The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-28
AN ACT FOR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF sEA1tsN AND
DxanoRANTs POET AND HARBoR OF cHAnrKa-

AN ACT FOR TIE BETTER PROTECTION OF sEAMEx AND
nxanaRAsrs IN THE POET AND HARBoR OF cHAnrEa-
Be i enscted TIC Senate House ef Representa-
authority e same That it shs not be iaiui T tor
person, except pilot public officer, to board
chaesson before such sha have been @
to the wharf without first obtaining leave from tho
u It shall lawful for any owner agent master,
being in the port Of Charleston 10 P et or aubeae
sailors hote boarding house keeper licensed
ployee any sailors or immigrants hotel OF boarding
house. to board Or attempt to board vessel arriving
before such vessel shall have been ado wharf
Se o Te @ Intent to ask OF se the
III. + shall no. be lawful for any sailors innmi-
Of any sailors or i'm grants hote or poarain4 house
keeper having boarded vessel made fast any
said vessel; afr having been ordered SO to do by she
1naseer or person having charge of such vessel.
duct carry on either as owner proprietor ssent OF
otherwise any sailors Or immigrants boarding house,
without having License from the City Council thereof
It shall not be lawful for person. not having the
csnse to invite ask or solicit IL the cy or Of Of
Charleston. the boarding lodging any the crew
employed on any vessel or Of any immigrant arriving IN
VI The City Council shall take the application Of any
person applying tor license 70 seep sailors or inu1
the city Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
them rcspectabity and competency Of such up
issue to cense shan fe for
year, unless sooner revoked by said City Council to
keep sailor immigrants boarding house city
of Charleston and to invite aud solicit boarders the
same. = . ass rs - 5A
OF the disordery cnaTacter Of sailors or
hotel boarding house. licensed hereinbedore pro-
of any force fraud, deceit misrepresentation
vnR or sohchng boarders or lodgers for sucn house.
on the part OF such keeper or proprietor, OF hg
agents runners, or employees, or Of attempt to
in the harbor Of Charleston by keeper or
tor or any Of his agents oT employees revoke
VII Every w person receiving the ncense hereinbere
provided Tor shall pay to the City Council Aforesaid the
TX The said City Council ahan furnish to each sailors
or hotel boarding house keeper licensed
which shan be printed engraved the name OF such
hotel boarding house keeper and the number and
badges or shields shall be Surrendered to sad city cou-
eli upon the revocation by them expiration Of
< Every sailors immigrants hotel boarding
house keeper and every agent runner employee Of
vessel in the harbor Of Charleston or when inviting or
soliciting the boarding lodging of any seaman, sailor
wear displayed the shield or badge
sa sS IL sos the Ss % sn1
anmsd IN the 70 lave wess exhibit OF
poyed any vessel, to any Immigrant arriving tn
city of Charleston, with the intent to invite
ts ne Or asa % OF It
1 hazbor Of Charleston. .s.ass1s;Sss... .5sl
E XII. Whoever ahau offend against any o. either of tha
provisions contained tn section !, 10 end H.
this Act shall be ceemed guilty Of adenaeanor, and
ahan upon conviction thereof be punished by tmpscn-
ment for term not exceeding year, and less
than thirty days, by fine not exceeding hundred
and fifty dollars, and not lesa than hundred doars
or BY both such hne and imprisonment. sS.jS
KIM The word .s7eses used In this Act ahal IN
clude vesselB propelled by steam. va I'll 81 a
In the Senate House, the twentieth day Of Decambr In
the year Of our Lord thousand eight hundred and
| sixty-six. a5+H - W. D.. PORTER, \
l T5N5N %.3a @@#t presiden Of the Senate.
/ #st CHAS 81. SIMONTON.
Il lEt Speaker House Of Representatives,
Approved December 1O 1866 as sst "
4. IN 5 JAMES L ORR Governor. l'