ARTICLE XX.—OF HARBOR MASTERS—THEIR GENERAL DUTIES AND COMPENSATIONS.

 

§582.  The Minister of Finance, upon the nomination of the Collector-General of Customs, shall appoint a harbor-master for such of the ports of entry for merchant vessels, as the said Minister and Collector-General may deem necessary, who shall hold office during the pleasure of the said Minister, and who, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall give a bond to the collector-General of Customs, in the penal sum of at least one thousand dollars, with sureties to be approved by the said Collector-General, conditioned that he will faithfully and honestly discharge the duties of harbor-master, and account for and pay over to the collector-General, all moneys received by him as required by law.

 

§583.  It shall be the duty of the harbor-master of Honolulu, and Hilo, to board all vessels arriving from foreign ports, as soon as possible after they shall have entered the harbor; to direct them where and how to moor or make fast; to change their anchorage or moorings from time to time as circumstances may require; to see that the commanding officer has the printed port regulations, and to receive a list of passengers, to be delivered at he collector’s office.  He shall also be wharfinger at the port for which he is appointed.

 

§584.  The harbor-master of Honolulu, and of Hilo, shall also have authority over the anchoring, mooring and making fast, coasters, boats, and other craft in the harbor; and he is charged in general with the enforcement of all harbor regulations.

 

§585.  The harbor-master of Honolulu shall not act as a pilot of the port.

 

§586.  The harbor-master, at the respective ports, is charged with the granting of permits for the discharge and residence on shore of foreign seamen, as prescribed by law; and it shall be his duty to notify the chief of police of the port, on the expiration of every such permit.

 

§587.  The harbor-master of Honolulu, and also of Hilo, shall be entitled to collect and receive from every vessel, except vessels engaged in the coasting trade, boarded by him, or to which he renders assistance or service, the sum of three dollars, in addition to his disbursements for the use of boats and warps, and for labor in mooring or making fast such vessels; and if necessarily detained on board more than two hours at any one time, he shall be paid at the rate of one dollar per hour for such extra detention; and for each time that he may be called upon to board, or that it may be necessary for him to board any such vessel, after having once moored her properly, he shall be entitled to receive the same pay as in the first instance.

 

§588.  The compensation of the harbor-masters of other ports shall be such reasonable sum as may be determined by the Minister of Finance and the Collector-General of Customs, provided, that it shall be at their option to refuse any compensation, in cases where they shall deem it unnecessary.

 

§589.  The harbor-masters shall receive for their services as wharfingers, such a reasonable per centage of the receipts from wharfage as may be determined by the Minister of the Interior, not to exceed ten per cent.

 

§590.  It shall be the duty of the several harbor-masters to make a quarterly report of the transactions of their offices, together with the amount of compensation received by them, to the Minister of Finance.

 

 

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