12:9-2.Ā  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 wharvesĀ  thereof, and remove such ships and vessels as are not employed in receiving andĀ  discharging their cargoes, to make room for such others as are required to beĀ  more immediately accommodated for the purpose of receiving and dischargingĀ  cargoes.Ā  As to the fact of the vessels being bona fide employed in receivingĀ  and discharging their cargoes, the harbor masters, or either of them, shall beĀ  the sole judges.Ā  The harbor masters, or either of them, may determine how farĀ  and in what instances it is the duty of persons having charge of vessels toĀ  accommodate each other in their respective situations.
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