The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-29
WILLIAM BROOKBANKS,
AN ACT FOR THE DETER PROTECTION OF sEAMEN AND
IMMIGRANTS IN THE poRr AND HARBoR OF CHARLES

AN ACT FOR THE DETER PROTECTION OF sEAMEN AND
IMMIGRANTS IN THE PORT AND HARBoR OF CHARLES.
TON.
tiues notu met and sitting General Assembly, and by the
authority of e That 1t shall not be lawful Tor any
person. except pilot or public officer, to board or a
tempt TO board vessel arriving in the port or harbor OF
Charleston before such vessel shall have been made st
to the wharf, without first obaining cave from the mas
person having charge OF such vessel or om her
owner or agents.
IL It shall not be lawful for any owner agent, master
or other person having charge Of any vessel arriving or
being in the port Of Charleston 10 permit or authorize
any sailors hotel boarding house keeper not licensed
as hereinafter provided, or any agent runner or en-
ployee OF any sailors immigrants hotel or boarding
house. to board attempt to board any vessel arriving
n yng ueing in the harbor or port OF
before such vessel shall have been made fast to the wharf
or anchored, with intent to invite ask or SOLICIT tne
boarding of any OF the crew employed on such vessel
Ill II shall not be lawful for any sailors or immi-
grants hotel or boarding house keeper the employees
OF any sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding mouse
keeper having boarded any vessel made fast 10 any whar
in the port OF Charleston to neglect or reuse 10 eae
said vessel after having been ordered SO to do by the
master or person having charge Of such vessel.
w. 1t shall not be lawful for any person 70 Keep con-
duct or carry on, either owner proprietor agent OF
otherwise, any sailors or immigrants boarding mousse
or sailor or immigrants hotel in the city OF Charleston
without having license from the City Council thereof
" shall not be lawful for any person. not having the
license IN this Act provided, not being the regular
sVent runner or employee Of person having sucn IL.
cense TO invite ask solicit III the city or haroor OF
Charleston the boarding lodging OF any OF the crew
employed any vessel or OF any immigrant arriving III
the said city Of Charleston.
VI The City Council shall take the application OF any
person applying for license to keep SAILORS or lmm
grants boarding house, or sailors OF Immigrants noIe
In the city OF Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
To them of the responsibility and competency OF such
plicant and of the suabeness OF his accommodations
shall issue to him license which snail De good or one
keep sailors immigrants boarding mousse In the CITY
of Charleston and to invite and solicit boarders for the
same. ...., .,,o..
of the sorerly character of any sailors or immigrants
hotel or boarding house. licensed as herenoefore pro-
yded or of tho keeper proprietor OF any such mousse
or of any force fraud deceit misrepresentation In IN
yitipp or soliciting boarders dodgers for such house.
on the part OF such keeper or proprietor OF any o nis
agents. runners employees or OF any attempt 10 per-
suade enCe OF the crew 10 desert 1on an Nessel
in the harbor of Charleston by such keeper or propre
tor or any Of his agents. runners or employees revoke
the license for keeping such house
Will Every person receiving the license herelhDeiore
provided tor shall pay the City Council aforesaid the
sum of twenty dollars.
* Tho said City Council shall furnish to each sailors
or immigrants hotel or boarding house keeper licensed
nv them as aforesaid more badges or Shields on
which shull be printed engraved the name OF SUCH
hotel or boarding house keeper, und the number and
street of LIS hotel boarding house; and which said
badges or shields shall be surrendered to said City Coun
ell upon the revocation by thcm or expiration Of any
license granted by them, as herein provided.
Y Every Sailors immigrants hotel or boarding.
house keeper and every AGENT runner or employee OF
such hotel boarding keeper when boarding any
vessel in the harbor Of Charleston, or when inviting
soliciting the boarding lodging of any seaman, sailor
or person employed any vessel or or any immigrant
shall wear conspicuously displayed the shield badge
referred to in the foregoing section.
XII 1t shall not be lawful for any person, except those
named in the preceding section. to Lave wear exhibit
display any such shield badge to any OF the
ployed on any vessel or to any immigrant arriving
the city of Charleston with the intent to invite ask
solicit the boarding or lodging of such immigrant
any OF the employed oe any vessel being in the
harbor of Charleston
XII Whoever shall offend against any either of the
provisions contained In section . l. 6, 10 and H. in
this Act, shall be ceemed guilty oil mDdemeanor and
SHALL upon conviction thereof be punished by imprisot
ment for term exceeding year, and not less
than thirty days, by fine not exceeding two hundred
and fifty dollars, and not less than one hundred dollars
or by both such fine and imprisonment
KILL The word "vessel as used in this Act snail Ill
olude vessels propelled by steanl l.,
In the Senate House, the twentieth day OF DecemDr, ~
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred anu
siytysix W. d. PORTER
President OF the senate.
CHAS II. SIMONTON,
Speaker House Of Representatives
Approved December 20, 1866:
JAMES L. ORR, Governor
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