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

ture conforms to the requirements or said board, a certificate of such fact shall be furnished to said applicant,
 and record then shall be made in tho ! book of records of said board. It shall
 be the duty of such applicant to fur nish free transportation to and from the location of any structure, to said engineer and his necessary assistants, acting in the performance of any duty required by this section. or to the board of any authorized committee thereof. it they desire to personally inspect such location or work. The said engineer shall receive for his services such conl- pensation as may be agreed upon be- tween the said board and himself not to exceed slo for each day or frac-
 tion of day, for his owh services, and not exceed s2.50 per day for each as-
 sistant necessarily employed by him, ] to be paid by the applicant And said | board may send the engineer to in | spect any locality for the purpose Of ascertaining whether any nuisance has been or Is being erected or maintained l in any navigable waters within its | to. W h
 l 46. For each survey of damaged car go, cotton or merchandise. ten dollars i Wlo); for each survey of a vessel, ten | dollars IS101; for attending. directing 1 and certifying. the sale of damaged l cotton or merchandise. on sums not exceeding a9oo, per cent; on those not exceeding 500. per cent on the first s2oo and per cent on the re-
 mainder; on those exceeding $500 and I not exceeding 5000. 5 per cent on the | first s200. per cent on the next Y300 and l per cent on the remainder: on those exceeding $100v, the above fees up to the first 5000, and ne-quarter of 1 per cent on the remainder. The pb bar a 1nd for ho1
 stitute a lien upon the vessel and upon the cargo of said vessel. and upon the merchandise 80 surveyed, which lien
 may be enforced by the board in a court of competent Jurisdiction.
 47. Any person who shall violate any of the rules and regulations established by the said board or who shall resist or oppose or interfere with any of the members of the said board. or any of it's employees, officials or agents in the discharge of their duties, shall be fined by the recorder of the city of Mobile not exceeding $50 to be collected, en- forced and applied as fines for vio- lation of the municipal ordinance of said city.
 4S. All persons are forbidden to de- posit. or cause to be deposited, in the waters of the harbor of Mobile. described in the preceding sections, any substance that will sink or form an obstruction to navigation. without first obtaining
 permission in writing of the board,
 which permission shall describe with an
 ordinary degree of certainty, the place where such deposit shall be made and the secretary of the board shall record such .eimission Any person violating the prohibition contained in this section
 is guilty of a misdemeanor. and upon conviction thereof before a court of conn
 petent jurisdiction shall be fined not less
 than s100, or more than $500, or imprls- onn1ent for not less than. 30 and not more
 than 90 days; provided, that nothing
 herein shall be construed to prevent
 of interfere with. the construction of
 work now in. progress in connection with
 the Mobile harbor.
 4o. If person in any manner, by his
 negligence, or wantonly shall damage a
 ship channel, natural or artificial, within
 the Jurisdiction of said board or if any person shall damage any beacon stand
 piling or other thing, or channel, used in
 connection with the navigation thereof.
 he shall be required by the said board
 to repair such damage. and on failure
 tn do so within 10 days after such mo-
 tice. the offender shall forfeit $500, to be
 recovered with costs, including reason
 able attorneys fee, in any court of com
 potent Jurisdiction, at the suit of the
 board. the recovery to be applied under
 the direction of said board; first. to the
 repair of the damage done, and the sur
 plus. if any, to be deposited as other funds of said board.
 50 The commissioners shall, on or be-
 fore the first day of November, A. D.,
 19l6 and yearly thereafter, give to the
 governor n full report of al moneys by
 them received and disbursed, stating
 specifically for what the same was
 received. and for what purposes ex-
 pended. and shall give d ccucise account
 O. the operation of said board, and of
 the condition of the docks. wharves and
 shipping under their jurisdiction.
 51~ The chief wharfinger shall keep an
 office at soire convenient place upon the
 city front: which shall be kept open
 every day Sundays and holidays ex-
 <epteD from a. m. to p. m. The commissioners shall furnish suitable
 building for an office. for the exclusive use of said chief wharfinger and with
 suitable office furniture. It shall be the duty of the chief wharfinger to execute
 and enforce inc rules and regulations which may be established by said boa ard of state harDcf commissioners pursuant to the provisions of this article And 1t
 shall be the duty of all pilots, masters of tusboats, masters, owners and con
 signees of vessels. to obey all lawful orders and discretions of the chief wharf inger. The chief wharfinger is empow- cred to determine cases of collision by consent of all parties interested. and
 Where damages do not exceed 4300 the decision is final
 52. In addition to the duties required to be performed by the chief wharfinser by any section in this article preceding this section, he shall take in charge all aban- doned water craft and all boats picked up adrift, and secure the same, after which he shall advertise for one week in one of the daily newspapers printed in the city and county of Mobile. giving full particulars pertaining to the same, and request all parties interested to ap- pear ana establish their title or claim thereto within 20 days from the last publication. If claimed within said pe- rod, such profit shall he delivered to the owner on payment or all costs of removing, securing and advertising the same. If not claimed within said pe- rfod, or if the owner fails to pay charges, snch rroperty shall be sold by the chief wharfinger to the highest bidder at pub lie auction. and the proceeds, less the costs, shall be paid to the owner if claimed by him or if not claimed by the owner, shall be paid to tho board of state harbor commissioners; but the owner shah be entitled to receive from said board the amount 20 paid, if he shall claim the same within one year from the dste of said payment.
 5s. For the purpose of this section, waters of the city and county of Mo- bile. and the jurisdiction of the chief wharfinger shall, when performing the duties required by this section be CO., extensive with such tide water
 54. If any master, agent. or owner of any water craft shall refuse or neg lect to obey the lawful orders or di-