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LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1839.

To give
bond.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the said purveyor, before
entering into the discharge of his duties, shall guarantee the
faithful performance thereof by executing a bond with security
to the state in the sum of fifteen thousand dollars ; the said
security to be approved of by the board of directors, and to
be in no manner connected with the management of the peni-
tentiary.

Purveyor's
salary.

Sue. 3. And be it enacted, That the salary of the purveyor
shall be seven hundred dollars per annum, to be paid by the
directors, out of the funds of the institution.

Repelling
clause.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That so much of the act to which
this is a supplement, as is inconsistent with the provisions of
this act, be and the same is hereby repealed.

A further SUPPLEMENT to an ACT, entitled, an Act to regulate Pilots and
to establish their Fees, passed November session, eighteen hundred and
three, chapter sixty-three. — 1839, ch. 174.

Vessels
going to
sea to take
first pilot
that offers,
or pay half
pilotage.

Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
every master or owner of a merchant vessel going to sea,
whether sailing under a coasting license, or registered, of the
burthen of one hundred and twenty tons and upwards, shall be
obliged to receive the first pilot who offers to conduct or pilot
his vessel, and shall continue the same pilot to the capes, or

Proviso.

shall pay him half pilotage ; Provided, the said pilot shall
speak or board said vessel above Fort McHenry, and shall be
duly licensed to act as pilot; And provided further, that the
pilot who shall have conducted any vessel from the capes into
port, shall be entitled to take charge of the same vessel as pilot
to the capes on her next voyage.

Vessels
coming
from tea to
take first
pilot that
offers, or
pay half
pilotage.
Proviso.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That any master or owner of a

merchant vessel sailing under a coasting license, or registered,
of the burthen of one hundred tons and upwards, coming from
sea, shall be obliged to take the first pilot who shall offer to
conduct or pilot his vessel, and shall continue the same to the
port of destination, or shall pay to him half pilotage ; Provided,
said pilot shall speak or board said vessel before Cape Henry
light-house shall bear south ; And provided also, the said
pilot shall have a branch or license to the destined port of said
vessel.

Small
vessels to
pay a li-
cense to
navigate
Chesapeake
bay.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the owners of all vessels
of the burthen of seventy-five tons and upwards, not exceeding
one hundred tons, before going to sea shall apply to the board
of pilots for a license to navigate the Chesapeake bay, and shall
pay to the said board for such license at the rate of six cents
per ton, and such license shall be good for twelve months.

Or pay
pilotage.

SEC. 4 And be it enacted, That the master of any vessel for
which a license is made necessary by the preceding section,
who shall navigate the same without such license, shall subject