The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-24
ACT FOR THE DETER PROTECTION OF sEAMEN AND
IMMIGRANTS IN THE PORT AND HARBoR OF cHAnLRs.

AN ACT FOR THE DETER PROTECTION OF sEAMEs AND
IMMIGRANTS IN THE PORT AND HARBoR OF cHAnLRs'
L Belt enacted by the Senate and House Of Representa-
iues met and sitting IN General assembly, and 6y the
authority o the same Thut 1t shall not be lawful for any
person. except pilot public officer, to board or Ut
tempt board vessel arriving in the port or harbor OF
Charleston before such vessel shall have been made ast
to the wharf without first obtainngi cave from the
ter or person having charge OF such vessel or from ler
owner or agents.
H. 1t shall not be lawful for any owner, agent master
or other person having charge OF any vessel arriving
being in the port OF Chareston 10 permit or authorize
any sailors hotel boarding house Keeper not licensed
hereinafter provided, any agent runner or em-
pioyee any sailors Or immigrants hotel or boarding
house, DoLrd attempt to board any vessel arriving
n lying cling in the harbor or port OF Charleston
before vessel sull have been made fast to the wharf,
anchored, with intent TO invite ush Or solicit the
boarding OF any OF the crew employed on such vessel
LII. Itshnll not be lawfu Tor my sailors Or lmmi-
grants hotel or boarding house Keeper or the employee
Of any sailors i'm ligrants hotel boarding house
keeper having boarded any vessel made fast to any wharf
in tho port OF Charleston to neglect refuse to leave
said vessel after having been ordered to do by tile
master person having charge of such vessel.
~. II shall not be lawful TOR any person to keep con-
duct carry either as OWNER proprietor agent or
otherwise, any sailors immigrants boarding house,
saors immigrants hotel in the city OF Charleston.
without having ccnse from the City Council thereof
" 1t shall not bo lawful for any person. nothaying the
license this Act provided or not being tho regular
agent runner or employed OF person having such Ii.
cense to invite, ask solicit IN the city harbor OF
Charleston the boarding lodging of any OF the
employed any vessel, OF my immigrant arriving
the said city Of Charleston
VI Tie City Council shall tako the application Of any
person applying license to keep sailors imn,i
grants bOurling house. or sailors immigrants hotel,
the city OF Charleston, ud upon satisfactory evidence
to them of the reBpecaby and competency Of such ap
picant, ind of the suablcness vi his accommodations,
shall ISSUE TO him license which Shall tc good for
year, unless revoked by said City Council to
kocp sailors immigrants buurding house in the city
OF Charleston aud to invite and solicit boariers for LIE
SAME. -'-' -
VII. The City Council may upon satisfactory evidence
Of the sordery character of any sailors immigrants
hotel boarding house, licensed ~ hcreinbetore pro-
vided OF the keeper proprietor OF any such house,
of any force, fra deceit Misrepresentation, in ill.,
riting soliciting buardrrs odgrrs such house,
the part OF such keeper Or proprietor or any oil his
agents. runners, or employees or ol any attempt to per-
Bnde ence any OF Do 10 desert ro any vessel
in the harbor OF Charleston Dy such keeper lrUpr1c
tor uny OF his agents. runners employees rcToke
the license Tor Keeping slch house.
VII. Every person receiving the license hcrcrbcoIe
provided shall pay 10 the city Council aforesaid the
SUM Of twenty dollars.
immigrants hotel ur boarding house keeper ccnsed
by them aforesaid, badges shields,
which shal! be printed or engraved the name OF such
hotel or bourdinS house Keeper, md the humber und
OF his hU e or boarding house, and which sGid
badges shields shall be surrendered to sal City Coin
ell upon the revocation by them, OF expiration OF any
license granted by them, us herein provided.
X. Every sailors Or immigrants hotel or boarding
house keeper aud every agent, runner employee vi
such hotel or poardnhousc Keeper when boardluS any
vessel n the hurbor OF Charleston when inviting or
soliciting the boarding lodging OF any selmun, sailor
person employed Oh any vessel or OF any Immigrant.
shall wear conspicuosy displayed the shield badge
referred to in the foregoing section.
XI It sgQ not be lawful for any person. except those
named in the preceding section, to wear, exhibit
display any such shield badge TO any OF the
ployed any vessel, any Immigrant arriving
the city of Charleston, with the intent invite
solicit tie boarding lodging OF such immigrant or OF
nny OF the employed any vessel Dciug in the
harbor OF Charleston.
XII Whoever shall offend against any either Of The
provisions contained ill section l, l. g. T. 10 and H. in
this Act shall be ceened guilty o mcdemcanor, and
SHALL upon conviction thereof. be punished by nlprsen
ment for term exceeding year. aud not less
than thirty days, by fine not cxcceung two hundred
aud fifty dollars and not less than hundred dollars
ur by both such fine and imprisonment.
KILL The word vessel" used In this Act, shall H.
clute Vessels propelled by steam.
the Senate House, the twentieth day Of Decemb r. in
the year OF our Lord thousand eight hundred and
siIty-six. W. D. PORTER,
Presiden OF the Senate.
CHAS Ii. S1MONTON,
Speaker House Of Representatives.
Approved December 2U, 1866:
JAMES L. OnR, Governor.
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