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" . 1 2 3 1 32X - 4 5 • 6 ■ — '■■■■ - ■'■ ^- - 1 1 * LiSv 1- it // ■ • " / . - • ■ • i ■ ■ A * ' ■ ■ * i '''1 " ' " » • ] ^■K - • / f,ftmimmmmr'm—''> '"i" ' ' <" ' «i" < ii i. !i | »ii ,i ii ni €::^ "i^rmt^^ BY-LAWS •e >»■'• OF THB I-; HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS t- >- OF MONTREAL Passed, 26th January, 187C, f ( Sanctioned, tpth April. J879. ■«'■■.■ -* E itOLLAND,,EBQ. EDWARD MURPHY, Esq. HKNRY BULMER, E«|. VICTOR HUDON,^B*j. ^ ' ' ■ $lio»ti(eal : RE PR TNTED b y ORDE R OF THE iihaiuiS ii M v.) 1884. # / . Jy--- \ 'A •' ■■■', *K . J. E II V >a iVrt^ K:-"~^-'-fi • BY-LAWS OF THE HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS OF MONTREAL. Passed. 26th January, 1875. Sahctioned, lOth April, 1878. ^ommiasiouers ; ANDREW ROBERTSON, Esq., Chairman. J. B. ROLLANH, Ksti. EDWARD MURl'HY, Esq. HENRY BULMER, Esq. VICTOR HUDON, Esq. HUGH McLENNAN, Esq. CHAS. H. GOULD, Esq. Hon. J. L. BEAUDRY (Mayor). ANDREW ALLAN, Esq. " H. D. WHITNEY, Secrdanj. i* Montreal: RE-PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE HARBOUR CX)MMISSIONERS. - 188^. ' — A ~ / \ ,„ ,-.» ,.^. ■ t%^t ^^I'tiiit^ ru,^ ^ ^'•'-O-^' ■.'■«•?'.* w: ^F^^ ,?'«m'^'ri?; flj • , T ^ ' « « 1 — J '7 « — -' ' ■ ■ " ' ■ . . . ,- j ! ■ I- _ ' i N - ■ * . j .il'i-v «• *-j»f*:.;'*'«-,vt'->i I I OF THE HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS OF MONTREAL. Duly, made and passed at a meeting of the said Harbour Commissioners, duly called and held at ther Board Room, in Montreal, in the Province /of Quebec, on the 26th day of January, one thousand eight, hundred and seventy-five. Present : Mil. THOMAS CRAMP, Acting Chairman. Mr. JOHN PIUTT. Mr. PKTER DONOVAN. Mr. ADOLP^E ROY. , Mr. W. W. OGILVIE. Mr. ANDREW ALLAN. WHEREAS under and by virtue of the provisions of the Act of the Parliament of Canada, passed in the thirty-sixth year of Her Majesty's reign, intit- uled, '* An Act respecting the Trinity House and HarbotJK Commissioners of Montreal," the powers of ihesaid^^inity House and oF^^e saidTHarBdur *il: •i^ ■\.. .* ■ A!h-fefe'-kEA''l.*= "^ '■^'^'TSf^i _„^ — 'tti^i r .- it V ' ^'s- 4««' fiiT-v'^sis* J ,(»>«}; y,ft^ Election of President. Commissioners Were consolidateld and vested in the said Harbour Commissioners, a^d by the said A(3t and other Acts certain other powers and authority have been granted to the &aid Harbour Commis- sioners, which have rendered it necessary that the existing By-Laws of the Harbour Commissioners and Trinity House should be repealed, and that new By-Laws should be enacted by^ the said Harbour Commissioners for regulating the exercise of their powers and duty in conformity with the said Acts, and with the increased jurisdiction thereby conferred upon them : THEREFORE, the 4aid Harbour Commissioners have enacted, made and passed, and do hereby enact, make and pass the following By-Laws for the regu- lation of 1?he various mafters lying" within their jurisdiction, under and by virtue of the said Acts, namely : — BY-LAWS. The By-Laws of the Harbour Commissioners of Montreal heretofore passed and in force, and the By-Law«, Orders, Rules and Hegulationsi of the' Trinity House of Montreal, heretofore passed and in force, are, and each of them is, hereby repealed. PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMISSIONERS. Article L— A President sh-all be elected by the Commissioners from among themselves, annually on the first Monday in September, or at the earliest convenient period thereafter, and shaU hold office^ till the first Monday in the then ensuing September, o r till th4j^4 ? etion of hia tmccessor. — \ ' > /a;..»>"rS Ti^?^>?S0B.';>",-7 ■if'^T:'' W^'- 41'.' ^ « ' ) Article 2. — Ordinary Meetinffs of the Commission- Meetings ©t the. 1 11 L 1 IT ' -rrr -it . " • CommiBsioneri. ers shall be held on W ednesday m each week, and Monthly Meetings shall be held on the first Thurs- ^ - day of each month, at such hourj*espectively as may be fixed for such meetings by resolution, at which - ', meetings any business within the jurisdiction of the ' " • Commissioners may be dealt with and disposed of ; and such Monthly Meetings shall be open td the \, public. Article 3. — Special Meetings of the Coijamissioriers Special Meet- may be called by th6 President or by an^^hree of T*^ the Commissioners ; and a potice of every such J Special Meeting shall be sent by the Secretary to , each Commissioner, specifyir^g the /object for which such Special Meeting ils called. And no other busi- ness shall be transacted at any Special Meeting ' other than that which is specified in the notice so sent, or such business as is incidental or accessory thereto. Article 4. — At any Ordinary or Monthly Meeting, standing Com- or at any Special Meeting called for the purpose, the wpointed. Commissioners may appoint Standing Committees, composed of Commissioners, in such numbers ^-and for such ™||)6ses as may be determined by the resolution appointing such Standing Committees. And such Standing. Committees shall have the right ^ to deal with all matters within the limits of' the purpose for which they are so appointed respec- tively, to the extent to which they shall be authof- - . ized so to do by such resolution ; provided always that they shall not finally determine or do any matter or thing which by law falls solely within the ^jurisdiction of the' Commissioners. And such -(B Standing; Committees shall report their delibemtions ~\.^ ^■tjfiiSui Ml-"^m^l'i i'm'&idMii&i^^J^ *^ 6 1 Special Coininittees. Order of busi- ness. Who shall preside at meetings. and decisions to the Commissioners a^ the ^pxt meeting thereof competent to'rece'ive such report ; and the Commissioners shall always have power to rejTct or reverse any decision or determination! of any Standing Committee, unless such decision or ^ determination shall fall within the powers confided to them, and T^ithin tl^eir jurisdiction, and shall ► have been carried out bejfore- being reported '4:0 the ' . Commissioners. And the meetings of all Commit- tees-shall be open to all Commissioners. ' \ ir^tc/e 5.— Special Committees may be Appointed at any meeting of the Commissioners, to act in such manner as they may be instructed to, do with refer- ence to any matter with which the Cominissioners are competent to deal at such meeting. Article 6— The order bf busines^at all meetings of the Commissioners, shall Idc as follows, namely : ' 1st. The -reading, and correction or approval, of the minutes of the last preceding meeting. : 2nd. The reception and consideration of the Reports of Committees. i» 3rd. The reception and consideration of the Report of the Officers of the Harbour and Port of Montreal respectively. \ 4th. The consideration of any business which ha« been adjourned from a preceding meetino- 5th. The consideration of n'ew business. ' 'Article r^The President shall preside at all meet- ' ings o^ thoCoftimissioners, and shall have authority to maintai n^ordmLand r e gul a rity; but, ^-hJrkb8eHee^ >- ^ /. '*% tt-JS'^w.t -ji . j.'^ki^ . % ' rf J one of the Commissioners shall be chosen by -votef to perform his duties, andj during such vabsence, .shall have all the powers hereby cojiferred upon the Pre- sident. ( (O Artide 8.— All debentures to.be issued by the Com- |Xentu?L. .- missioners shall be signed by. any three of them;«(all JrStefXfu- cheques ^ shall be signed by one Commissioner at™*"*^ least, and all deeds and other documents i^vrhatsoever . sh,all be ejcecuted by the President.-. And Jio deben- ^'tures, cheques^ deeds or jother documents shall be , bi ndin g on the .Cprpojation* unless signed and ^xe- cuted^n conformity with .this By-Law, and then only provided they are countersigned < or endors^j||^by the ^ , - Secretary, f - . , , ■ ' * , '. '. Artide 9. — The Corporation shall have rib dealings Save^nodeSiing of any kind with any of its members:^ " nor shall ^^^^ members. any member thereof, or any officer or othe? person employed by, or ii^ the service of, ihe said Harbour Commissioners,\be concerned, directly or indirectly, in any contradi t^at-^may Ijereafter be entered into appertaining to any works 'carried on by the Com- missioners ; but ail such transactions shall hereafter '• be conducted by and through the'Secretairy, with the approval of the Board. ' " . . / , AERIVAL OF VESSELS. to- Article 10. — The master or person in charge of Vessels 1 '• • • 1 11 1 n • 1 report at the every vessel arrivmg in the harbour, shall, without ^^^^^^'^ delay and before he shall break bulk, make anda'nvai. deliver ajt the Wharfinger's -Office a -true and correct " report in writing, signed and oprtified by, him, of the arrival of, such-vesseli of her cargo, of the value thereof, xif herrtosiiage, and of her ^aft of water ; — ^-J i-o j'^i.^Mi^rt*" iaS(>. -ifer Wj-**^ r'-rngf^i^ "j?'t'?<'fr-' •WtWt'^i HarBour Master shall Vlaoe vessels and assign berths. 8: sac^ report also to contain a"" discription of the rig of such vessel, the name of such vessel; and of her master or captain, the place from whence and the date when such vessel sailed, the name of the con- siguee thereof and of the pilot thereof; the number of men employed therein, the number of passengere carried thereby, and the name of the steamer (if any) which towed such vessel into harbour ; and shall pay all dues m respect of such vessel and of her cargo to the Wharfinger ;-and shall also then pay ^1 arrears of. dues, and all penalties then" due to the said Cor- poration in respect of such vessiel, or of her cargo on any previous vcjyage thereof. Article 11. -The Harbour Master shall* according to his discr(^ti6n, assign to each vessel arriving in the said harbour, the berth it shall occupy, giving precedence, however, when practicable, to a vessel with cargo over a vessel in ballast, or taking in cargo ; and shall have power to change such berth from time to time-^ he may see fit ; ailtt sucli assign- r^ent of^ berth may be made by a verbal uotii^e to* the master or person in charge of such vessel, andt either on eacUi trip of such vessel, or for the whole business season. And no vessel shall take up or occupy any Ix^rth in the said harbour, unless such berth shall have been assigned to her by the Harbour Master. ° Colouri to bo shuwn until vesael ia reported and ■ thed. Armfi 12.— The colours of every vessel arriving in the said harbour shall be kc^^t Hying until the report mentioned in the foregoing By-Laws shalt have been m^e and delivered, as therein provided, and until the Harbour Master shall have allotted a berth to Buch vessel ' - * 11»A « ■ w ' ' ^ ^^ *i5^ffj^yr?»«' "^ ,'=' * ■' HDown on ereiy accurately on her stem and stern; and her nameve«Bei. painted on the stern, bow or quarter, so as to be easily discerned from the wharf ; and the tonnage of each river ctaft entering the said harbour shall be qut into the face of the foreside of the beaip forming /^ the affBr part of the main hatch, in figures of not less than four inches in length, in such a manner as to be visible f^om the deck. Article 16. — No vessel having more than twenty- ^^,^'J|*|j>JU five pounds weight of gunpowder on board, shall*'""'**''"'*'"- i^ail through thfe sdid harbour, unless such ^n- powder be under deck, or carefully and completely covered with oil cloth, tarpaulin or other suitable M. B.Mai^M#««..«w>.^^.*«^.rriiHir.,.;t;flj|^ ^^ , iippH, r 1^ "^J^jr^^ T: Speed of ateam vessels. Nq resi^I to anchor or obetruot passage. 10 covering; and no such Tessel shall come to'anchor or remain ,n the said harbour higher „p the S ' Uwr^nce than the part of said hfrb„„r ^het the and It shall be in the power of the Harbour Comm^: toners, by a resolution, to be passed for that puTZ to prevent such vessel «,ming to anchor or reSng lugher up than any otljer point below such wharf- wh,ch p„,nt shall be designated in such relluL. AHMe I6.-N0 steam vessel, while within the said of ^^T 'J r? """'''' '^''" ™^^" ^itWn the limits p evt ! ft. T '" r'' "" "'"^ "' PO^"-™ ^ to V ssels to ^'7f '''^"MmctM passage for all other from th rt n '^f '"'' ''"''™'' ">"! *» -""l h^bolr "' * • " *"^ ^''"^ '" *« ^-^-J .«? ^^^ VESSELS LYING IN THE HARBOUK. theCSr are ^^^*^^« 18.— All vessels ill the said harbour shall hp orders. regards their positmn, mooring, fastening, removal and the extent of accommodation masters or persons m charge thereof may require from each other • and noperson on board or in charge of any vessel in the !u XT ^''' '^^" disregard or disobey the orders of the Harbour Master in such respects, and in the event of such refusal or disregard of the orders of he Harbour Master to remove any vessel, it shall be lawful for such Harbour Master to cast off or cut away the hawsers or other fastening of such vessel wsy-unj rmg in- -posTTo "whic¥~^ i*' 1^^ ■"^v har9«f or other fastening may be attached ; and in such '6rent, in addition to the penalty hereinafter provided for, the master of such vessel shall be bound to pay to the said Harbour Commissioners the damage (if any) caused to the wharf or wharves by the cutting away of such ring or post. ~i^ . Article lO.r-In the event of the resistance of anyH^J^^^^y- person or persons on board of any vessfel to the ^^^^.^y^i^g .orders of the Harbour Master to remove the same, *»" *"*^°"*y- under the powers conferred upon him by the last preceding section — whether such resistance be active or passive— it shall be lawful for the Harbour Master to take possession of such vessel, and to remove the same ; and he shall have the power of employing a sufficient number of men for that purpose at the expense of the master, owner, or person in charge of such vessel, to aid him in enforcing such removal ; and shall have the right to moor, anchor, or make ; fast such vessel at such other place as he shall see fit. » Article 20.— No raft, crib, raft-bottom, or floati^g J^S^^SSu timber, shall be or remain attached or secured to any i^^^Zntni wharf, or to any part of the beach in said harbour. Master. "' without the express permissioii of the Harbour Master ; and irrespective of the penalty hereinafter provided for, the Harbour Master shall have the power, without any notice to any person whomso- ever, to cut adrift any raft, crib, raft-bottom, or timber, which shall be so attached or secured with- out his permission ; and such raft, crib, raft-bottom, or timber so cut adrift shall thereafter continue to be and remain at the proper risk of the owners thereof _I*^gPgg-^jy^^^y- ^^^ ^" ^^^' ^'^^^' raft-bottom, or timber, shall, under any circumstances whaterer7 r J A^ti "S. 12 occupy a berth in the said harbour above the Victoria f Tk ''" ! f^«^«^«d i^ the stream within the limits 01 tlie said harbour. Hawsers and ropes, how they must be fastened. Arttcle ^l._No hawser or rope shall be run or fas- tened across any part of the harbour, excepting for the express purpose of hauling a vessel- in or out immediately, or for the purpose of hauling a vessel off the ground, in which cases the hawser or rope shall be slackened in order to give a free and^unin- terrupted passage to any other vessel that mav require to pass. •'. „ Article 22 -Vessels lying at any'^wharf, or within ,. a pier, withm the limits of the harbour, shall not have an anchor out, except for the purpose of imme- diately hauhng in or out. Arms 2S.~The shore fastenings of every vessel withm the harbour ^hall be attached to the rings pl^ed on the outer edges of the wharves, or to mooring posts, and shaU fiotin any manner cross or traverse the said wharves, oi^e attached to any lamp post or to any matter or thing on the wharves other than those specially provided for that purpose. av;,id doin; I, '*''^*^^^ 24.— All vessels lying at the wharves within dama^eToaol. J^e harbour shall have their yards topped up, their - booms and outriggers rigged in, their jibbooms and ftymg jibbooms rigged in as far as practicable, their studdmg-sail-boom-irons taken off, their sprit-sail- yards laid fore and aft, anS their anchors secured so as to avoid doing dam^to other vessels. Article 2r,.—m master or other person in charge of Fastenings of vessels, how same must be made fast. Vessels at the wharves to Fasten! ngs of vessels nut to bo ' V '^^p^* 13 - which any other vessef shall be made fa^by.any , rope, hawser or chain, shall cut or cast off such rope, hawser or chain, or cause or permit the same to be cut or cast off, without giving ayiple and distinct notice of the intention so to do to j;he master or person in charge of the vessel so made fast. ' r ^ ■ -V Article 26. — Every steam vessel at any of the steamers to whari^es in the said harbour, or at any lauding place and lights at within the limits - of the same, shall provide a good gangways. and sufficient gangway from such steam vessel to such wharf or landing place, with ridge ropes on both sides, supported by wooden or iron stancheons, not less than three feet high, for the use of persons " going and coming from on board such steam vessel ; and on dark nights a light provided by such vessel shall be placed on every such vessel near such gang- way, so that such gangway may be seen clearly from the wharf and from on board such vessel. « Article 27. — "When two or more vessels are lying at Passage 1 pj allowed over ■ the same wharf, one outside oi another, a tree and decks of vessels lying in unincumbered passage over the decks oi those near- a tier, est the wharf shall be allowed to those lying outside of them, as well for loading or unloading such out- side vessel or vessels, us for the purpose of ordinary communication with the above shore, provided such outside vessels have gangways of their own, extend- ' . ing to the wharf over the decks of the vessels nearest thereto. , — Article 28. — All steam vessels, except those using steamen to . , ° have wire oaps coal for generating steam, shall, while within ^-heog^th"'^ limits of the said harbour, have wire caps fitted <)ver their chimeys so as to prevent sparks issuing there- h^ri to! Irom, IHelnTersfices of^wWcHi c^ be n|ore than one-quarter of an inch square. .ift.,. tias'g^&Aee^ ■MJ.. T^-iS-T^-„n,,. .,{«" ^ „ ™^v?If;'^jg?P»f j*'-";^^- 14 . Article 2^. -^kuy vessel aground within the said har- bour shall show three bright white lights over that t side or end of such vessel nearest which other ves- sels must approach in passing her. vS'^V""* "^'^^^^ 30.-There shall be a watch, consisting of harbour/ ouc or more grown persons, kept and maintained from sunset to sunrise on board of every vessel lying m said harbour, and such watch shall instantly give th^ alarm in the event of any danger, accident, disturbance, or fire on board of such vessels, or on board of any other vessel in the said harbour, as soon as perpeived; and shall, at all hours and times dur- ing the said period, respond to the'- call, hail or enquiry of any officer of the Harbour Commissioners or of any of the officers or men of the- Water Police ' And m the absence of other sufficient evidence of the violation of this By-law, if no answer be made by the watch on any vessel to such call, hail or enquiry after three audible repetitions of tte same, such ves- sel and the master or person in charge thereof shall be conclusively held to have violated this By-law. raffir Article 31.-Every vessel lying in the said harbour shall be supplied during the whole period ' between sunset and sunrise with not less than six buckets filled with water, which shall be placed and shall stand during the whole of the said period at some convenient place upon the deck of such vessel.^eadv tor instant use in case of fire. HatohwajTR of veMela to bo covered with hatohPB or tBratingt). Article 82.-The master or person in charge of anv vessel lying alongside of any of the wharves or adjommg to any other vessel, shall cause her hatch- wa ys to be securely and completely co vered J with ^StcfiMWr gratings. Immediately after the work o\ iSBasaaia^^s 16 loading or unloading, as the case may be, sh'all have been finished for the day, and shall cause the same to remain so covered until the time when the work shall re-conxmence in the morning. J Article 33. — There shall be no fire or light of any Regruiationa for .11 pVeBselB oairyinjt ' kind used between sunset arid sunrise on board oi hay or straw. any vessel loaded with hay or straw while within the said harbour, and no steamer shall carry as freight any hay or straw whatsoever, unless the same be pressed into bundles, which shall weigh not less than seven and a half pounds weight per cubic foot ; and such bundles shall be kept c^pletely and con- .stantly covered with tarpaulin or oil-cloth. Article 84. — No fires shall be used, or suffered to pires on board remain alight, on board of any vessel in the said har- and wiiere tobe hour, except in close cambooses of iron or other metal, or of brick or stone, when made on deck, or in stoves of similar materials when under deck; and when made on deck such fires shall not be lighted before sunrise, and shall be extinguished at sunset; pro- vided always, that fires necessary for generating steam may at any time be made on board of auiy steam vessel, with a competent person as a watch on board. Article 36: — No lights shall be allowed after the Lights allowed , "i TP ,on board hour often of the clock p.m., on board oi any vessel veMeis, when , . V- , . and how- lying in the said harbour, except only m the cabin thereof, and then only under the constant supervi- sion of some person in attendance ; but this By-law shall not be held to apply to . vessels arriving or departing or loading or unloadil^ after -the said hour. 16 Coals to be landed only whore Bennitted by [arbour Master. VESSELS LOADINa AND UNLQADINa Article 36. — Vessels arriving in the harbour with cargo shall be allowed for unloading as follows : — One working day for fifty tons of cargo, or less than fifty tons. Two working days for over fifty tons of cargo and not exceeding one hundred tons. Three working days for over one hundred tons up to two hundred tons ; and one working day additional for every additionlil one hundred tons or under, exceeding two hundred tons. And for loading : — ~ One working day for fifty tons, or under. Two working days for over fifty tons, and under one hundred tons. One working day additional for every additional hundred tons or under exceeding fifty tons ; provided always that vessels that shall be discharged or loaded in a shorter time, or that shall have ceased discharg- ing or loading from any cause, shall not be entitled to retain their berths, should the Harbour Master see fit to order them to remove ; and provided also that on application to that effect the Harbour Master shall have the power, if he sees fit, to extend such time for a further period to be named by him. Article 37. — No coals shall be discharged from any vessel except upon such wharf as shall be indicated for that purpose by the Harbour Master ; and when discharged such coals shall be immediately removed V ^nd Ta&en away ^6m sucE wEarf by the ow^ ^m ^ ^^^^^^^^j^^^ . it consignee thereof as fast as they shall be landed thereon ; and no appointment of a berth, or permis- sion to land the cargo of any vessel at any wharf, shall entitle the owner or person in charge of such vessel to land coals opposite such berth or upon such wharf, unless permission shall also have been granted by the Harbour Master to land also thejeon as here- inbefore provided. X ' Article 38. — Vessels loading or unloadinsr, whether vessels ,i_ 1 * • . T 1 J . . , unloading must on tne wharves or into lighters,, or into any other p«>vWe good kind of vessels, shall have a good tight stage or spout, in order to prevent any portion of their cargo " from falling into the water. Article 39. — Rafts or cribs loaded with boards ,?«!<>««*»"« of planks, firewood, or other lumber shall not be per- ^^ '^^^ mitted tq remain in the berths assigned to them, unless the unloading of the cargo thereof be com- menced imn^ediately and diligently and continuously proceeded with, and, when unloading firewood along- side of any wharf, at the rate of not less than twenty- . five cord^ per day. . MISCELLANEOUS. " ' Article 40. — Boards, planks, oars, staves, firewood, au articles not J „ , , 1 , •, '\\ , ,, ♦ forming part of and all lumber whatsoever, and all ballast, rubbish, g^^' »gj^g refuse matter, cinders, or ashes, or other things not Jjf,^io., forming part of the cargo of any vessel, landed oni^w^i'Sw any wharf in the said harbour, or on the beach "^, thereof, shall be conveyed away as fast as landed, by the master or person in charge of the vessel from on board of which such substances shall have been landed ; and a like penalty to that hereinafter provided ^* ^r^elbreachof the foregoiiig portion of this By-law, \tu£mAu> i,ijtii&^^AAii ^*^^^^^™" -'"■ IHH.I^««lM«»t«Mi a ««Mt,W>,mffMHIr_ ''^""'•;~'~nTllIil l gjt. - » 18 sh«.ll be incurred for eyery period of twenty-four hours during which such effects, or lumber, ballast, rubbishy refuse matter, cinders, ashes, or other sub- stances, shall continue to remain on such wharf or beach, as the case may be, after being landed thereon. Timo^h)WBd Article 41. — No goods or cargo of any kind (other w^mw." *'"' ^^^^ ^f those kinds mentioned in the last foregoing By-law); landed from any vessel, and no goods or cargo, and no ballast, placed upon any wharf in said harbour, or upon the beach thereof, to be shipped on board of any vessel, shall be allowed to remain upon such wharf or beach for a longjp period than twenty- four hours after being landedjfer placed there ;^and a like penalty to that hereinafter provided for the breach of the foregoing portion of this By-law shall be in- curred for every period of twenty-four hours during which such goods, cargo, or ballast shall continue to remain upon such wharf or beach, as the case may be, after the expiration of the period of twenty-four Vos^ois'.^ water jjours hereinbefore allowed for their' removal ; pro- uiXl^^'' vided always that the water casks belonging to any MMtor. vessel may be placed upon the wharf at such place, and for such time as may be fixed by the Harbour Master, but at the expiration of such time shall be held to be within the provisions of the last foregoing By:jaw. How (roods Article 42. — No goods shall be so placed on any must be placed ^ ^ r ' \ o ^^ on the wharves. ^Jjarf in »aid harbour, or on the beach thereof, as to obstruct the thoroughfare thereon, under the penalty hereinafter provided for the breach of any By-law, - and if so placed shall be removed forthwith by the owner or person in cha rge thereof, upon t he or^ V > \ ■N-' of the Harbour Master to that efjject, under a further ■» •?■»■» I jy***!' p-^jr TT {^ )^^ like penalty. And no goode whatever ^hall be ^ placed upon any wharf, nearer to the edge thereof ' ' than eight feet therefrom ; and no cattle or liveTime^g'°^«<* .aniiftals shall be allowed to remain on any wharl or*®''*"'"'^ beach fciqr a longer period than three hours, and then only und^S^^e control and management of competent drivers and persons in i^rarge there^T. Article 43( — In the event of the breach of either of g^J^a^j^^^ the last- thfee foregoing By-laws, or any part of either JISarninTon"" ^ of them, it shall be lawful for the Harbour Master *o|«tmv3n° . to remove or cause to' be remove^ any boards, planks,/ ^^^ By-iawe. oars, staves, firewood, lrynber,w)allast, rubbish, cin- | dersT^^sheg, or tgfuse matter, or other thing, not i^ forming part of the (5argo of any vessel, or any goods * ^ or (urgp which shall remain on the wharf or oh the ^ beach of said harbour longer than it or they are per- mitted to do by the, said last three foregoing By-laws, or by any of tJ^eg^N and such^ removal shall be so made at the cost andVeharges of the owner or con- signee of such effects, or of the master or person in " charge of the vessel from which they shall have been landed, at the option of th^ Ha]*bour Cominissioners ; and slich" costs and chal-ges and any further or .other reasonable costs^ and charges, in respect thereof, and of the custody and safe beeping thereof, and all penalties incurred in respect thereof shall be 'a lien upon such effects, which_^shall n6t be deliWred up by the Harbour Commissioners*' to any persoiifwhom- soever, until all such costs, charges and penalties be paid. And notwithstanding, such removal, such *^ effects eihall continue to be at the risk of the owners thereof, and if the costs and^ charges thereon, and all penalties due in respect thereof be not paid, and such I- V effect* taken aw ay lyy the owners Wereof, or Ihelr rj^'^v*. -, -^^frS-^ "^^^^ ^m ''^*^ 20 € Boiling of pitch, tar, crease, &e. Wo carpenters' work on the wharves without permission- representatives, within thirty days after 8u6h removal, such effects may be sold by public auction % the ' benefit of whom it may concern, and llife Harbour Commipsioners shall only be accountable in respect of such effectt for the nett proceeds of such sale, less all such costs, charges and penalties. Article 44.— -No person whomsoever shall boil o heat tar, pitch, turpentine, resin or grease^ or cai|s the same to be boiled or heated, for grading or ing vessels, or for anyotl^er purpose, in an^u., . or on any part of the wharves, beaches or jetties mike said harbour, except in such places as the Harbour Master may j)oint out ; and in every case, a proper person shall be placed in charge of the pot or kettle inwhich the same may be boiling or heating, pro- .vided with a shovel, and a sufficient cover, for instantly extinpaishing any fire arising from the ignition of sucjKar, pitch, turpentine, resin or grease, and for extinguishing completely the original fire, when the purpose for which it was kindled shall be accomplished ; and no vessel shall be graded or breamed within the limits of the said harbour without the permissioWj&f the Harbour Master. . ilr/ic/e 45.— No person shall make or dress any rs . masts or spars, or do any carp>e the wharves, beifehes or jetties except with the express permi? Master previously obtained,' and at such place as he shall have designated for the purpose. 'k on an,y of id haf^r, he Harbour ,<> M^ 46. — No ballast, coal, ashes, cinders, hay or or matter or thing whatsoever, shall be thrown .Iff- . - - - sWoi» anj^Pg'gi^el whatsoeveyfby which the navigation "may be i m peded or ii^Hred^ ^>riby^By^^ erson whom-^^ ...iltf W»Ji* forthwith and within forty-eight hours from such . I'lSa, .f ..•• 1^ ■i^-.. • •ft^ *■. i"1i?*,1?lfWFP^P*^_ • V - \^- ^^-^■■■^^■A:):. ^2 • temoval, destlructirfn, or injury, failing which, such ' masteir, qc#nex, consignee, person in charge, or person . shall incui' the'penalty hereinafter fixed for the breach of %ny pf these Bf-laws; and a like further penalty for every twenty-four hours during which he shall be in default to conform- himself to the provisions hereof, and shall also be bound to pay to the said Harbour Gommissionef s the expense of such replace- ment or reparation as shall be necessary in the premises. ' bSidinl^o be ^rtick 49.— No person shall erect or place any sh^, authority.' °"' shanty, boat-house, or inoveable or other building , of any kind or nature whatsoever, in or upon any place within the boundaries of the said harbour, ' without the express permission in writing of the Harbour Master being first obtained, under such rules and restrictions as the Commissioners may appoint; and if any such building be so erected or placed within such boundaries without such per- mission, it shall be lawful for the Harbour Master to ^, remove such building at the expense of the person or f persons who erected the same, who shall be liable for such expense in addition to the penalty imposed upon him or them for the infringment of this By-law, and to act in respect of the materials so removed in the manner and subject to all the conditions and pro- visions established by Article No. 33 of the By-laws of the said Commissioners. JmhiftVnd ^^^^^^ 60.— No person or persons shall cut icje, or making roads make any holes in the i(!e, or make any road thereon, ftriStek«t.o^ oi>.cupy the same in any manner, within the limits or other mark., of the said harbour, exi^ept at such pla^e or places therein as shall be Allotted and designated by the "Harbour ^SCaster or the Harbour^Ingineer, for those '4 • 23 " purposes respectively ; and no pfrson or persons shall convey away, destroy, injure, or deface any pickets or other marks placed on the ice for the pur- pose of indicating the limits within which such road or roads may be made, or ice cut, or within which any rjibbish, snow, or ice may be deposited ; or shall " destroy, injure, deface, or carry away any pickets or other marks placed on the ice by the Harbour Engi- neer in the performance of his duty. Article 51.— The Wharfinger or other officer' of thei^t"»y»>« Trust under the authority of the Commissioners shall f'"^"' , have power, on behalf of the said Harbour Commis- "*^«'«°' sioners, and under their directions, to allot, let, or lease any space or portion of any of the wharves piers or vacant ground in the said harbour, for the piling thereon of firewood or other lumber, 'or of other articles subject t6 such rate of charges, and for such time or times as may from time to time be fixed by the Harbour Commissioners ; and such allotment or letting shall be evidenced only by written permit "^ signed by the Wharfinger, and if such wood or other articles be allowed to remain on such lot or lots for twelve hours after the expiration of the time denoted - m such permit, without a renewal of the same at the Wharfinger's office, such Wood or other articles shall be liable to be removed by the Harbour Master in the manner provided by Article No. 48 of these By-laws, and withcfut any notice being given, either verbally or in writing, by the Harbour Master to the . party pwning or representing the same. Article 62. -No person or persoils, without the con- Kno™«,hm.nt sent pf the said Commissioners, shall encroach, enter p-"/withiB tipon. take possession of, or use any part or p ortio n '""'"'''"♦^" of the Harbour or Port of Montreal, or of any part or """^^^^^^ '"^I^'^^J T «"F, "/ *^*f5S" ! I ■ ! ,1 L.J 24 portion of the immoveable property, lands or beach, the control and management whereof are vested in the Harbour Commissioners of Montreal, in and by the several Statutes incorporating the said Commis- sioners and relating to the Harbour and Port of Mont- real. And if, at any time, any person or persons be found encroaching upon or in possession of any part or portion *of the said harbour, land, beach, or premises, the said Commissioners shall have a right to give a notice in writing to such person or persons, , under the hand of the Secretary of the said Commis- sion, notifying and requiring him or them to desist from such encroachment, and to leave such portiii> of said harbour, land, beach, or premises, within sn^ period, not less than forty-eight hours thereaAetf -as fihall be fixed in such notice. And any person or persons who shall so encroach, enter upon, take pos- session of, or use any part or portion of such harbour, land, beach, or premises, without the consent of the said Commissioners, shall, and each of such person or persons shall incur a penalty not exj^^Ming Forty Dollars currency for every such violation of this By-law, and a. further like penalty not exceeding Forty Dollars currency for every period of twenty- four hours during which such encroachment, entrance upon, possession, or use shall continue or be persisted in. And any person or persons so found encroaching upon, or in possession of any part or portion of such harbour, port, - land, beach, or prem- ises, who shall persist in so encroaching upon, or in retaining possession of the same, after the expiration of the delay within which such person or jjersons is or are required by such notice to desist from such ' encroachment and to relinquish and abandon such "possession OT sucti pari or jwrtidn HoT sucBTTiailSoui^ "ay X^' -wj f^^te^ J- »• / V '^f1^^1»•_^^p!"(^■•,■y| ^^gft^»Plf^^^^5^f^^w^l^f^W^^F 25 • * , ■ ' ■ , port, land, beach, or premises, shall, and each of them, shall incur a penalty not exceeding Forty Dollars currency for every period of twenty-four hours during which such encroachment or possession shall con- tinue after the expiration of such delay. Article 53. — In every case where any person is act- ing under a permission in writing from a^y officer in the said harbotir, or from any official authorized by the By-laws of the said harbour, to grant such permission, such person, upon the first demand of ' \ the Wharfinger or of the Harbour Master, or of any other official employed about the said harbour by the said Commissioners, shall exhibit to the Wharfinger, Harbour Master, or other official making such demand the writing containing such permission. DEPARTURE OF VESSELS. Article 54. — No vessel shall leave the harbour until Veweia must ,, . report outward the master or person in charge thereof shall have l^bA^^ made and delivered at the Wharfinger's Office a full tbour!*"* and correct report in writing, signed and certified by him, of her outward cargo, with the description thereof in detail, and its value, and also of her draught of water ; and unjtil all dues on such vessel and on her cargo, and all penalties incurred thereby, . or by the master or person in charge thereof, and all costs and charges with which such vessel or the master or person in charge thereof shall be chargeable towards the Harbour Commissioners, shall have been fully paid. GUNPOWDER. _ Articlt^ 55 . -r!No-^nTipQwdct shftll bo- land e d ^oytuinpowd e r, shipped in the said harbour above the part of said ^""'"^ "' "^ 8hir>i>ej;>»-;_;_^^>.. /7j^~^5- ''V-'"^^r^*^Tff-h.f(«p!*,'^-r^ffi^ ■ 26 /^~ . liarbour where the wharf formerly stood which was known as Gilbert's Wharf. And it shall be in the power of the Harbour Commissioners, by a resolution to be passed for that purpose, to prevent any gun- powder from being landed or shipped higher up than any other point below such wharf, which point shall be designated in such^resolution. whKt u Article 56.— No gunpowder shall be landed until there be on the wharf a^suitable vehicle in readiness there to convey it away ; and in such case no greater quantity shall be landed than shall be sufficient to load such vfehicle once, until such quantity so landed shall be taken away in such vehicle. ShatTainer it ^^^icU 57.— No gunpowder shall be brought to or may eahipped-pi^^g^ upon any wharf for shipment, until the vessel in which it is to be shipped shall be ready to receive ^ it immediately on board; and only one cart load thereof shall ^e brought to such wharf at one time, and no second cart load shall be brought to such , wharf, or placed thereon, until the last previous cart load shall have been placed on board of such vessel. Article 58.— No gunpowder shall be conveyed to or - from any vessel i^^ an open boat, unless it be com- pletely (covered with tarpaulin or other suitable covering; and no person on board of such boat shajl Moke, nor^shall any lire be used therein for any purpose whatever. VEHICLES. Gunpowdor oonveyod in open boats. or - tbey rihiV ^^'*'^'* 59.~No person shall drive a horse or horses Y^^^no^^ »»y «^' the wharves, or any of the ramps leading ly*"^?^ Ar^Q ^^^^^ Whar ves, at a quicker motion than a walk ; i»ua^-trartB,trucfcs,^iid^mhervelijHes~g6 '. \ *^mm^m^m'Vt" \ ¥ 2t froth any vessiel in the harbonr shall take the ramp n^ai^st to such vessel. . Article 60. — No ojnnibns, C£^b, caleche, truck, cart, ^O7«i>ioieto , . , 1 11 -1 'obstruct any or vehicle whktsoever, shall be permitted to stand on '*^*'^ *^'' P'®""-, " ' > * • ^ and no driver to an/ wharf or pier in the said harbour in such a man- },™^n""* *"^ • ner as to obstruct the passage to and fro upon such wharf or pier,^-or to or froin any vessel arriving or lying at, or departiujg from such wharf or pier; nor shall any driver of any such vehicle, or any other person, obstruct, importune, or annoy any passenger or person, landing from or embarking on board of any vessel in said harbour. \ AriicleQl. — Every person in charge of a horse or Drivers of \ horses, or of any vehicle drawn by a horse or horses remain beside in '-L-j 11 1 ' their horses snail remain beside such horse or horses, except when ""*" o*"^*^ f®'' ^ loading or discharging such vehicle, and shall not !.*?*'V"«L2r ♦ \- in discharadnsr V then leave them so far as they shall be beyond his ""'''* ^®'*'°'®- \ control ; and no cabman or driver of any omnibus or pther vehicle on any wharf or pier in said harbour ^all leave such vehicle on any pretence whatsoever, u^til, he shall have been called and his vehicle engaged. Article 62. — No railway car, carriage, truck, or loco- No railway oar, motive engine shall be permitted to stand on anv""^'**'^'""*"" ■ V r. ■ . ., .,,.,,, ^ beyond certain whart or pier, or any railway track laid below the^'^^T^Hhout , revetment wt^L in the said harbour, except while » such car, carriage, or truck is being loaded, or such locomotive engine is in use or being attached to cars, trucks or carriages then being loaded, or is immedi- ately about to be so put in use. ' And in the evenjt of any empty railway car, carriage or truck, or any loco- motive onflps I5eihg left stauding^ornoTih^aser^or^ sion. "'■'?%Wff^^^^0^'^ i 28 . not immediately about to be used as aforesaid, upon any wharf or pier, or upon such railway track, except for the purpose of being immediately thereafter loaded and taken away, the Harbour Master. o(r other officer duly authorized in that behalf, may give notice to the person in charge of such car, carriage, truck, or locomotive engine, or to the Railway Company owning or possessing such car, carriage, truck or loco- motive engine, to remove the same, either out of the harbour limits, or to such place within them as said HarI>our Master or officer shall order. An4 if within one hour thereafter siich car, carriage, truck or loco- motive engine be not removed in accordance with ■ stieh notice or order, the Harbour Master or other proper officer shall cause the same to be removed at .the expense of such Railway Company,— the whole without prejudice to the penalty incurred by the breach of any one of these By-Laws. And in addi- tion to such penalty, a further penalty of like amount: shall be incurred if, such car, carriage, truck or loco- motive engine is allowed to remain at or near the place where the same was standing— when such notice or order of removal was given— for every twenty-four hours during which the same shall so remain. :o:- V. REGULATIONS RESPECTING PILOTS. / LICENSIN(J OF PILOTS. ^^Hcium Article 63.— The Standing Committee on Pilots, Beacont and Buoys shall summon to their assistance ^^^ ^ «Q^^ ^^ ^tual iJHj d M i d i icCT iBed ptlots~ar r "'J^fT^pLV^SfV'* V 29 V. assessors, together with sojoae |Liiatical man, and such Standing Committee, aides^y su<5h assessors, shall be the Board of Exa^aHaefs for the examination of pe|llE^n# t^siiing to be apprenticed as pilots, and sub- sequently applying for license as pilots ; but the ^ pilots so summoned as assessors shall not havfe any ^^ ^te on such board. ^ Article 64.-r-Every person, who on the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and seventy- four, was serving an apprenticeship to be a pilot, shall receive his license as a pilot at the time and on the conditions mentioned in the 32nd section of the Pilotage Act, 18*73, in conformity with the provisions of the said Act, providing such person shall pass an examination respecting the qualifications required of hiaa under the Law, By-law, Rule or Regulation in force at the time he commenced his apprenticeship, — such examination to be so passed by the Board of Examiners for pilots created under these By-laws. Article 65. — ^No person shall be recognized as an apprentice within the meaiiihg of the Pilotage Act or of these By-laws, unless he shall have been pre- viously licensed as such apprentice in the manner hereinafter provided. Article 66. — Persons desirous of obtaining a license to be apprenticed for the purpose of becoming pilots, may make application to the Board of Examiners for such license, and if any such person be a minor, his application must be sanctioned by his tutor or lawful guardian. Article 6*7. — Upon such application the Board of ^xttUtiut^rs tthaii^xtninne such appiicfart7 and Fhat}~ il l^T^''- ■y^'H^^!^- , t^ H -i^^f \f^^ 1(i-- I s 30 f satisfy thejnselves before granting him such license that he is able to read and write eit^ier inEnglish or French, and that his character for sobriety and hojiesty is good; and such applicant must not be un,der the ag©' of sixteen years, nor above the age of^hirty years, ""^-^^.v. • ' ' ■ t^.-' •' ' Article 68.— An apprentice so licensed must serve for Hve years under indenture with some licensed pilot or pilots, and shall serve for the said period during the season of navigation on board of vessels trading between Montreal and Quebec, or between Montreal and ports in the River St. Lawrence below Quebec,, making at least sixteen double voyages be- tween Quebe^ and Montreal in each season ; and during tl^e winter seasons shall make at least three Ocean voyages. And such voyages between Quebec and Montreal shall be made with a regular pilot, or as master or person in charge of the vessel- making such voyage. Article 69. — After having duly served his apprentice- ship in the manner hereinbefore provided, such apprentice may apply to be licensed as a pilot, and thereupon he shall be examined by the Board of Examiners herein appointed, both as to his qualifica- tion in respect of his skill as a pilot, and also as to his character for diligence, sobriety and honesty. And if upon such examination the Board of Ex- aminers shall find him competent and qualified to act as a pilot, they shall report accordingly to the Harbour Commissioners, and a license to act as a pilot shall be duly issued to him in the form prescribed by the Pilotage Act, 187a. Article 10. — After the expiration of five*^ years from Jhe p a gs a ge of theseJBy-lawa no a ppli e a ti o a wiHr be-= - ' "Wj^S^VR' .m<' 31 received from any person whoinsoever to be licensed as a pilot unless he shall have b^en licensed as an apprentice under the provisions of these By-laws, ai^d shall have in all respects conformed himself to the requirements hereof. And persons who have commenced to learn the business of a pilot since the said 1st day of January, 18*74, shall immediately send in their applications for licenses as apprentices, and may receive such license in the discretion of the said Board of Examiners as to the retrospective effect thereof to the 1st January last. 4.~ Article 71. — A record shall he kept of applications • for licenses as apprentices or pilots, together with the examination of such apprentices or pilots, which may be taken by a shorthand writer if the Board of Examiners deem fit. And a record shall also be made and retained of the name in full, and the age of every applicant to be licensed as an applrentice or as a pilot, and of all the other matters required to be reported to the Grovernor-iri-Council under the Pilotage Act, 1873. The fee payable for each license to an apprentice shall be five dollars, and for each license to a pilot ten dollars. DISCIPLINE OF; PILOTS. ■^ Article 72. — No pilot shall disobey any summons of?" ?'i"*^ ^® '■ ' •' ■' disobey any the Harbour Commissioners of Montreal, through ^'J^'^^v^^^^J^'J^^ their Secretary or their Supetintendent of Pilots; nor shall any pilot in attendance upon the said Har- bour Commissioners absent himself until regularly diwr ha rg ed. ^^^^ ..■I , ^'*^,^^;^,^.»I^' H^ 82 oteeSiti^on ^'^^^ ^3.-Every pilot- being in Montreal; and not cimmissioneia. ^^^^ged *<> pilot any vessel thence^ shall, when there- unto required by the Harbour Commissioners of Montreal, through their Secretary or the Superin- intendent of Pilots, repair on board and take- charge of any vessel requiring a pilot, and continue in charge thereof according to the tenor of the requisi- tion so made to him. ; ^ Pilots tqtake charge oi vessels in Her Majesty's service when required. Article 74.— Every pilot shall, when thereunto ' required by the Harbour Commissicwi'fers of Montreal, through their Secretary or their Sng^|pntendent of-' Pilots, repair on board and take chat*^^ of any vessel of any derfomination in Her Majesty V service, and. ^ continue in such charge according to the tenor of such requisition. , ^ » " ' '■ . . \i ■ ». perfomhis Article 75. — When any .Mot shall have ffone on i agreement with u^, j i. n i i^' . ', , - o / any Master. Doard, or Shall havc agreed 'With the owner or master / of any vessel not in Her Majesty's service, or with/ any agent on behalf of such vessel, as a pilot, hi he shall perform his part of the agreement according to the tenor thereof, subject, nevertheless, to such orders as he may receive from the Harbour Commis- sioners of Montreal, through their Secretary or Super- intendent of pilots. ' Article 76.— Any pilot, wh^n engaged to pilot any vessel from the Harbour of Montreal to Quebec, or to any intermediate place, shall give notice thereof, personally, or in writing, to the Harbour Coinmis- sioners of Montreal through their Secretary o/super- fi intendent of Pilots, before his departure, aZd a like notice on his arrival at Montreal, after having piloted any vessel bound upwards. notice when engaged to pilot a vessel. I w -) ^sa^^^^^ 1^ '-■WT' '% \:. nd not tjiere- !ers of iperin- charge Lue in jquisi- rennto ' atreali^ ent of^** vessel 3, and. ' aor of ne on i aasteF / withi atj he rding such nmis- luper- •t any Bc, or ereof, amis- luper- i like loted A A, ■I ^^ <^ ^^^ t 33 %^ • Article. 77.— Eyery pilot who shall have taken charge of any vessel from Mgntfeal to Quebec, shall remain on board such vessel until such vessel shall • have been safely moored, td the satisfaction of the - ' master or person ih charge. ' ' Article 78.— Every pilot in charge of any vesfeel piloted into the Harbour of Montreal shall be' bound to remain on board such vessel until such vessel shall have been secured in a discharging berth, and keep colours flying until so berthed tp or alongside of any wharf, unless sooner discharged by the ~ master^wner, or person in charge. * Article 79.— Every pilot who shajl observe any Pilots to rej,ort alteration in sand banks or channels, or: that 'any ^''^^andKC buoys, beacons or floating lights have been driven" '"''"' ' °* 4 away or^ are out of place, or broken down, or that any of the lights in lighthouses are not prop'efly .lighted, shall forthwith give notice thereof, either personally or in writing, to the Harbour C6]|imi8-. sioners of Montreal, through their 8ecrefary or Superintendent of Pilots. ! ^ , ' ^r^ic/e 80.— No pilot shdll demand or receive any ■ higher or greater sum for the pilotage of any vessel than is by law allowed. *' , Article 81. — No pilot, or apprentice to a pilot, shall ^''p''®* *« ' 1 •J . , f 1 peoroto any ' » am or assist any seaman or apprentice legally bound, a'^'reti'ti"'' i to any master of any vessel, to secrete himself, or " "^ shall facilitate in any way the desertion of any sea- • man or apprentice legally bound. V v4r^/c/e 82.— If any pilot shall be desirous of tem- ^ofarily ceasing to act as a pilo t, he shall make =-ispplication to the StMdrnf~^U6mmittee'on^ Pilots 8 r^ -.„.,,^,^,i,..>l„.., ai«^«e.,i^^aB^^^aa ^>._r-,...TM^M^.^^^^^^ «5.i l*-^^-'^^ »M» f ■> M: %' jjl- ;- 34 ■i m i Beacons and Buoys, for permission so to do, and such 4^ permission may be granted by the Committee if they s,ee fit. Pijotstobehavo Article 83. — Every pilot shall behave himself sober. civilly, and shall be strictly temperate and sober whilst in the exer(?ise of the duties of his officJe, and shall use his utmost care and diligence for the safe conduct of every ship or vessel, whether in tow of a steam vessel or not, while under his charge, and shall use his utmost care to prevent her from doing damage to others. biiiMtKr'"' Article 84.— Every pilot who shall be on board ^f ' Srabi?" any vessel from which shall be thrown into ^he havi- waters. gable watcrs within the jurisdiction of the' Pilotage District of Montreal, any ballast or other thing what- soever, shall report the same to the Harbour Com- missioners, through their Secretary, or Superintend- ent of Pilots, immediately upon his arrival in the Harbour of Montreal, and any other pilot who shall have seen the offence committed, or who shall have knowledge thereof, shall report the same as herein ordered. ^ Article 85. — Whenever any accident shall occur tq or be caused by any vessel whilst in the charge of a pilot within the Pilotage District of Montreal, such pilot shall forthwith, after he shall cease to be in the acti^al charge of such vessel, repair to> the office of the Harbour Comjnissioners at B^)ntreal, and there per- sonally report himself and the accident that has occurred, with all particulars thereof, to the Secretary the said CQm mi Hsione r s\_„^ . Pilots to report accidents. Addition thereto see Article 142. W'/i ^,^,r^nfr^:,^m mil in. iii ^^B^mr.. i^ui >,ai^tfey^^^ i^^i^^ ^.^u ,.,> i. .,»m..>.u.......^..^....== per- has .■ t^^'- w "'?^7.s».'* 1t^;.xsgt~f- jH "'^ 35 Article 86.- .y •The Hartour Commissioners shall have Harbour " ' "■ — - Commissioners , -'"'""*^°"i"uoiBDumi nave Harbour the power to appoint a person to be Pilotage- Super- ?oTp^fni» . mtendent for the Port of Montreal, whose duty ito«r'"' shall be^to attend to the carrying out of these By- laws in all respects, and tb supervise the conduct of * pilots and apprentices" licensed under this Act or holding any license under any Act of the Parliaii^ent ' ot Canada or of the Province of Canada ; and to report any derelictions of duty on the part of such apprentices or pilots to the Standing Committee oi^ ' mots, Beacons and Buoys. And such Pilotage Sup- erintendent shall also perform sud^ojJier duties and lunctions as shall be imposed u^n him by the Har- ' bour Commissioners or by the said Standing Com- ' mittee. . Article SI. -When any dredging vessel belonging PUots to ^e to the Harbour Conftnissioners is employed in thedSn^. channel opposite the Harbour of Montreal, pilots hav- "''''" mg vessels in charge shall not leave the harbour without first gving notice of such being their inten- tion tQ the Harbour Commi'ssioners, through their Secretf^ry or Harbour Master. RETIREMENT AND REMOVAL 0P PILOTS. Article g8.-When a licensed pilot shall have attained the age of 65 years, he shall cease to have the right to act as pilot under his license until after he shall have complied with the provisions of the 36 h section of the Pilotage Act, by prodiiting and delivering up his license to the Harbour Commis- sioners. But if, upon examination by the Board ^f Examiners, he shall be found to be competent to per- form his duties, a license shall be granted to him for ^ -^ on o y ear, and I hemafter *om yWIo yiaTsolong^ ^"^^^^^^■^^ .11 I II I mi II II II II II TTTrTrnrTiT r »>"""■ ■■"«i.^;.«-*-i»».^i«^s sMi^^^^^^^^M 36 he shall continue so competent. The whole in con- formity with the said 36th section of the said Act. Article 89.— If at any time complaint be made to the Harbour Commissioners that any licensed pilot has become incapacitated by mental or bodily infirm ity, or by habits of drunkenness, to perform his duty as such pilot effectively, such pilot shall be notified of such complaint, and thereafter---at a time and , place to be fixed for the purpose by the Standing Committee on Pilots, Beacons and Buoys — enquiry shall be made under oath into the truth of the said complaint, on which enquiry the accused pilot shall have the right to adduce evidence on his behalf, in conformity with the rules to bo laid down for the purpose by the said Committee. And thereupon the said Committee shall make a report to the Harbeur Commissioners upon the said complaint, s,tating whether the same has been proved to their satisfac- tion or not, and making such special report in the promises as they shall think proper. And thereupon — after notice to such pilot, who should be he^rj in person in his own defence before the said I^arbour Commissioners, if he desires it — the said Harbour C^ommissioners shall pronounce such judgment and order in the premises as they shall deem expedient and justified by the facts. And by such order the accused party may be altogether deprived of his license, or may be suspended from acting as such pilot under sm^h license' for such time as the Harbour Commissioners shall decide. ^ • Article 90. — If any dispute arises between any master or person in charge of any ship and any pilot respecting pilotage, and either party shall make txmTplttint ixt tlrer Ha rbour C o m miss iuae r s i n r eB |> ect 3-7 of such dispute, the same shalf be referred to the * btandmg Committee on Pilots, Beacons and Buoys, who shall decide upon such dispute, . after hearing the parties and their witnesses and examining all such evidence as may be laid before them on the subject • and the order or award to be made by the said Stand- ing Committee upon such dispute shall be final and binding on all the parties thereto ; and if any person concerned in such dispute shall refuse or neglect to obey the order or judgment rendered thereon by the said Standing Committee, he shall be held to be guilty of a breach of .these By-Laws, and shall be subject to the penalty for such breach hereinafter provided. Article 91.— Upon any breach or dereliction of duty on the part of any pilot, it shall be competent for the Harbour Commissioners to suspend such pilot and temporarily or permanently to withdraw his license as pilot, (either in addition to imposing upon him o'-«o in any pecuniary penalty hereinafter provided for or"'^'"^- «•• without such pecuniary penalty), and afterwards to" remove such suspension, or restore such license to such pilot when they shall deem it proper so to do And any pilot so suspended or removed from the position of pilot shall forthwith deliver over to the Harbour Commissioners his license as such. ^ i ' RIVER REGULATIONS. Article 02.— In order not to obstruct the light in the Upt>e r Li ght-Ho^se at Repentigny. no yes^Hl ■Bh«r-rt t™^ n« ^W^^n'J — ^^. „- . _-_ _ -i_ — ^^z... rv- "^y,i'wp;^'i>ji!j^-!re>?'«-, i. 38 Repentigny, between the said lights and the yellow house known as Lachapelle's. Article 93.— No vessel or raft, while under, weigh or" drifting down, shall trail her anchor; Article 94. — No person shall encumber navigable water within the limits of the Pilotage District of Montreal or any of the harbours, creeks, inlets and beaches, within the said limits, or shall in any way obstruct the navigation thereof with stones, filth, rubbish, timber, logs, spars, rafts or cribs, wrecks of steamers or other vessels, and a further, like penalty to that which is hereafter imposed for a breach of this By-I^aw shall be incurred by any person guilty of such breach, if he shall not remove or cause to be removed 'any such incumbrances or obstruction Within ten days after being required so to do by the officer appointed for such purpose by^the Haybour Commissioners, and a further like penalty for S^^ery subsequent day during which such incumbrances or obstructions shall not be removed. Article 95. — All rafts descending the river, whether in tow of a steamer or otherwise, shall, when oppo- sitePto Isle-au-Raisins, leave the ship channel and follow the straight chaund marked by two beacons on Isle-il-la- Pierre, keeping the said beacons in a line, and passing to the south of buoys placed to mark tht^ chaniiel for rafts, and the penalty incurred for an infringement of this By-Law shall be so incurred as well by the owner, mastcEor person in charge of the steamer to^^ing the raft, as by the owner, master or person in charge of such raft so fringi By t,. '■■ .„«: .iifcfeiiji'afc^.jsfe-£;.- * • K 39 ? Artwie 96.— All rafts navigating the waters within * the limits of the jurisdiction of the Pilotage District of Montreal, shall have the name of the owner or owners thereof legibly painted in letters not less than eighteen inches long on both sides of a board not less than five feet in height, to be affixed to the cabane or other permanent place on the raft, so as to be easily discernible. Article 9'7.— All rafts descending the river, whether in tow of a steamer or oth,erwise, shall keep to the northward of Isle-de-Laurier, or Laurette Island, and Isle Bellegarde, and the penalty incurred by an infringement cf this By-law shall be so incurred as well by the master, owner or person in charge of the steamer towing the raft so infringing this By-law as by the master, owner or person in charge of such raft. Artwis 98.— No vessel, raft or craft shall be allowed to pass over, or strike against, or touch, or in any way interfere with any buoy or mark placed for the purpose of navigation within the limits of the juris- diction of the Pilotage District of Montreal, and a like penalty to that which is incurred by the master or person in charge of such vessel, raft or craft, for any infringement of this By-law, shall also be incurred by the master or person in charge of any vessel towing the same. Article 99.— All steam Tassels navigating the waters 8t*.mcn, to within the limits of theVnsdiction of the Pilotage terEnV District of Montreal, (those using coal for generatipg steam excepted) shall have a wire cap or caps to their chimney or chimneys, (the interstices of which shall* -not be more than (nie-qraMter^ an inclijlqui^^ = ^•^^int-ii , » ^^j '•^"i^*n t-ii— ■u-.^.lfX'^f. Steamers in thick fom to reduce their speed. 40 fitted over the chimney or chimneys, so as to prevent sparks issuing therefrom while Jjjing at any wharf, or when approaching or leaving the shore, or when towing any vessel or vessels at any place within the limits of the said jurisdiction. . * Article 1 00.— Every steam vessel, whilst navigating within the limits of the jurisdiction of the Pilotage District of Montreal, during thick fogs, shall reduce the rate of speedT to not exceeding half speed. :o:- RE^GULATIONS FOR THE . RIVERS RICHELIEU, YAMASKA, AND^ HARBOUR OF SOREL. * Article 101.— No pilot, master or person in charge of any vessel or raft, shall anchor or moor such vessel or raft either in the St. Lawrence, Richelieu, Yamaska or Channel du Moin6, or any part of the Harbour of Sorel, so as t6 prevent a free and uninterrupted pas- sage for all other vessels or .rafts, or a free and safe access to or egress .from the said harbour, or to and from any wiarf at which any vessel is accustomed to take her berth. Article IO2.--N0 faft shall be anchored or moored lower down in. the Harbour of. Sorel than one hundred feet above the grist mill, and every such raft shall be moored or anchored on the w.e8t side of the river, so as not to extend further out in the stream than one hundred^and fifty feet from the beach, under the penalty hereinafter provided for the *V1' :- «, 'k . - 42 ^ barges, bateau or bateaux, or other description of craft i;i the' River Kichelieu, whenever such steamer calls* or stops at the Poft of Sorel, for any cause whatever, shall be^ boun^ to leave the vessel or vessels, barge or barges, bateau or bateaux, or other description of cra.ft in tow of such steamer, either in the River St. Lawrence or in that part of the Richelieu which is. above the Ferry at the footof George Street of the said iown of Sorel ; the whole in such wise as in no way to obstriict the navigation, of either of the said rivers or the wharves on the said River Richelieu opposite the said town of Sorel, or any of them. Article 108.— Ill rafts., tbwed up "the Richelieu River, shall be kept to the starboard or fight hand side of the river, so as to give a free passage at all times to all other vessels or rafts requiring to pass up or down the river,, < '^ • - * _ - Article ^109.— The master or person in charge of every vessel, ship, steamer, barge, bateau, or other river crail, arriving in the harbour of Sorel for winter quarters, shall, without delay, report his arrival to the officer or person in the employ of the Harbour Commissioners of Montreal, who shall have authority for the said Harbour Commissioners in that behalf according to his discretion, and in conformity with the following fules and regulations, to assign to such vessel, ship, steamer, barge, bateau, or other river craft, the berth it shall occupy for the winter season and such assignment of a berth may be made by a verbal nptice to the master or person in charge ; and no ship, steamer, vessel, barge, bateau or other river craft, shall take up or occupy any berth in the said harbour, unless such berth shall have been assigned to her by such officer. .■^'' :. \ J^^.^\«- 48 Article 110.— No steamer or vessel shall anchor or be moored for winter quarters nearer a wharf at Sorel than at the distance of. ten feet therefrom; and if such steamer or vessel be anchored or moored at a less distance from the wharf than ten feet, the master or person in charge thereof shall remove the same within one hour after being required so to do by the officer or person authorized to act in that behalf by the said Harbour Commissioners, under the penalty hereinafter provided for a breach of these By-Laws, and under a further like penalty for every twenty- four hours during which such steamer or vessel shall not be removed in conformity herewith. Article 111.— Not more than two vessels or steamers shall • be abreast for winter quarters at any of the wharves of the said Harbour of ^orel, and the outside vessel or steamer shall be moored or fastened at a dis- tance of at least ten feet from the inner one, and the master, owner, or person in charge thereof, shall remove the same within one hour/after being required so to do by the officer or person authorized to act in that behalf by the said Harbour Commissioners, under the penalty hereinafter provide^ for a breach "^ these .By-Laws, and under a further like penalty \ every twenty.four hours during which such Imer or vessel shall not be removed in conformity herewith. ^ . Artwle il2.— No vessel or steaiTer shall be anchored or moored at any of the jvharves of Sorel for winter quarters nearer another vessel or steameV longitudi- nally than- 30 feet therefrom, and the master, pilot, or person in charge, or the owner or agfent of such vessel, shall remove the same, if anchored or moored uua( stlf^i J« ; *- . r , w '44 one hour after being required so to do by the officer or person authorized to adt in that behdf by the said Harbour Commissioners, under the penalty herein- after provided for a breach of these By-Laws, and under a further like penalty for every twenty-four hours during which such steamer or vessel shall not be removed in conformity herewith. Article 113!— No schooners, barges, bateaux, or other small river craft, shall be placed, anchored or moored for winter quarters in the Harbour of Sorel, between the space comprised without the entrance to the said harbour and the point opposite the building, known as the Steam Mill. And if so placed, anchored o;: moored, the master, pilot, or person in charge, or the ^\^ier or < agent of such vessel, shall remove the same within one hour after being required so to do by the officer or person authorized to act in that behalf by the said Harbour Commissioners", under the penalty hereinafter provided for a breach of these By-Laws, and under a further like penalty for every. twenty-four hours during which such, steamer oi» vessel shall not ft removed in conformity therewith. Artkle 114.— No vessel or, crib shall anchor or moor in the River Yamaska within six (6) arpents from the head of the island called Isle de Rouches to the entrance of the passage called the Dor6, nor within the said passage or channel called the Dor6, from its • said entrance to the head of the island called Isle ^ Beamhemin, under the penalty hereinafter provided for breach of these By-Laws, ^d under a further li' o penalty for each subsequent twenty-four hours during which such vessel or crib shall be anchored or moored in the said places in contrii¥e^tion of this section. X" - S'- •'.;•;•: T- w H ■■:. 46 ilrftWllS^— All vessels and cribs whenever they «hall be olpged to cast anchor or moor in the passage or channel called the Dor6, above the head ot Isle Beauchemin, shall anchor or moor on the north side of the cha,nnel, as near to the shore as possible and in one serial line ; and during the time they are there anchored or moored,. shall have their yards topped •or braced up for^ and aft, the booms rigged in as far as possible, under the penalty hereinafter provided for a breach of these By-Laws, and under a further like penalty for each subsequent twenty-four hours during which such vessels or cribs shall be anchored or moored in said place- in contravention of this section. ■:o:- IMPEDINa OFFICERS. Article 116.— No persons or persons sh^ll, by act, word or deed, interfere with, obstruct or impede the Harbour Master, or any person or persons acting under his orders or supervision, or any officer, person pr persons appointed by or acting under the orders of the Harbour Commissioners, while in the execu- tion of his or their duties respectively ; or shall aid, abet, encourage, prompt or order any other person or persons so to do. :o:- FINES AND PENALTIES. j».'/ ■•'^■ Article 117. -Every person, in whatsoever capacity JJ" article hu he may be acting, who shall violate or infringe any ^''^'pp'*^- «''^* of the By-Laws of the Corporation of th^ ff gL rbour to*! iiaa^fe^ . n .&. lA .'4^/^'- MMMMilM Commissioners of Montreal, or any part of portion of any of thein, shall be subject to a penalty of Forty Dollars currency. bSS^Skd" ^^^««^'e 118.— :^Tery person, in whatsoever capacity See pp. 56. 67. he may be acting, who shall fail or neglect to obey any one of the By-Laws of the Corporation of the Harbour Commissioners of Montreal, or any portion of any one of them, shall be subject to a penalty of-^ .' Forty Dollars currency. ' ^-^ SS*repeaied* ^r^zWc 119. — The master, pilot, owner, or person in See pp. 66, 67. charge of any vessel which shall violate or infringe, or fail or neglect to obey any one of the By-Laws of the Corporation of the Harbour Commissioners of Montreal, 6t any part or portion of any one of them ; «- and the master, pilot, owner or person in charge of any vessel, in the conduct and management of which any one of the said By-Laws, or any part, of any one '„ of them, sTiall be violated, infringed or Visobiyed, shall be subject to a penalty of Forty Dollars currency. / This article has been repealed. . See pp. ,67. Article 120. — In the event of the contravention or neglect to obey any of the By-Laws of the Corpora- tion of Harbour Commissioners of Montreal, havirig reference to the landing or ishipping of gunpowder, the landing or shipping, as the case may be, of each keg or package of gunpowder shall be a separate offence, and shall give rise to a separate penalty of Fprty Dollars against the offending party. K^reSSd^ Article 121.— The owner of any cargo, lumber or See pp. h 67 effects, or of any matter or thing whatever, landed from any vessel," in respect of \yhich cargo, lumber or effects, matter or thing, there shall be any violation --4 *^.^- 47 , -, or infringement of, or disobedience to any one of .the By-Laws of the Corporation of the Harbour Commis- sioners of Montreal, or of any part of any one of ® them, shall be subject to a penalty of Forty Dollars currency. Article 122.— The owner or person in charge of any This article ha« goods, lumber or other effects, deposited for- shipment See^pp^Ss^w!" on any wharf, or elsewhere in the said harbour, in respect of which goods, lumber or effecis there shall •be any violation or infringement of, or disobedience to any one of the By-Laws of the Corporation of the Harbour Commissioners of Montreal, or of or fo any part of any one of them, shall be subject to a penalty of Forty Dollars currency. Article 123. — If any person be convicted by any Magistrate or Magistrates, Justice or Justices of the Peace, of any of the said offences, such Magistrate or Magistrates, Justice or Justices of the Peace, who shall render such judgment of conviction, may reduce the amount of the penalty to Twenty Dollars cur- rency in all cases where the offence committed has no reference to a sea-going vessel, or to a cargo car- ried or to be carried in a sea-going vessel, or is not committed by the master or person in charge of a sea-going vessel. Article 124.~Any person who shall be convicted of This article haa infringing any of the said By-Laws, or any of the pro- '"'^" ^^'>^^- visions of the Statutes now in force providing for the management and improvement" of the Harbour of — " Montreal and the deepening of the ship channel be- tween the said harbour and the port of Quebec ; and who shall be condemned to the payment of any pecu- J^^^ n V^J^^^M^'^^mhmg&mQxii, nnd w h o Bhall mmmm r \ -i h/ • ^48 make default in the payment of such pecuniary penalty and of the cosis of such conviction, may be /imprisoned for a period of thirty days, unless the amount of such penalty and costs be sooner paid. ^ Article 125. — In so far as the foregoing penalties are imposed for the breach of any By-Law made by the- said Commissioners as the pilotage authority for the Pilotage District of Montreal, the said sum of Forty 'Dollars shall be the maximum penalty, with power to the tribunal trying any person for a breach of such By-Law, to reduce the amount of such penalty to any sum which shall to such tribunal appear just and expedient. -:o:- &' INTERPRETATION. This artiole has been repealed. Article 126. — The word " vessel " when made use of in the foregoing regulations, is to be understood as comprehending and meaning rafts and every other description of floating vessels. The words " work- ing days " are to be understood as comprehending and meaning days on which work can legally be per- formed. The word " owner " shall comprehend and mean every part owner or owners. The words *' Harbour Master " shall comprehend and mean the Deputy Harbour Master. Also the word "goods" shall be understood as comprehending lumber, fije- <;^«Z^od, ballast and merchandise of any description, tether with all kinds of live stock; and when more persons than one are hereinbefore made subject to any penalty in the disjunctive, the said Corpora- tiou shall have^ the option of proceeding for such penalty against such one of such persons as the said Oorporation may see fit. in ne th af fo] ho inj an( ae •""— ""^ h^i^iiB,,,^,,>^a....iga N 49 I i Article 127.-The foregoing By-Laws shall not come into force until after the first Monday in January next, from and after which day, if theA approved by the aoYernor-in-Counoil, or if not, Ihen from and after the date of such approval, they shall have full force and effect amounting to their terms. ^- Privy Council Office, Ottawa, 12th April, 1876. I certify that the foregoing By-Laws of the Har- bour Commissioners of Montreal, adopted at a meet- ing held on the 26th Ja»uary last, were submitted to and approved by His Excellency the Governor- Oeneral in Council, on the 10th day of April instant. ,ii»S;_ W. A. HIMSWORTH, Clerk Privy CouncU. ** J3 ..•^' ■^p •.i*»Ww 60 BY-LAWS OF THE Harbolir Commissioners of Montreal. m Duly made and passed at a Meeting of the said Harbour Com- missioners, duly called and held at their Board Room, in Montreal, in the Province of Quebec, on the \ Twenty fourth day of April, One Thousand Eight ^Lndred and Sevchty-Wf^t. ^ Present : Thomas CkamjT^q., Chairman, llmm McLennan, Esq., Peter Donovan, Esq., Chas. H. Gould, Esq.,' ADOLPnE.:^Y, Esq. Andrew Allan, Esq. W«ERJ^, it has become necessary for the better discipline, of the Pilots, and for the greater safety " of Navigation between Montreal and Quebec, to make additional Regulations : Therefore, it is . resolved that the following be added to the By- Laws of the Commissioners already in force, viz : Article 128.— The Harbour Commissioners of Mont- real may establish, an Office in Quebec, and place in charge thereof a person to manage such business as TTlftY, llll(i(jr thnir rncrnlntinna K n— n yi\M.*. ^ *. H ; ppr >,s«^->rr and to execute any instructions that may be given him by the said Harbour Commissioners. Article 129— The officer which may be appointed in accordance with the foregoing Article, to repre- sent the Harbour Commissioners in Quebec, shall prepare a Register of Pilots, and designate them in their turn for service in rotation throughout the sea- son,'and shall secure to each Pilot his regular turn ^ save and except those cases to which reference is -made in the two next succeeding articles. Artide 130.— Pilots may be permitted to take special service with the regular" lines of steamships, but m case they have not been employed in this way during the interval between their turn on the register, they have the Hght to take any other vessel requiring- their services. Article 181.— If objection be made to any Pilot byR«pe»iod. se. . the Master or Agent of any vessel, the Pilot go "^ objected to shall stand aside /wo tern., but not otherwise lose his turn, and the officer at Quebec shall be satis- fied that the selected Pilot has not, directly or indi- rectly, used any influence to secure himself a prefer- ence ; and in the l^e of a Pilot thus taken out of his turn, his next turn shall only be allowed after those ^• wh»preoeded him before his last voyage. Article 132.— If two Pilots or more enter the Office the same day and the same hour, the right of prece- dence between the Pilots shall be determined accord- . ing to the order existing in the register book of the preceding voyage. ^^^ fg ^88 -- -All Pilots in charge of up-coming « See ^ips, sainhg vesselsToFCTaft^ of any^kindTon 52 such occasion, before meeting downward-bound vessels at sharp turns, narrow passages, or where the navigation is intricate, are required to stop, and if necessary come to a position of safety below the point of danger, and there remain until the channel is dear. These directions apply to the following points : — ; ^ St. Mary's Current, Point-aux-Trembles, Varennes, Cape St. Michael, In Lake St. Peter: Light Ship No. 1, Lightship No. 2, Black and White Buoy, Light Ship No. 3, Port St. Francis, Three Rivers, The Church at Cape Made- leine, Champlains Pouillier, Cape Levrard, Cape Charles, Cap-a-la- Roche,. La Barre-a-Rodier. Privy Council Chamber, OTTAWliaOth April, 18*78. -! hereby certiiy that the foregoing series of Bf- Laws were this day "approved by'^lfis Excellency the Govemor-G^eneriil in Council. W. A. HIMSWORTH, Clerk Privy Council. \ n •^^a^^iS^'ik.fc'' ;£fi ^^feji^B^^^l^ilr. TARIFF OF PILOTAaE : • BSTTWIIBN THB HARBOURS OF QlJEBEO AND^MONTRBIL- AND BHTWHBIN THB .:^N^' \ "'■■ ' , SEVERAL PLACES THEREIN M|BNTlONED, Dvlymadeavdpamd by th^ Harbour Conmi^merB of Montreal on ■ tffe 15th Febrmry, 1877, and approved by His. Excellency the Odvemor-General in CowicH on the 5th March, 1877. From the Harbour of Quebec to Partneitf and the ^ opposite side of the River St. Lawrence, or below Portneitf and above the Harbour of Quebec :— ' For the pilotage of any vessel in tow, or pro- pelled by steam (except as hereinafter, men- ' tioned), for each foot of draught of water— ^P^^ds .„ Q 50 Downwards ........C. 59 For the pilotage of any sea-going vessel pro- pelled by steam, for each foot of draught of water— Upwards q q21 Downwards g24 For the pilotage of any vessel under sail, for each foot of draught of water— Upwards.... 1 06 Downwards 10 From the Harbour of Quebec to Three Rivers and the opposite side of the River Si. Lawrence, or any ' place above Portneuf and below Three Rivers :^ ^^•^^Pilotftgeof any vessel in tow, or pro- T-peli6a^l>y-8feim (except as lereinafter men' ik.^X ■■ff> .:> « 'II \ ,>^*^ yt^p^^ H " * ' • ' J ' i • . -J ■ ■•■'.« 64 tioned), for each fo^t of [draught of wa,ter— ' , Upwards 160, » Downwards i 50* „ ' ? ^^^ *^® pilotage of aiiy Seagoing vessel, pro^ polled by steam, for each foot of draught of ^ €^#^®'~^P"'^^*^ * ^.. 1 ,^6 - ' For the pilotage of any Tessel undel sail, for ' " each foot of draught of water^Up^wrds ^ 60' Downwards^^.^.vr>rrm^. si 1 90 Prom the Harbour of Quebec to Sorel and the ■ opposite side of the River St. Lawrence^ or any place above Three Rivers and belaiv^Sorel ;— ^ ^ " * ' * • • For the Pilotage of any vessel in tow or pror pelled by stealfti (except as hereinafter men- tioned), for^ach foot of draught of waters Upwards :,..! ,......,.. l' 50 Downwards 1 50 Fdr the pilotage of any seagoing vessel pro- pelled by steam, for each foot of drai^ght of water— tTpwarfts 1 sl^ Downwards 1 8*7J For the pilotage" of any vessel under sail, for ^ each foot of draught of water — UpHvards 8 16 Downwards 2 10 " '- - ■ . . From the Harbour of Qusbec to the Harbour of Montreal, or to any place above Sorel and below the Harbour of Montreal : — " . For the pilotage of any veesel in tow or pro- ^eliedhyLsteftm (fticept aa haroinaftor men- -^ . V ^ , ^ .»..:■■ »' * ' »/.->" ?'??^5*?"*'^"''; J ■^*5?*?'(^ \ ^' \ ". ., - - ■ 66 " • ' ■- ''■' ■■■■■' ' "'\-^^-. ^ • - ■ ' ^■- ■ '■' "'■" •„ '"-■' '■' tioned), for each foot of draiight of water-^ Upwards ............ J.....,.'. ._ .....2 00 Downwards ^ 2 00 ' ,• ■ ' • ' ' ' For the pilote^e of any Seagfoing vessel pro- pelle^d by steam, for eacji foot of draught of waterrr-Upwards 2 60 Downwards ...^ 2 60 ' •» i pilotage ffmy vesse^.«»4ir.|i«J, for ' , ,^ ..., ,^ ' .^ ^ each foot of drau|?ht of W^er-^tTpwards ... 4 26^f ^ :^ " ' . *> Downwards \..,.', ,^. ^ 80 • ' Firom the Harbour of Montreal to Sorei, or to any place above Sorel and below Hochelaga, 1 and from Sorel, or any place aiwve ^orel ' and below Hochelaga, to the Srbour of Montreal, for each foot of draught of water foy each such pilotage— Bpward6...0 1 00 ' Downwards 1-00 » , . / " vv' . For the reniqval of any vessel from on^ wharf to another, within the limits of ,f he Har- ' hour ; or from apj of the wharves ihto the Lachine Canal ; or out of the said Canal to any of the wharves in the Harbour; or from t|ie foot of the current ; or from Lon- gueuil into. the Harbour ; or from the Har- bour to the foot of the current, or to Lon- gueuil; for each such service 6 00 :^^ H. p. WHITNEY ■ v.^ AssU. Secretary. Harboub QouwissioMRRs' OpritUE, ) ' iMonlrrS, 'JRtk March, 1877. I , ' • • » \ ■ , - # t''* '%» %1^ i. .»■».■ ■vrssBW-' f 66 SkL. BY-LAWS •OF THB HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS OP MONTB^AL. >1?" Duly ^ade.and, passed at a meeting of the said Har- . hour CommissioHef s of Montreal, duly caUed and held at their Board^ Room in Montreal, in the Province of Quebec, on the twenty-sixth day of July,, one thousand eight hundred and eiffhtv- two. » / PRKSEjrr : Andrew* HoBERTSON, Esq., Chairman ' J. B. ROLLAND, Esq. ,^ Henry Bulmer, Esq. • Chas. H. GduLD, Esq. <- Andrew Allan, Esq. . Whereas it has been found necessary to make adjii- tional regulations respecting Pilots and Pilotage in the Pilotage District of Montreal ; ' ■ ' " * Therefore, it is resolved that the following be and are hereby added to the By-Laws of the said Harbouy Commissioners already in force : A#!PREkTIOESHIP. Article 134.-The Boari of Eiaminere for the pur- pose of examining personl desiring to be apprenticed ly applying for licenBe as as Pilots, and subsequeni 61? 'v .■ • ' Pilots, shall consist of any three or more Harboiir Commissioners who shall be present at any meeting tor such purpose, but the Committee of Pilots appointed as iiereinafter provided for, together with some pei:son selected by the Harbour Commissioners as being skilled in nautical matters, shall be notified to be, and may be present, and may assist at suJh .examlnatlon^ without a ,vote thereon. And the deci- sion of the majority of the Commissioners forming suLch Board on all matters coming before the paid , Board, shall be final and binding. ^frticle 135.~A person licensed as an apprentice Pilot shall serve for five seajsoiis of navigation on board of vessels trading between Montreal and Que- bec, or between Montreal and ports on the River St Lawrence b^low Quebec for the whole pferiod of open navigation in each season, and during the time of his said apprenticeship he mustbe employed-^t lea«rt one season as secJond Pilot and one season as first Pilot on a tug-boat towing sea-going vessels. 4r*tcte ISe.-The apprentice, liuring the winter sea- sons, shall make three ocean voyages before the mast two at least on a sailing vessel. Article 18*7.— The apprentice must be able to "speak the two languages, French and English, to the satis- faction, of the Board of Examiners, hereinbefore pro- vided for, and must be able to write either French or English. Article 188.-r-If after five years apprenticeship, as above mentioned, such apprentice is found compe- tent by the said Board of Examiners, abermit will % ' \ Amended by Article ISO. 68 Pilots, the apprentice being under the control of the ©arbour Commissioners, and it shall be obligatory on all Pilots to take such apprentices with them when they are piloting vessels, should they be required so to do by order of the Harbour Gommis- sioners of Montreal. Article 139. — No apprentice shall be eligible to obtain a license as Pilot wh^o is under the age of twenty-one years, or above the age of forty years, and he shall also satisfy the said Board of Examiners that his character for sobriety and honesty is good, and that he is possessed of the qualities requisite for a good Pilot. Article >:^40. — When the apprentice has furnished proof that he has duly performed the terms' of his apprenticeship and has passed a satisfactory examin- ation before the Board of Examiners, his name shall be entered as qualified 'to receive his branch when- ever an addition to the number of Pilots becomes necessary. Pilotage. Article 141. — The number of Pilots shall not be in- creased beyond forty-five until such ti'nie as, in the opinion of the Harbour Commissioners, the require- ments of the trade render such increase expedient, and then only to such extent as the Harbour Com- missioners shall order. . . . ' Article 142.^-Article 85 is hereby amended by add- ing thereto the following words, which shall here- after be read and construed, as part of the said Article, namely : — And if such accidenjb shall consist of the grounding or ■tranding o£4Uiy vx t ssel in^bwg» of aaek I^l^,-er- 3.^.1. t^^ ""* '■"' '^■■■"'m.-^'-^^L^J.' -^ ^'^'" ■' ■ ""'T'n <"'■•'■ ■' "- ■ ' =■ ^ I l lTi ^W^J i fid / the collision of such vessel with any other vessel, such Pilot shall be ipso facto suspended from the ex-, ercise of his fanctions as such Pilot until the cause of such accident shall have been investigated and the decision of the Harbour Commissioners pronounced thereon, and for such further time (if any) as shall be determined by them by such decision. And in such case also such Pilot shall also deliver over his license as such Pilot to the Harbour Commissionors along with the report required by this Article. -4r/tcZe 148.— Articles 130 and 131. of the By-Laws of this Cok)oration are hereby repealed and the fol- lowing ByOiaws are substituted^ for them, and. shall be read andWforced in their place and stead in con- nection with Article 129, namely : — Any Pilot may take special service with any one of the regular lines of steamships trading to the Port of Montreal (but not with more than one) ; and in that case, if he shall be employed upon any vessel of such line in advance of his regular turn of service in rota- tion, as shown by such register, his name when arrived at shall be placed at the foot of such register, as if he had been employed in regular rotation. But if he shall not be so employed in advance of hie turn, he shall be employed when his turn arrives in such rotation, as if he had not taken such special \ervice. Article 144.— The Master, or Agent, of any transient vessel requiring a Pilot shall notify the officer at Que- bec, who Will thereupon designate the first Pilot on the register for the service ; should, however, he be objected to for good and sufficient reasons, the Master or Agent may also object for similar good and suffi- oie^r^asons to the second HLoj on the register, but^ lSeT« the nght oT objection skekll cease. Objection to ,M^^»^. .. '*i^^ ; ; t- ""'vajft fjj'j -H -»->.fTf«.ivwa[^i' ^e the employment of Pilots must be for good ani^sufll- cjent reasons, and unless the officer of the >^rbour Commissioners at Quebec shall be of ojyfoion that such reasons are good and suffici^^ the \ Pilot objected to shall not lose his turn^>^ if so held to be good and sufficient, such PiJ^>«*shall b^' entitled to take the next vessel to whjplfsuch reasons are not applicable. And the ofl^«^at Quebec shall be satis- fied that the sel^ietM Pilot has not directly, or indirectly used aity influence to secure himself such pilotage. And in case of any Pilot being employed out of his turn for any purpose, on his again present- ing himself at the office at Quebec, his name shall be placed last on the register. Article 145.— Any Pilot taking a vessel contrary to the preceding articles shall, in addition to such penalties as he shall be lawfully subjected to^xfeit the amount of pilotage of such vessel,„jivwS^m shall be paid in to the Treasurer of the Committee of Pilots, to assist in defraying the general expenses of the Pilots. Article 146.— Any questions that may arise in the carrying out of these By-Laws shall be decided by the officer at Quebec, subject to revision by the Har- bour Commissioners of Montreal. .1 Article 14Y — The Pilots shall appoint annually from amongst themselves a Committee, who shall be notified to attend at the Board of Examiners as above mentioned, and who shall be recognized by the Har- bour Commissioners as representing them in all mat- ters relating to pilotage. Article 148.— Every vessel moving from one wharf to anot h e r w ithin tho 1iTni ts^>f^the^^afb( m r of Mon" /I iii.lijirtiiiiiilii I treal, or from any of the wharf es into the Lachine Canal, or out of the said canal to any of the wharves ^ the Harbour, or fW the foot of St. Mary's Cur- rent, or from Longueufl into the Harbour, or from the Harbour to the foot of the Current, or to Longueuil, shall^be obliged to employ the services of a Branch Pilot, except in the case of vessels which are merely shifting their positions at a wharf attached to their moorings. o' Article 149.— All By-Laws or portions of By-Laws inconsistent with the terms of the fifteen next pre-, ceeding amending By-Laws are, and each of them is, hereby repealed. And the By-Laws now in force . respecting fines and penalties, being Articles num- bereii from 117 to 125 inclusive, of the existing By- Laws of this corporation, shall apply to the foregoing By-Laws. Harboitb Commissioners' Office, Montreal, 27th July, 1882. Certified. H. D.WHITNEY, Secretarp. Pritt Council, ^ Ottawa, 29th July, 1882. . I hereby certify that the foregoing additional regu- lations respecting Pilots and Pilotage in the Pilotage District of Montreal have been this day approved by His Excellency the Gh?.#|nor-(^neral in Council. ^ JOHNJ. McftEE, # ^ Clerk Privy CrnncU. ^jn^st^t .-Miak^: .^ •* ,r^' • > ' ''ffl^-''- -'s-^p /'.IfWMlS' 62 # BY-LA^VS OF THU HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS OF MONTREAL Duly made and passed at a meeting of the said Hai> hour Commissioners of Montreal, duly called and held at their Board Room in Montreal, in the Province of Quebec, on the, thirteenth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and eighty- three. , .^ Andbew Robeetson, Esq., G'^t^|p«an. J. B. ROLLAND, Esq. EbWAUD MURPHY, Esq. Henry Bulmer, Esq. Victor Hudon, Esq. Hugh McLennan, Esq. Chas. H. aouLD, Es?i. . Hon. J. L. Beaudry (Mayor.) Andrew Allan, Esq. "Whereas, It has been found desirable to make cer- tain amendments in the Regulations regarding the discipline of Pilots and the fines and penalties in connection therewith, — Th e refore 4i4g¥e6olvedr4h at tho following bfr^tttd ^ -V, ♦j:g?^p-r"^¥ •-.«W^*' V % 68 are hereby added to the By-Laws of the said Harbour Commissioners already in force : — \ By-Law No. 160. ^■ By-law No. 142 is hereby amended by the addition thereto of the following words, namely :— • "But if by such acci'dent such vessel shall only be" temporar;ily delayed in the prosecution of her voy- a^e, ^i^gpension of such pilot shall onlV com- i^ei^^^^^toe time at which such pilot shall cease to bj^Ri^t^ charge of such vessel, by Jier arrival at^hef^^jlg|*destination, or if seawarc^ound, at the limit ^^hich the duty of such pilot Spends, as the case taay be." And By-law No. 85 is further amended by the said addition to the said By-law No. 142. J By-Law No. 151. * Article No. 91 of th^ By-laws of ishis corporation is hereby amended by striking out of the said By-law the words, " either in addition to imposing upon him any pecuniary penaltj|^ereinafter provided for, or without such pecu^l^ penalty." And the said By-Law No. 91 shall hereafter be read and enforced as if the said words had never formed part thereof, save and except only as to all acts, inatters and things done, and others made under the said ByJaw, previous to the passage thereof; all of which acts, matters, things and orders shall remain in full force. Certified, (Signed) D. WHITNEY, Secr^ary, ' f U «^i - ^ 64 'I " Privy Council, Ottawa, 30th day of June, 1883. I hetehj certify that the foregoing amendments to the By-laws pf the Harbour Coinmissioners of Mon- treal as the Pilotage Authority for the District^Mon^ treal have been.this day approved by His Excellency the Governor-General in. Council. JOHNJ. McGEE, Clerk Privy Council. ■ t-^-- V » ^ »* \ / 'i \ / i , i <* » • > i i K '* -^ ■ 1 i • • 1 ■ V tf« 1 k .f < ;». 1"-" ' -w — - — ■■*"■ — f * • 1 .,,• ■ * -« • • • < • iMMIllpnaHiHiii ' '*"**1^S'5^"^^" *■'-* •^•jsmp'^'^' -'*■ '•' i^f't-r^' 'f 'I?'* ;%!»"-'«^!«, X y 65 B Y- L AW S OF TUB f^;;- * HARBOUR COMMISSrONERS OP MONTREAL. «■ Bubj ma(l£ and passed at. a meeting of the said Harbour Com- missioners, duly called and 'held at tfieir Board Room, in Montreal, in -the Province of Quebec, on the 9th day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four. Present : AtsideeW Robertson, Esq., Chairman, Jv B. RoLLAND, Esq., Edward Murphy, Esq., Henry Bulmer, Esct, ViCToi^ HuDON, Esq., - ' Charles. H. Gould, Esq, Hon. J. L. Beau dry, (Mayor), Andrew Ali^an, Esq. Whereas, it^hiiH boon Ibtind iiocosHtiry to make rvr- tain altoratious in the By-law8 rofrardiiiff lines and penaltik ; mid to mak*^ furilicr rep^ulations rospert- iii^ pilots and pilotage, in tlje Pilotai?o District of Montreal, aiuyalso to mak(^ Hy-la wH rest ric fi n^r ih o_ y >• t' V .' ' '''■si'S'^iwr'-''^'*^'^ *^^ 66 use of the deep water channels of the River St Law rence as authorized by the Statute in such case made and provided and for other purposes, therefore it IS : — Rmylved, that the following be and are enacted as iij-iaws of the Harbour Commissioners of Montreal in addition to the By-laws of the said Harbour Com- missioners now in force. The Articles of the existing By-laws^ of this Cor- poration, bearing the numbers m, 118 119 120 121 122, 123. 124 and 125, are hereby repealed, and the following By-laws are hereby enacted in the place and stea^ thereof; and the%-laws, so hereby enact- ed shall bear the same number as, and be read in the place and stead of tiie said By-laws, numbers m 118,119, 120, 121, 122 and 123:- Article IIY.— Every person in whatsoever capacity he may be a<'ting, who shall violate or infringe any of the By-laws of the , Corporation of the Harbour Commissioners of Montreal, or any part or portion of any of them «hall be subject to n penalty not exceeding forty dollars currency. Article n8.--Every person in whatsoever capacity he may be acting, who shall fail or n,.gJect to obey any one of the By-laws of th.> Corporation of the Har^ur Commissioners of Montreal, or any portion ot any on(> of them, shall be subject to a penalty not exceeding forty dollars.currency. Article 1 1 9.-The Master; pilot, owner or person in <'barge ol any vessel which shall violate or infringe or tail or neglect to obey any one. of the By-laws u\ the Corporation of the Harbour Commissioners ol -Mi \ ^"a-W- '-'^^j -"r "'?^^' if -> f '^"t'iV^^f-*"^ " -;*l^^'' ^^i?*^'3"'*»-ls3v'^' '■'"'* ^ I ' 6*7 , , Montreal, or any part or portion of any one pf them; and the master, pilot, owner or person ii» charge of any vessel, in the conduct and management of\;yhich any one o£,the said By-laws, or any part of "any one of them, shall be violated, infringed or disobeyed, shall be subject to a penalty not exceeding forty dol- lars currency. ^ Artiftle 120.— In the'^event of the contravention or neglect ^p obey any of the By-laws of the Corporation of the Harbour Commissioners of Montreal, having reference to the landing or shipping of gunpowder, the landing or shipping as the cage may be, of each keg or package of gunpowder shall be a separate ' offeneeiand shall ^ive rise to a separate penalty not exceeding forty dollars against the offending party. Article 12 J. —The owner of any cargo, lumber or effects, or of any matter or thing whatever, landed from any vessel, in respect of which cargo, lumber or effects, matfiBr or thing, there shall be any violation or infringemenfcof, or disobedience to. any one of the By-laws of the Corporation of the Harbour -Commis- sioners of Montreal, or of any part of any one of thei^v^ shall be subject to a penalty not exceeding forty d(""" lars currelicy. Article 122. — The owuj3r or person in charge of any goods, lumber or other effects deposited for shipment on any wharf or elsewhere in the said ijarbour, in respect of which goodi^lumber or effects tHere shall be any violation or infringement of or disobedience to any one of.the By-laws of the Corporation of the Harbour Commissioner^ of Montreal, or of or to any part of any one of them sliall bo subject to a penalty not fiXcei'^ding forty doll a rs corrency ^ "&■ 4 <^ nm 'iih- ^-^ 68 Article 123.— Any person who shall be convicted of infringing any of the said By-laws, or any of the provisions of the statutes now, in force providing for, the ,mariagement and improvement of the Jiarbour of Montreal, and the deepening of the' ship channel, between the said Harbour and the Port of Quebec; and who shall be condemned subject to the provisions of Article 91 of the By-laws of the said Harbour Com- ■f " ■i'fi-t . ■', «• x . V, » » ,6 ■"s^^esf . . 69 . ;' missioners as amended lay Article No. 151 of the said • By-laws ' , , No. .163. '....' » The exclusive use of the deep water chaianels of the River St. Lawrence in the portions of the said Riv^ hereinafter mentioned, and ii). the said Statute descriTbed, is hereby restricted an(f appiopriated to vessels drawing, when loaded to their ordinary capacity, more than eight feet of water, and all rafts and all barges and other vessels drawing, when loaded to 'their ordinary capacity, ^ight feet of water or less than eight feet, are hereby prohibited from using fjie said deep water channels in the said, tions of the said rivpr, except in case of accj/^nt, or stress of weather, pr force of current. No. 164. The portions of the said River referred to in the foregoing By-law^ and in the said Statute may be herein described as follows, namely : — ••i (1) The portion of the said River near Point-aux- Trembles, (enhaut.) (2) The portion of the said River lying at, between and near "farennes antf- Point Marie. (8) The portion of ih('|gid River thro^h which the channel known as Cm^trecoeur chaiSHS passes , (4) The portion of the said River lying bt^we^jfep K upptu- end of the St. Francis Bank, in Lake St. PfRjr and the. English Bank in the 'same Lake. €> ♦ :*»*-• jdfi^fS:.^ » -*.,,<■ »f?5|5P':«" '^iinpm'^ ' °% ¥>, •70 tv. .^. "^'^yi '^^^ P«^*i«^ of the said River at and near PoTt ot. r'ran€is. . » Q •^ (6) The^^ortiou of the said Ri^^ near BatisW and Cape Charles.^ 'No Coal Ql^erosl^^aphta, Maole P oi:^ny ^th# strb^ance 4^iyS^abW ^ if 1- m--;';' -yfy'' ' 1 1.YV i-r-'-^-L, i^' oi%n^re^^haiPbrdi^^I2^^ ^. M^^ ^^^""^^^^ ^a«t«^" <>r otR^^ Harbour" r hf& absence, and whpn' discharged, or tw^^^^^same shall be rem^ed ^ikJ- taken ^Way ^M-^^f^'^**^'^' ^^ *^^ °^^^^ ^ consignee thereof ^jV",*p^with. . , ■ ' ■ . . ^^i- U No. 166. M,' ^ ^^ *^* r-\' If In k Tie provisions of the By-laws of the Harbour Com- missioherMi- Montreal, respecting fifes and penalties,' being articles 117 to 126 inclusive as amended by subsequent Bjj-laws are hereby made applicable to the violation ol the foregoing By-laws ,,.., ,-'.- , ^, ,^-yTjiJ.B-5^55(y5-_^. f**' F^S Privy Council, ^ ' ■ J2th June, 1884. I hereby certify that the foregoing By-laws, ' adopted by the Harbour Commissioners, of Montreal at a meeting held by them on the 9th of April last, have been this day approved by His Excellencjr the Governor-General in Council. \ " ■ John J. McGee, Clerk, Privy Council. I ■ At a meeting of the Harbour Commissioners of Montreal, held on the second of June, 1884, the following By-law was adopted under the authority of the Act 42 V-ict., chap. 28. ' Present : - Andrew Robertson, Esq., Chairman, j. b. r0lland,'esq., Edwajid Murphy, Esq., Henry Bulmer, Esq., ' ' Victor Hudon, Esq., Hugh McLennan, Esq., Chas. H^. Gould, Esq., Hon. J. L.'Beaudry, (Mayor), Andrew Allan, Esq. ' ' Wli^ereas, it is expedient in the general interest of , the'' Port of Montreal, that the charges on grain be reduced Utifil the first of September next. Therefore, it is hereby resolved, that the said rate 1 on grain be reduced as aforesaid from seven and one half cont[|,(7|c) per ton to one cent (Ic) per ion. i-^A ..i >'». 72 Privy Council, . ' . 7th June, 1884. I hereby certify ihat the foregoing By-law of the Harbour Commissioners of Montreal, adopted under the authority of the Act 42 Vict., chap. 28, has been this day approved by His Excellency the G-overnor- G-eneral in Council. John J. McGee, Clerk, Privy Council. '^ t> \ I ■*4 '•y' ' ' " ' ' .»-*• ,-** <:'^ k ti %*, 'W ■m % \ 'i* '« % t- #