SEC. 8. If any vessel while under the charge of a branch or warrant pilot, shall be lost or run aground, or sustain any damage through the negligence or unskilfulness of such pilot, such pilot shall be liable to pay all damages sustained by any person interested in such vessel or her cargo, and may, moreover, be removed from his office.

SEC. 9. Any master of a vessel who may choose to pilot his own vessel from outside of the Columbia river bar into said river, shall be permitted to do so, but he shall, notwithstanding, when bound into the river, pay to such pilot as shall first offer his services off the bar, one-half pilotage according to the fees specified in said warrant; and if bound out, one-half pilotage.

SEC. 10. The said board of commissioners are authorized to hear and determine all complaints exhibited against the pilots appointed by them as aforesaid, and to suspend or remove them, and appoint others in their place.

SEC. 11. Should any shipmaster omit or refuse to pay the pilotage fees in any instance, when by this act he has become liable, then his consignees shall become liable for the same.

SEC. 12. That if a pilot acting under the provisions of this act shall have boarded any vessel outward bound, and shall be detained on board said vessel and carried to sea, or to any foreign port, the officers of such vessel so detaining said pilot shall be liable to pay to the pilot so detained, a compensation equal to the pay of the highest officer on board of said vessel, for all the time he shall be necessarily detained from his proper port.

SEC. 13. The board of commissioners created by this act shall be entitled to receive for the execution of a branch or warrant, the sum of twenty dollars, to be paid by the person applying for the branch or warrant, also five dollars per day for adjusting difficulties that may arise between such pilots and ship masters or owners, the said fees to be paid by the parties in fault.

SEC. 14. That all forfeitures, liabilities and penalties incurred under this act, shall be tried and determined in any court of record having cognizance of the same.

SEC. 15. This act to take effect and be in force from and

after its passage.

Passed the House of Representatives November 23, 1871. J. J. H. VAN BOKKELEN, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Passed the Council November 27, 1871.

H. A. SMITH,

Approved November 29, 1871.

President of the Council.

EDWARD S. SALOMON,

Governor of Washington Territory.

AN ACT

TO PREVENT STUD HORSES, STUD MULES, JACKASSES, RIDGLINGS OR STAGS FROM RUNNING AT LARGE.

SECTION. 1. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Washington, That it shall not be lawful for any person owning or keeping any stud horse, stud mule, jackass, ridgling or stag, to suffer the same to run at large after they are of the age of eighteen months and upwards, under a penalty of not less than five or more than fifty dollars fine and costs of suit for each offense, to be recovered before any justice of the peace having jurisdiction.

SEC. 2. It shall be lawful for any person finding any of the animals named in the first section of this act, to notify the owner to take such animal up from running at large, if he is known to the finder. If said owner neglect or refuse to take care of said animal, he shall be liable to be prosecuted for such neglect, and shall forfeit and pay the sum of ten dollars for every such neglect, which may be recovered before any justice of the peace in the

county in which the animal was found, or before any justice of the peace of the county in which the owner resides.

SEC. 3. If any animal be running at large where the owner is not known, it shall be lawful for any person to take up and impound said animal in a sufficient field or pasture, and forthwith make a statement to the nearest justice of the peace of the county in which said animal is taken up, under oath, of the taking up of said animal, whereupon the said justice shall appraise the animal and immediately notify the county auditor of the same county, by letter or otherwise, that an animal has been taken up, with marks, natural and artificial, &c., and also order the person taking up said animal to post notices describing said animal, in three public places in the county; and if after the expiration of thirty days no owner appears, he shall be sold, upon satisfactory proof being furnished any justice of the peace that the animal has been taken up in accordance with the provisions of this act, who shall thereupon issue an order to any constable to sell the animal at public auction, and pay the expenses of the party taking up said animal out of the proceeds of the sale, and the remainder, if any, shall be paid to the county treasurer for the use of the owner. If no owner appears within one year, the

money so paid shall be applied to the use of common schools: Provided, That if at any time previous to the sale, the owner of said animal should appear and prove said animal to be his, he shall be entitled to the same by paying charges, which shall be two dollars for taking up, posting notices, &c., and a reasonable rate for keeping the same.

SEC. 4. It shall not be lawful for any person or persons to geld an animal, knowing such animal is kept or intended to be kept for covering mares, and any person so offending shall be liable to the owner for all damages, to be recovered in any court having proper jurisdiction thereof; but if any owner or keeper of the covering animal shall willfully and negligently suffer the said animal to run at large out of the inclosed grounds of said owner or keeper, any person may take the said animal and convey him to his owner or keeper, for which he shall receive three dollars

per day, recoverable before any justice of the peace of the county; for a second offense, double the sum, and for a third offense, said animal may be taken up and gelded.

SEC. 5. If any stud horse, stud mule, jackass, ridgling or stag, while running at large out of the inclosed grounds of the owner or keeper, shall damage any other animal by biting or kicking him, or shall do any damage to person or property of any kind whatever, the owner of said stud horse, stud mule, jackass, ridgling or stag, shall be liable for all damages done by him.

SEC. 6. All fines and forfeitures arising under this act shall be paid into the school fund.

SEC. 7. All acts and parts of acts in any manner conflicting with any of the provisions of this act, be and the same are hereby repealed.

SEC. 8. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Passed the House of Representatives November 14, 1871. J. J. H. VAN BOKKELEN, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Passed the Council November 21, 1871.

H. A. SMITH,

President of the Council.

Approved November 28, 1871.

EDWARD S. SALOMON,

Governor of Washington Territory.

AN ACT

TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Washington, That section one of an act enti

tled "an act to provide for the appointment of commissioners of deeds," passed Jan. 19, 1863, be so amended as to strike out the words "during the pleasure of the Governor," and insert instead "for the term of four years, provided it shall so long be the pleasure of the Governor."

SEC. 2. All commissions heretofore issued to persons in other States and Territories, as commissioners of deeds, if issued four years previous to the passage of this act, are declared to have expired on the first day of January, 1872, and all other commissions issued heretofore, shall expire four years from the date of the issue of said commissions. And it is hereby made the duty of the Secretary of the Territory to give notice to all parties who have qualified under such appointment, of the passage and provisions of this act.

SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Passed the Council November 23, 1871.

H. A. SMITH,

President of the Council.

Passed the House of Representatives November 27, 1871.

J. J. H. VAN BOKKELEN,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Approved November 29, 1871.

EDWARD S. SALOMON,

Governor of Washington Territory.

AN ACT

IN RELATION TO DOGS.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Washington, That all dogs in this Territory are hereby declared to be personal property, and shall be as much