The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-04

A further supplement to an act entitled
..An act to establish and regulate pilots
Perth Amboy, by way of Sandy Hook
approved April seventeenth, one thouS-
and eight hundred and forty-six.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and Cen
eral Assembly of the State of New Jer-
sey, That section one of this act to which
this is a further supplement- be and the
as follows to wit:
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and Cen
eral Assembly of the State of New Jer-
sey, Tha the Governor, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate. shall
appoint six commissioners of pilotage,
not more than three shall be MEMBER of
of the same political party VINO Shall
hold their offices, respectively, for three
years; and in case any commissioner Of
pilotage so appointed shall die or resign,
fled to act, it shall be the duty of the
governor, by and with the consent of the
Senate, forthwith to fill such vacancy
and the person 50 appointed to M suen
vacancy, shall hold his office for the like
term of three years.; and the commission
ers of pilotage, or a majority OF the;
shall be authorized and full power a9d
to act as a branch pilot as hereinarter
provided for. off the bar at Sandy
Hook, or of the River Raritan, or OF the
Harbers of Jersey City, Newark or Perth
Amboy, they having examined the said
person in the manner hereinafter men
toned and made such enquiries respect
ing him and his Qail1GdllOpS dS " licAnd
the said commissioners. or a majority OF
them, shall appear necessary anu eA-
pedient. of
all the several commissioners of pilotage
now in office under the act TO Whlch TINS
is a supplement, and the various sup
plements plements thereto, shall cease
and determine upon the appointment ana
confirmation of the commissioners Oh
of pilotage above provided for.
3. And be it enacted, That sectlon
- a.. oa< 10 ryhjnh fhlG lS n
supplement be and the ans is hereby
amended so as to read as follows, TO VII:
"a. And be it ~enactedThat the pilots
shall, once ineach month. account 70 the
said commissioners for the fees received
by them for pilotage, and the salu coul-
m%issioners shall be entitled TO receive one
and one-half per centum from LAe sala
fees as a compensation for their services
under this act, to be divided among the
commissioners according to the lays they
may have, respectively, attended at any
meeting: provided, that said COMMISSION
ers shall not be entitled to receive said
commission on extra pilotage Tor Doard-
ing off shore or for fees received TOT Wnat
is called transportation or harpor ploe-
4. And be it enacted, That hereafter
every boat belonging to the pilots IL
censed by the laws of this state shall
nave but one indentured apprentice, VINO
shall be attached to said boat, and inden-
tured to it's master, and serve as SAID APP
prentice, under the laws of this state, at
least four wears, and at least three con-
secutive years of said apprenticeship as
a boat-keeper on said boat, and shall pc
subject to all the laws now in force Tor
the government of pilots Of this state,
and shall be examined as now directed by
law, and, after said examination, shall be
licensed as a deputy pilot, at ard under
the direction of the pilot commissioners
of this state, and no person shall be apcc
pointed a pilot of this state by way of
Sandy Hook, except as herein provided. :.
5. And be it enacted, That all acts n
parts of acts inconsistent herewith be and
the same are hereby repealed, and that
this act hall take effect Immediately.
Approved May II, 1884.