RS 34:948
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RS 34:948
§948. Qualifications of pilots; bond
No person shall be appointed a bar pilot unless:
(1)he is a qualified elector of the State of Louisiana;
(2)has served at least twelve months next preceding the date of his application in a pilot boat at the mouth of the Mississippi River or other entrances into the Gulf of Mexico or other outside waters from the port of New Orleans;
(3)has successfully passed the examination given by the board of examiners, and has been commissioned by the governor; and
(4)has furnished a bond in favor of the governor in the amount of two thousand dollars conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties imposed upon them by this Sub-part. This bond shall be approved by the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans.