The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-20
NOTICE TO SAILORS OR IMMIGRANTs
HOTEL Oh BoARDNG-HOUsE KEEPERS.
OFFICE CLERK OF COUNCIL,

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HOTEL Oh BoARDNa-HOUsE KEEPERS.
OFFICE CLERK OF COUNCIL,
March Is, 1867.
TN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING ACT OF
/ the legislature passed the Doth day Of December,
1906 all persons concerned hereby notified to call at
". Il. SMITH,
Clerk Of Council
AN ACT FOR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF BEAMEN AND
nnnanAETs N THE PORT AND HAHson OF CHARLES
Bel enacted by the Senate and House Of Representa
tpes no,u met and sithno General Assenby and by the
authority of the same That 1t shall not be lawful for any
smp 70 board vessel arriving in the port harbor Of
Charleston before such vessel shall have been made st
to the wha without first obtainngl cave rom the mas.
ter person having charge OF such vessel or nom her
u It shall not be lawful for any owner. agent master
or other person having charge Of any vessel arriving or
being the port Of Charleston, 10 permit or authorize
any sailors hotel boarding house keeper not licensed
hereinafter provided, or any agent runner or en-
ployee OF any sailors or hotel OF boarding
In lying Dong III the hsrbor or port OF Charleston
before tuch vessel shall have been made fast the wharf,
or anchored with intent to invite. ask n OF .0Ss Sssas the
LII. Il shan not be lawful for any sailors or immi-
grants hotel boarding house keeper or the employee
any sailors immigrants hotel or boarding house
having boarded ang vessel made fast to wharf
in the port Charleston to neglect refuse to leave
said vessol after having been ordered 30 to do by the
W. It shall not be lawful tor any person to keep con-
duct carry on, either owner, proprietor agent or
otherwise any sailors immigrants boarding house,
or sailors or immigrants hotel in the city OF Charleston
without having license from the City Council thereof.
v. shall not be lawful tor any person. not having the
license this Act provided or not being the regular
agent runner employee OF person having such II.
cense invite ask solicit IN the city or harbor OF
Charleston the boarding lodging Of OF the crew
employed any vessel or of any Immigrant arriving IN
VI Tho CITY Council shall take the application Of any
person applying license to keep sailors or mmi-
grants boarding house, or sailors or immigrants hotel
In the city of Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
to them Of the respectaby and competency OF SUCH
picant and of the suitabeness of bus
sha issue to him license, which shall be good for one
year unless sooner revoked by said City Council, to
keep sailors or immigrants boarding house in the city
of Charleston and to invite and solicit boarders Tor the
same. ,,,
VII The City Council may, upon satisfactory evidence
Of the sorderly character OF any sailors or
hotel or boarding house. licensed as pro-
yded of the keeper proprietor OF any such house.
or of any force fraud deceit misrepresentation In IN
yitng or soliciting boarders dodgers for such house.
on part of such keeper or proprietor or any OF hs
agents. runners employees or OF any attempt TO per-
sade or ence any the TO desert from any vessel
in the harbor OF Charleston by such keeper or prope
any Of his agents. runners or employees revoke
the license for keeping such house.
WILL Every person receiving the license hereinbefore
provided for shall pay to the City Council aforesaid the
sum of twenty dollars.
or immigrants hotel boarding house keeper licensed
by them as aforesaid badges shields, on
which shall be printed or engraved the name OF sucD
hotel or boarding house keeper, and the number and
street of his hotel or boarding house, aud which said
badges or shields shall be surrendered to said City Coun
Gil upon the revocation by them, or expiration OF any
license grated by them, as herein provided.
\. Every sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding
house keeper and every agent runner or employee OF
such hotel or keeper when boarding any
vessel in the harbor Of Charleston when inviting
soliciting the boarding lodging of any seaman, sailor
or person employed any vessel or OF any Immigrant
shall wear conspicuousy displayed tho 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 or
display any such shield badge to OF the crew om
ployed any vessel to any immigrant 80 arriving III
the city of Charleston with the intent to invite ask
solicit the boarng lodging OF such immigrant or Of
any OF the employed oa any vessel being In the
harbor Of Charleston.
XII Whoever shall offend against any or either Of the
provisions contained In section l. 3, s, 10 and H. in
this Act shall be Geemed guilty ol mlsdemeanor and
shall upon conviction thereof be punished by imprisoi
than thirty days. by fine moi exceeding two hundred
and fifty dollars and not less than one hundred dollars
or by both such fine and imprisonment
Kill Tie word "vessel, as used In this Act shall III
cude vessels propelled by steam.
In the Senate House, the twentieth day Of Decemb In
the year of Lord one thousand eight hundred and
si1tyRi1 W. u. fOhiEfs,
President Of the Senate.
CHAS. d. SIMONT0N,
Speaker House Of Representatives.
Approved December 20, 1865:
JAMES L. ORR, Governor
March "A