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.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
maritime regulatory body
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state regulatory authority ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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Port of Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Port of Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| fieldOfWork |
harbor regulation
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maritime law ⓘ navigation safety ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
harbor pilots in the Port of Philadelphia
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pilotage fees in the Port of Philadelphia ⓘ rules for compulsory pilotage ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
early example of state regulation upheld under the Commerce Clause
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influential in U.S. constitutional law on local versus national regulation of commerce ⓘ |
| hasRole |
collecting pilotage-related fees or penalties
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enforcing pilotage regulations ⓘ licensing pilots ⓘ |
| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| industry |
maritime transport
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shipping ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOver |
Delaware River approaches to Philadelphia
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harbor of Philadelphia ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Pennsylvania state law ⓘ |
| legalIssueInvolved |
constitutionality of state pilotage laws
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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
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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
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pilotage in the Port of Philadelphia ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Opinion in Cooley v. Board of Wardens (1852)
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