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--'-.; v":!?pr ', -r use 1 r rj-i Vol. xviii. Astoria, Oregon, Friday Morning, jSovcmbi 1882 No. 29. 2 1 fOailo 3tef0cfiriL f THE PILOT BILIj An Act to Provide for Pilotage on the Columbia and Willamette Rivers. Jie tl enacted by the legislative Assembly of the ' State of Oregen: Section 1. The bar pilotage ground shall be deemed to extend from the uppermost dock or wharf at the port of Astoria or Knnpp ton to the open sea. at least ten miles beyond the uttermost buoy, and the river pilotage ground shall be deemed to extend from the lowermost dock or wharf, at the port of Astoria to the head of navigation on the Columbia and Willamette rivers and their tribu taries: And the branches or war rants issued by the board of pilot commissioners herein after pro vided for to pilots, appointed by them shall define the ground covered by the pilot's authority and the fees to which he is entitled. Sec. '2. The pilot commissioners for said bar and river pilot ground shall be appointed for the term of three years each, except as herein otherwise provided as follews: One by the governor of the state one by the board of trade of Poi t lan3, and one by the chamber of commerce of Astoria. And in case either of said boards shall fail or neglect to make any such ap pointments for a period of twenty days, then it shall become the right and tlut' of the governor to make the same. Sec. I. Each of said commission ers shall be commissioned by the governer: And before entering upon the" duties of his office shall take and subscribe an oath of oflice and file the same with the secretary of state, to the effect that he will support the constitution of the ITnited States and of this state, and faithfully discharge the duties of the office of pilot commissioner according to the the law and the best of his ability. A person to be eligible to the office of pilot commissioner under this Act must be over twenty-one years of age, must be a citizen of the United States and of this state and must have been engaged in the cspacit' of master or mate on sea-going vessels, or on steamboats navigating the Willamette and Columbia rivers for at least three years. Sec. 4. A pilot commissioner shall hold his office for the period for which he is appointed, and until his successor is appointed and qualified; and a vacancy in such office must be filled for the remainder of the term by the authority that made the last ap pointment thereto. Sec. f. A pilot commissioner may be removed for cause by the authority that appointed him: but such cause must be incompetency or neglect to discharge the duties of his office and be definitely stated in the act, or order of re moval; Sec. C. The pilot commissioners shall organize as a board to be known as "The Board of Pilot Commissioners," by the election of a president and secretary, who shall hold their office as follews: The president during his term as commissioner, and the secretary during lh6 pleasure of the board. Sec. 7. The board must appoint the time and place of its meetings; but the president may in the case of an emergency, call a meeting thereof, upon reasonable notice to the other commissioners; and a majority of the commissioners shall constitute a quorum of the board for the transaction of business. Sec. S. The president of the board is authorized to administer oaths in any matter properly be fore it for consideration or enquiry; and to issue subpoenas, for wit nesses to appear before it in liko cases, who may reside or bo found within 120 miles from the place where the board is sitting. Soc. 9-Such subpoenas shall be j - signed ? by -tle president -and issue rt e nme"oF the-State' of 0?, " 7 son; aaaBC'SRiuo j - -- knd rtiirnkin .tee manner ana r;4 vffigfajfrgygy ggggSinBm gggggMBi WIUlVlIe 1PWW - l T5. v,.' !.. , .. i ,.' -; . 4. 7V v' -kVKJrMV.T Sec. 10. A witne.s who neglects or refuses to obey any such sub poena or who neglects or refuses to answer any lawful question, concerning any matter then pend ing before the board, shall forfeit and pay to the use of the same a penalty of 00; and such witness may also be proceeded against, upon the complaint of the presi dent, in the circuit rourt for the county in which such witness was served or required to appear, as for a contempt of the authority of said c-mrt as provided in Title 4 of Chapter '.. of the code of Civil Procedure. Sec. 11. The duties of the sec retary shall be as follews: 1. To keep a correct journal of the proceedings of the beard: 2. To issue and countersign licenses to pilots when ordeied by the beard: o. To keep a register of the name and residence of each pilot licensed for the bar or river pilot ground, and in the former case the name of the boat to which he is attached, together with the date of such license, and the suspension and i evocation of the same, if a in: 4. To keep a register of the name, tonnage, nationality, class and draft of each vessel crossing the Columbia river bar, with, or without pilet: 0. To act as treasurer of the board; and as such to receive and safely keep all money paid to the board, and to disburse, the same according to the order thereof; and to keep full and correct account of all such receipts and disburse ments. 6. To perform such other duties consistent with law as the board may direct, and to be otherwise subject to its control in the dis charge of his duties. Sec. 12. Before entering upon the duties of his office, the secre tary must file with the secretary of state his official undertaking in the sum of 3,000, signed by him self and two sureties, which under taking shall be approved by the president of the board; and shall be substantially in the following ferm: Whereas, A. B., on 1S8-, was appointed secretary of the board of pilot commissioners, we, the said A. B. for himself, and C. 1). and E. F. as his sureties, do here by undertake that if the said A. B. shall neglect to perform his duties as such secretary, or fail to pay over and account for, accord ing to law, all monnies which may come into his hads by virtue of his oflice, then we, or either of us, will pay to the state of Oregon, for the use of whom it ma' con cern, the amount of" all damage or loss bjT such neglect, or failure, not exceeding 3000. Sec. 33. The board has the power, and it is its duty, under this act, to maintain a sufficient number of capable pilots upon the bar and river pilot -grounds, and to exercise a general supervision over the subject of pilotage upon said grounds and to that- end ma' do aud provide as follews: 1. Ex amine and license pilots for said pilot-grounds,und limit the number of pilots and pilot boats, allowed thereon. 2. Hear and determine all complaints against any of said pilots. 3. Make and alter rules for the government of such pilots and the maintenance of an efficient pilot service on the pilot srrounds aforesaid not inconsist ent with the laws of this state, or the United Suites, and to enforce the same by any lawful and con venient measures, including the suspension Or removal of any such pilot and the imposition on him of a penaltj of not exceeding 230, for any violation thereof. Sec.14.. It is the duty of the board to make a report to the governor ,JiU rMp-lpcelfdJBjjB for the .year" enuHHr-Jua, mciuuing a. copy. dtaU'-. rules' .made b Aitnit' annually, which report Vi: -U.J - :.sj ww- ? -n .:. 11 . gSJ-"u). 'S'WWjifT Will;, ivuntwu. j.. xa. auniwu; ut TAil-r i-lfr-S-iuir i.-ir i' i ' y n. 2. staliiQt M, aL,MNiefcs mkHqt: license 'wl&r, 3Ut-WsF-j the hat 1 sources, and the disposition of the same. 3. A summary of the facts concerning the vessels cross ing the Columbia river bar, ami the issuing and revocation of licenses, of which the secretary is required to keep a register. 4. Any recommendation or other information which may, in its judgment, be of interest or ad vantage to the pilot service or commerce of the river aforesaid. Sec. 1"). An application for a pilot license must be made in writ ing to the board, stating briefly the applicant's name, place of birth, age, and experience ns a naviga tor and pilot, and if upon careful examination, such applicant is found worthy and qualified as herein provided, and the number is not complete, he shall be li censed for the term of one year. Sec. 1G. A license granted to a pilot under this act, shall as a mat ter of course, be annually renewed, unless the board dctermins that there is good cause for withholding such renewal, in which case it shall direct the secretary to notify such pilots in writing, at least ten days before the expiration of his license, of such determination, and the cause thereof. And such pilot may thereupon apply within ten days for a hearing in regard to such cause for withholding the li cense, which shall be granted; and if upon such hearing it appears to the satisfaction of the board that there is no sufficient cause for withholding the license, it shall be renewed, of course not otherwise. Sec. 17. No person shall be li censed as a pilot by the board un less he is an American citizen of the age of 21 'cars, of temperate habits and good, moral character, nor unless he possesses the requi site skill and experience as a navi gator and pilot, together with prac tical knowledge of the currents, tides, soundings, and bearings and distances of the several shoals rocks, bars, points of land, lights and fog signals of, or pertaining to, the navigation of the pilot ground for which he applies for a license to act as pilot; nor in case of the bar pilot-ground, unless it satisfactorily appears that the ap plicant is provided with, or at tached to, a pilot boat of such character and condition as the board has prescribed for that ser vice. Xo bar pilot license shall be is sued to the owner or owners of an' steam tug boat, or to any per son or persons in the employ of any such tug boat, or the owners thereof; and it shall be unlawful for any bar pilot to be employed or interested in any such tug boat in the capacity of a bar pilot, and any bar pilot violating this pro vision shall forfeit his license. Sec. 18. Before receiving his li cense a pilot must deliver to the secretary an official undertaking in the sum of 5,000, signed by himself and two sureties approved by the president of the board, which undertaking shall be substantially in the following ferm: Whereas, A. B. on 1S8 , was duly licensed as a pilot for the bar pi lot-ground (or the river pilot ground, as the case may be) we, the said A. B. for himself and C. 1). and E. F., as his sureties, do hereby undertake that, if the said A. B. shall fail or neglect to faith fully and diligently perform his duties as such pilot, then we, or either of us, will pay to the state of Oregon, for the use of whom it may concern, the amount of all damage or loss caused by such neglect or failure, not exceeding 5,000. Sec. 10. A person whose appli cation for a pilot license has been refused, may apply again after the expiration of one year, but not sooner, and a pilot, whose .license ;i X'.irJ' Liz T - of all moneys icceived bv board from anv other and on. stare'TOr" HhfwfciCTunr -iJf aa .feifci:?laa: board unlcsstit be reduced to writ-' ing aud veiified as a complaint in ' a civil action; and when such pom-' plaint fc filed with the secretary the pilot thereby accused, must be forthwith served with a copy there-. of, and required to appear and an swer t nc same wuuiu ten oaysi from such service, whereupon the! matter shall then be heaid tr at a future day, appointed by the board; J)iit this section shall not apply to, or control, the proceeding in any action taken against a pilot upon the motion and knowledge of the board. Sec. 21. The board may licen.-e such number of pilots for the bar and river pilot -grounds repective ly as it may consider best for the j pilot service and the inteiesto. commerce. The bar pilots apf pointed under the provision of this act, must keep a good seawnithy boat or boats, of not less than forty-' five tons burthen, and shall at all i times cruise outside the bar of the Columbia river unless prevented, by tempestuous weather, and such ; pilot boat, or boats shall at all times carry such sufficient supply of pro-' visions and water as may be neces sary for the relief of vessels in distress, and such pilots must at all times promptly extend aid to vessels in stress of weather, or in case of disaster, and if any such pilot or pilots fail to comply with any of the provisions of this section jt shall be good cause for suspen sion or removal, provided that this section shall not affect any claim j for salvage arising out of services involving extraordinary danger and risk. Sec. 22. A pilot license shall issue in the state of Oregon, aud contain a designation of the pilot ground for which it is intended and the rates of pilotage allowed thereon; aud in case of a bar pilot, the name of the boat to which he is attached; such license must be signed b' the president of the board and- countersigned by the secretary. Sec. 23. A pilot on boarding-a vessel, if required by the master thereof, must exhibit his license before he is authorized to act as a pilot thereon. Sec. 24. I f a vessel or her cargo , which is under the charge of a pilot, is injured or lost, by reason of the negligence or incompe tency of such pilot, he aud his sureties in his official undertaking are liable to the parties interested for the damage caused thereby. Sec. 25. A pilot licensed under this act is authorized to take charge of any sea-going vessel over 100 tons burden, not then in charge of such a pilot. A try where upon the pilot-ground for which he is licensed, and to navigate her upon and over the same, and de mand and receive therefor the com pensation allowed by law. Sec. 20. Any person who pilots any vessel upon or over the bar or river pilot-ground, not being then a licensed pilot therefor, nor the master or owner thereof, or any pilot who shall demand or receive any greater compensation for pi loting a vessel over or upon either of said grounds, than is allowed by law, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction theieof shall be punished by linpiisonment in the county jail not more than six mouths, or by a Hue of not more than 500, or by both such impris onment and fine. Sec. 27. In the following cases a vessel is exempt from compul sory pilotage, and is not required to pay a pilot unless one is actu ally empleyed: 1. A vessel en gaged in the whaling or fishing trade. 2. 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