Dangerous and hazardous articles.- Explosives, liquid petroleum products and other commodities deemed extra hazardous, will be received only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. and only upon written consent by the Terminal superintendent and must be immediately removed from the premises.

Shippers of explosives must present permit from the proper authorities before explosives shall be received on or transferred over this Terminal.

Improper packing.- The right is reserved to reject for account of the carriers we represent as agents, all freight not packed in containers suitable to withstand the ordinary handling incident to its transportation and/or storage and to return, store or repack at the expense of shipper or owner.

Fragile articles.- Glass, liquids and fragile articles will be accepted only at owner's risk of breakage, leaking and chafing.

Weighing.- When consignees or shippers require to be furnished with particulars of serial number, special stencilled marks, weights of packages, etc., a service charge commensurable with the work involved will be assessed.

Weight certificates.- Weighers certificates, if desired, will be furnished without charge when the property has been or will be assessed the regular and/or extra labor service charges.

Removal of refuse materials.- Rubbish, refuse or other materials must be removed from the pier, transit shed, bulkhead or other area within the confines of the Terminal property by the person or persons placing it there, upon demand; otherwise it will be removed at the expense of the party responsible. Removal of objectionable freight.- The Terminal's right is reserved to move freight or other material which in its judgment is likely to damage other property, to another location within the Terminal or to private facilities, at the risk and expense of the owner.

Mooring facilities provided. No person shall make fast any rope or mooring to any wharf or dock (except to the mooring bollards, post or bitts provided for that purpose) or to any shed or fender piles supporting same.

Discharging or loading of loose materials.- When ballast, sand, gravel, coal, bricks, cinders, rubbish or other loose matter or material that will sink, is being discharged or loaded to a vessel alongside docks or wharves, or is being transferred from one vessel to another, a canvas chute or other contrivance to the satisfaction of the Terminal superintendent, must be used to prevent any part of such substance from falling into the water.

Obstruction of roadways, etc. The roadways and platforms on the Terminal property shall be kept clear for traffic and no materials, cars or trucks shall be allowed to remain or be stored thereon.

Insurance. The Terminal charges do not include insurance of any character.

Terminal not public thoroughfare.- No part of the Terminal property is a public thoroughfare and all persons entering thereon do so at their own risk.

Ordering of cars for shipment by rail.- Orders to rail carriers for the placing, shifting and removal of empty and loaded equipment shall be issued by the Terminal superintendent.

Demurrage, delays, and detentions.- No responsibility will be assumed for delays or demurrage on railroad cars or detention on vessels arising from any cause whatsoever.

Smoking on premises.- No person shall smoke or light any matches or use or carry any open flame or lighted lantern, or permit any smoking or the lighting of any match or the use or carrying of any open flame or lighted lantern in the transit sheds, warehouses or in the lumber yards.

Fire prevention.- No person shall use any donkey engine, or other steam engine, on any wharf, dock, pier or vessel, within the confines of the Terminal property in loading or unloading vessels or otherwise, without a bonnet or spark arrester attached to the smokestack of such engine to prevent sparks from flying upon the transit shed, storage yards, wharf, dock or vessel.

PORT ADMINISTRATION

Jurisdiction over the port of Chester and all waters and water-front lands outside the city limits of Philadelphia is vested in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and exercised by it, through the Navigation Commission for the Delaware River and its navigable tributaries, a departmental administrative commission in the Department of Forests and Waters of the State of

Pennsylvania.

Navigation Commission.- The Navigation Commission consists of seven members, three of whom are appointed by the Governor and two by the mayor of Philadelphia, while the secretary of the Department of Forests and Waters of Pennsylvania and the director of the Department of Wharves, Docks, and Ferries of the city of Philadelphia serve as ex-officio members. The Governor designates one of the commissioners to be the president. Members of the Commission are appointed for a 4-year term and such further time as may be necessary until successors are named and qualified. There is no restriction as to reappointment. A majority of the members appointed by the Governor and the mayor of the city of Philadelphia shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Members serve without compensation, but are reimbursed for necessary expenses. The Commission is authorized to employ a secretary, a civil engineer, and such clerks and other employees as may be necessary properly to transact its business, all of whom are appointed by the secretary of Forests and Waters. The attorney general of Pennsylvania shall furnish such advice or legal service as may be needed, or may designate counsel to represent the Commission.

The Commission is authorized to maintain adequate offices and a meeting room, the principal office of which shall be in the city of Philadelphia.

Powers and duties. The Commission is empowered to make rules for regulating, stationing, and anchoring vessels in the Delaware River and its navigable tributaries, or at the wharves, piers or bulkheads, or in the docks, slips or basins extending into or on the said river and its navigable tributaries; for removing vessels in order to accommodate and make room for others, or for admitting river craft, compelling the masters of vessels to accommodate each other so that vessels shall for a reasonable time be entitled to berths next to the wharves, piers, and bulkheads until they have landed or loaded their cargoe's; for regulating the speed of vessels navigating the Delaware River and its navigable tributaries between Marcus Hook and Bristol in the State of Pennsylvania; provided, that such rules shall not extend to, impair, or in any way infringe on the mutual arrangements entered into by Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

The Commission is empowered: to make surveys and soundings to ascertain the capacities of the river and navigable tributaries for commercial purposes, and to prepare plans therefrom, and to keep records thereof; to regulate, fix, and establish bulkhead and pierhead lines, the distance between piers, subject to the regulation of the United States Government; to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for the construction, extension, alteration, improvement and repair of wharves, piers, bulkheads, docks, slips and basins; Provided, that these powers are not applicable to any city of the first class.

The Commission is authorized, after a hearing of the parties in interest, to regulate the services and to fix the maximum rates for wharfage, cranage and dockage at all points other than in cities of the first class.

It is the duty of the president of the commission to take the necessary action to enforce the laws of the Commonwealth and the rules and regulations made and promulgated by the commission; and if any person or persons shall refuse or neglect to comply with the directions of the president or knowingly fail to comply with the rules and regulations of the commission, or obstruct or prevent the execution of the president's duties, such persons shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be sentenced to pay for each offense a fine not to exceed $500.

It is the duty of the president upon information of the sinking of any canal boat, barge, or other vessel in the channelway of the tidewaters of the Delaware or its navigable tributaries, or in any of the docks thereof, to give notice to the owner, master, or other agent thereof to raise and remove such obstruction within 10 days after date of notice, under penalty of $100; and in case of refusal or neglect of the parties interested to raise or remove any such obstruction within the time specified, to have it raised and removed the expense of the owner, master, or agent.

Construction licenses.- Anyone desiring to construct or alter any
harbor structure wholly within the State or any waterway under the
jurisdiction of the commission must file application in writing to
the president of the commission describing the nature and extent of
such structure, together with plans and specifications, showing
fully the proposed construction and their evidence of title to the
property. Upon receipt of any such application the president shall
give notice of the time and place of hearing such application, and
if the commission after the hearing approves the plans and specifi-
cations offered in the application, shall issue a license for such
construction. This rule is not applicable to cities of the first
class. Licensees are further required to obtain a permit from the
water and power resources board, and to pay such encroachment charges
as said board may fix, according to law. No license is valid without a
permit from the water and resources board

All licenses granted or orders made for the erection, construction, extension, alteration or improvement provide that work shall be commenced and prosecuted with due diligence to completion, within six months; otherwise the license shall become void.

Whenever the owners or lessees, of any facility shall fail to keep adjoining docks clean and free from obstruction, the president of the commission, upon default for 30 days after the service of notice on such owners, or lessees, is empowered to have them cleaned and freed from obstructions, and to apportion the expense thereof among their owners. This clause does not apply to any city of the first class.

Regulation of pilots.- The Navigation Commission has the power and authority to grant licenses to persons to act as pilots in the Delaware Bay and River, and to make rules for their government, to decide on application of the parties in interest, all differences which may arise between such pilots and masters, owners, and consignees of vessels, except as provided by law; and to make, ordain and publish such rules and regulations, and with such penalties for the breach thereof as they deem fitting and proper.

Appeals from the decisions of the commission may be filed with the court of common pleas of the proper county within 30 days for legal redress.

Delaware River Joint Commission.- The Delaware River Joint Commission was created in 1931, by agreement between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey, for the primary purpose of operating and maintaining the Philadelphia-Camden bridge, owned and operated by the two states and the city of Philadelphia. The Commission, by terms of the agreement, is also empowered to: