Section 1. All vessels over seventy-five tons burthen to report to post wardens; all proceedings for neglect to be by capias
All vessels over seventy-five tons burthen shall, within twenty-four hours after arrival at the port of Philadelphia, report and register at the office of the board of wardens for said port; and all proceedings for neglect to obey the harbor regulations, as at present existing, shall be held before any justice of the peace or alderman of the City of Philadelphia; and the proceedings for the enforcement of penalties, in all cases, shall be commenced by capias; all laws, or parts of laws, inconsistent with these laws, are hereby repealed. 1871, June 15, P.L. 390, Sec. 1.
Compiler's Note: Section 28 of Act 207 of 2004 provided that any and all references in any other law to a "district justice" or "justice of the peace" shall be deemed to be references to a magisterial district judge.