1938/1939 public local laws – Ch.617 Sec.8

It is hereby declared to be the purpose of this Act to vest in Beaufort Port Commission the power and authority to exercise full jurisdiction and control over Beaufort harbor, as herein defined, and in the exercise of such jurisdiction it is expressly authorized and empowered to make any and all reasonable rules and regulations within the scope of its authority and to do any and all things necessary and/or required to be done in the furtherance of the interests of navigation, as the same may relate itself to the said harbor. To this end all authority heretofore by legislative Act vested in any board of commissioners of navigation, pilots association or other board or agency for the regulation of Beaufort harbor, as herein defined, or any portion of the same, or regulating the licensing and appointment of pilots, is hereby deemed and declared vested in Beaufort Port Commission, and any and all provisions of any Public, Public-Local or Private Acts and any and all powers therein conferred, wherever the same may be in conflict with the provisions of this Act and the general purposes of the same, are hereby repealed.