The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-10

| an ACT FOR THE DETER PROTECTION OF sEAMEN AM
4 4, IMMIGRANTS THE POHT AND EARBoR OF CHARLES
TON.
+ Be enacted 6y the Senate and House Of Representa-
authority Of the same That 1t shall not be lawful for any
person. except pilot public officer to board or at
tempt to board vessel arriving in the port or harpor OF
Charleston before such vessel shall have bes made fast
to the wharf without first obtningl from the as
ter person having charge OF sucn vessel or nom ner
| owner agents.
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-
p]oyec OF any sailors immigrants hotel or boarding
house. to board attempt to board any vessel arriving
in lying, Icing in the harbor orport OF Charleston
before such vessel shall have been made the wharf
or anchored with intent to invite ask or solicit the
boarding of any of the crew employed on such Vesae
ILL., It shall not be lawful for any sailors or mmt-
grants hotel boarding house keeper or the employee
keeper having boarded vessel made ast to any wharf
in the port OF Charleston to neglect or refuse to leave
said vessel after having been ordered to do by the
! master or person having charge Of such vessel
~. 1t shall not be lawful for any person to keep con-
duct carry OIL either owner, proprietor agent or
Otherwise, any sailors immigrants boarding house,
or saors or immigrants hotel in The city OF Charleston
without having license from the City Council thereof
" 1t shall not be law for any person, not having the
cense to invite ask solicit in tho city or harbor OF
Charleston the boarding lodging of my Of the crew
employed any vessel OF any immigrant arriving IN
| the said city Of Charleston.
VI Tho City Council shall take the application Of any
person applying for license to keep sailors or mml-
grant's boarding house. sailors or mmigrants hotel
in the city of Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
to them of the responsibility and competency OF such a
1cant and Of the suabeness Of his accommodations,
shall issue to him alicense which shall be gsco for one
yeur, unless sooner revoked by said City Council, to
keep sailors boarding house In the city
of Charleston and to invite and solicit boarders for the
VII Tho City Council may upon satisfactory evidence
of tue sordery character Of any sailors or immigrants
hotel Boarding house, licensed as hereinbeiore pro-
vded OF the keeper or proprietor OF any such house
or any force fraud deceit Misrepresentation, IN In
yting soliciting boarders dodgers for such house,
the part Of such keeper proprietor or any OF his
sude encc any OF the to desert from any vessel
in the harbor of Charleston by such keeper or propre-
Tor any OF his agents runners or employees revoke
the license for keeping such house.
VIII Every person receiving the license herenbeore
provided for shall 10 tho City council aforesaid tho
sum Of twenty dollars.
immigrants hotel Or boarding house keeper Licensed
by them aforesaid, more badges or Shields on
which shall be printed or engraved the name OF such
hotel or boarding house Keeper, and the number and
street of his ho'e boarding house, and which said
badges shields shall be surrendered to sud City Coun
Gil upon the revocation by them, or expiration OF any
license granted by them as herein provided.
" Every sailors or immigrants hotel or. boarding
house keeper and every agen, runner or employee OF
sch hotel boardinghouse keeper WHOM boarding any
vessel in The harbor OF Charleston when n'.ng or
soliciting the boarding or lodging of any seam sailor
person employed OIL any vessb, or or any Immigrant
shall wear conspicuously displayed the shield or badge
referred to in the foregoing section
XII 1t shall not be lawful for any person, except those
named i'll the preceding sectoE to Lave wear exhibit or
display any such shield badge to any Of the crew en-
plOyed any vessel to any Immigrant arriving in
the city Of Charleston, with tho intent to invite, ask or
solicit the boarding or lodging OF such immigrant or OF
my OF the crew employed any vessel being in the
harbor OF Charleston.
XII. Whoever shall offend against any either of the
provisions contained in section l. s. 10 and IL, in
iB Act, shall be t:eemed guilty ol misdemeanor and
shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprison
ment for term not exceeding year, and not less
than thirty days. or by fine not exceeding two hundred
and fifty dollurs, and not less than one hundred dollars
or by both sucl fine aud Imprisonment
KILL The word ''yessel as used in this Act shall ill.,
cudc vessels propelled by steam.
In the Senate House. The twentieth day of Decemb IN
the year Of our Lord thousand eight hundred and
sixtysix. W. d. PORTER,
President Of the Senate.
CHAS. H. SIMONTON,
Speaker Honse OF Representatives.
Approved December 70 1866:
JAMES l.. ORR, Governor
March Ia