If a branch pilot shall go off to any vessel bound in, and offer to pilot her over the bar, the master or commander of such vessel, if he refuses to take such pilot, shall pay to such pilot, if not previously furnished with one, the same sum as is allowed by law for conducting such vessel in, to be recovered in the district court: Provided, that the first pilot, and no other, who shall speak such vessel so bound in shall be entitled to the pay provided for in this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 76-50
Pilots refused, entitled to pay
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 243 F. Supp. 3d 650 - Rogers v. Keffer, Inc. (2017)
Most recently applied in 243 F. Supp. 3d 650 - Rogers v. Keffer, Inc. (March 2017)
R.C., c. 85, s. 32; 1871-2, c. 117; Code, s. 3522; Rev., s. 4978; C.S., s. 6991; 1973, c. 108, s. 30.
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.