1622 PILOTS. [ART. 74

1888, art. 74, sec. 15. 1860, art. 74, sec. 15. 1853, ch. 214, sec. 6.

16. 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 suspen-
sion or deprivation take upon himself to conduct or pilot any
vessel, he shall forfeit and pay one hundred and fifty dollars
for each offense.

Ibid. 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 vesssls employed in and licensed for the
coasting trade and American vessels laden either in whole or
in part with coke or coal mined in the United States shall take
a licensed pilot, or in case of refusal to take such pilot shall
themselves, their owners or consignees pay the said pilotage as
if one had been employed, and such pilotage shall be paid to
the pilot first speaking or offering his services as pilot to such
vessels before Cape Henry bears south, if inward bound.

Ibid. see. 17. 1896, ch. 40.

17. Vessels employed in and licensed for the coasting trade
shall be exempt from the duty of employing a pilot, and the
vessels, as well as their masters, owners, agents or consignees,
shall be exempt from the duty of paying pilotage, half pilotage
or any penalty whatsoever in case of their neglect or refusal to
do so; any American vessel laden either in whole or in part
with coke or coal mined in the United States shall be exempt
from the duty of taking a pilot and the vessel, as well as her
master, owner, agent or consignee, shall be exempt from the
duty of paying pilotage, or half pilotage, or any penalty what-
soever in case of his neglect or refusal so to do. But a coast-
wise vessel or such American vessel laden either in whole or in
part with coke or coal, mined as aforesaid, voluntarily taking
a pilot shall pay the same fee for pilotage as prescribed in the
case of a vessel bound to or from a foreign port.