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Snuff manu. factured in this State.

to duty.

for, obtained.

CHAP. XXXVI.

An act concerning manufactured
Snuff, and authorising the pur-

chase of Tobacco for that purpose.

BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That snuff manufactured in this state and exported, shall not be not subject subject to pay any duty upon being relanded or reimported. Any person desirous of manufacturing snuff, and giving bond and security in the court of the county How tobacco where he resides, in the penalty of five hundred pounds, payable to the governor and his successors, for the use of the commonwealth, with condition not to export the tobacco by him received from any warehouse, shall upon producing a certificate thereof from the clerk of the court to the inspectors at any warehouse, and paying the duties thereof, be entitled to, and the inspectors are hereby required to deliver to him or them, or their order, all the tobacco he or they may produce their receipts or notes for; any law to the contrary, notwithstanding.

Act at'ho.

rising treasu

CHAP. XXXVII.

An act for further continuing the act authorising the Treasurer to re ceive Specie into the Treasury by weight.

I. WHEREAS the act passed at the last session of assembly, intituled "An act authorising the treasurer to receive specie into the treasury by weight," will expire at the end the present session, and it is expedient that the same should be further continued;

II. Be it therefore enacted, That the said recited act rer to receive shall continue and be in force from and after the expispecie by ration thereof, for and during the term of one year, and from thence until the end of the next session of assembly, and no longer.

weight, fur

ther continu

ed.

CHAP. XXXVIII.

An act to amend and reduce into one act, the several acts for regulating pilots, and ascertaining their fees.

I. WHEREAS it is necessary, for the safety and preservation of vessels coming into the bay of Chesapeake, bound up the rivers of this commonwealth, that able and experienced pilots' should be established to conduct such vessels for reasonable fees;

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Preamble.

What boats pilots to keep

II. Be it enacted, That Paul Loyal, Thomas Brown, Examiners of James Barron, John Gwynn, Edward Cooper, Charles pilo's appoint Bayless, and James Latimer, or any three of them, be, ed, who may and they are hereby appointed to examine every per- grant branchson that shall desire to be admitted a pilot, he first producing a certificate from the county court where he resides, of his honesty and good behaviour, paying down to the examiners the sum of thirty shillings; and if upon examination, such person shall appear of sufficient skill and ability, the said examiners shall thereupon grant such person a branch, and thenceforth he shall be reputed a lawful pilot: Provided, That no person whatever shall be permitted to execute the business of, a pilot, notwithstanding he may have such branch as aforesaid, unless he, or the company to which he belongs, shall keep one sufficient boat of eighteen feet keel at the least, under the penalty of fifty pounds for every vessel such pilot shall undertake to conduct, to be recovered with costs, in any court of record in this commonwealth, by the party suing for the same, to his or her own use; and if any person not having such branch, and keeping such boat as aforesaid, shall presume to take upon himself to conduct or pilot any ves- acting with. sel coming from sea to or from any place or places hereafter mentioned, every such person shall forfeit and pay the sum of fifty pounds to be recovered with costs, in any court within this commonwealth, by the party suing for the same, and moreover such person shall be liable for all damages occasioned by his undertaking the pilotage; to be recovered by action at common law, in any court within this commonwealth, by the party injured. Provided, That this act shall not be

Penalty for

out a branch.

Not to ex- construed to extend to hinder any person or persons tend to ves from assisting any vessel in distress, so as he or they sels in distress. shall deliver up such vessel to the pilot who shall come on board and offer to undertake the conducting of her, for which such assistant shall and may demand and receive from the said pilot, half the fees allowed for pilotage by this act. And whereas great inconveniences have arisen from pilots entering into combination or partnership, which has occasioned great neglect of their duty: For prevention whereof,

III. Be it enacted, That no more than four pilots How many shall be in partnership, under the penalty of one hunpilots may be dred pounds each; to be recovered with costs by any in partner. person suing for the same. And for the encouragement of pilots to do their duty, and that all pilots may be induced to keep a good look out;

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First pilot of fering to be taken

IV. Be it enacted, That every master of a merchant's vessel coming from sea, shall be obliged to receive the first pilot, who offers below the Horse-Shoe, to conduct his vessel, or shall pay him full pilotage to the first port, and shall continue the same pilot to his port of discharge; and every pilot cruising or standing out to Their duties. sea shall offer his services first to the vessel which

Pena'ty for

may

be nearest the land, or in most distress; and if any piFot, not being hindered by sickness, or other lawful cause shall refuse to go on board any vessel, when required by the master, to execute his office, such pilot or pilots, in either case, shall, upon complaint and conviction before the examiners or any three of them, forfeit to the party injured, twenty pounds, and be liable to be suspended by them for such time as they shall think fit Every vessel having no pilot on board, and following another that has a pilot, shall pay him half fecs.

V. And be it enacted, That if any pilot shall nenegligently gligently or carelessly lose any vessel under his care, losing a ves. sel. and be thereof convicted by due course of law, he shall forever after such conviction be incapable of acting as a pilot in this state, and shall be also liable to pay all such damages which any person or persons shall sustain by such negligence or carelessness; to be recovered in manner before directed. And for preventing any exorbitant demands for pilotage.

Rates of pi

letage.

VI. Be it enacted, That the following, and no greater prices, shall be taken or demanded, to wit: On James

river, for all vessels coming from sea, from Cape-Henry or Lynhaven bay, to Hampton-road, forty shilling's, and for going out to sea thirty shillings, and for each foot depth of water they draw, from Hampton road or Sowell's point to Norfolk, three shillings per foot; to Sleepy-Hole, or Look-out, three shillings and eight pence per foot; to Pagan-creek, three shillings per foot; to James town, seven shillings and three pence per foot; to Martin's Brandon, eight shillings per foot; to Flower de Hundred, eight shillings and six pence per foot; to City-Point or Bermuda-Hundred, eleven shillings per foot; to Four-Mile Creek, thirteen shillings and three pence per foot; to Osborne's, fifteen shillings per foot; to Warwick sixteen shillings and ten pence per foot; and to Richmond, eighteen shillings per foot. On York river, coming from sea, from the Capes or Lynhaven-Bay to York town, 'bree pounds, and for going to sea, two pounds; from Back river, or Egg Island, to York town, thirty shillings; from York town to West-Point, four shillings and ten pence per foot; to Cumberland, six shillings per foot; to the highest landings on Pamunkey, seven shillings and six pence per foot; to Shepherd's five shillings and six pence per foot; to Meredith's, Moore's, or the highest landings on Mattapony, seven shillings and two pence per foot; from Cape-Henry, to any river on Mobjack bay, three pounds; from the Cape to Urbanna, four pounds, and for going from Urbanna to sea, three pounds; from Urbanna to Hobb's-Hole, three shillings and six pence per foot; to Naylor's-Hole, four shillings and ten pence per foot; to Leed's or Micou's, seven shillings and nine pence per foot; to Port-Royal, eleven shillings per foot; to Fredericksburg, thirteen shillings and nine pence per foot; from Cape-Henry to Pianketank, four pounds; from Cape-Henry to Smith's point on South Potowmack, coming from sea, six pounds, and for going out, five pounds; from Smith's-Point to Coan or Yocomico, three shillings per foot; to Machadock, three shillings and six pence per foot; to Upper Machadock, four shillings and ten pence per foot; to Nangomy, six shillings per foot; to Boyd's-Hole, six shillings and six pence per foot; to Quantico, seven shillings and three pence per foot; to Ocoquan, seven shillings and nine pence per foot, to Piscattaway, nine shillings and six pence per foot; to Alexandria, eleven shillings and four pence

Pilots to ex

of the law.

per foot; to Eastern-Branch, twelve shillings per foot; and the same fees by the foot back again, and from the places aforesaid to the Capes. And where any master of a vessel shall give reasonable notice to the pilot he shall employ, of the time and place such master shall appoint for his attendance, and such pilot shall attend accordingly, he may demand and take the sum of ten shillings for every day he shall be detained by such master's not being ready to proceed according to his notice; and if any pilot shall demand or exact any other or greater fee, he shall forfeit double the sum so demanded, recoverable before two justices, one of whom being of the quorum, with costs by the informer. And to the end, that strangers may not be imposed on in the rates of pilotage as settled by this act,

VII. Be it enacted, That every pilot appointed in Aibit a copy pursuance of this act, shall be obliged, when he is in execution of his office, to carry with him a copy thereof; and when he receives the fees for the services performed on board any vessel, he shall produce the said copy to the master of the vessel, to shew that he demands no greater fee than is allowed by this act; and if any pilot shall neglect or refuse such copy as aforesaid, he shall forfeit and pay twenty pounds, to any person who shall sue for the same, to be recovered in any court within this state. And where any pilot has reason to believe the master of any vessel will not pay the pilotage,

Payment of

enforced.

VIII. Be it enacted, That the pilot make out his acpilotage, how count for the pilotage due him, and deliver the same to the naval-officer, where the master of such vessel clears out; and the said naval-officer, is hereby authorised to demand and receive the said pilotage, before the master shall be permitted to clear out his vessel. The naval-officer shall retain two and a half per centum for receiving the money and paying the same to the pilot, And for the further encouragement of pilots to do their duty.

Pilots ex

IX. Be it enacted, That every branch-pilot shall be, empted from and he is hereby exempted from militia duty, during militia duty. the time he shall act as pilot.

Public prin

X. And be it further enacted, That the public printer shall furnish the examiners on demand, with one huncopies of this dred copies of this act; one of which copies, signed by

ter to furnish

act.

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