12:9-2 - Jurisdiction and powers - New Jersey Statutes

12:9-2.  Jurisdiction and powers    The harbor masters may regulate and station all vessels in the bay of New York or in the North river, within the limits of Hudson county, and the wharves  thereof, and remove such ships and vessels as are not employed in receiving and  discharging their cargoes, to make room for such others as are required to be  more immediately accommodated for the purpose of receiving and discharging  cargoes.  As to the fact of the vessels being bona fide employed in receiving  and discharging their cargoes, the harbor masters, or either of them, shall be  the sole judges.  The harbor masters, or either of them, may determine how far  and in what instances it is the duty of persons having charge of vessels to  accommodate each other in their respective situations.