2338 ARTICLE 74.

An. Code, sec. 11. 1904, sec. 11. 1888, sec. 11. 1853, ch. 214, sec. 2.

11. Every member of the board, before he proceeds to examine any
person applying for a warrant, shall take the following oath before some
justice of the peace: I, ————, do swear that I will impartially examine
and inquire into the capacity, skill and experience of the applicant or
applicants in the art of piloting in the Chesapeake bay and the rivers
thereof and will admit them as I find them .qualified, or reject them if I
shall find them unqualified, without favor, affection or reward.

An. Code, sec. 12. 1904, sec. 12. 1888, sec. 12. 1853, ch. 214, sec. 4.

12. It shall not be lawful for any person to act as pilot, notwithstand-
ing his having obtained a warrant as aforesaid, unless he or the company
to which he belongs shall keep one sufficient boat of at least twenty-six feet
keel, straight rabit and decked and well found, under the penalty of one
hundred and fifty dollars for every vessel such person shall undertake to
conduct or pilot.

An. Code, sec. 13. 1904, sec. 13. 1888, sec. 13. 1853, ch. 214, sec. 4.

13. No pilot shall make any demand to pilot any vessel unless he
shall have a branch or license to the destined port of said vessel and the
name of every boat and the place she belongs to shall be put on her stern
and on her mainsail and foresail in large letters.

An. Code, sec. 14. 1904, sec. 14. 1888, sec. 14. 1853, ch. 214, sec. 5.

14. If any person not having a warrant as a pilot shall take upon him-
self to conduct or pilot any vessel bound from any port in this State to
sea, or coming from sea and bound to any river of this State, and to any
port thereof, he shall forfeit one hundred and fifty dollars and shall also
be liable for all damages occasioned by his undertaking to conduct or
pilot any such vessel; but this prohibition shall not prevent any person
from assisting any vessel in distress, if such person shall deliver up such
vessel to any pilot who shall come on board and offer to conduct or pilot
such vessel; and the pilot shall pay such person one-half of the fees re-
ceived by him for the pilotage of such vessel.

An. Code, sec. 15. 1904, sec. 15. 1888, sec. 15, 1853, ch. 214, sec. 6.

15. The board of examiners may make such rules and orders for the
government and regulations of pilots licensed by them as they may think
proper, not contrary to the provisions of this article; and they may, by
their order, deprive any pilot of his license or suspend him for a limited
time for breaking such rules or orders or omitting anything required by
the same or for acting in any manner contrary thereto. And if any pilot
so suspended or deprived shall during the time of such suspension or
deprivation take upon himself to conduct or pilot any vessel, he shall for-
feit and pay one hundred and fifty dollars for each offense.

An. Code, sec. 16. 1904, sec. 16. 1888, sec. 16. 1866, ch. 25. 1896, ch. 40.

16. All masters of foreign vessels and vessels from a foreign port and
all vessels sailing under register bound to and from Baltimore city, except