The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-13
AN ACT FOE THE DErTEn PROTECTION OF sEAHEN AND
1banuaRANTs IN THE POET AND HARBoh OF CHARLES

ACT FOE THE DErTEn PROTECTION OF sEAMEH AND
ndauaRANTs IN THE ponT AND HAnBoh OF CHARLES
Be it cnuced by the Senate and House Of Representa-
tues ro,o met and sitting in General Assembly, ard by the
authority of the same That 1t shall not be lawful for any
person, except pilot public officer to board or at.
tempt to board vessel arriving in the port or harbor OF
Charleston before such vessel shall have been made ast
to the wharf without first obtanng cave from the mas
owner or agents.
IL It shall not be lawful for my owner, agent master
other person having charge OF any vessel arriving or
being in tho port Of Charleston 10 permit or authorize
as hereinafter provided or any agent runner or en-
ployee ofapy sailors or Immigrants hotel or boarding
in ying reng in tho harbor or port OF Charleston
before such vessel sha have bcen made fast to the wharf,
or anchored with intent to invite ask or solicit the
boarding Of my OF the crew employed on susn Vese m
grants hotel or boarng house keeper or the employee
Of any sailors i'm hotel or boarding house
keeper having boarded vessel made last TO any wharf
said vessel after having been ordered so to 90 oy the
master or person having charge of such vessel
~ 1t shall not be lawful tor any person to keep, con.
duct or carry either owner proprietor agent or
otherwise any sailors or immigrants boarding house,
saiors or immigrants hotel IN the city OF Charleston
without hnving license from the City Council thereof,
1t shall be lawful for any person. not having the
license this Act provided or not being the regular
ngent runner employee Of person having such Il.
cense, to invite, ask or solicit III the city or harbor OF
employed my vessel or OF any immigrant arriving in
the said city Of Charleston.
VI The City Council shau take the application OF any
person applying license to keep sailors or nmi-
grants boarding house. sailors or immigrants hotel
In the city OF Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
to them Of the responsibility and competency of such
nlicnnt and of the suitabeness Of his accommodations
shall issue to him license, which shall be good for one
year. unless sooner revoked by said City Council, TO
keep sailor or immigrants boarding house IN the city
of Charleston and to invite and solicit bonrdcrs for the
VII The City Council may, upon satisfactory evidence
of the sorderly character of any sailors or
hotel or boarding house. licensed hereinbetOre pro-
ydcl Of the keeper proprietor OF any such house,
or of any force fraud deceit misrepresentation in in
vihng soliciting boadcrs or odgers for such mouse
on the part OF such keeper proprietor or any OF his
agents. runners employees or OF any attempt 10 per-
sade or ence any Of the to desert from any vessel
in the harbor OF Charleston, by such keeper or prope-
tor or any OF his agents. runners or employees revoke
tho license Tor keeping such house.
VIII Every person receiving the license herenbefore
provided Tor shn pay to the ty Council aforesaid the
X The said City Council shall furnish to each sailors
or immigrants hotel boarding house keeper hceneed
by them aforesaid one or more badges OF Shields on
which shall be printed engraved the name OF such
hotel or boarding house keeper and the number and
street OF his hoe or boarding house; and which said
badges or shields shall be surrendered to said City Coun
Gil upon the revocation by them or expiration OF any
license granted by them, as herein provided
x Every sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding,
house keeper and every agent runner or empoyee o.
vessel in the harbor Of Charleston or iscn inviting OF
soliciting the boarding or lodging OF any seama saor
OF person employed any vessel or or any immigrant
shall wear conspcuousy displayed, the shield or badge
referred to in the foregoing section.
X 1t shall not be lawful for any person, except those
named in the preceding section to Lave wear exhibit OF
display any such shield badge to any OF the crew en-
poyed on any vessel or to any immigrant 80 arriving
he city of Charleston with the intent to invite ask or
solicit the boarding lodging OF such or OF
any OF tho employed on any vessel being III INC
harbor OF Charleston.
XII Whoever shall offend against any either Of the
provisions contained in section A. s, 10 and H. N
this Act shnll be ceemed guilty oil msdemeanor, anu
SHALL upon conviction thereof be punished by imprson'
ment for term exceeding one year, and not less
than thirty days. or by fine not exceeding two hundred
and fifty dollars, and not less than one hundred dolhr
or by both such fine und imprisonment
Kill The word 'yesse as used in this Act, shai In
clude vessels propelled by steam.
In the Senate House, the twentieth day Of Dccemb IN
the year of our Lord thousand eight hundred and
sixty.six ". d. PORTER,
President of the Senate
CHAS. H. SIAIONTON,
Speaker House OF Representatives
Approyed December 90 1866
JAMES l.. OnR, Governor.