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warden shall release the prisoner, after three days' notice to the
Marshal of the District.

96. Where any slave for life, or for a term of years, shall be
sold out of the penitentiary, it shall be the duty of the warden
thereof to deposit the money arising from such sale in some bank
in the city of Baltimore, for the use of the county commissioners
of the county where said negro was valued, and shall immediately
notify said commissioners that the money is so deposited, and
subject to their order.

ARTICLE LXXIV.

Pilots.

SEC. 1. The Board of Examiners of Pilots is a body politic and
corporate, and may appoint a register, who shall enter in a book
to be provided for that purpose, all applications to, and all other
proceedings of, the said board, and shall countersign all warrants
for pilots granted by the board.

2. If any of the said examiners shall die, resign, or refuse to
act, or remove from the city of Baltimore, or be otherwise in-
capable to act, the remaining examiners, or a majority of them,
shall fill such vacancy; Provided, that they shall so regulate their
appointments as to have at least one member of their board a
person skilled in the business of piloting.

3. Any person who may desire to be admitted a pilot, shall
produce a certificate from the Circuit Court of the county wherein
he resides, or from the Court of Common Pleas if he reside in the
city of Baltimore, of his honesty and good behavior.

4. The Board of Examiners shall examine each applicant pro-
ducing such certificate; and if, upon public examination, the
person shall appear to the board of sufficient ability, skill and
experience, they shall grant him one of three kinds of warrants
of appointment and license, under seal, according to the qualifi-
cation of such person, thereby authorizing him for one year from,
the date of such warrant either to pilot vessels of any draught of
water, or vessels not exceeding twelve feet draught, or vessels