The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-17


AN ACT ron THE BETTER PROTECTION OF sEAMrS
IMMruInsrs III THE rORr AND nAiipon or cHARIf,s-
l. Be eHaetei ~ The Senate and House u Rrprrssnta
fires ntf aud ,isng General ste,Siy and by the
authority Of the sumo. TIat shall not bc lawful tor any
person, except pilot public U!cer u board or vi
Tempt to boar vessel arriving In the port urbor Of
Chnrcs,on before such vessel shalt have been iac fast
to the wharf, without rs obtaining uare from tie mas.
ter or person having Charge o siIc vessel Ut rom her
owner or agents.
H. II siI not be lawful for any agent master.
or other person having cLrle nuy rosse arriving or
being IN tho port Of Cnarleson. 10 permit or authorize
any saiors. hotel ur hoar hoso Iccpe not licensed
ns hereinafter provided any agent. runner OF en-
pIoyeo OF my BailorI or iIgrlnra hotel or boarti
house. to board or attempt 70 GoaI amy vessel arriving
in or lying, or Icing III u lrbor or port OF Charleston
before .urh vessel sai have been made ast to the wharf
anchored, with intent ~ invite. ask or solicit Tho
boarding OF any of The employed on sueh vessel
III L. sinl 5os % lawful lor any raoT. or i,nn.
OF any sailors im grunts hotel or boariins house
keeper having boarded amy vessel nado fast TO uny wharf
in the port o Charleston. to ncirt OF refuse To leave
said vessel utter having been ordered s" TO do by the
master or person ha.iI, sl,arso o. sas, vessel
duct carry crr AZ owi!cr. ropriror agent or
OF sao or ay Fl os IN the "i car
without having lrenA rrOIn tho City Council thereof
license m this Act provIrJ or no; being ,i,c rss,.nr
agent, runner Or enploycno OF person having such H..
CiurIcslon tho boarding lodging any OF tho CT CIV
eploycd on amy vessel. OF oi apy Immigrant arriving
VI Tho City Council sli takc tho application of auy
person applying or license 70 keep sailors or imn-
lIOtct.
Ia tho city Of Charleston nnd upon satisfactory evidence
to ten Of tho rcspcctaby aud competency OF such a-
shall issue to him license which Rbu good =" ono
year. unless sooner revoked by raid City Council, to
keep sailors immigrants boarding house in the city
Of chnrlcston aud TO Invite aud solicit boardcr for tho
came.
VII. Tho City Council may upon satisfactory cvicuco
Of tile tRurdrry character OF any slilon inmigrans
hotel boarding house, licensed herIinbciorc pro-
or of my force fra deceit OK nisreprcscntion In i
wiling soliciting boar,lcrs odgcrs Hur house,
agents. runners. employees, amy attempt to per.
su,ic cnro ny of tho crew In dcsctt rO any weasel
In tire harbor ot Chnilcson, by such keeper pruile-
tor any his agents. runners employees ruroko
the license for keeping such house.
WILL Every pee on receiving tho license hGrcnbcurc
provided Tor shall pay TO the City Council aforesaid
SUN Of twenty dollars.
tx. said City Council shall furnish 10 each sailor
or immigrants hotel or boarding house keeper. licensed
by them Gs ntorcsai. badges or shields on
hotel or boarding nouEo kerper and Tho number and
street OF his hotel OF boarding house; und which said
badges or be surrendered 70 said City Conn.,
ell upon tho revocation by tbcm expiration any
license granted BY them, rs herein provided.
~ Every H. sailors @ OF nmsunts hotel or boarding,
such hool Or boarlinouse keeper. when boarding any
vessel In tho hnrbor OF Charleston. when inviting or
soliciting the boarding lodging OF any seaman EslloI
OF person employed on uiy vessel OF OF any Immigrant
shnll conspcuouBiy displayed, tho shield badge
rcfcrrcd to in tho foregoing section.
Xl. II stnll not bo lawf for nIy pcRon, except those
named In tho preceding seco to Lave wear exhibit or
display any such sieI badge pny Of ue crew EN-
ploycs on any vessel. or to any Immigrant arriving
tile CITY oi Charcbon, win tlu Intent 10 invite. ask
solicit tue boarding or lodging OF such immigrant oi
my OF tho crow employed Oh any vessel being In th
harb0r OF Charleston
NIL Whoever Fhnh offend against any either CT tito
provisions contained In section ~ und II, in
this Act, shall bc cccmc guilty ol nislcmcanor anu
shnl npon conviction thereof be punished by impriso,
nicnt for n term not exceeding year. und css
tIan thirty days. or by nc not exceeding hundred
and my dolnrs md not less than hundred dollars,
or by both Huch hne uiid imprisonment.
Kill Tho word vessc used in this Act shall HI
clude Vessels propelled by steam.
In tho Senate House, Tho twentieth day Of Dccemb IN
tho OF our Lord ono thoupanl eight hundred aud
sixty-siI. ". u. PORTER,
President OF the Sctlutc
CNAS. II. SlAtOSTON,
Speaker House OF Representatives.
Approved December ~, 1866:
JAMEs L. 0Rn, Governor.
March II