The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-11

! AN ACT FOB TIE BETTER PROTECTION OF seAMEN AND
IMMIGRANTS IN THE PoRr AND HARBoR OF CHARLES
l. Bet enucted by the Senate and House Of Representa-
ipes met and sitting General Assembly, and 6y the
authority Of the same That shall not be lawful Tor any
person. except pilot public ocer to board or at
tempt board vessel arriving in the port or harbor OF
Charleston before such vessel shall nave been made fast
to the wharf, without first obtaining cave from the mas
ter person having charge OF such vessel or from er
| owner or agents.
u It shall not be lawful any owner agent master.
other person having charge OF any vess arriving or
being in the port Of Charleston 10 perk or authorize
any sailors hotel boarding house keeper not licensed
as hereinafter provided, any agent runner or en-
poyee sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding
house. board attempt to board any vessel arriving
in or yng ueing in the harbor or port OF Charleston
before vessel shall have been made fast the wharf,
or anchored, with intent to invite ask or solicit the
boarding OF any of the employed on such vessel
LII. 1t shall not be lawful for any sailors or immi-
hotel or boarding house keeper the employee
Of any sailors immigrants hotel or boarding mousse
having boarded any made fast to any wharf
in the port Charleston neglect or refuse to leave
said vessel after having been ordered SO 10 90 py the
master or person having charge OF such vessel
W 1t shall not be lawful Tor any person to keep, con-
duct or carry on owner, proprietor agent or
otherwise any sailors immigrants boarding house,
or sailors or immigrants hotel in the city OF Charleston
without having license from the City Council thereof,
v It shall not be lawful tor any person. not having the
license this Act provided. or not peing the regular
agent runner or emroyee OF person having such H..
cense to invite solicit In the city or harbor OF
Charleston the boarding lodging OF any OF the crew
employed vessel or OF any immigrant arriving III
the said city of Charleston.
vi The City Council shall take the application of any
person applying license to keep sailors or lmm
Grants boarding house, sailors or immigrants hotel
in the CITY OF Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
to them of the responsibility and competency OF such ap
plcant and OF the suabeness Of his accommodatons
sha issue to him license, which shall be good Tor one
year unless sooner revoked by said City Council to
keep sailors immigrants boarding house in thecity
of Charleston and to invite and Solicit boarders Tor the
same.
VII The City Council may, upon satisfactory evidence
of the dsordery OF any sailors or immigrants
hotel boarding house licensed as hereinbefore pro-
yded or of the keeper proprietor of any such house,
or of any force traud deceit misrepresentation in In
yng or soliciting boarders or dodgers for such house.
Oh the part OF such keeper or proprietor or any OF bis
runners employees or or any attempt to per-
euce the crew to desert from any vessel
in the Charleston by such keeper or prop1e
tor any his agents. runners or employees revoke
the license Tor keeping such house.
VIII Every person receiving the license hereinbefore
provided shall pay to the City Council aforesaid the
sum of twenty dollars
TX rhe said City Council shall furnish to each sailors
or immigrants hotel boarding house keeper licensed
by them aforesaid, or more badges or shields, on
which shall be printed or engraved the name OF sucb
hotel or boarding house keeper, and the number and
street OF his hotel or boarding houses and which said
badges or shields shall be surrendered to said City Coun-
ell upon the revocation by them, or expiration OF any
license granted by them, as herein provided
X Every sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding
house keeper aud every agent runner or employee OF
such hotel boarding keeper when boarding any
vessel in the harbor Charleston, when inviting
soliciting boarding lodging of any seaman sailor
or person employed any vessel or OF any Immigrant
shall wear conscuously displayed the shield or badge
referred ~ in the foregoing section.
XII 1t shall be lawful for any person, except those
named in the preceding section, to wear exhibit or
display any such shield badge to uny OF the crew em.
poyed any vessel or to 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 any vessel being i'll the
harbor OF Charleston
XII Whoever shall offend against any either of the
provisions contained III section l. 49, g, lO and H. i'll
this Act shall be ceemed guilty ol msdencanor. and
shall upon conviction thereof be punished by impriso-
ment term exceeding year, and not less
than thirtydays or by fine not exceeding two hundred
and fifty dollars and not less than hundred dollars
or by both such fine and Imprisonment.
Kill The word vessel used in this Act. shall i'll
olude vessels propelled by steam.
In the Senate House, the twentieth day of Decembr in
the year OF Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-sx. w. ID. fOhiEh,
President OF the Senate.
CHAS. Ii. SIMONTON,
Speaker House OF Representatives.
Approved December 20, 1866
JAMES L. ORR, Governor.
March Ia