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  "urn": "urn:us-la:rs:34:948",
  "title_number": "34",
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  "citation": "R.S. 34:948",
  "heading": "Qualifications of pilots; bond",
  "text": "No person shall be appointed a bar pilot unless: (1) he is a qualified elector of the State of Louisiana; (2) has served at least twelve months next preceding the date of his application in a pilot boat at the mouth of the Mississippi River or other entrances into the Gulf of Mexico or other outside waters from the port of New Orleans; (3) has successfully passed the examination given by the board of examiners, and has been commissioned by the governor; and (4) has furnished a bond in favor of the governor in the amount of two thousand dollars conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties imposed upon them by this Sub-part. This bond shall be approved by the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans.",
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      "level": "title",
      "number": "34",
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      "number": "6",
      "name": "PILOTS"
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      "level": "part",
      "number": "I",
      "name": "PORT OF NEW ORLEANS"
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      "level": "subpart",
      "number": "A",
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