The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-22

AN ACT FOE THE BETTER PROTECTION OF sEAMEN AND
IMM1anANTs m THE poRT AND HAnBoR OF CHARLES.
TON. .i-sL..
l. Bet euue,ed BY the Senate and House Of Representa-.
tiucs now met and sitting General AsseTo and 6y the
authority of s same That shall not be lawful for any
person. except pilot public officer to board or at.
to board vessel arriving in the port or haroor OF
to the wharf, without first obtaningl cave om The mas
person having charge Of such vessel or nom har
owner or agents.
u It shall not be lawful for any owner agent MASTER
or other having charge OF any vessel arriving or
being In the port Of Charleston, 10 permit or
any sailors hotel or boarding house Keeper not licensed
hereinafter provided, or any agent runner OF oh-
poyee any sailors immigrants hotal or boarding
house. to board attempt to board any vessel arriving
lyng or oeng In tho harbor or port OF
before such vessel shall have been made nst TO the wharf,
or anchored with intent to invite ask or soncit tue
boarding Of any Of the crew employed ON such vessel
LII. It ahal not be lawful for any sailors or mml
grants hotel or boarding house keeper the employee
Of any sailors or immigrants hotel or poaranR mouse
keeper having boarded any vessel made fast TO any wharf
in the port Of Charleston to neglect or rese TO leave
said vessel after having ordered so to do by the
master or person having charge OF such vessel III
~. 1t shall not be lawful for any person 70 Keep con-
duct or carry on, either AZ owner propreto agent or
otherwise, any sailors immigrants boarding house.
or sailors immigrants hotel in the city OF Charleston
without having license from the City Council thereof
" It shall be lawful for any person. not having the
license In this Act provided or not being the regular
agent, runner or employee OF person navns sIca "
cense to invite ask solicit IN the city or harbor OF
Charleston the boarding or odgng OF any OF tne crew
employed any vessel or OF any Immigrant arriving IN
the said city OF Charleston.
VI The City Council shall take the application Of any
person applying Tor license TO keep sailors or imm
grants boarding house. sailors or immigrants hotel
In the city of Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
to them Of the respectabiy and competency OF such ap
pcant and OF the suitablenees OF bus accommodations
shall issue to him license Snen sna g SS g1ou ,Ul 10
keep sailors or immigrants boarding mousse In inc cy
Charleston and to invite and solicit ooarders or the
same.
WI. The CITY Council may upon satisfactory evidence
of the disordery character Of any sailors or immigrants
hotel or boarding house. licensed as herenoeiore pro
vded, or OF the keeper or proprietor OF any such
or of any force fraud deceit misrepresentation In IN
viing soliciting boarders lodgers for sucn house.
the part OF such keeper proprietor or any OF ms
agents. runners, or employees or OF any w pe
suade or ence any of the to desert from any vessel
in the harbor Charleston by such keeper or propre
tor any OF his agents. runners or employees revoke
the license for keeping such house. ,uo,,,,.,,o
WILL Every person receiving tho Incense lereioe'ore
provided shall pay to the City Council aforesaid the
sum of twenty dollars.
TX. The said City Council shall furnish to each sailors
or immigrants hotel or boarding house Keeper ncenseo
by them aforesaid one more badges or Shields on
which shall be printed engraved the name OF sucn
hotel or boarding house keeper, and the numoer anu
street Of his hotel or boarding house; and which SAID
badges or shields shall be surrendered to said City Coun
Gil upon the revocation by them, or eIplraton OF any
license granted by them, as herein PROVIDED.
y Every sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding
house keeper and every agent runner employee OF
such hotel boarding keeper when boarding any
vessel in the harbor of Charleston. or when nnng or
soliciting the boarding lodging OF any seaman sailor
or person employed any vessel or OF any
shall wear conspicuousy displayed the sneia or oaage
referred to In the foregoing secuon.
XI. 1t shall not be lawful for any person. except those
named in the preceding secor, to Lave, wear exhibit or
display any such shield or badge to any OF the crew en-
ployed on any vessel any Immigrant 80 arriving III
the city Of Charleston with the intent to invite ask or
solicit the boarding lodging OF such immigrant or OF
any OF the employed oa any vessel being in the
harbor Of Charleston
XII. Whoever shall offend against any or either OF the
provisions contained in section /, s. 10 and II, In
this Act, sha be ceemed guilty o m!sdemeanor, and
SHALL upon conviction thereof be punished by mprisol
ment for term not exceeding one year, and npt less
than thirty days. or by fine not exceeding two hundred
and fifty dollars and not less than one hundred dollars
orby both such fine and Imprisonment
Kill The word "vesse " as used IN THIS Act SHALL IN
olude vessels propelled by steam
In the Senate House. the twentieth day OF Decembtr IN
the year of our Lord thousand eight hundred and
sixtysix. W. d. PORTER,
President of the Senate.
CHAS. H. SIMONT0N,
Speaker House of Representatives.
Approved December 90 1866
JAMES L. ORR, Governor.