall be made at
the office OF the pilots, and the amount Of
pilotage shall then and there be paid,
SEC. 20 That the commissioners may
make I'll necdtul rules and regulations for
the government OF the pilots, and establish
penalties tor the breach thereof.
SIC. q. That the pilot boats on the sta
tion, whenever pilot is discharged from
an outward bound vessel, shall give all
reasonable aid for taking off and receiv-
ing such pilot.
SEC. -. That pilots blown off or taken
to sea against their wills. when boat is
in attendance to receive them. shall be en-
titled to receive five dollars per day while
absent; which SUN shall be paid by the
master or owner of the vessel by which
the pilot was taken away,
SEC, %. That it any pilot offers himself
to any vessel liable to take pilot. outside
OF II line drawn from the west end of Wy
addah Island due north to where said north
course shall meet the shore of Vancouver
Island, if inward bound, or any pilot who
may offer himself to any vessel outward
bound. the pilot bringing the vessel in, or
one from the same boat. always to lave
the preference; and II the master should
refuse to take such pilot on board, the
master or owners OF such vessel. or either
of them, shall incur and be liable to one
halt the amount OF pilotage said vessel
would pay, for the benefit of the pilot so
offering himself
SEC. "a. That every pilot shall, once
in three months, render to the pilot COM
missioners an account of moneys received
by him or any other persons for him on
his account, and shall pay five per cent
um on the amount thereof, which shall be
taken in tn for their official services and
all expenses of their offices; and ii any
pilot shall make a false return Of moneys
so received. he shall forfeit sum not ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars.
SEC. %. That the hull and appurtenan-
ceS Of all vessels shall be held liable for pi-
lo'aJe fees.
SEC. rs. That pilots shall at all times
keep boat in good condition, cruising In
he Strait Of Fuct or a: sea, and no more
than six pilots shall be in copartnership at
one time.
SIC. %. That all pilots who may be
appointed shall conform to and be gov
.rned by the provisions OF this act, and
such quarantine law as may hereafter be
SEB. 2S. That the following shall he
the rates of pilotage: Vessels under fiji
teen ieet draught, eight dollars per foot;
of fifteen ieet and over, ten dollars per
foot.
SIC. 20. That all vessels arriving in
or leaving this Territory, shall be liable
tor The above rates OF pil0iage when a pi-
lot is actually employed; and that when
vessel is spoken, and a pilot is refused, the
pilot shall be entitled to one hall the above
rates: Provided: That all vessels sailing
under the flag Of the United States or Ter
ritories thereof. shall be exempt from the
provisions Of this act.
SEC. 30, Al vessels that may put into
port or ports for repairs or supplies, or in
distress, shall not be liable to any charge
unless actually employing pilot: Pro-
vided: That nothing in this set shall be
30 construed rs to exempt vessels over one
hundred tons burden trading between
British Columbia and Washington Terri
tory from tile provisions of this act.
SEC. 81. All acts and parts Of acts in
consistent with the provisions of this act
are hereby repealed, and this act to take
effect aud Je in lore from and after May
lst, 1883.
Passed the House of Representatives
January 2sth, 1868.
p. B. JOHNSON,
Speaker House Reps.
Passed tlle Council January 29th, 1868.
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