The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-03

AN ACT FOR TEE BETTER PROTECTION OF hkAMEs AND
= =. M1,IsnaRAYrs IN THE PORT AND HARRo8 OF CHARLES
I Beu enaeted 6y The Senate and House 9? Reprs,sa.
tive met and smg q, ossras Aseoy G4% tor ~ .nv
,areon er eut pot or public officer, to board OF az
tant to board vessel arriving in the port or harpor
before such vessel shall have been MADE 1as
to the har without first obtaining leave from the mas
ter or person having charge OF sucn vessel OF h ner
owner agents. ,.t,. !
or other person having charge OF any vessel arriving or
being In the port Of Charleston, 10 permit or antho2s
any saiors hotel or boarding house Keeper nos
"a hereinafter provided any agent runner OF en.
ployee OF any SAILORS or immigrants 1oel OF ooaIne
honss to BOARD or attempt to board any vessel arriving
OF lying or eng tine Ssya aars1r esn
or anchored with Intent to invite ask OF sonct tne
boarding Of any Of tho crew employed ON such vessel
it aha not ha Lawful t0c any sailors or araml-
GRANTS hotel or boarding house keeper or the employee
Of any SAILORS or i'm igrants hotel or boarding. house
boarded my vessel made a e % aav
said vessel after having been ordered 80 70 90 Dy tne
master or person having charge OF such vessel
snsl IN nos stbar NJ as owner proprietor agent OF
otherwise any sailors or boardng nouse
or sailors or immigrants hotel in the city OF Charleson
Il shall not be lawful for any person. nothavtng the
license In this Act provided. or not being the regular
agent runner or employee OF person naVanS sGcn
censa to invite ask or eocit In the cy or harbor o.
Chsreston the boarding lodging OF any OF the crew
employed ON any vcase of any arriving ID
the said city Of Charleston. j; "a.
person applying for license to keep sailors or imi'
grants boarding house, or sailors OF mmgranrs 9ote
city a1d aug uen
picant and Of the Gnableness OF h1s
laaaa eaaQ os Rooo 1or one
year. unless sooner revoked ny ssad Caty Gss ,e 70
of Charleston and 10 invite and solicit boarders for the
same. . =, 4. -. -. - :.
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hote or boarding house, licensed as herenbefre pro
yded or Of the keeper proprietor Of any such house
Of force raTd deceit or sa
ON the part OF such keeper OF proprietor or OF mug
aoents runners or employees or Of any attempt TO pr
ade or ece any the crew to desert from any Vessel
In the arbor Of Charleston by such keeper OF propEe
tor or ay Of his agents. runners or employees, revoke
tho license for keeping such house
VIII Every person receiving the license herednbefore
provided shs roy to the city Council Aforesaid the
| sum Of twenty dollars.
or mniaranss hotel or boarding house Keeper licensed
BY them as aoresad or more badges or shields on
wiioh shau be printed engraved the name Of SUCH
o. Gsss oe
hadoes or shields shall be surrendered to said City Coun
cil upon the revocation by them, or expiration o. any
Every sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding.
house keeper and every AGENT runner or employee o.
such hotel boarding keeper when boarding any
vessel In the harbor OF Charleston when inviting on
soliciting the boarding lodging Of any seaman sailor
or person employed any vessel or OF any
sha wear displayed the shield or oaoee
referred to iu the foregoing secuon. 81. -,
x It shall not be lawful for any person eIespt teose
named In the preceding secor to Lave, wear e1moS OF
display any such ahield bage to any Of the crew era.
ployed any yeaee OF 70 any 20 arriving N N
solicit the boarding OF lodging Of such immigrant or Of
any OF the employed oa any vessel neng IN the
| harbor Of Charloaton. ---s- =,
Xd whoever slal offend aganst any or ether Of the
provisions contained in section 70 and y, ~
this Act shall be ceemed guilty OF mldemeanor, and
SHALL upon conviction thereof be pnniahHd by tmprson-
ment for term Lot exceeding one year. and not aess
than thirty days by fine not exceeding two hundred
and nifty doars and not less than ono hundred dolrs,
| or by both such fuc and imprisonment
XIII The word "vessel ss used IN this ACT snaA IN
clude Vessels propelled by steam. -: 2.
In the Senate House, the twentieth day OF Decambr 10
the wear OF our Lord thousand eight hundred and
/ aiIty.eix ~. -.zst-l.s W. d. PORTER,
| Presden. Of the Senate.
! ..-rss~'}t.- CHAs. q. s1MONTON,
1 Speaker House Of Representatives
Approved Deceanber 90, 1865 si5 .sss,
james L. ORR, Governor. .s.
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