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 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 
 
 PORT OF NEW ORLEANS 
 
 System of Charges, Tolls, Rates, and Tariffs 
 
 for use of the facilities of the Port 
 
 of New Orleans, effective on 
 
 and after November 15, 
 
 1915 
 
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BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 
 
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 PORT OF NEW ORLEANS 
 
 (AN AGENCY OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA) 
 
 W. B. THOMPSON, President 
 B. B. HANS. Vice-President 
 E. S. KELLY, M. D.. Secretary 
 T. J. KELLEY O. P. GEREN 
 
 TILEY S. McCHESNEY, Treas. & Asst. Secty. 
 HAYDEN W. WREN, Superintendent 
 JAMES WILKINSON, Attorney 
 J. DEVEREUX O'REILLY, Chief Engineer 
 R, J. LeGARDEUR, Auditor 
 
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Whereas, the Extraordinary Session of the General Assembly 
 of the State of Louisiana, 1915, has by Act No. 14 vested 
 this Board with "Power to regulate the commerce and traffic 
 of the Port and Harbor of New Orleans in such manner as 
 may in their judgment be best for its maintenance and develop- 
 ment," and the Board is thereby also "empowered to charge for 
 the use of the wharves, sheds and other structures, for the use 
 of all facilities administered by them, and for any and all ser- 
 vices rendered by them, such fees, rates, tariffs or other charges 
 as may be established by the Board of Commissioners of the 
 Port of New Orleans" ; and 
 
 Whereas, it is deemed expedient in the interest of the wel- 
 fare of the Port of New Orleans that the existing method of 
 assessing charges be revised, particularly so with regard to sea- 
 borne traffic. 
 
 Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved : 
 
 Section 1. Upon all vessels arriving in the Port of New 
 Orleans, up to and inclusive of November 14, 1915, mid-night, 
 the now existing tariff of charges shall be applied for that 
 voyage; and, 
 
 Sec. 2. Be it further ordained. That on and after November 
 15, 1915, the following fees, rates, tariffs and other charges shall 
 be charged and collected for the use of wharves, landings and 
 sheds of the Port of New Orleans, that are under the control 
 of and being administered by this Board, to-wit : 
 
 STEAMBOATS, BARGES, LUGGERS AND OTHER 
 
 RIVER OR ADJACENT LAKE CRAFT. 
 
 ' Steamboats. 
 
 Section 1. The wharfage dues on all steamboats shall be 
 fixed as follows : 
 
 All steamboats arriving and using the wharves and landings 
 for a period of not over five days, 6c per ton; each day after 
 said period of five days, $3-00 per day, provided that this charge 
 of $3.00 per day shall not exceed the one-fifth of original charge 
 of 6c per ton, and in that event the charge for lay days shall be 
 fixed at the rate of one and one-fifth cents per ton per day. 
 Steamboats arriving and departing more than once a week shall 
 be charged 3c per ton each trip- Boats laying up for repairs 
 during the summer months to occupy such wharf space as is 
 not needed for shipping shall pay 60c per day. 
 
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Barges, Etc. 
 
 Sec. 2. On barges, steamboat hulls, used as barges, flat- 
 boats and other licensed vessels employed regularly in trans- 
 portation of merchandise on the Mississippi River, the wharfage 
 rates shall be the same as charged steamboats in the same 
 business ; provided, that the charges of lay days shall not be 
 made until eight days after arrival ; and, provided further, that 
 said charges shall not apply to barges, flatboats and vessels that 
 come to this port for a single trip, to be broken up, or their 
 use as carriers of merchandise discontinued at end of trip; and. 
 provided further, that all barges arriving in this port laden with 
 bulk grain or through freight will be allowed fifteen days before 
 incurring charges for lay days. 
 
 LUGGERS, PIROGUES, SGOWS, ETC. 
 
 Sec. 3 Every lugger, pirogue, scow or other vessel measuring 
 not over 25 tons shall pay $1.20 per trip. 
 
 SHED CHARGES. 
 
 SeC" 4. Where sheds are provided, vessels using same sha-l 
 pay an additional charge of one and one-half cents per ton on 
 the tonnage of vessels. The minimum charge to be paid by 
 any vessel to be 50c. Sheds to be used under rules and regula- 
 tions adopted by the Board. 
 
 FLATBOATS, BARGES, ETC. 
 
 Sec 5. On flatboats, barges, etc., fully or in part laden, 
 which are not charged for on tonnage basis, the wharfage or 
 landing dues shall be as follows : 
 
 Flatboats not measuring over 80 feet $ 4.80 
 
 Flatboats 80 feet to 100 feet 6.0U 
 
 Flatboats 100 feet or over 7.80 
 
 Each barge less than 70 feet, not over 20 tons 4.80 
 
 Each steamboat hull used as a barge 15. CO 
 
 These charges will cover an initial period of eight days or 
 less. 
 
 An extra charge shall be imposed at the same rate for every 
 succeeding eight days, or fraction thereof, recoverable at the 
 commencement of the ninth day. 
 
 ANNUAL CHARGES, OR LICENSES. 
 
 Sec. 6. The Board of Commissioners of the Port shall have 
 the right to make the following annual charges for vessels which 
 are to take the place of all other wharf and shed charges. 
 
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On all vessels employed in the towage of vessels to and from 
 sea and in harbor, an annual license of $60.00. 
 
 On any flatboat, barge or other vessel (not including steam- 
 boats), employed in the transportation of bricks, lumber or other 
 building materials or produce from neighboring parishes to the 
 City of New Orleans, • the following annual licenses may be 
 charged : 
 
 Per 
 Annum. 
 
 Fromv25 to 50 tons $ 36.OO 
 
 Over 50 and not over 75 tons 48.00 
 
 Over T5 and not over 100 tons 72 00 
 
 Over 100 tons 120.00 
 
 FOREIGN AND COASTWISE VESSELS. 
 
 Dockage. 
 
 Sec. 7. (a) All sea-going vessels shall pay for the use of 
 the wharves, a dockage charge as follows: 
 
 3c per gross ton f 
 
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(b) All vessels making use of the wharves beyond this period 
 of time shall be again assessed, on the same basis applied in 
 the first instance^ 
 
 (c) The maximum time a vessel shall be allowed to occupy 
 a berth for the accumulation of cargo, prior to her arrival at 
 said berth, without incurring dockage and shed charges, shall 
 be fifteen (15) days. On the sixteenth day after a berth has 
 been assigned her, the vessel's dockage and shed charges shall 
 commence to accrue and continue as if the vessel was actually 
 moored to the wharf. 
 
 (d) Any part of a day shall be considered a full day, with 
 reference to the above charges; and, the foregoing charges shall 
 apply to each voyage. 
 
 (e) In all cases dockage and sheddage shall be calculated 
 upon a basis of straight running time, from the date of assign- 
 ment of berth to the date of final departure from the Public 
 Wharves. 
 
 (f) The Board reserves to itself, without question, the 
 right to admeasure all vessels when they deem it necessary ; 
 said admeasurement to be used by the Board as a basis for iis 
 charges. _ . 
 
 SHEDS. 
 
 Sdc. 8. Where shedded wharves are occupied, vessels using 
 same shall pay a shed charge of one and one-half (i>^) cents pQ-: 
 ton on the gross tonnage of the vessel. 
 
 The period of time covered by the payment of a shed charge 
 is coincident to the period for which dockage is paid. A further 
 charge of three-quarters (j4) cent per ton on the gross tonnage; 
 will be applied against vessels paying 22nd to 26th day dockage. 
 
 After this latter period of time the charge assessed against 
 the vessel in the first instance will again be applied. 
 
 RENTAL ASSIGNMENTS. 
 
 Sec. 9. The wharves and sheds will be preferentially assigned, 
 at the discretion of the Board, upon application; and rental will 
 be charged as follows: 
 
 3c per square foot per annum, 
 payable quarterly in advance- 
 
 The Board reserves to itself the right to revoke any assign- 
 ment upon thirty (30) days' written notice, and to make proper 
 refund of rental for the unexpired period, if any. 
 
 Wharves and sheds which shall; have been ^preferentially 
 assigned to steamship agents shall be subject to release by 
 said agents upon thirty days' written notice, in which case the 
 
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Board will make no refund for account of advance rental paid, 
 unless the Board should be able to reassign said space and 
 collect the usual fee. 
 
 The preferential assignment will not be considered absolute 
 total rental, or assignment to the entire exclusion of other 
 vessels which the Board may deem proper to assign to such 
 space. It may be understood, however, that the Board will 
 not undertake to make use of this preferentially assigned space 
 for other vessels, except when the same is not being made full 
 use of by the party to whom it is assigned, or, when the Board 
 deems any particular necessity demands it.. No credit or allow- 
 ance will be made to the renter or renters on account of such 
 temporary use as may be made under this latter provision. 
 
 TOLLS. 
 
 Sec. 10. All commodities passing over the Public Wharves 
 to and from foreign and coastwise vessels shall be subject to a 
 charge of 5c per ton of 2,000 pounds. Said charge shall be 
 collected directly from the vessel and, or the owners or agents 
 of the vessel, on or before the 5th day after the departure of 
 the vessel, or, if the Board sees fit, upon the inward cargo 
 immediately after it is discharged from the, vessel. 
 
 All commodities passing over the public wharves, which 
 are trans-shipped directly from one public wharf to another, 
 shall be subject to the payment of but one tollage. The said 
 tollage shall be collected directly from the vessel, the owners 
 or agents bringing the said commodities in.- 
 
 Steamship agents, owners and masters will be required to 
 permit access to manifests of cargo for the purpose of these 
 charges and shall be required to sharply differentiate on their 
 records between the cargo which moves over the public wharves 
 and that which moves to or from the ship while at other than 
 public wharves. 
 
 DEMURRAGE. 
 
 Sec. 11. In the event a departing vessel leaves cargo that 
 has been received for her on an unassigned wharf, the agent 
 of said vessel shall be required to immediately name, or fo 
 state the position of, another vessel to lift said cargo. The 
 dockage and shed charges shall commence to accrue on the 
 eleventh day after steamer shutting out said cargo shall have 
 sailed and continue as though the named vessel was actually at 
 the wharf. 
 
 It shall be optional with the Board of Commissioners of the 
 Port of New (Drleans to permit said vessel, or substitute vessel, 
 to continue the use of the said berth, or the Board of Com- 
 
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 missioners of the Port of New Orleans may order said berth 
 cleared. Should an agent of the vessel fail to promptly comply 
 with the order of removal, then the Board of Commissioners 
 of the Port of New Orleans will place cargo in contravention 
 for whom it may concern. 
 
 That export cargo passing over preferentially assigned wharves 
 will be subject to no charge, either against shut out cargo or 
 ships under the following circumstances : 
 
 (a) Provided the same does not amount to more than 200 
 tons. 
 
 (b) Provided this quantity of 200 tons, or less, is not shut 
 out the second time : 
 
 (c) Provided this cargo does not remain on the wharves 
 more than 3O days after departure of the ship for which it was 
 first received. 
 
 On the 31st day thereafter the charges set forth in paragraphs 
 Nos. 1 and 2 shall apply. 
 
 (d) Provided this shut out cargo does not involve expense 
 to the Board or interfere with the efficient operation of the 
 Board's property, or the full use of the wharves at the discretiou 
 of the Board. 
 
 When such shut out cargo does not meet all above provisions, 
 to establish a charge of 2c per ton per day upon the cargo 
 against the steamship agency holding it for shipment.. 
 
 Should cargo be shut out for a second time, same shall be 
 placed in contravention and stored for the account of whom r: 
 may concern. 
 
 Whenever it is evident that cargo is being received for a 
 vessel when it is actually going forward on said vessel, the 
 Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans will 
 decline to permit same being placed on the public wharves. 
 
 The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans 
 shall be the sole judges of such conditions as may arise as 
 stated above. 
 
 The following paragraph is void. 
 See amendment following paragraph. 
 
 All commodities discharged from vessels to wharves shall 
 be allowed to remain on the wharves not more than three days 
 after the vessel has finished discharging at the berth; if these 
 commodities remain longer than this time, they shall automatic- 
 ally be placed on storage vat the expense of the consignee of the 
 goods and charged a per diem rate of 2c per short ton per day, 
 which charge must be liquidated before the removal of the 
 goods from the wharf. 
 
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At the option of the Board, in Heu of this demurrage, the 
 cargo may be sent to outside storage at the expense of con- 
 signee. 
 
 AMENDMENT. 
 
 "Be It Ordained, That the sixth clause of Paragraph D, of 
 Section 11, of 'Charges, Tolls, Rates and Tariffs for the Facilities 
 of This Port,' be re-enacted and amended to read as follows : 
 
 ** 'All commodities discharged from vessels on wharves shall 
 be allowed to remain on the wharves for a maximum period 
 of forty-eight (48) hours without demurrage charges being 
 assessed. 
 
 '' 'In cases of emergency, and where the public require- 
 ments will permit, said freight to remain on the wharves for 
 a longer period, it shall be discretionary with the Superin- 
 tendent of the Board to grant an extension of time, evidenced 
 by formal notice upon which final date for future removal 
 of freight shall appear. A copy of said notice shall be filed 
 with the agent or owners of the vessel which discharges the 
 cargo. 
 
 " 'In the event said freight remains upon the public land- 
 ing after the expiration of the time set forth in the notice 
 for removal, the said freight shall incur a demurrage penalty 
 of 10c per ton of 2,000 pounds per day, or fractional part 
 thereof, straight running time being the basis. All demurrage 
 charges are due and payable before removal from the public 
 landing. The agent or owners of the vessel discharging the 
 cargo are to be responsible for the demurrage charges. 
 
 " 'At the option of the Board, in lieu of this demurrage, the 
 cargo may be sent to outside storage.' " 
 
 Adopted December 1, 1915. 
 
 HARBOR DUES. 
 
 Sec. 12. Upon all foreign and coastwise vessels arriving in 
 the Port, the following Harbor fees will be charged, to-wit: 
 
 On vessels under 100 tons $ 2.50 
 
 On vessels of 100 tons and under 500 tons 5.00 
 
 On vessels of 500 tons and over, in ballast or 
 
 green fruit 10.00 
 
 On all vessels of 500 tons or over with general 
 
 cargo , 15-00 
 
 This charge is based upon the employment of harbor officers 
 of the Board, and services rendered in assigning ships to anchor- 
 age and berth; for supervising the shipping of the port, so as 
 
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to prevent collisions and fires; for dredging in the harbor to 
 prevent the formation of bars; and for lighting the river front; 
 all in aid of navigation. Also to pay a portion of the expenses 
 of the operation of a tug in the Port, furnished free of charge, 
 to aid shipping in distress and to extinguish fires on all vessels 
 and their cargoes. 
 
 GENERAL. 
 
 Sec. 13. The Board will also make a charge of $1.00 for 
 each copy of certificate issued, for the inspection of hatches, 
 surveys of cargoes, etc. The master of each vessel, however, 
 will be furnished, upon request, free of charge, one copy of 
 all surveys upon their respective vessels or cargoes. 
 
 Sec. 14. The Commissioners further reserve the right to 
 enter into contract with persons or corporations owning machin- 
 ery, implements or devices, used upon the Public Wharves and 
 Landings, for facilitating commerce of the Port and from 
 which a profit is derived by said persons or corporations. Rate^ 
 to be agreed upon commensurate with the profits derived there- 
 from. 
 
 The use of such machinery, implements and devices, which 
 may be owned by the Board of Commissioners, may be required 
 of all vessels, steamship agents and owners. 
 
 All rules and regulations and resolutions, or parts thereof, 
 in conflict with, or contrary to the foregoing, 5hall be and they 
 are hereby revoked and repealed. 
 
 Whereas, The New Orleans Joint Traffic Bureau has called 
 the Board's attention to the fact that the Board's tariff, adopted 
 to be effective October 15, 1915, and subsequently the date being 
 fixed as November 15, 1915, according to Section No. 10 fixes 
 a "Toll" of five cents per ton of 2,000 pounds upon all com- 
 modities passing over the public wharves, etc. ; and. 
 
 Whereas, They advise that in their calculations the tonnage 
 of bananas, cocoanuts and grain were eliminated from the total 
 volume of business transacted upon the public wharves in arriv- 
 ing at a basis for the estimated revenue the Board would earn 
 from tolls; and. 
 
 Whereas; It was upon the recommendation of the New 
 Orleans Joint Traffic Bureau that the tariff was adopted as 
 being one that would bring the Board the revenue desired; 
 and, 
 
 Whereas, The Board was not aware of this elimination of 
 the tonnage of bananas, cocoanuts and grain, and, therefore, 
 used the broad term ''COMMODITIES" in fixing this classi- 
 fication of freight; 
 
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Now, therefore, be it 
 
 Resolved, That grain passing through elevators, and bananas 
 and cocoanuts, be exempted from the tollage charge of five 
 cents (5c) per ton of 2,000 pounds, as called for in Section No- 
 10, of ordinance adopted August 25, 1915. > 
 
 Adopted August 25, 191 5. 
 
 Amended September 15, 191 5. 
 
 Amended October 6 1915. 
 
 Amended October 25, 1915. 
 
 ERNEST M. LOEB, 
 
 President. 
 W. O. HUDSON, 
 
 Secretary. 
 
 TILEY S. McCHESNEY, 
 
 Assistant Secretary and Treasurer. 
 
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