ART. 39. ] PILOTS.

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21. No pilot shall charge or receive any greater or less reward
or compensation for his services as such, than as follows: for every
vessel inward bound to Baltimore or from Baltimore to sea, draw-
ing fifteen feet water or over, five dollars for each foot of water she
may draw; for every vessel drawing twelve feet water, and not ex-
ceeding fifteen feet, four dollars for each foot she may draw; for all
vessels drawing less than twelve feet water, three dollars and fifty
cents for each foot she may draw, which rates shall apply to vessels
to or from Georgetown.

1862, r 115.
Charges

22. Any vessel having a license under the provisions of this arti-
cle, which may require a pilot, shall have the services of one at a
deduction of twenty per cent on the pilot rates hereby established
on one inward passage to Baltimore during the existence of said
license; and if any. vessel bound to sea, shall go to Hampton roads
for any other cause than distress of weather, having a Maryland
pilot on board, the master or owner shall pay to said pilot twelve
dollars for conducting her in, and ten dollars for taking her out

Art 74, s 22
1853, c 214, s 17.
Charges.

23. Any pilot absenting himself from the business of piloting
(unless occasioned by sickness) for the term of three years, shall not
be entitled to any warrant or license to act as pilot thereafter, but
his license shall be revoked by the board of examiners.

Id s 23
1853, c 214, s 8
Pilot absenting
himself three
years, license
revoked

24. Any licensed pilot refusing on due notice being given him,
to aid any vessel in distress within six leagues southward of Gape
Henry, or to the same distance eastward of Cape Charles, or in the
Chesapeake bay, shall, on proof thereof, forfeit and pay one hun-
dred and fifty dollars, and shall thereafter be rendered incapable of
serving as a pilot.

Id s 24
1853, c 214, s 9
Penalty for not
aiding vessel in
distress

25. If any master of any vessel shall carry any licensed pilot to
sea against his inclination, he shall pay the said pilot, if said vessel
be of over twelve feet draught, one hundred dollars per month, until
said pilot's return or death; if said vessel be of over nine feet and
not over twelve feet draught, eighty dollars" a month, until said
pilot's return or death; if said vessel be of nine feet draft or under,
sixty-six dollars and sixty-six and two-thuds cents per month, until

1868, c 115
Paid if taken to
sea

such pilot's return or death; and for every day's detention at quar-
antine, by order of the health officers, three dollars per day for every
day of such detention.

Quarantine.

26- No person shall employ his vessel as a pilot-boat, unless he
be a licensed pilot and follows that occupation, under the penalty
of one hundred and fifty dollars for every vessel such boat may
board.

Art 74, s 26
1853, c 214, 8 11.
Penalty for
employing ves-
sel as pilot-boat
without license

27. Any pilot being detained on board any vessel, unless such
detention be unavoidable, shall be allowed three dollars per day for
each day he may be so detained; to be paid by the master, agent,
owner, or consignee of said vessel.

Id s 27
1853, c 214, s 12
Pay for deten-
tion on vessel.

28. Whenever a pilot is engaged to pilot a vessel, the master
shall continue him (if inward bound) to her first port of discharge or
to sea (if outward bound), or pay him full pilotage.

Id s 28
1853, c 214, s 18
When engaged
master to pay
full pilotage