The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-14
IAN ACT FOB THE BETTER PRoZEcTIoN OF aEAAEN AND
III n6MraRARTs THR PORT AID HAHBoM OF cHAR1Rs-

IAN ACT FOB THE BETTER PROTkCT1ON OF 6EAt1tN AHu
1s1AraRARTs NJ THR PORT AID HARBoa OF oHAH1Fs-
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person, except pilot or public officer to board or at
tempt to board vessel arriving in the ps or harbor Of
to the wharf without first obtaining leave from the mas
ter or person having charge OF such veesa Or nom her
owner or agents. s5...s..,,,.,5....:,
other person having charge Of any vessel arriving or
being In the port Charleston 10 permit or anthortze
any sailor hotel or boarding house keeper not licensed
ployee Of any sailors or hotel Or boarding
house, to board attempt TO board any vessel arriving
In or lying or senS In the harbor or por o. Onafeson
or anchored with intent to invite asL or eohcit the
boarding OF any Of the employed On guch vesscl
IL sa no. be aT sof any ~ rs snoges
Of any sailors OF immigrants hotel or boadinR mouse
keeper having boarded vessel made inst 70 any wharf
In the port Of Charleston neglect refuse to leave
said vessel having been ordered so to do by the
master or person having charge Of such vessel -. =
" It shall not be lawful for any person to keep con-
duct or carEy on either propssor agen. or
or sailors hotel In the city OF Charleston
without having license fom the City Council thereof
v It shall not be lawful for any person. not having the
license In this Act provided or not being the regular
s8ent runneror employee Of person having such u.
cense to invite ask solicit IN the CITY or hsrnor Of
the said city Of charleston. ~. =
VI. The City Council shall take the application o. any
person applying for license TO keep sailors or tmm1-
grants boarding house, rsailors or nm1grants noteb
In the city of Charleston, and upon satisfactory evidence
to them Of the respectabi and competancy Of snen
uca,lt and Of the suitbleness Of his
sha issue to him license, which shall De good for one
year. unless sooner revoked by said City Council TO
keep sailors immigrants boarding house IN tho CITY
Of Charleston and 70 invite and so't 0oaloers '0s 'ae
FIVE The City Council may, upon satisfactory evidence
OF the disorderly character OF any saors OF
vded or of the keeper proprietor OF any such mousse
or Of any force fraud, decet or IN 1n-
vng or soliciting hoaers Or odgsrs ZOE sooa @ 10 S
agents. runners employees or OF any attempt 70 per-
sade or ence any OF crew to desert from any vessel
in the harbor Of Charleston by such keeper or prope
tor or any Of his agents. runners OF employees revoke
the license for keeping such house
VIII Every person receiving the license hereinbetore
provided for shall pay to the City Council Aforesaid the
TX The said CITY Council shall furnish to each sailors
or immigrants hotel boarding house keeper licensed
which shall be printed or engraved the name Of such
hotel or boarding house Keeper, and Ghe NUMBER and
street of his no e or boarding house; and which said
badges or shields shall be surrendered to said Cy Coun
c npau the revocation by them, or expiration OF any
license granted by them, as herein provided.
Every sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding.
bbrse keeper and every agent runner Or employee Of
such hotel or bosrnhous keeper when boarding any
vessel In the harbor e1 Charleston, or when inviting OF
soliciting the boarding or LOGGING OF any seman, sao1
shah wear, conspcuousy displayed tho shield or badge
| referred to In the foregoing section
XI It shall not be lawful Tor any person. except taose
named in the preceding sector to lave weas exhibit
display any such shield or badge to any Of the crew en-
ployed on any vessel to any Immigrant so arriving In
the city Of Charleston with the intent to invite ask OF
solicit the boarding lodging OF such Immigrant OF Of
any Of thecrew employed oa any vessel being IN the
harbor Of Charleston.
XII Whoever shall offend against any or either Of the
provisions contained in section L. 23 d. s, 10 and H. IN
this Act shall be ceemed guilty ol misdeme.nor and
shal upon conviction thereof be punished by tmprison
ent for term not exceeding one yeas and not issl
and ffty dollars: and not less than hundred oars
or by both such fine and impriaonmens.
XIII The word syesse as used in this Act shall IN
cude vessels propelled by steam.
In the Senate House. the twentieth day OF Decembr, In
the year of our Lord thousand eight hundred and
sfxtysir. W. D. PORTER,
| Presdan of the Senate.
| CHAS 81. SIMONTON,
Il - Speaker House of Representatives.
Approved December 20, 1886:
JAMES L. ORR, Governor.
March II r. o