The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23


 I ance the said books as soon as prac | ticable therea fteF. When money is re
 ceived from any source he must retain d
 stub corresponding in number, date and
 amount, with the receipt given therefor
 and he must require the person payind | it to sign said stub. He must record ! at length all contracts and agreements
 made by the board. and keep a record
 Of all personal property purchased. and | its costs; and in case any be sold. thd name of the purchaser, date of sale and | price received therefor. Before entering on the duties of his office, he must give an official bond in the sum of S5000. prem ium on same to be paid out of the funds of the board, and take and subscribe an
 official oath. Said bond must be in
 some approved guaranty or bondinej company acceptable to the board and
 be filed with such oath in the office of
 the secretary of state. The secretary of the board must make a complete statement of all the transa actions of the board also a statement showing the expenditures and disbursements, assets ana liabilities of the board, together with information, and date as to the amount and the character of tonnage and. shipping passing through the port of Mobile. and the gross and net tonnage of all vessels passing through the port. together with the draft of the same and the amount of pilotage and port fees and tolls collected from said vessels, which said report may not be itemized but may be shown by giving classification and the number of ves- sels of like kind tonnage or draft and aggregate amount of fees, etc, exacted on each class of vessel. to the governou for the year ending the 31st of Decem7 ber 1916 and on the 31st day of Decent Der of each following year, and shall make like report to the legislature of | Alabama for the preceding and interven- ing years. which said report shall be filed not later than the 31st day of Jan- rary of each year.
 24. The chief wharfinger must station. berth and regulate the positions of ves- sells in the docks and harbor, and cause them to be removed from time to time, and from place to place. as the general convenience, safety and good order may require. In case any vessel shall fail or refuse to move directed by the chief wharfinger, he shall cause same to be moved at the expense of such vessel, which expense shall constitute a lien up- on the vessel. He shall not interfere with the directions by the master, owner. agent or consignee of vessel as to . wharf, bulkhead or shore berth for the discharge receipt of cargo or ballast where such wharf, bulkhead or shore berths so selected or erected within the limits of the jurisdiction of said board and in the manner of construction pro-
  vessel at other berths. than the ones so selected by the master, agent, owner or consignee, unless the person or au- thority controlling such wharf prohibita its use for such purposes by the vessel. or unless the use of such wharf, bulk head or shore berth has under the pro- visions of this act been revoked. He may from time to time remove any such vessel as is not employed, or imme- diately about to be employed in receiv- ing or discharging cargo or ballast, if necessary, to make room for such other vessel as may require immediate ac- ccmmodation for receiving or discharg- ing cargo or ballast He may require persons an charge of vessels made fast to a wharf or shore or lying in the stream, to adjust their spars, boats, etc, so that they will not interfere with other vessels. He shall have authority to de- termine how far and when persons i'm charge of vessels shall accommodated each other in their station.
 20. The chief fwharfinger of said board must, on written application by the owner, master or consignee of a vessel, arriving within the jurisdiction of said board, inspect the hatches. be present atI the opening thereof. and survey the stow age of the cargo of said vessel, and 1t shall be the duty of the said wharfinger to give reasonable notice of the time of opening and inspection of matches. and
  writing, or by advertisement, and said their agents shall be al- lowed to be present at such time of open ing, survey and inspection The record of the Inspection and survey shall state whether the matches were properly cov- cred and secured, shall designate by marks and numbers every package of surveyed, and if any pack age had. the appearance of being dam aged, shall state how such package, ap- peared to have received, damage.
 26. The secretary of the board and the chief wharfinger, one of the deputy where applied to for that purpose must inspect damaged cotton or merchandise arriving within the juris- dictioh of said board, and if the owner or consignee thereof orders it sold un- der their direction, attend and direct the sale at public auction, if. in their opinion, the damage thereto is sufficient to jus tify it's sale, but only upon 4S hours notice of the time and place of sale in some newspaper of Mobile. They must give a certificate of such survey and of the correctness of such sale under their hands.
 27. The secretary of said board and the chief wharfinger, or one of the dep uty wharfingers, shall when called upon by the master owner or consignee of any vessel, survey the same and name and employ carpenters to open the ceil- ing, slip the sheathing. bore the timberA and perform such other work aS shall be necessary to a correct survey, and in ca SC of survey of merchandise, may em- ploy laborers to open, move, cooper, or otherwise arrange cotton or merchandise to be surveyed, the expense thereof to be paid by the person requiring the serv- ice.
 2S. The chief wharfinger must require all wharf owners, dock companies. ship masters, oonsignees pilots and masters of towboats to conform to the regulations of the board. He must require the har- bor, docks, slips, wharves, piers ana other premises under the jurisdiction of said board to be kept free of all obstructions. and when parties fail to obey his ordegs to remove the same, he must forthwith report the fact to the board. and. exc ,ute their orders in relation thereto.
 29. The said board shall constitute q board of commissioners of pilotage..
 30. At no time shall. there, exist mora than 90 pilots holding valid branches or licenses to serve as Mobile bay or bar pilots. At any time when there shall be- ess than 30 of said pilots, and the board, pr a majority of them, shall be of the opinion that the necessity of commerce demands an increase of the actual num- per serving as such pilots. they shall have the power to branch or license . sufficient number of bay or bar pilots 70 meet such necessity; but the, number SO branched or licensed shall not in- crease the total number of such pilots to 90. No person shall be 90 or licensed who has not made kt~vx toov1 acrY1o v1 ow-