The daily gazette., 1883-01-20
-. -nr rnnpoero PILoT LAw.
., =, the SIN Now Pending Before
"'i tf,a G,aaislnture.

i the Leeislature.
foi'o% Xxx tbe House at Harrisburg on
duceu dav last. which is Of interest To the
l',ore lhuis u licensed pilots, In view OF its In
Delan~T . W. sncroach upon their rights under the
laws Of this State. -. So -
sc ,he massage Of this act, in lieu OF the
al.ensatIon al.ei now allowed to pilots for con-
Con .tnn sbIns or vessels from the city OF
gueu@dS gnule,,,dSc,nhla 10 the Capes Of the Delaware,
fh,,o s.o,n tbe Capes of the Delaware TO the
ol O,n iC oS Phlladelphia, the rates OF pilotage
el'y ,, u 10 for every half foot Of water which
snsi, rss.ol shall draw under and up 70 twelve
a, an, the sum of one dollar and eighty-seven
leeI, nts. over twelve feet and up TO fifteen
seI'' 81. Tho sum of two dollars and eight cents;
ies aar tiifeen feet and up to eighteen feet, the
.,,,n o,U or two dollars and twenty-five centsi
oror SSa eighteen feet and up 10 twenty feet, the
srm Of two dollars and hfty cent?; over
srentv feet, the sum OF two dollars ana
seventy.Gye cents; aud they shall also re-
oeive over and above the said sums Tor con-
ductlng ships or vessels TO or from the port
ofPhIladelpha the additional sum OF three
dollars per day whenever detained by any
master. owner or coDsignee, or by ice.
SIC. 9. An increase OF ~ per centum
from the rates mentioned In section ! snail
he paid TO the pilot whenever he shall speak
4 vessel at any point east Of the Five Fathom
Rank Lghtship or north OF Hereford Inlet
lighthouse or south OF Fenwick Island
lighthouse. ,o
from the rates mentioned In section shall
no made when vessel is first spoken by the
str Ifna MN from
Zane Nav light to Cape Henlopen light; but
,ba vessel shall In every such case be exempt
from the duty Of taking pilot on her
yoyape inward to the port Of Philadelphia,
and he vessel, as well as her master, owner,
agent or conslgnee, shall be exempt from
The duty Of paying pilotage or half f-pilotage
ar ,ny peualty whatsoever, In case of her
neglect or refusal so TO do.
sEc 4. That every ship or vessel bound
N the Delaware Breakwater for orders, and
moi proceeding further up the Delaware
Raw. shall be obliged TO receive pilot, pro-
ylied she is spoken or pilot offers his Ser
Vices outside of the Cape Henlopen Light
house bearing southwest; and every ship
or vessel bound to the Breakwater for orders
shall pay pilotage fees as follows A sum
eoual to the one-half pilotage to the port of
Philadelphia and the same pilotage fees
when outward bound from the Breakwater.
And If such ship or vessel proceed TO Phila-
delphia or any other port or place on the
Bay or river Delaware, only one full pilotage
fee AS fixed by the first section of the act,
shall be paid in addition TO fee for deten-
lion; provided, however, II the pilot bring
ur such ship or vessel to the Breakwater be
there discharged and the ship or vessel after
ward proceed to Philadelphia or any other
mort or place on the Bay or River Delaware,
with or without pilot, should said vessel
be spoken by or the services of duly
licensed Pennsylvania pilot be offered, one
full pilotage shall be paid by such ship or
vessel IN addition to the fee Tor bringing her
into the Breakwater, aud detention fee, all
of said fees TO be collected as other fees for
piIotags are now collected.
SEC. 8 No vessel employed In and
licensed for the coasting trade shall be
obliged 10 secure pilot or be subjected TO
payment Of pilotage In case Of refusal to re-
ceye such pilot, except ships or vessels
under register bound to the States or Terri
tories of the United States on the Pacific
Ocean, but cOastwise vessel involuntartly
taking pilot shall pay him the same fee
for plotage as prescribed in the case of a
vessel bound to or from foreign port.
sEc. 6. That any pilot licensed by the
Board Of Wsrdens Of the port of Philadel-
pha bringing vessel from the Capes of the
Delaware, shall by himself or one of the
pilots of the boats TO which he belongs be
entitled TO pilot her to sea when she next
leaves the port, and If the master Of any
such vessel shall refuse or neglect to take
the said pilot or one Of his boats pilots as
aforesaid the master, owner or consignee |
Hf. h.If, - -. a
to the Society for the Relief of Disabled and |
Decayed Pilots, their Widows and Children,
a sum equal TO the full pilotage of such ship |
or vessel, to be recovered as pilotage ac-
cOrdng to law.
SEC I. That every ship or vessel pro- |
pelled BY steam or sails arriving from or |
bound to any foreign port or place, expect |
American vessels solely laden with coal |
mined in the United States, shall be Obliged |
to receive pilot; provided, that nothing In |
this section shall be so construed as to |
conflict with Section 3 of this act.
SEC. s. From and after the passage OF |
ihiS act no additional charge shall be made |
ior winter pilotagc
sRc y That until the present number of |
pilots duly licensed by the Board of War |
uehs OF the port OF Philadelphia shall be re-
uueeu 10 The number of 90 no new license |
elall be granted save and except TO those
W. VINO shall have served the apprenticeship to
hh,cn tney are now regularly indentuTed,
aiu Il" lice Sc shall hereafter be granted TO
any person who shall not have served an ap-
pieh'cesllp OF six years on a regular pilot
Geat, and whose indentures of apprentice. |
sup snail have been duly recorded In the
ONCE OF the Board of Wardens of the port
oi Philadelphia.
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