1932 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 659

new section to said Article 74, said new section to be

known as Section 5A and to follow immediately after Sec-
tion 5 thereof, relating generally to the licensing of pilots
by the Board of Examiners of Maryland Pilots, to the
powers and duties of said Board and to the occupation of
pilots in this State.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Sections 6, 10, 11, 12 and 14 of Article 74 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1947 Supplement), title
"Pilots", be and they are hereby repealed and re-enacted, with

amendments, and that a new section be and it is hereby

added to said Article 74, said new section to be known as
Section 5A and to follow immediately after Section 5

thereof, and all to read as follows:
5A. All pilots licensed by the Board of Examiners of

Maryland Pilots under the provisions of Section 4 of this
Article shall constitute the Association of Maryland Pilots,

and said Association shall assign pilots to ships and collect

the pilotage fees, and perform all other services incident to
the administration and maintenance of the pilot system
subject, however, to the control of the Board of Examiners
of Maryland Pilots. The Association of Maryland Pilots
shall not be liable for the act or acts of a pilot while en-
gaged in piloting vessels.

[6. The Board of Pilot Examiners may increase or decrease
the number of pilots as they may deem necessary for the pro-
tection of the commercial interests of the State. ]

6. The Board of Pilot Examiners may increase the number
of pilots as they may deem necessary for the protection of the
commercial interests of the State. In the event an increase
in the number of lawful pilots should be deemed necessary by
the Board of Examiners of Pilots_? such additional pilots shall
be selected only from those applicants certified by the Asso-
ciation of Maryland Pilots; and if upon examination such
applicant shall appear to the Board of sufficient ability, skill
and experience, such applicant shall be granted one of four
kinds of warrants of appointment and licenses under seal,
according to the qualification of such applicant, thereby au-
thorizing such applicant for one year from the date of such
warrant either to pilot vessels of any draught, or vessels not
exceeding 30 foot draught, or vessels not exceeding 24 foot
draught, or vessels not exceeding 17 foot draft, and such appli-
cant receiving such warrant and appointment shall thereafter
be reported a lawful pilot.