The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-17
ORDINANCE As IO
HARB|)R MASTER.
Tle Law Under Which lie
Will Work.
|THE COLLECTION Of FEES.
The Money Collected Will be Turns
ed Over to the City; Harbor
Masters Salary.
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An ordinance to establish the Office
of dock and harbor master to prescribe
the duties and authority of such ofic.
er and for other purposes
Section BE 1t ordained by the
mayor and aldermen of the city of
Brunswick in council assembled, and
it is hereby ordained by the authority
of the same, that from and after the
passage Of this ordinance and annually
hereafter, the mayer and aldermen
shall elect a dock and harbor master,
whose term Of ctfice shall expire upon
the first regular meeting Of council in
each year after the regular organiza-
tion meeting, or until the election and
qualification of his successor. He shall
be subject to removal from 9 Zoe by the
mayor and aldermen for wilful neglect
Of duty or other good and sufficient
cause.
Section 2--Bs it furthe ordained ty
the authority aforesaid, what it shall
be the duty of such dook and hsrbor
master to see thst the harbor rsgula>
rions Of said city are properly observed
and enforced; and he shall be at all
times subject to the commands and d.
rection of the mayor and acting mayor
and the railroad and harbor committee.
1t shall be his duty to deliver to each
master Of vessel upon arrival in port
copy of the harbor regulations.
Section 3-Be 1t further ordained by
the authority aforesaid, that every ship
steamer, bark, brig, schooner or other
vessel under 1000 ions register requir.
ing and using the services of the dock
and harbor master in furnishing a dock
or IN the settlement of disputes and
disa greements bet ween masters invol.
wing barbor regulations, shall pay to
said dock and harhor master q fee of
five dollars; and such vessels Of 1000
tons and over shall pay said dock and
harbor master fee of ten dollars for
such services. Each vessel involved in
such dispute or disagreement shall be
liable for its pro-rata part of such fees,
@or shifting, moving and re-docking
any steamer, ship, bark. brig, sohoon er
or other vessel, the dock and harbor
master shall be paid the following fees
vessels under 500 tons register $500
vessels Of from 500 to 1000 register $5
90, vessels over 900 tons register $50
And any such vessel so shifted, NOV
ed or Fe-docked shall be liable for the
payment of the prescribed fee.
SeJtion 4-Bs 1t further ordained by
the authority aforesaid, that it shall bs
the duties of suoh dock and harbor
master to submit report to the mayor
and council at the end of each m onth,
giving a statement of all fees collected
by him; and he shall pay all such fees
into the treasury Of the city,
Section 5-Be it further ordained by
the authority aforesaid, that the dock
and harbor master shall not be per-
mitted to leave the corporate limits of
said city without the written consent
Of the mayor or acting mayor, nor ul-
til deputy dock and harbor master has
been duly appointed by SAID mayor or
acting mayor.
The mayor or acting mayor of said
city shall have authority to appoint
deputy dock and harbor master, who |
shall have authority to perform all the
duties OF the dock and harbor master
in the absence Of the latter or in the |
event of his inability to perform the
duties Of the office.