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of such person, thereby authorising such person,
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 not exceeding
nine feet draught; and every person receiving a warrant
of appointment and license, agreeable to this act,
shall thereafter be reported a lawful pilot; but no person
shall be entitled to receive a warrant as aforesaid,
as a first rate pilot, unless he shall have served at least
five years as an apprentice to the business of piloting;
and every pilot shall renew his warrant of license every
year, in the month of April or May, and that no renewals
be granted at any other time, or new license applied
for, unless the pilot had been carried to sea, or confined
by sickness, so as to prevent his application within that
period; and every first rate pilot shall pay two dollars;
and every second rate pilot shall pay one dollar and
fifty cents; and every third rate pilot one dollar to the
register of the board; and the board may renew any
license, or not, as they may think proper.
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SEC. 2. And be it enacted,
That every member of
the said board, before he proceeds to examine any person
applying for a warrant as a pilot under this act, shall
take the following oath or affirmation, to be administered
by any justice of the peace, to wit: I _____, do
swear, or solemnly, sincerely, declare and affirm, that I
will impartially examine and enquire 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.
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Oath.
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SEC. 3. And be it enacted,
That the said board
may make and use a common seal, and alter and renew
the same at their pleasure, and may appoint a register,
who shall enter in a book, to be provided for
that purpose, all applicants to, and all other proceedings
of the said board, and the register shall countersign
all warrants for pilots granted by the board, and every
such warrant shall be under the seal of the said board.
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Board may
use a common
seal, and may
appoint a register.
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SEC. 4. And be it enacted,
That it shall not be
lawful for any person to act as pilot, notwithstanding
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, and no pilot shall
make any demand to pilot any vessel unless the pilot
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Pilot to keep
one sufficient
boat.
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