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LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1803.

virtue of this act, under the penalty of ten dollars for every
neglect.

Penalty for
negligently
or careless-
ly losing
any vessel
under his
care.

SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That if any pilot shall negli-
gently or carelessly lose any vessel under his care, and be
thereof convicted by due course of law, he shall for ever after
such conviction be incapable of acting as a pilot in this state,
and shall be also liable by action at common law to pay all
such damages as any person shall sustain by such negligence
or carelessness ; and if any pilot shall run any vessel on shore,
he shall not be entitled to any pilotage, and if by negligence, he
shall also be liable by action at common law to pay all damages
occasioned thereby.
SEC. 13. The fees are remodelled by 1823, ch. 176.

Allowance
fur vessels
touching at
*Hampton
Roads.

SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That any vessel bound to sea, or
to any of the ports within this state, and under the direction of
a pilot appointed under this act, shall touch at Hampton Road,
and from any other cause than distress of weather, the said
pilot may demand and receive from the master of such vessel
the sum of twelve dollars for conducting in any such vessel,
and the sum of ten dollars for bringing her out again, and if
any vessel bound to sea, or any of the ports above or below the
mouth of Severn, shall touch at the port of Annapolis for any
other cause than distress of weather, the pilot may demand and
receive from the master thereof the sum of three dollars for
every day he is detained with such vessel.

Pilot, when
he receives
pilotage, to
produce a
copy of this
act to the
master of
the vessel.

SEC. 15. And, to the end that strangers may not be imposed
on in the rates of pilotage, as settled by this act, Be it enacted,
That every pilot appointed in pursuance of this act, shall be
obliged, when he receives his pilotage, to produce a copy of
this act to the master of the vessel or owner, to shew that he
demands no greater reward than is allowed by this act, and if
any pilot shall neglect to shew such copy at the time of receiv-
ing his pilotage, he shall forfeit and pay twenty dollars, and if
he shall refuse on request to produce such copy, he shall forfeit
and pay sixty dollars.

Wages to
pilots car-
ried to sea
against
their incli-
nations.

SEC 16. And be it enacted, That if any master of any vessel
shall carry any licensed pilot to sea against his inclination, such
master shall pay to a first rate pilot, thirty dollars per month, if
his boat be with him, if not, twenty dollars per month, until his
return or death ; to a second rate pilot twenty-four dollars per
month, if his boat be with him, if not, sixteen dollars per
month, until his return or death ; to a third rate pilot twenty
dollars per month, if his boat be with him, if not, twelve dollars
per month, until his return or death ; and if any master shall
carry any licensed pilot to sea against his inclination, when his
boat, or any other boat, is ready and offers to take him off, and
the same may be done without endangering the vessel, such