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§ 194. Settlement of disputes in regard to pilotage

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 55 P.S. Navigation

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 55 P.S. Navigation (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 4. Claims for Pilotage (Refs & Annos)
55 P.S. § 194
§ 194. Settlement of disputes in regard to pilotage
In case of a disagreement between the master, owner or consignee, and the pilot, the board of wardens for the port of Philadelphia1 shall be empowered to settle all matters relative to the business of piloting, subject to the laws heretofore enacted by this Commonwealth, giving the parties feeling aggrieved by any action of the wardens, a right to appeal within thirty days to the court of common pleas for the City and County of Philadelphia, setting forth the facts of the case, and the ground of the petitioner's complaint; after due notice to the parties interested and a hearing thereof, the court shall determine the subject-matter, and shall make such order in the premises as they may think the board of wardens for the port of Philadelphia should have made, and to make such order for the payment of costs, by one or more of the parties to the proceedings, as justice may require.

Credits

1872, March 29, P.L. 29, No. 18, § 2.

Footnotes

The board of wardens for the port of Philadelphia, and the offices of harbor master and master warden of the port of Philadelphia, are abolished by 55 P.S. § 15.
55 P.S. § 194, PA ST 55 P.S. § 194
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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