Board of Wardens of the Port of Philadelphia

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The Board of Wardens of the Port of Philadelphia was a Pennsylvania authority responsible for regulating pilotage and maritime navigation in the Port of Philadelphia, notably involved in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Cooley v. Board of Wardens (1852) on the scope of the Commerce Clause.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf maritime regulatory body
state regulatory authority
appliesToJurisdiction Commonwealth of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
Port of Philadelphia NERFINISHED
basedIn Port of Philadelphia NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
fieldOfWork harbor regulation
maritime law
navigation safety
hasAuthorityOver harbor pilots in the Port of Philadelphia
pilotage fees in the Port of Philadelphia
rules for compulsory pilotage
hasHistoricalSignificance early example of state regulation upheld under the Commerce Clause
influential in U.S. constitutional law on local versus national regulation of commerce
hasRole collecting pilotage-related fees or penalties
enforcing pilotage regulations
licensing pilots
inception 19th century
industry maritime transport
shipping
jurisdictionOver Delaware River approaches to Philadelphia NERFINISHED
harbor of Philadelphia
legalBasis Pennsylvania state law
legalIssueInvolved constitutionality of state pilotage laws
division of power between federal and state regulation of commerce
scope of the Commerce Clause
location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
notableCase Cooley v. Board of Wardens NERFINISHED
notableCourt Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED
notableFor being at the center of a landmark Commerce Clause decision
regulation of local pilotage in a major American port
partOf state-level port governance in Pennsylvania
partyInLawsuit Cooley v. Board of Wardens NERFINISHED
regulates maritime navigation in the Port of Philadelphia
pilotage in the Port of Philadelphia

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Opinion in Cooley v. Board of Wardens (1852) party Board of Wardens of the Port of Philadelphia
Cooley v. Board of Wardens involvesParty Board of Wardens of the Port of Philadelphia