§ 6-1. Charges.
(a) Wharfage rates.
(1) The wharfage rates per calendar day, or for any fractional part thereof, for all goods, wares, merchandise, or other articles landed at or upon and shipped from any public wharf shall be the same as those which are in effect on June 12, 1950.
(2) The rates on all goods shipped from one vessel to another shall be ½ the rates above prescribed and shall be paid by the vessel shipping the goods.
(3) The Harbor Master may require anything landed on any public wharf to be removed within 24 hours after landing the same, or subject the same to a daily penalty of 50¢ for each foot occupied of the length of the wharf.
(b) Dockage rates.
(1) No dockage shall be collected on any barge or scow lying at any City wharf, dock, or bulkhead, upon which wharfage is collected in excess of $2 per diem, or part thereof.
(2) All vessels, including barges and scows lying at any City wharf, dock, or bulkhead that are allowed free wharfage, shall pay the dockage rates per calendar day, or part thereof, which are in effect on June 12, 1950.
(3) Double said dockage rates shall be paid for all vessels for every day above 6 and treble for every day above 12 that they shall remain at any wharf, dock, or bulkhead aforesaid, unless allowed to remain longer by the Harbor Master, who is hereby authorized to extend the time for said vessels in all cases when he may think the public interest is promoted thereby, but no light-vessel, barge, or scow may remain at any public wharf, dock, or bulkhead.
(4) If the Harbor Master serves notice on the captain, owner, consignee, or stevedore of any vessel, barge, or scow, to remove same from any City wharf, dock, or bulkhead, and the same is not removed within 2 hours after such notice has been served, the Harbor Master shall collect from the captain, owner, consignee, or stevedore, $2 for the 1st day or part thereof, and $2 additional for each and every day or part thereof, that such vessel, barge, or scow shall remain at any City wharf, dock, or bulkhead, 2 hours after notice to remove same has been issued by the Harbor Master.
(c) Change in rates.
The Board of Estimates shall have the power, from time to time, to increase, reduce, or eliminate any of the wharfage or dockage rates as herein provided for and may include and change, from time to time, rates for other articles not included in the above-mentioned schedules.
(d) Posting and filing.
The schedule of the above rates shall be posted in the office of the Harbor Master and a copy thereof filed with the Department of Legislative Reference within 1 week after June 12, 1950, and any changes or additions in said rates which shall be made by the Board of Estimates shall be filed with the Harbor Master and the Department of Legislative Reference on or before the time when such rates shall become effective.