Pennsylvania Act 1871-360 — REGULATING OF PILOTS AND PILOTAGE, ESTABLISHING A BOARD OF WARDENS

Act text

A SUPPLEMENT

To the act of March twenty-ninth, one thousand eight hundred and three, entitled "An Act to establish a board of wardens for the port of Philadelphia, and for the regulation of pilots and pilotage, and for other purposes therein mentioned."

WHEREAS, The interests of commerce in the port of Philadelphia requires that all vessels arriving at said port shall report and register at the office of the wardens:

And whereas, The laws for the enforcement of the ordinances of the board of port wardens are inadequate to accomplish the purposes for which said board was created; therefore,

Section 1. All vessels over seventy-five tons burthen to report to post wardens; all proceedings for neglect to be by capias

All vessels over seventy-five tons burthen shall, within twenty-four hours after arrival at the port of Philadelphia, report and register at the office of the board of wardens for said port; and all proceedings for neglect to obey the harbor regulations, as at present existing, shall be held before any justice of the peace or alderman of the City of Philadelphia; and the proceedings for the enforcement of penalties, in all cases, shall be commenced by capias; all laws, or parts of laws, inconsistent with these laws, are hereby repealed. 1871, June 15, P.L. 390, Sec. 1.

Compiler's Note: Section 28 of Act 207 of 2004 provided that any and all references in any other law to a "district justice" or "justice of the peace" shall be deemed to be references to a magisterial district judge.