The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-24
AN ACT FoR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF aRAnEN AND
IMMidRAFTs IN THE ronr HARBoR OF CHARLES

MMiaRASTs IN THE ronr AND HARBoR OF cuARLEs.
he endeted BY he Senate and Rouie Of Repr>sena-
rei, nop met and st,.o ~ General AenGiy aud BY e
person, except pilot public ofcer to board or at.
tempt to board vesse arriving In the port hArbor Of
to tic wharf without rst obtainnai esso from the mas
er OF pcrson having charge OF such vessel romh
H. It al,a not bo lawful any owner agont mastor
or other person hsyg charge OF any yesoei arriving
my sailors hotel boarding house Keeper NOT licensed
~ hereinafter provided. or any agent runner or eua.
house, to boar or attempt TO boari my 1osse nrriSns
H. or lying or Icing In tho harbor port OF Charleston
before such vessel snAl hnyo been to tho wharf
anchored with intent to invite solicit The
boarding OF an" Of the crew employed such weasel
ILL., Il shall not bo lawful for any aailor's or mmi-
grants hotel Or boarding house keeper tho employee
Of any aaor's immigrants hotai boarding Loise
keeper having sny vossel to any wharf
IN the port o charleston to neglect or reuso to
said vessel ntor having been ordered to do by tho
muster or person having charge OF such weasel.
duct or cary either owner proprietor ngent or
otherwise. any sailors immigrants boarding house
without having cense from tho City Council thoroof
" not BIO lawful for any person. not having III
agent, runner or employee or porson having sush n.
cense. to invite oak solicit IN the city harbor Of
employed ON any ycpsol of any Immigrant arriving IN
the said city OF Chnrleston.
VI Tho cily Council shall take uo application Of auy
person applying for Hcenae keep a ssilors or Immi
grants boarding house or sailors or immigrants hotel
In the city OF Charleston aud upon satisfactory cvienrs
TO item OF tho respectsbty Rnd competency OF Buc
pllcant and Of the spiiabcncss Of his
Hhaii ihsue 70 bim cennp which shall Ee good for oo
year, unless sooner revoked by said CITY Council 10
keep sailors immigrants bosring In The city
OF Charleston, and 10 invite and solicit boarers tie
samc.
VII. Tho City Council may, upon saisfactosy evidence
OF he dsorderiy character OF any sailors or iisrants
vided OF the keeper proprietor Of any suc hose
or OF any force fraud, deceit MISREPRESENTATION in In
VlnP or soliciting boardtrs or iodgers for such house,
on tho part Of such ieepef proprietor any of lis
ngens runners, or employees Of any attempt u pos,
In the haIbor Charleston By such hooper or propre
tor or Any OF Ills agents. runners or enployoes revoke
the license for keeping such house. ..IfN .''EtI
Will Every person rsceiTng tho license herunbefore
provided for shal ay TO tho City Cotci Aforesaid tho
TX. Tho a.id City Council ahal furnish to each sailors
or hotel or boarding house feePer licensed
by them az sIorcsad ono or moro badges or siiels
loa or boarding house keeper and the number and
sroet Of bis holoi or So.rde hou,o and which said
u upon the revocation by them or eIplraton Of am
license granted BY them; a herein provided. -,
house keeper and overy agent runner Or employee Of
such hote or boarding keeper. when boarding any
soioittng tie boarding lodging Of any seaman sailor
or Person employed on any yessaI or of any immant
poferrs 70 In p Sosnso;r ene sh'ed OF badge
M shsi nG Sc sSf iSs is2S sny person, oieep. tho.e
asy Ssaso g hs
ploysa on any vessel or to any Immigrant arriving ID
SOLICIT he boarding lodging 6f Such Immigrant OF oi
o. tSo ~ any vessel being in hs
XII whoever shsii offend .slin,. any Or .her Of the
Provision, contained In section 10 .nd II, IN
sa upon conviction thereof DO punished by impftsoI.
,nens 70. m not eIeesdins ono ycar and not les.
thhn u Gays. or BY nno not exceeding two hundred
and my and not less than hundred dollar
or ~ both such ans and tmprisonment .r..L,,.,
oude vessels propelled by tteam n ~ n - -
In the Senate House the twentieth day Of Decenbtr In
year OF our Lord ono thousand ceht hundred and
h1tynx i' NsH.' 1 W. d. PORTER
''1 = > Presidnni OF the Senate 2
.lz CHAs. II. sIAONTON,, p
70 Bpeafer House OF Representatives
Approved Doccrnbcr a. 1851 n = ElI7T - :
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