Supreme  court  to       6.     if  any  proceedings  Under  this  chapter  be  removed  from  a
f^r^roughT'ifp  court  of  inferior  jurisdiction  to  the  supreme  court,  and  they  shall
c^OTtfuniLs  in  ^ppsar  to  have  been  in  accordance  with  the  justice  of  the  case,  the
cases  of  wilful      suprcmc  court  shall  confirm  the  same,  notwithstanding  the  want
of  legal  form  therein,  or  may  correct  and  amend  the  same,  and
give  final  judgment  upon  the  merits,  and  shall  wholly  reverse  the
proceedings  only  for  wilful  and  corrupt  error.
error.
TITLE  XXI.]


Chap.  78.    Sect.  1—2.
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CHAPTER   78.
OF   PILOTAGE,    HARBORS,    AND   HARBOR   MASTERS.
1.  Commissioners  of  pilots  for  certain  ports

named  ;  how  appointed  ;  their  number  ;
oath  of  ofBce.
2.  Pilots  how  appointed  ;  form  of  certificate  of

appointment.
'<j.  Certificates  to  be  numbered,  registered,  aud
renewed  annually  ;   fees  on   certificates
and  for  renewal  ;  penalty  for  transfer.
4.  Bye-laws  may  be  made  by  commisBioners.
5.  Regulations  respecting   flags  and  boats  ;

fine  for  disobeying.
6.  Penalty  for  taking  pilot  to  sea.
7.  Pilots  detained  after  vessel  anchored,  enti-

tled to  wages.
8.  Unlicensed  pilots  when  to  surrender  vessel

to  licensed  pilots.
9    Licensed  pilots  hailing  vessels,  but  refused,
entitled  to  certain  fees  specified  if  another
pilot  be  taken.
10.  Fine  for  not  shortening  sail,  &c.  when  hailed
by  a  licensed  pilot.
riag  to  be  hoisted  for  pilot  to  take  ship  out
of  hai'bor  ;  unlicensed  pilots  taken  where
no  others  offer.
Such  unUcensed  pilot  to  surrender  the  ves-
sel to  a  licensed  pilot  offering.
Pilot  inward,  to  be  preferred  if  he  offer,  as  a
pilot  outwai'd.
Vessels  when  exempted  from  pilotage.
Any  person  may  act  in  the  absence  of  a  li-
censed pilot,  and  receive  fees.
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12,


13,


Section

16.  Harbor-masters  appointed  by  sessions  for
certain  ports  named.
