EMERSON C. HARRINGTON, GOVERNOR. 207

CHAPTER 90.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Sections 4,
21, 25 and 27 of Article 74 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland, title "Pilots. "

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Sections 4, 21, 25 and 27 of Article 74 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland, title "Pilots, " be and the same
are hereby repealed and re-enacted with amendments so as to
read as follows:

4. The Board of Examiners shall examine each applicant
producing such certificate; and if upon public examination, the
person shall appear to the board of sufficient ability, skill and
experience they shall grant him one of three kinds of warrants
of appointment and license, under seal, according to the quali-
fication of such person, thereby authorizing him for one year
from the date of such warrant either to pilot such vessels of
any draught of water, or vessels not exceeding thirteen feet
draught, or vessels not exceeding twelve feet draught; and
every person receiving such warrant and appointment shall
thereafter be reported a lawful pilot.

21. No pilot shall charge or receive any greater or less re-
ward or compensation for his services as such than follows:
For every vessel inward bound to Baltimore, or from Baltimore
to sea, drawing thirteen feet of water or over, five dollars for
each foot of water she may draw; for every vessel drawing ten
feet of water and less than thirteen feet, four dollars for each
foot she may draw; for all vessels drawing less than ten feet
of water, three dollars and fifty cents for each foot of water
she may draw, which rates shall apply to vessels to or from
Georgetown.

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 dol-
lars per month until said pilot's return or death; if said ves-
sel be not over twelve feet draught, eighty dollars a month
until said pilot's return or death; and for every day's deten-
tion at quarantine by order of, the health officer, five dollars
per day for every day of such detention.

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