Ring v. Patterson

Section 65-302, Oregon Code 1930, makes provision for the appointment by the governor of three pilot commissioners, and section 65-312 provides that it shall be the duty of the Board “to maintain a sufficient number of pilots upon the bar and river pilot ground to meet the demands of commerce”, and that the Board shall (1) “examine and license pilots for said pilot grounds; (2) hear and determine all complaints against any of said pilots; (3) make and alter rules for the government of such pilots and the maintenance of an efficient pilot service on the pilot grounds aforesaid * * * and to…