§ 76-45. Bond of pilot.
§76‑45. Bond of pilot.
Every person, before heobtains a commission or a branch to be a pilot, shall give bond with twosufficient sureties payable to the State of North Carolina, in the sum of fivehundred dollars ($500.00), with condition for the due and faithful discharge ofhis duties, and the duties of his apprentices; and the body appointing suchpilot may, from time to time, and as often as they may deem it necessary,enlarge the penalty of the bond, or require new and additional bonds to be given;and every bond taken of a pilot shall be filed with, and preserved by, the saidbody appointing such pilot in trust for every person that shall be injured bythe neglect or misconduct of such pilot, or his apprentices; who may severallybring suit thereon for the damage by each one sustained. (1784,c. 207, s. 3; R.C., c. 85, s. 6; Code, s. 3487; Rev., s. 307; C.S., s. 6986.)