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Humorous Hcpartmcnt. ORIGIN OF THE WRITE TRASH. A negro preacher delivered a funeral discourse over the body of an old colored brother, iu which he gave an account of the genesis of the species (white), which throws Darwin and all of his vain philosophy of molecular, geramular and atomic creation, completely in the shade. He said: n>r? 1 J J ?.-L A ,1 T..OO jiujr uieuuueu, wucli auauu anu uu^ ?uo fust made, they was bof niggers. But de good Lord put dera in the garden where he had his Summer apples, and tole' em, 'Adam you and Ebe may eat dem Summer apples much as you want, but you jes' let dem sweet apples be?I dun save dem for my own special toof. Dese, like sheep meat, too good for niggers.' "Den de good Lord went off 'bout his business, lemonading up and down the yeth, seeking up whom he might save un. "But he no sooner turn his back dan, jes' like two fool niggers, Adam and Ebe steal all de sweet apples, Ebe taste de fust one, smack her lubly thick lips, aud quired of Adam, 'How is dat for high?" Adara said it was all 0. K., and den dey went for dem sweet apples like the heathing Chinee. "Bimebi de Lord comeback, and de fust ting he said was, 'Adam ! Adam! where my sweet apples ?' Den Adam got skeered and said ; 'I don't know, Lord, but I speck Ebe got 'em.' De Lord went to Ebe and said, 'Ebe you got dem sweet apples ?" Den Ebe got skeered and said : 'Dunno, Lord, but I kinder speck dat fool nigger, Adam took 'era.' Den de Lord got so mad he fairly smashed his teef. He stomped back up to where Adam was standin' and shiverin' like a sheep-killin' dog, and he make de ground fairly shake as he say, 'Adam ! Adam ! you grand old thief, what for you steel my sweet apples V Adam got so skeered he turned white as a sheet! and my belubbed, breddren, he nebber got black any more* and dat accounts for de poor white trash we see flyin' round here so grand. Let us look to de Lord and be dismisst." IST" Certain young ladies and gentleman in a Montgomery-county town determined a few days ago to get up a surprise party for the purpose of visiting the house of Mr. and Mrs. Gilpin. Everything was arranged. The provisions were nicely packed away in the carriages, the musicians were engaged, and the party merrily drove to Gilpin's residence. It was agreed that instead of ringing the bell the front-door should be quietly opened and the party should rush right into the parlor, in order to make the surprise the greater. It was done. The company entered on tiptoe and stole quietly along the entry until the parlor-door was reached. Then it was opened, and the whole crowd rushed in with a laugh. The merriment, however, did not continue? not for any considerable length of time, at least; for the first thing observed by the visitors was a tableau?Mrs. Gilpin sitting upon the prostrate form of Mr. Gilpin, with one hand tangled among his hair, while with the other hand she pounded him with the coal scuttle. Gilpin, meanwhile, expressed his sentiments in groans intermingled with certain emphatic and earnest adjectives and verbs which were, perhaps, natural, but certainly improper. The party was more of a surprise than the company had anticipated ; and when Mrs. Gilpin observed the visitors she rose and tried to explain that she was helping Mr. Gilpin to tack down the carpet?an explanation which left no room for any theory as to the method by which Air. Gilpin's nose was induced to yield a copious stream of gore, and permitted conjecture to run wild as to why Mrs-. Gilpin should hold him down to the carpet by his hair, and hit his head every time, instead of the tack, with the coal scut tie. iHaF*Jim Guppins was a very clever, nice, good-dispositioned, thick-headed sort of a fel- j low, who was the butt of all the girls in the neighborhood. The most brilliant thing he ever said was when some of the fair teasers questioned him one day with regard to his powers of memory. "How far back in your life-time can you remember, Jim ?" "O, I can remember the day I was born," was his reply. "The day you were born ?" exclaimed one of the young ladies of the party; "why, Jim, what can you remember of that day ?" "0, I remember very distinctly that on the day I was born I sat ou a little stool in the corner of tho fire-place and cried for fear I was a girl." + A physician in Pittsburgh was called to prescribe for a somewhat illiterate old lady, and as cod-liver oil, in his opinion, was the remedy for her complaint, he wrote a prescription for the apothecary to put up, with the Latin formula, "Ole. Jec. Ass." being an abbreviation of Oleum Je coris Asseli, or, in plain English, cod-liver oil. The medicine was procured, taken, and in a few weeks the old lady completely recovered her health. A neighbor paid her a visit after her recovery, and expressing surprise at her improved condition inquired the secret of so rapid a restoration. "Why," said the old lady, "it was that beautiful medicine, the Oil of Jackass, that brought me to my feet again." ?aT A deacon had been very industrious in 11* I .L I 1_ A? A__ selling a new cnurcn d:>ok, costing seventyfive cents. At the service in question the minister, just before dismissing the congregation, rose and said : "All you who have children to baptize will please present them next Sabbath." The deacon, who by the way was a little deaf, and having an eye to selling the books, and supposing the pastor was referring to them, immediately jumped up and shouted, "All you who havu't any can get as many as you want, by calling on me, at seventy-five cents each. j Sarah, have any of those mischievous children been playing with the piano while I have been out of town ? Some of the keys won't sound at all." Sarah?"Please mum, I don't know nothing about?leastwise, Master Tom said there was something wrong with it, he was sure there was a mouse in it So he got Joe to hold up the cover,' while he put the dog and cat into it; but instead of catching the mouse, mum, they took to fightin', and made such a funny noise in among the wires? so, maybe, mum, the mouse is in there still, mum." + ^ f&af A lady occupying a room, letter B, at a hotel in New York, wrote on the slate as follows : "Wake letter B at seven; and if letter B says 'Let her be,' don't let her be, because if you let letter B be, letter B will be unable to let her house to Mr. B., who is to call at half-past ten." The porter?a much better bootblack than orthographist?after studying the above all night, did not know whether to tifolrA 1 fnr? R rv*? lnf Knr Ka TIOI\g XJ \J 4 AVW UVX MVt 4?" Solon Robinson, of the New York Tribune, first used the word "scalawag" in the columns of that journal, to designate lean, scrubby cattle. The word, as used, was a corruption by the drovers of Galloway, of a species of cattle of small size, first bred in Galloway, Scotland. Greeley gave it a political significance in the year 1855, to describe scurvy politicians. 1ST A Dutchman whipped his son and set him down in the corner. The lad continued to sit and whimper, not being able to get over his grief of the castigation soon enough to suit the impatient father, when the latter said : "Hans, vot you tinking?" "Nothing, daddy." "Hans, you lie, you are tinking dam, and I'll whip you again." A kind physician, living near Boston, wishing to smooth the last hours of a poor woman whom he had been attending, asked her if there was anything he could do for her before she died. The poor soul, looking up, replied: "Doctor, I have always thought I should like to have a glass butter dish before I died." dhildtcn'si Department. [Original.] THE HAND. Man is distinguished from the brute bea; by many things; but by none more than b the hand. In fact there is no other creatui that has a hand. The highest order of moi keys has something that resembles a han< but it is not a hand. It is admirably adapte to climbing and grasping firmly the limbs < trees. The monkey cannot place the thura and fingers together as man can do, neithe can it shut up its hand as man can do. I the hand of man the consummate wisdom c the Maker is displayed. It is so constructe * ? .1 ? i i n . i o n that tne tnuraD ana eacn 01 tne iour nngei can be brought directly together, and by tb aid of the wrist and elbow joints, the ban can be turned in any direction. With th hand the blacksmith holds his hammer an other tools; the shoemaker his awl, the farn er the plow, the woodman his ax. The han of man is adapted to labor requiring gres strength, and atao to arts demanding gref delicacy. It is equally adapted to hold th sledge-hammer and felling ax and the pe and painter's brush. With the hand we ca learn to see and talk. The blind read wit their fingers, and the mutes talk with then In the fingers are located the nerves of toucl When these are properly cultivated, it wonderful what an amount of useful an pleasant knowledge may be transmitted froi the outer world to the soul. With those wh have never made any special effort to educal the fingers, there is no difficulty experience in discriminating between woolen and cotto goods. No one has any difficulty in tellin iron from wood by the use of his fingers alon There are instances on record of persons bi ing able to distinguish between colors by tb sense of touch. Excepting the eye, the hand is perhaps tb most important member of the human bod; Nearly all the knowledge we have of the e: ternal world comes to us through the mediui of eyes and hand. In fact if we had no ey< and no hands, and consequently no sight an no sense of touch, it is doubtful whether w would be able to acquire any knowledge < the external world. We would be butlittl better than sods of grass. The strength of the human hand is worth of consideration. When taken in connectio with the human arm, it is the strongest mi chine, if it may be called such, in the worl( Man has never constructed any machine whic exhibits the amount of power which is lodge in the arm and hand of a strong man. Th utilitarian mechanic would say that in th human hand and arm there is a great waste ( power, but when we consider the uses to whic the hand can be applied we are satisfied. Ha the arrangement been different, the hand woul have been a clumsy member. Had the tw bones of the arm been placed from the shou der to the elbow, and but one bone from th elbow to the wrist, we would have had a lev* of the first order and there would have bee no waste of power, but then the hand woul have been stationary and not adapted as now is to so many purposes. With reason t guide it the human hand is a mighty weapoi It is to man all that horns and hoofs are t the ox, teeth and claws to the lion, talons an beak to the eagle. [Original.1 THE HUMAN BODY. A very good and wise man said that h was "fearfully and wonderfully made." Wha is true of one man is true of every one. Th human body is a curious piece of architectur* The house in which the human soul taberna cles is a grand palace, curiously constructe and delicately finished. It is a mass of bone and muscles. The bones are composed mosl 1x7 nf lima fhp mnaplps are hnndlea of fihers and the whole is acted upon by the nervou system. The bones which form the fram work of the body are, in most men, two hur dred and fifty-two in number. Iu the hea< there are fifty-five bones; in the ear eight; ii the main trunk there are fifty-seven bones in the upper extremities of the body there ar sixty-eight bones, and in the lower extremi ties sixty-four bones. Some of these bone are very small. The smallest bone in th human body is one of the bones of the eai It is called the orbed bone, because it is of i round shape. It is not larger than a mustar< seed. The bones all have names which gen erally designate the use for which they ar supposed to be designed or the position whicl they occupy in the frame-work. The muscular system of the human body i composed of about four hundred muscles [ The word muscle is derived from the Greel word mxiseiihis which signifies a mouse. It i said that the reason for assigning this nam to these bundles of fibers, is because they resem ble very closely a flayed mouse. The muscle have a variety of shapes. Some are simple and others are compound. The general prop erties of the muscles is what are called contrar tibility and irratability. By contractibilit it is meant that they return to their usual di mensions after being extended; and by irrats bility is meant that the fibers are capable c being shortened. The muscles are furnishe with two sets of nerves. The one is calle the nerves of motion, and the other nerves c sensation. There is no motion in the muscle; neither is there any feeling in them; the m( tion and feeling are iu the nervous systen The nervous system is in part under the cor trol of the will. The nervous system, like s many telegraphic wires, communicates fror all parts of the body with the brain. Ther are some muscular actions that are not unde the control of the will and are called invo untary. Our hearts beat whether we will i or not. In the human body, there is, in nroportioi to its size and appearance, very little soli matter. The great amount of it is fluids ( various kinds. The proportion between th solid and fluid is said to be as eight is to tei Thus in the body of a man weighing two hur tired pounds, ttiere would oe only loriy pounc of solid matter ; the remaining hundred an sixty pounds is mostly water. The huma frame is fearfully constructed. The smaller membranes are required to bear up euormoi weight, and the nerves of motion are concei trated into a mere thread. When we considc the delicacy of the human frame the wonder not that we die so soon, but that we live ? long. Tom and the Letter.?"Are you su: Tom put that letter in the office this morning' asked Judge Downe of his wife. "Sure," answered his wife quietly. "Did you tell him to be sure? Did yo say how important it is for it to go ? Di you impress the duty upon him?" asked tl Judge excitedly. "I did not," answered Mrs. Downe, "b cause I did not know its great important but am sure Tom took it in season, and put in himself. Tom never fails." "That is a great thing to say of anybod especially of a boy of his age," said tl Judge. "Tom is reliable," said the lady. "Reliability is the first and great thing : a business man, and if Tom has got it to tl j extent which you give him credit for, he worth his weight in gold," said the Judg j The Judge went to his office, and in two hou | he received a telegram in answer to his lettc j "Tom is a trump!" cried the Judge. Tom's reliability has made him friends wi ling to do anything to help him on and up the world. Reliability is a great virtue, boys. fi Abuse.?The habit of abusing others fi ' their wrong deeds and withholding prai for good deeds, is very easily contracted. 7 1 a rule it does no good, and much harm. Tl I liflr nnrl tViipf ar? not reformed bv tellir | them every time they are met that such : their character. The general tendency is i j confirm them in their bad habits, and besidi it spoils our enjoyment. It is a good plan I learn to say nothing about those of whom v can not speak favorably. grading fat the JTaMiath. I CONDUCTED BY HEV. ROBERT LATHAN. _ r Original.] { DRUNKENNESS. "6 j. Whisky drinking is a disease?a contagious j disease?a disease as rarely cured as consumpJ tion or scrofula. It is a disease more to be jf dreaded than cancer or small-pox. Cancer b is generally regarded incurable, at least such ,r is the case when it becomes constitutional. ? i 1? I...1 !i .4, n cancer is a loamsome disease ; um iu uuucis (f only the body. The soul, the immortal part j of the afflicted sufferer, is not contaminated .g by the disease. Such is not the case with lft whisky drinking. It is, when it becomes conj stitutional, just as incurable as cuucer, scroe fula or consumption, and it preys upon both d soul and body. With unerring certainty it kills the body and endangers the salvation d of the soul. The physician who publishes to the world that he has discovered a cure for ^ cousumption, is regarded as a humbug or a e cheat. There is no cure for consumption?at ? least no cure is known. For whisky drinkn ing, whpn the habit is once firmly fixed, or h when it becomes a habit, there is no cure. 3 Every remedy fails to meet the case. We 3] would not discourage those organizations jg which have for their object the dissemination j of temperance principles. They have done a n great work, and are still doing much good for 0 the world, and we, from our heart, bid them e God speed in the future ; but we have no conj fidence in these or any other organization bejj ing able to make a sober man out of an old ~ drunkard ; no more than we have in the cone coctions of some charlatan being able to make 3_ a smooth-faced man out of a face pitted with "e small-pox. Whenever a man arrives at that point in dram-drinking that he feels that he ie cannot do without it, his case is hopeless. We will not say that the grace of God is not able to restore him to soberness of habit; but 33 we do say that it rarely does do it. We menjg tion this fact with trembling. It is a startj lint* announcement: but we think it is a fact u o -?- ' re verified by observation. We would not disjf courage the most confirmed drunkard from |e making the effort to throw of the shackles of slavery by which he is bound, and if, in the mercy of God he is enabled to succeed, our ^ heart will be delighted. v There are certain kinds of drunkards that j often are reformed, and others never. The jj man who occasionally is found lying in the ^ street beastly drunk, is often led, through e self-respect, to abandon this practice and live e a decent life; but the man who acquires the habit of using spirituous liquors, daily, as he k does his food, is certainly rarely reformed, j He is seldom aware of the fact until the habit ^ is permanently fixed. It becomes true that he cannot live without intoxicating drink ; and also true that he cannot live long nor live useful and pious with it. It is useless to jr tell him that drink is killing him. This he 'n knows as well as you do, but he will drink if ^ it does kill him. In view of all the facts, what is duty ? Clearly never to have anything to do with j whisky. It unfits us for discharging our du' ties as citizens, and renders us incapable of ^ worshiping God. It would not be far from the truth to say that the majority of social broils have their origin in whisky. The church militant has been greatly troubled by intemperate men. In fact we might say the e world has been impeded in its progress as much by drunkenness as by any one single e sin. Some of the brightest intellects the world , has ever produced, have been rendered of no avail by the habit of drunkenness. At the d present time it is alarming the amount of a drunkenness that is in Christendom. Its rav^ ages are more depopulating than small-pox. . They are not confined to those who live in g filthy gar>.ets or damp basement stories; but e those who dwell in good houses and, in many respects, are amongst the honorable of the (j earth, are shortening their days and ruining ? their usefulness bv the daily use of intoxica ting drink. Many of these doomed men are e' professed members of the church, and may, so far as we know, be united to Christ by saving s faith ; but it may be safely said that they are e living without hope in the world, and when . they die it will not be possible to say that j they have left a savor of their good name in 3 all the churches. In drunkenness as with h every other moral and physical disease, it is e much easier to prevent it than to cure it j Medical men, of sound and sober judgment, tell us that it is possible to prevent some diseases which it is impossible to cure. Just so ; with drunkenness. It can, without any great ? effort, be prevented, whilst it is nearly it not g altogether incurable. e Parents should make every effort in their power to prevent their sons from learning to l's love the taste or the effects of whisky. This, ' with the blessing of God, can be done. If, however, a boy is permitted to habituate , himself to the taste and effects of intoxicating ' drinks, nothing short of omnipotence can save ? him from filling a drunkard's grave. We add, with reluctance, but with a firm conviction ^ of its truth, that it is very doubtful whether ^ omnipotence will be used to rescue such an ^ individual from such an end. The boy will soon lose self-respect, and then he is hopeless3 ly ruined. The facts in the case are such as ' to arouse every godly man to a vigorous efj fort to impede the progress of this terrible evil. It will take a vigorous effort to accora" plish this, but the results are worth any effort. Society in general would be greatly advantaged by the banishment of whisky from the land, and the church of God would be saved from disgrace. lt Never Yield.?Every new victory over little sins gives increased confidence of eternal j life. Watchfulness is essential to success in (i gaining spiritual strength. One is demoralized by yielding to any temptation. With e the prayer of Christ upon our lips, and his grace in our hearts, we need not fall into temptation. The saddest lo3s a man can suf " ter, is tne loss or sen-respect consequent upon the commission of sin. Gradually yielding " each day something, the soul becomes accustoraed to defeat, and incapable of victory. 18 The only sure way is to resist temptation, relying upon JesuB. Successful contest gives !r confidence, but no one should lean upon his |8 own strength. Prayer gives wonderful pow'? er. Like the little child that holds the hand of a father, so is the soul that leans on Christ in prayer. Even after we have obtained pow^ er over sin, the only way to perpetuate victory is to trust implicitly in Christ. "Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things ? are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatl(* soever things are of good report, if there be ie any praise, think on these things." Let your soul be filled with these beautiful and noble ^ thoughts, and you will become intimate with ^ the highest and beat, in all things always " looking unto Jesus, who is the author and finisher of your faith. y, ie Despair of None.?Probably no one ever drank more deeply of the dregs of sin than John Newton, the author of the most part of lQ the Olney Hymns. But when he was enlight]e eued by the Holy Spirit, he became one of the 13 most earnest laborers of Christ that ever adorned the Church. Like the Apostle rs Paul, he never forgot what he had been, nor ir* was he ashamed to confess how much he i owed to Divine Grace. Thus, having asked |1- a friend whether he knew the writer of a letm ter he had just received, his friend replied that he had been a most awful character and almost in all evil. "But," said Mr. N., "he writes now like a penitent." "He may be j ; such," said his friend, "but if he be, I shall j se ; never despair of the conversion of any one j i-8 | again." "0," said Mr. N., "I never did, since i God saved me." ,g; is ! We could explain many a coldness! to j could we look into the heart concealed from | es us; we should often pity when we hate, love ! to when we think we cannot forgive, admire j ?e when we curl the lip with scorn and indignation. I JUtsi ?f the pegislatute. OFFICIAL. AN ACT To regulate Pilotage at the Ports of Charleston, Beaufort and Georgetown. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That the Governor is hereby authorized to appoint separate and distinct boards of pilot coramisoiamam 4*r\r> fKn aP ^ 1Korloafnn Poo 11 OIW1IL1C 1U1 bliu puito \J A VUMtiWyVU} JLi^nUlUib and Georgetown, each board to consist of three persons, of whom two shall be, or shall have been, seafaring men, and the third a full branch pilot. The commissioners of pilotage for the port of Beaufort shall have jurisdiction over St. Helena, Port Royal and all entrances southward. Sec. 2. The said commissioners shall have power to. organize, from time to time, a board of examination, by adding to their number two nautical men, if deemed necessary, by them, to be chosen by themselves, and it shall be the duty of the said examining boards to examine each and all applicants as to his or their competency to work or manage vessels, and, generally, to discharge the duties of a pilot or pilots; and no license or branch shall be granted to any person, unless be receives the certificate of competency signed by a majority of such examining board. Sec. 3. That each and every applicant for a branch, or license, before he shall receive a certificate from a majority of the examining board, shall pay to such board the sura of five dollars, to defray the expenses of such examination, and of issuing such certificate. Sec. 4. Apprentices shall be taken by full branch pilots only, with the approval of the respective boards of commissioners of pilotage, and shall serve two years before receiving a nine-foot branch, or license; the last year of service it shall be the duty of their masters to take the said apprentices on board of all vessels, so that they may become completely competent to discharge their duties. After holding their branches or licenses, of nine feet, for two years, if competent to the satisfaction of their masters, they shall receive a twelve-foot branch, or license, which they must hold in service for two years; at the end of which time they may receive a full branch, or license. In all cases, however, the applicant for apprenticeship shall be eighteen years of age previous to receiving his ninefoot branch, or license: Provided, That any person, or persons, who have been trading between either of the ports above mentioned, and other ports, for a period of five years, shall, upon a satisfactory examination Wore either of the respect? boards of commissioners. be entitled to receive from said board a full branch or license. Sec. 5. The said respective boards of pilot commissioners shall give to the applicants approved by them either a limited license or branch, or a full license or branch, according as the application and discovered fitness of the applicant which shall be, signed by a majority of the examining board, or by their chairman, as the majority of said board may direct, requiring of each applicant, before the delivery to him of such license or branch, to swear and subscribe to the following oath, to be administered by the president of the board, towit: "I, A. B., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will well and faithfully, and according to the best of my skill and knowledge, execute and discharge the business and duty of a licensed pilot (or apprentice, as the case may be) for the bar and harbor of Charleston, Beaufort, or Georgetown, (as the case maybe) and that X will at all times, wind, weather and health permitting, use my best endeavors to repair on board of all ships and vessels that I shall see and conceive to be bound for, or coming into, or going out of, the port or harbor of Charleston, Beaufort or Georgetown, (as the case may be) unless that I am well assured that some other licensed pilot is then on board the same. And I do further swear (or affirm) that I will from time to time, and at all times, make the best dispatch in my power to convey safely over the barof Charleston, Beaufort, or Georgetown, (as the case may be) every vessel committed to my care, in coming in or going out of the same; and that I will, from time to time, and at all times, truly observe, follow and fulfil, to the best of my skill and ability and knowledge, all such orders and directions as I shall or may receive from the commissioners of pilotage relative to all matters ana things that may appertain to the duty of a pilot; and, further, tViftf T will not at the Rama time. he owner. part owner, nor be interested, directly or indirectly, in more than two boats employed in the business of the pilotage of the bar and harbor of the port of Charleston, Beaufort or Georgetown, (as the case may be.) So help me, God." Sec. 6. That after any such person or applicant shall have taken the oath or affirmation aforesaid, and subscribed to the same, the said board of commissioners shall require such person to execute to them and their successors in office, a bond, with two sureties, to be approved by them, in the sum of five hundred dollars, if his license be of nine or twelve feet; or in the sum of one thousand dollars, if it be a full license; which bond shall be conditioned for the faithful discharge of his duties as such pilot; whereupon the said board of commissioners shall deliver to such person a license, to be measured by his respective draft of water; said license to be signed either by the president of the said board, under direction of a majority thereof, or by such majority themselves. Sec. 7. That the respective boards of commissioners of pilotage shall have power and authority, for any cause or charge, to them satisfactorily proven, to order and direct any or all pilots, for their respective bars and harbors, to deliver up his or their license or licenses, and to take out a new license or licenses ; but no pilot who shall satisfy them of the falsitv of any such charge brought against him, shall be required to pay an additional fee for his new license; and it shall be the duty of the said respective boards of comniiscinnprp fn lnvr hpfnrft t.hfi oonnt.v commission ers of their respective counties, immediately after the execution thereof, all bonds given by pilots, and if the said county commissioners be not satisfied with the security on such bond, every pilot, whose sureties shall be deemed insufficient, shall give a new bond, with such sureties, and within such timee, as shall be approved or demanded by the said county commissioners, in which case, the pilot shall receive a new license on surrendering his former one. And every pilot not complying with these conditions, or any of them, shall be disqualified to act as pilot at either of the respective bars of the harbor aforesaid, for the period of twelve months. The number of pilots for either of the bars or harbors above named shall be determined by the respective boards of commissioners aforesaid. Provided, That said board of commissioners shall make no distinction in the selection of pilots on account of race, color or previous condition. Sec. 8. The majority of the respective boards of pilotage aforesaid shall have power and authority, in their respective jurisdictions, to take away the license of a pilot for a given time, or to declare his license null and void, as the nature of the case may demand, upon charge of any dereliction of duty made and proven against him; but each and every pilot against whom any charge shall be made, shall be entitled to a hearing before his board of pilot commissioners, and to make any proper defense to said charge before said board of commissioners; and if any pilot has forfeited his license, and is no longer entitled to the use of his license, by virtue of this or any other clause of this act. the commissioners of pilotage shall have the power to order the harbor-master of their respective harbors to call on him for the surrender of his license, and if he shall refuse to give up the same to the harbor-master on demand, the latter shall notify for one week in the daily papers, or for three weeks in the public weekly papers of his respective harbor, that such person has no I ; longer a right to act as pilot uotil he be rein1 stated by tne board of commissioners. Bee. 9. No pilot shall discontinue to act for j three months, nor shall he absent himself at i any time from his respective port or harbor, 1 without permission from the commissioners of j pilotage of his said port or harbor, nor shall | any pilot hire out his pilot-boat to any person or persons whomsoever, unless he substitute | another boat, to be approved by the comraisi sioners aforesaid; but the said commissionj shall never give such permission, unless, in I their opinion, there shall be a sufficient nuraI ber of boats actually engaged in the service of pilotage. Nor shall any pilot substitute I or emnlnv as a nilot anv one from whom li I X J " X J -----cense has been taken away, or become forfeited as aforesaid; and any pilot herein in anywise offending, shall, for each and every such offense, be deprived of his license by the commissioners or a majority of them, and if so deprived, he shall be proceeded against as provided in the latter part of the preceding section of this act, and shall moreover forfeit and pay to the State a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars. Sec. 10. That in case of war, no pilot shall bring in or furnish supplies to any armed vessel belonging to an enemy at war with the United States, or shall carry out any armed vessel to such enemy, without being ordered to do so by the constituted authorities of the United States; and every pilot herein in anywise offending, shall forthwith forfeit his license, and be disqualified forever after from acting as a pilot; and if, at auy time, the President of the United States, or the Governnkr* 11 yvmaIiik!f Ia Aiwni'ok inUk ui ui tuc utttic, ouau piuuiuu ivj iuiuiou it imi supplies, or to bring in or carry out any vessel or vessels belonging to any nation or State, or to a subject or subjects of any nation or State, it shall be the duty of every pilot, for either the bars or harbors hereinbefore named, to comply with every such prohibition, on pain of incuring the same penalty and punishment as for like offense in time of war. Sec. 11. That every pilot cruising or standing out to sea, shall offer his services first to the vessel nearest the bar, except when he sees a more distant vessel in distress, under a penalty of fifty dollars for each and every such neglect and refusal, either of approaching the nearest vessel, and of boarding her if required, or of aiding any vessel showing signals of distress in the case above mentioned; and the commissioners of pilotage, or a majority of them, may, at their discretion, deprive the said pilot of his license: Provided, however, That nothing herein contained shall extend, or be construed to extend, to vessels of the description mentioned in the preceding section, all of which vessels it shall be the duty of every pilot to avoid as much as possible, whenever they are known to, or justly suspected by him as such. Sec. 12. Whenever the Governor of the State shall issue a proclamation subjecting vessels from certain ports or countries to quarantine, it shall be the duty of every pilot conducting any such vessel over the bar of the ports above named to bring her to the quarantine ground, and to remain on board, or go to the lazaretto, without coming up to the port until the port physician shall permit it; and during the time for which any such pilot remains on board any such vessel, or stays at the lazaretto, he shall be allowed four dollars for each and every day of his remaining oil board or staying at the lazaretto, as aforesaid, and be found in necessary provisions and accommodations, at the expense of the master, owner or consignee of sucn vessel. And every pilot neglecting or refusing to bring any such vessel to the quarantine grounds, or coming to the pert without previously obtaining the port physician's permission, or before the time limited by the said port physician, shall, for each and every offense, be deprived of his license, and shall not obtain another license before the expiration of one year, and forfeit and pay the sura of fifty dollars to the State. Sec. 13. The pilot ground shall extend from each of the bars above named thirty miles eastward, southward and westward, and any master or commander of a vessel bearing toward either of said coasts or bars (all coasters and other vessels trading between any ports within this State excepted,) who shall refuse to receive on board a licensed pilot, who shall offer to board, shall be and is hereby made liable, on his arrival, at either of the said ports, to pay the pilot who first offered to go on board and take charge of such vessel the rates and fees allowed and established as hereinafter mentioned, as if such pilot had actually brought in such vessel to either port: Provided, however, That if a pilot having a nine or twelve feet license only, as the case may be, is refused by the master of a vessel of greater draft, such master shall not be liable to him for her pilotage. And provided, also, that if a pilot refuse to produce his license to the master of a vessel when the lat ter demands it, the fees of pilotage shall not be charged against the master neglecting the services of such pilot. Sec. 14. That any pilot boarding a vessel on pilot ground, shall be entitled to receive from the master, owner, or consignee, four dollars for every day of his being on board previous to her coming into port, in addition to the fees of pilotage hereinafter established. That every pilot of an inward-bound vessel, who shall be directed by the master to anchor in the roads, and afterwards bring her into port, shall be entitled* to receive four dollars from the master, owner or consignee; also four dollars to bring a vessel anchored in the stream (at the request of the master, owner or consignee) and moor her at the wharf; four dollars to unmoor (at the request of the master, owner or consignee) and anchor in the stream, or from the stream to the roads, to be paid as aforesaid. Sec. 15. That the pilot who brought in the vessel shall have the exclusive right of carrying her out, unless the master or commander of such vessel shall, within a fortnight after his arrival in port, prove to the satisfaction of the pilot commissioners at said port, or a majority of them, that the same pilot had misbehaved during the time he had charge of such vessel, or unless the said pilot shall have been deprived of his license before the departure of such vessel; in either of which cases .1 !l-i. 1 1 J ?u?n ^ anoiner puut may Uti empiuyeu, nuu diiiui uc entitled to receive the outward pilotage. And every pilot having or becoming entitled to carry out a vessel, shall either attend in person or procure another pilot of his own degree, to attend for him on such outward-bound vessel, after twelve hours' notice by the master, by the hoisting of his jack at the fore-top masthead for that time during daylight But if such pilot should neither attend in person nor substitute another person, pilot of equal degree with himself, the master of such vessel shall be at liberty, after the expiration of the above limited space of time, to employ another pilot of equal license, who shall be bound, j if not previously engaged, to carry such vesi sel out, and who shall be entitled to the outward pilotage, And any pilot who shall carry out a vessel, not being entitled to do so, shall be liable to the pilot who had the right in the amount of pilotage paid or due for carrying her out. And any pilot who brought in a vessel shall have a right to demand his fees of i pilotage, and the lawful charges as aforesaid, before her departure from port. And whenever a pilot, having a right to carry out a vessel, is apprehensive that his fees of pilotage may not be paid by her master, owner or j consignee, he shall have a right to demand I his fees in advance, or such security for Jhe* j payment thereof as shall be reasonable and ! satisfactory; and on failure thereof, may re| fuse to carry her out. Sec. 16. That no person shall be authorized 1 1 . 1 M.i 1 ! or permitted to conduct and puot any vessel over the bar of either of the harbors aforesaid, either when coming into or going out of ; port, unless such person shall have a license as aforesaid; and every person not having rei ceived such license, or having forfeited the same, or being deprived thereof, as aforesaid, | who shall presume to bring into or carry out of either of the aforesaid ports, any vessel j which has to cross the bar, as well as every i person having a limited license of twelve feet i or nine feet, who shall presume to conduct a uessel of more than nine or twelve feet, over either of the bars aforesaid, either in coming in or going out, shall be entitled to no fee, gratuity or reward for the same, but shall pay the regular pilotage to the pilot who shall first offer: Provided, however, that the foregoing prohibitien shall not extend to prevent any person from assisting any vessel in distress, without a pilot on board, if such person shall deliver up such vessel to the first pilot who shall afterwards come on board and offer to conduct such vessel; and, also, that the captain and crew or a vessel shall not be liable to such fine for conducting her over the bar without the aid of a pilot, if, in either of the two last mentioned cases, a signal for a pilot is worn. Sec. 17. That every master of an outward bound vessel shall, at the appointed time of his departure, have his vessel in readiness for sailing, and, as a signal thereof, hoist a jack at the foretop-masthead ; and every master of a vessel who shall detain a pilot, at the tune appointed, so that he cannot proceed to sea, though wind and weather should permit, shall pay to such pilot four dollars per day during the time of his actual detention on such vessel. Sec. 18. That if any master or commander of a vessel shall carry off any of the pilots for oiiuci ui tuo uaio \ji naiuuio aiuicouiuj uc shall allow every such pilot four dollars for each and every day during his absence, aud supply hira with provisions and other necessaries in the same manner as is usual for the maintenance and accommodation of masters of vessels, and the master as well as the owner, consignee and security of sftch vessels shall be liable for the aforesaid sura: Provided, however, that no pilot who is carried off as aforesaid, shall be entitled to any of the sums aforesaid, if such vessel shall have laid to for the space of sixteen hours after having crossed the bar, and no pilot boat shall have appeared at the time to receive such pilot on board: Provided, also, that the master, owner, or consignee shall defray the expense of such pilot hack to either of said ports, as the case may be. Sec. 19. That the owner or owners of every pilot boat, or pilot or pilots, who may hire such boat, or may be employed thereon, shall cause such number to be put on the moct conspicuous place of each boat's main and foresail, as may be designated by the harbormaster of the respective port, and the figures designating the number of the boats, as aforesaid, shtul be at least five feet in length, and be made to appear as conspicuous as possible, by being placed on each side of the main and foresail of every boat used in the pilotage; and every pilot omitting or neglecting to number the boat in which he may be interested, shall, on conviction before the commis ? _:i_i 1? a :?a ~c muuertj UJL puuutgo, uc uepuvcu u* ma uvcuoc, and shall, in addition, be liable to pay a fine of one hundred dollars. Sec. 20. That if any of the said pilots shall enter or be connected in copartnership in the business of pilotage of either of the bars aud harbors aforesaid, as owner, part owner, 01 interested directly or indirectly, with more than two boats employed in the said pilotage, the commissioners of the pilotage shall be, and they are hereby, authonzed to take away the license of such pilot, and declare the same null and void ; and such pilot in any mannei offending against this section, shall forfeit and pay a earn not exceeding five hundred dollars, Sec. 21. That it shall be the duty of a pilot, if required by the master or commander of a vessel to remain on board while such vessel it anchored in the roads, outward bound, at the rate of four dollars per day, and in case oi refusal or neglect, the pilot shall be deprived of his license by the commissioners of pilotage of his port, and pay a sum not exceeding fiftj dollars. Sec. 22. That the master, owner or consig' nees of any ship or vessel, for the consider* tion of the pilotage of the said ship or vessel inward to, or outward from, either of the aforesaid ports shall pay to the licensed pilot who shall take charge of the same the several sums of money, rates and fees, which the commissioners of pilotage of the aforesaid respective harbors or ports may determine and i?_ j; x- xi. _ j n. nx upou, accoruiug to me uraib ui wnwr uj the said ship or vessel; and the commissioners of pilotage of the respective ports or harbors aforesaid, are hereby authorized and directed to determine, for their respective port or harbor, such rates and fees as to them shall seem meet and proper, both as well for the draft of the ship or vessel, as for taking such ship or vessel around any river requested by the master, owner or consignee, and for taking letters from either of the harbors or ports aforesaid, to vessels outside the respective bar, and waiting orders and delivering them on board, the amount of inward pilotage ol such vessel's draft. Sec. 23. That whenever a vessel has crossed over, or is inside of either of the aforesaid bars, the master shall not be compelled to take a pilot, but if he demands the services of a pilot, he shall pay the customary fees of pilotage, as in other cases. Sec. 24. The respective commissioners of pilotage shall have power and authority to prescribe to the several pilots of their respective ports such orders and regulations, not inconsistent with this act, as to them, or a majority of them may appear suitable and proper. And any pilot neglecting or refusing to conform to any such orders or regulations, shall forfeit and pay for each offense the sum of fifty dollars. Sec. 25. That the harbor-master of each of the aforesaid harbors shall be bound to keep constantly a complete register, specifying the licenses of all the pilots (with iheir resiliio mono/itiTTO V>Qv* an/) KorKnr and U^UWCOy VI UIO A gOUbUbi V V VHA UUU UHiWVt) MUV* of all boats to which they are severally attached, and the name, number and the owner or owners of the same; and also to register any change or alteration that may take place in either of the above particulars; which change or alteration the pilots are hereby required, from time to time to report to the harbor-master of their respective port, as they may occur, in order that masters of vessels or persons interested, may have it always in their power to know from him at once who are the responsible officers on board of each boat, and thereby obtain such information as they may find necessary. And every pilot or owner of a pilot boat neglecting or refusing to report, as aforesaid, shall, for each omission, forfeit and pay a fine not exceeding fifty dollars. And it shall be the duty of said harbor-master, on the first Monday of each month to report to the commissioners of pilotape a register as above specified, and all such pilots as may have neglected or refused to comply with the foregoing requisition. And the said harbor-master shall furnish every master of a vessel coming to the harbor-master's office with a copy of this act, for the purpose of perusing it at said office, without charging or being allowed to charge any fee or perquisite for any or either of the aforesaid services. And for every neglect of duty in the premises, the said harbor-master (of either of the aforesaid ports) shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding fifty dollars, to be imposed by the commissioners of pilotage at his respective port, and deducted from his salary. Sec. 26. That it shall be the duty of the commissioners of pilotage, of either of the ports aforesaid, on the occasion of any marine disaster to any vessel in charge of a pilot of their respective port, to make a careful examination of the cause or causes of such disaster by immediately summoning before them the pilot in charge of the vessel, and obtaining snch testimony from the parties interested or not, as the case may be, in their power ; and the result of such investigation shall be placed upon record, copies of which shall be furnished, when desired, at the expense of the applicant. The marine reports of the daily papers, or private information, shall be deemed sufficient cause for such investigation by the commissioners of pilotage. Sec. 27. That each and every fine, forfeiture and penalty for each and every offense against this act, or any port, clause or article, shall be prosecuted, sued for and recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction, for the use of the State. And the penalties imposed in this act, shall, in every case, be recovered, although the commissioners of pilotage may not think proper to deprive the pilot in default of his license in any instance herein authorized. And the commissioners of pilotage now in office shall act as such until the appointment of others, under the provisions of this act. Sec. 28. The members of the respective ! boards of commissioners herein provided for ! shall hold their offices for two years, unless * j sooner removed by the Governor. When a ? ??? *? * ?? nUo 11 ; vacancy occurs, a uew uppujuuucui. auan made for the full term. Sec. 29. This act shall not be construed to interfere with the rights of any pilots who already hold either a limited or full branch or license ; but all such pilots, after the passage of this act, shall be subject to all its penal- * ties and forfeitures, and entitled to all its privileges and immunities. Sec. 30. 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