The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-11


this Office and take out the required license
1TCT " ". a. SMITH,
i+t - IL = Clerk Of Council
AN Acr FOR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF sEA1EN AND
'nun1anANTs N THE PORT AID uAaBoR OF CHARLES
Be- enacted, By the Senate and Houss Of Repreena
tiues no,o met and sitno in General Assemoy ana oy e
authority of The same, That not % WI or o
tempt to board vessel arriving In the port or
Charleston before such vessel shall have been maoe Is
to the wharf without first obtaining cave o og sr1 hsr
ter or person having charge OF such vessel or rom ner
H. It sha not be lawful for any owner agent master,
other person having charge Of any vessel os
being In the port Of Charleston, 10 permit or autnorze
any sailors hotel boarding house Keeper not licensed
as hereinafter provided or any agent runner or em
ployee OF any sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding
house. board attempt to board any vessel arriving
in lying Ueng In the harbor or port OF Charleston
before such vessel shall have been made as 70 tne
or anchored with intent to invite, ask or solicit the
boarding of any of tho employed on such
Il ILL., It shall not be lawful for any sailors OF mmf
grants hoel or boarding house OF he empoyee
keeper having boarded any vessel made ast 70 any Wna
m the port Of Charleston, to neglect or refuse TO leave
said vessel after having been ordered so 70 90 o5 ne
master or person having charge Of such vessel
w. It shall not be lawful for any person to keep con-
duct or carry on either owner proprietor
otherwise any sailor'g immigrants boarding mousse
or ssilor's or immigrants hocl in the tyot Charleston
without having license from the City Counc thereof
v. shall not be awul for any person not having the
license In this Act provided not being the regular
agent runner or employees Of person having such H..
cense to invite, ask or solicit IN tho city or harpor OF
Charleston the boarding or lodging Of any Of tne crew
employed any vcsse or OF my arriving IN
VI The CITY Council shan take the application Of any
person applying for hcense TO keep sailors OF imm
Grants boarding house. or sailors or tnmgrants hotel
In the city OF Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
to them Of the respectsbty and competency OF such
pcan and Of the snabeness or nus o S sor
wear unless sooner revoked by said City Council to
keep sailors or immigrants boarding house In the city
oGharleston and to invite and solicit boarders for the
VII The City Council may, upon satisfactory evidence
of the dsorderly character of any sailors or
hotel sorbosrdn9 heuse cepsed - pro-
yded or of the keeper proprietor OF any such house.
or of any force fraud deceit Misrepresentation In In
yting soliciting bosrders or lodgers for such house,
agents. runners ,or employees or Of any attempt to per-
ence any Of the crew to desert from any
in the harbor OF Charleston by such keeper or prop
tor any OF his agents. runners or employees revoke
the license for keeping such house
Will Every person receiving the license heretnbefore
provided for shall pay to the City Council Aforesaid the
ID The said City Council shall furnish to each sailors
or immigrants hotel or boarding house keeper hcensed
by them aforesaid one or more badges or Shields on
which shall be printed or engraved the name OF such
hotel or boarding house keeper and the number and
street of his hote or boarding house and which SAID
badges shields sha be surrendered to said CITY ooan
oil upon the revocation by them, or expiration OF any
license granted BY them, as herein provided
l. K Every sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding.
house keeper and every agent runner or employee Of
such hotel boarding keeper when boarding any
vessel In tho harbor OF Charleston when inviting or
soliciting the boarding lodging Of any seaman sailor
or person employed any vessel or OF any immigrant
sha wear conspicuousy 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
display any guch shield badge to any OF the crew en-
ployed on any vessel or to any immigrant go arriving In
he city Of Charleston with the intent to invite aak or
solicit the boarding lodging Of such Immigrant or OF
any of the crew employed any vessel being In the
harbor Of Charleston.
X Whoever shall offend against any or either Of the
nroysions contained IN section J. 10 and II, In
this Act shall be ceemed guilty oi m1sdemeanor and
shall upon conviction thereof be punished by imprison
ment for term not 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 dollars
or by both such fine and imprisonment
kin The word 'yessel" used IN this Act shall In
cude vessels propelled by steam.
In the Senate House. the twentieth day OF Decembr, In
siYtysiI W. D. PORTER,
President Of the Senate.
CHAS. Il. sIMONTON,
Speaker House of Representatives.
Approved December 2O 1856:
JANIS l.. ORR, Governor
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