Year: 1872

COuutiCos ihuSuiaNSiy ohSSi eiiS S-ASNoS''"


Thereof, ,sal bonds given by pilots, and if the
said county commissioners be not satisfied
with thesecurity on such bond, every pilot
whose sireties shall be deemed insufficient,
shall give a new bond, within such time as
shall be approved or demanded by the said
county commissioners, in which case the
pilot shall receive q new license on surren-
dcring his former one. And every pilot not
complying with these conditions, or any Of
them, shall forthwith forfeit his license, and
shall be disqualified to act as pilot at either
of the respective bars or harbors aforesaid,
for the period of twelve (l2) months. The
number -of- -pilots for either Of the bars or
harbors above named shall be determined by
the Respective board Of commissioners afore-
said, groTided, That said board of COM
nlissi5aersI shall make no distinction in the
selection of pilots on account of race, color
or previorseondition.


Sec. s. The majority of the respective
boards Of piotage aforesaid shall have power
and authority, in their respective jurisdic-
tions, to tsketaway the license of a pilot for
given time. or to declare his license null
and yoid, as The nature Of the case may de-
mand, updrcharge of any dircliction Of duty
made ana proven against him; but each and
every pilot against whom any charge shall
be made shall be entitled to hearing before
his board ofpilot commissioners, and to make
any proper defence to such charge before
said board of, commissioners; and if any pilot
has forfeited his license, or is no longer en-
titled to the use Of his license, by virtue OF
this or any other clause of this act, the COM
missioncrs Of pilotage shall have the po8er
to order the harbor- master Of their respect
i've harbors to call On. him for the surrender
of his license, and if he shall refuse to give
up the same to the harbor. master on demand,
the latter shall notify for one week in the
public daily papers Of his respective harbor,
that such person has no longer right to
act as apiotEuntil he be reinstated by the
board ofeonmissioners.


Sec. 8. No pilot shall discontinue to act
for three months, nor shall he be absent
himself at my time his respective port or
harbor, nor shall any pilot hire out his pilot
boat to anyperson or persons whomssoey'er'
unless he Substitute another boat, to be ap-
proved by the commissioners aforesaid. But
the said commissioners shall never give such
permission ualess,; in their opinion, there
Shall be a sufficient number of boats actually
engaged in the Service Of pilotage. Nor
shall any ptlotggbstitutc or employ any ono
from whom iieeRse has been taken away, or
become rfeifea; ;ssaa aforesaid; and any pilot
herein anymSse pfsIding shall, for each and
every .sseh ae4A
.Dy tic Commissioners, or majority Of them,
and if so deprived lie shall be proceeded
against as provided in the latter part of the
preceding section of this act, and shall more
over forfeit and pay to the State sum not
exceeding one hundred dollars.


Sec. 10. That in case of war no pilot
shall bring in or furnish supplies to any arm
cd vessel belonging to vessel at war with
the United States, or shall carry out any
such armed vessel to the enemy without be-
ing ordered to do SO by the constituted au-
thorities of the United States. and any pilot
herein in any particular offending shall forth
With forfeit his license, and be disqualified
forever after from acting as pilot; and it, at,
any time, the President Of the United States
or Governor of the State, shall prohibit to
furnish with supplies or bring in or take out
any vessel OR vessels belonging to any nation
or State, or to subject. or subjects Of any
nation on State, it shall be the duty Of every
pilot for either the bar or harbors herein
before named, to comply with every such
prohibition, on pain Of mourning the same
penalty and punishment as for like offence
in time Of war. ... .,4y.,


SEC. II. That every pilot cruising or;
standing out to sea, shall offer his services
first to the vessel nearest to the bar, except
when he sees vessel at distance in distress,
under penalty of fifty dollars for each and
every case Of such neglect or refusal, either
of approaching the nearest vessel, and OF
boarding her if required, or Of aiding any
vessel showing signals of distress, in the case
above mentioned, and the commissioners Of
pilotagc, or a majority of them may. at their
discretion, deprive the said pilot of his IL
ccnse: Provided, however, that nothing here
in contained shall extend, Or be construed to
extend to vessels mentioned in the preceding
section, all Of which vossclsit shall be the du-
ty Of every pilot to avoid as much as posi-
bic, whenever they are known to or justly
suspected by him as such.


Sec. 12. Whenever the Governor of the
State shall issue proclamation subjectlug
vessels from certain ports or countries to
quarantine, it shall be the duty of every pi-
lot conducting such vessels over the bar OF
the ports, above named, to bring her to quar-
rentine ground, and to remain on board or go
to the lazarctto. without coming up to the
port until the port physician shall permit 1t;
and during the time which any such pilot
remains on board any such vessel, or staysa at
lazaretto, he shall be allowed four dollars Tor
each and every day Of hisremaininson board
or remaining at the lazaretto Aforesaid, and
be found in necessary provisions and accom-
modations, at the expense of the master,
owner or consignce of such vessel. And ev-
cry pilot refusing or ncglecting to bring any
such vessel to the quarantine ground, or
coming to the port without previously y OBJ
toir;nrr the mort nhysicians permission, or