The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-24
Full Text Of
The Pilot Bill.

lumbia and Willamett rivers, and amend
ing an act entitled an act to amend It'll
/, of Chapter LXVI, Of Hills annotate,
Laws of Oregon, relating to pilotage a
the Columbia river bar and on the Co
lumbia and Willamette rivers. Filed II
the Office of secretary of state February
Is, 1889. Be it enacted by the Legislative
assembly of the state of Oregon.
Section 1. That section l of an act en-
titled "An Act to Amend Title l, OF
Chapter LXvI. of Hills Annotated Laws
of Oregon relating to pilotage at the
Columbia river bar and on the Columbia
, and Willamette rivers" be amended SC
as to read as follows:
| Section l. That section 1894 of Hills an
notated laws Of Oregon be and the same
,, is hereby, amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Section 1894. Each of said commission
ers shall be commissioned by the gov
ernor, the commissioners are elected by
joint session of both houses the same as
railroad commissioners, and before enter
ing on the duties of his office shall take
and subscribe an oath of office and file
the same with the secretary of state, to
the effect that he will support the con-
stltutlon of the United States and Of this
state, and faithfully discharge the duties
of the office of pilot commissioner accord
ing to law and to the best of his ability.
A person to be eligible to the Office Of
pilot commissioner under this act shall
be over twenty-one years Of age, must
be citizen of the United States and Of
this state, and two of said commissioners
must have been engaged as master or
mate on sea going vessels or steamboats,,
for at least two years prior to their elec-
ton as such commissioners; and be con-
versant with the pilot ground. to be able
to examine an applicant for pilot license,
and two of said commissioners must be
actual residents Of Clatsop county, Or
egon, and one in Multnomah county.
Section g. That section of said act be
and is hereby, amended so as to read as
follows:
Section 2. That 1904 of Hills Annotated
Laws of Oregon be, and the same is
hereby, amended so as to read as follows
The board has the power, and 1t is It's
duty under this act, to maintain a suf-
ficient number of capable pilots upon the
bar and river pilot grounds to meet the
demands of commerce, and to exercise a
general supervision over the subjects of
pilotage upon said grounds, and to that
end may do and provide as follows
l. Examine and license pilots for said
pilot grounds and limit the number of
pilots and pilot boats allowed thereon.
Section 8. That section of said act be,
and is hereby, amended so as to read as
follows:
Section 4. That section 1908 of Hills
annotated Laws Of oregon be, and the
same is hereby, amended so as to read as
follows:
Section S9OS. No person shall be IL
censed as a pilot unless he is an Ameri-
can citizen of the age of twenty-one
years at least of temperate habits and
good moral character, nor unless he pos
sesses the requisite skill and experience
as a navigator and pilot, together with
practical knowledge of the currents, tides, |
sounding and bearings, and distances of
the several shoals, rocks, bars, points of
lands light and fog signals of or pertain |
ing to the navigation of the pilot ground !
as pilot; nor in case Of the bar pilot |
ground, unless it satisfactorily appears
that the applicant is provided with or is |
attachet to a pilot boat of such character !
and condition as the board has prescribed |
for that service. Every pilot is entitled !
to and shall receive from the vessel to
which his services are rendered the full
amount of pilotage fees,
Section 4. That section of said act
be, and is hereby, amended SO as to read
as follows:
Section 7. That section 1918 of Hills
Annotated Laws of Oregon be, and are
hereby, amended SO as to read as follows:
Section 1918. The compensation allowed
FOR plotting vessel upon or over the bar
pilot grounds shall be as follows For
plotting an inward or outward bound ves-
sci to or from Astoria over the bar, or
from within the bar to the open sea, all
vessels shall pay five dollars per foot
1raught, and two cents per ton for each
and every ton registered measurment,
from or within the bar.
Section 5. That section of said act be,
and is hereby amended so as to read as
Section 8. That section 1919 of Hills |
Annotated Laws Of Oregon be, and the |
same is hereby amended so as to read as !
follows:
Section 1919. The compensation allowed
for plotting a vessel upon the river pilot
ground between Astoria and Portland,
whether ascending or descending all ves- !
sells shall pay two dollars per foot
draurht, and two cents for each and
every ton registered measurement; and
the board is authorized to prescribe a |
compensation for pilot SER
vice between other points on said ground;
and for moving avessel in port from one
dock to another, or from one part of a
dock to another part of the same dock,
the charges therefor shall be a sum not
exceeding seven dollars and fifty cents,
and the pilot shall, on being thereunto re-
quested by the master Of the shaip, be
required to do such work and and for
such compensation. If river pilot shall
speak vessel and offer his services to
pilot the same upon the river grounds and
his services be rejected by the master,
the pilot first speaking said vessel shall
be entitled to half pilotage, to be recov-
cred of said master or vessel.
Section g. That section of said act be.
and is hereby, amended so as to read as
follows:
Section O. That section 500 of Hills