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LAWS OF MARYLAND.
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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.
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Forfeiture.
Proviso.
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SEC. 5. And be it enacted,
That if any person not
having a warrant as a pilot agreeable to this act, shall
presume to take upon himself to conduct or pilot any
vessel bound from any port in this State to sea, or coming
from sea, and bound up any river of this State, and
to any port thereof, every such person shall forfeit one
hundred and fifty dollars, and such person shall also be
liable for all damages occasioned by his undertaking to
conduct or pilot any such vessel, by action at common
law; Provided, that this prohibition shall not extend
to payment 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 he shall pay such person one
half of the fees received by him for the pilotage of such
vessel.
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Board may
make rules
and regulation
for pilots.
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SEC. 6. And be it enacted,
That the said board of
examiners may make such rules and orders for the government
and regulation of pilots appointed and licensed
by them as they may think proper, not contrary to the
provisions of this act; and the said board may, by their
order, deprive any of the said pilots of their license, or
suspend them for a limited time, for breaking such
rules or orders, or omitting any thing required by the
same, or for acting in any manner contrary thereto;
and if any of the said pilots so suspended or deprived,
during the time of such suspension or deprivation, shall
take upon himself to conduct or pilot any vessel, such
pilot shall forfeit and pay one hundred and fifty dollars
for every such offence.
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Vacancy—
how filled.
Proviso.
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SEC. 7. And be it enacted,
That if any of the said
board of examiners shall die, resign or refuse to act, or
remove from the said city, or be otherwise rendered incapable
to act, the remaining examiners or a majority
of them, shall fill up their 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.
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Warrants to
persons under
21 years of
age.
May increase
or decrease
the number of
pilots.
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SEC. 8. And be it enacted,
That it shall not be lawful
for the board of examiners, or any other person or
persons having authority to grant warrants or licenses
to pilots, to grant to any person or persons, under the
age of twenty-one years, a warrant of license, generally
known as a first rate branch; and it shall be lawful for
the board of examiners to increase or decrease the number
of pilots as they may deem necessary for the protection
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