The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-15


HOTEL. Oh BoARDINa.HoUsE KEEPERS.
49,. OFFICE CLERK OF COUNCIL,
TN AccoRpAsoE WITH TIE roIIo%fsa SS N a3S ACT OF
the Legislature. passed the Doth day Of December,
1896 all persons ccnoernsd are hereby notified to call at
this ooe and take out license
| "s. Clerk Of Council
An ACT ron THE BErrIR PROTECTION OF sEAhEH AND
ud,uanANrs IN THE PORT AND HARBoR OF CHARLES.
Bea enacted, blythe Senate and House Of Represeata-
tip oto and sing f General Asscmbty and oy tae
authority of the same That It shall not be lawful TOR any
person. except pilot or public officer to BOARD or at
tempt board vessel arriving in the port or harbor OF
before nave osem o rs a s.
person having charge OF such vessel or from her
owner or agents.
m II sha not be lawful for any owner, agent master,
or other person having charge any vessel arriving or
being tho port Of Charleston, 10 permit or suthor1ze
any hotel boarding house Keeper not licensed
ployee OF any sailor or immigrants hotel boarding
house. to poar attempt to board any vessel arriving
in or yln or eng IN tho nsrOor OF SSar
or anchored with intent to invite ask or solicit the
boarding any Of the crew employed on such vessel
ILL lt shall moi lawful for any sailors or lmmi-
grants hotel or boarding house keeper or tho employee
Of any sailors or i'm grants hotel or boarding house
keeper having boarded any vessel made inst to any wharf
the port Of Charleston TO neglect or refuse to leave
said vessel after having been ordered 80 to do by the
master or person having charge Of such vessel
~. It shall not be lawful tor any person TO keep con-
duct or carry on either owner proprietor agent or
otherwise any saors immigrants boarding house,
or sailors or immigrants hotel IN the city OF Charleston
without having license from the City Council thereof
v II Shall not be lawful tor any person. having the
license this Act provided, or not being the regular
AGENT runner or employee OF person having such u,
cense to invite ask solicit In the city or harbor OF
Charleston the boarding lodging of any OF the crew
employed any vessel of any immigrant arriving IN
! the said city Of Charleston.
person applying license TO keep sailors or immi
grants boarding house, sailors or immigrants hotel
to them Ct the respocaby and competency Of such ap
picant and of the susbeness OF hls accommodations,
shall to him license, which shall 20 good LOT one
year. unless revoked by said City Council, 70
keep sailors immigrants boarding house IN the city
OF Charleston and to invite and solicit boarders or the
| same.
VII The City Council may upon satisfactory evidence
of the disordery OF any sailors Immigrants
hotel or boarding house. licensed as hereinbefore pro-
vded the keeper proprietor OF any sucn mousse
or of any force fraud deceit or Misrepresentation In
vting or soliciting bosrders dodgers for such house.
the par OF such keeper or proprietor or any OF Lbs
agents. runners employees or OF any attempt per-
ssde or ence any the desert from any vessel
In the harbor OF Charleston py such keeper or propre
tor any OF his agents runners or employees, revoke
| the license Tor keeping such house.
VIII. Every person receiving the license hcreinbeforo
provided shall pay to the City Council afottd The
\ sum OF twenty dollars
X The said City Council shall furnish to each saor's
or immigrants motel boarding house keeper licensed
by them aforesaid or more badges or Shields on
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hotel or boarding house keeper und the number and
street of his no el or boarding house; and which said
badges 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 employee OF
such hotel boarding keeper when boarding any
vessel in tho harbor OF Charleston or when inviting or
soliciting the boarding lodging of any seaman. sailor
or person employed any vessel or OF any Immigrant
shall wear consplcuousy displayed the shield or badge
| referred to in the foregoing seclon.
XII 1t shnu not be lawful for any person, except those
named in the preceding sectoE to Lave wear exolt OF
display any such shield badge to any OF the crew en-
ployed on any vessel any immigrant 80 arriving III
the city of Charleston with the intent to invo ask or
solicit the boarding lodging Of such Immigrant or OF
any OF the employed oa any vessel being III the
| harbor of Charleston.
XII Whoever shall offend against any or either of the
provisions contained in section l. 10 and H. in
this Act shall be ceemed guilty ol mlidcncanor and
SHALL upon conviction thereof be punished by impriso-
ment for term not exceeding one year. and not iess
than thirty days. by fine not exceeding two hundred
and fifty doar and not less than one hundred doara
or by both such fine and imprisonment
Kill Tho word "vesse used In this Act shall ILL.,
clude vesse.s propelled by steam.
In the Senate House. the twentieth day of Decembr IN
the year of Lord thousand eight hundred and
sixty-s1. W. ". POHIER
President OF the Senate.
CHAs. Ii. SIlONTON,
Speaker House OF Representatives.
Approved December 20, 1861
JAMES L. ORR, Governor.