The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-26

March 13, 1867
TN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING ACT OF
1866 all concerned hereby notified to call at
this once and take out the required license
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AN ACT FOB THE RETTER PROTECTION OF sEAMHN AND
1MsuaRANTs IN THE PORT AND HARBoR OF CHARLES.
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authority of the sds That it shall not be lawful for any
person. except pilot or public officer, to board or at
tempt to board vessel arriving in the port or hsrbor OF
Charleston before such vessel shall nave oeen made nst
ter person having charge OF such vessel or om her
owner or agents
or other person having charge OF any vessel arriving
being In the port Of Charleston, 10 permit authorize
any sailors hotel or boarding house keeper not licensed
as hereinafter provided or any sgent runner or sm.
house. to board attempt to board any vessel arriving
in or yng or oeing in the harbor or port OF Charleston
before such vessel shall have been made fast TO the wharf,
or anchored with intent to invite ask or solicit the
boarding of any of the crew employed such vessel
ILL It shall not be lawful for any sailors or lmmi-
grants hotel boarding house keeper or the employee
Of any sailors immigrants hotel boarding house
keeper having boarded any vessel made fast any wharf
in the port OF Charleston to neglect refuse to leave
said vessel after having been ordered so to do by the
master or person having charge Of such vessel
duct or carry on, either as owner proprietor agent
otherwise, any sailors immigrants boarding house,
sailors or immigrants hotel in the city OF Charleston
without having license from the City Council thereof
v tsha not be lawful tor any person. not having the
license this Act provided or not being tho regular
agent runner or employee Of person having such Il,
Charleston the boarding lodging OF any OF the
employed ON any vessel OF any immigrant arriving in
the said city of Charleston
VI The City Council shall take the application Of any
person applying license to keep sailors immi-
grants boarding house. sailors or immigrants hotel
in the city OF Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
to them of the respecsbty and competency Of such ap
picant and OF the suableness of his accommodations
shall 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 the city
of Charleston and invite and solicit boarders for the
same.
VII The City Council may upon satisfactory evidence
of the dsordery character 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 fraud deceit or Misrepresentation, In in
yiting or soliciting boarders dodgers for such house.
the part OF such Keeper or or any OF his
agents. runners employees or OF any attempt to per-
sade ence OF the crew to desert from any vessel
in the harbor OF Charleston py such keeper propre-
tor any OF his agents. runners or employees revoke
the license for keeping such house.
WILL Every person receiving the license herninbeore
provided for shall pay to the City Council aforesaid the
sum of twenty dollars
X The said CITY Council shal furnish to each sailors
or immigrants hotel boarding house keeper licensed
bv them as aforesaid moro badges Shields on
which shall be printed or engraved the name OF such
hotel or boarding house keeper, and the number and
street of his hotel boarding house, and which said
badges or shields shall be surrendered to said City Coun
ell upon the revocation by them, expiration OF any
license granted by them, rs herein provided.
Y Every sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding.
house keeper and every agent runner or employee Of
such hotel or boarnghouse keeper when boarding any
vessel in the harbor OF Charleston or when inviting or
soliciting the boarding lodging OF any seaman sailor
mr. person employed any vessel, or OF immigrant
shall wear conspicuously displayed, the shield or badge
referred to In the foregoing section.
XI 1t shall not be lawful for any person, except those
named in the preceding section, to Lave wear exhibit or
display any such shield badge to any OF the en-
Moved Oh any vessel any immigrant SO arriving III
the city of Charleston with the intent to invite or
solicit the boarding lodging OF such immigrant or Of
any of the crew employed any vessel being in the
harbor Of Charleston
XII Whoever shall offend against any OF either Of the
provisions contained in section J. as 10 and H. in
this Act shall be ceemed guilty ol mlSdemeanor and
shall upon conviction thereof be punished by imprisol-
ment for term not exceeding one year. and not less
than thirty days. 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 as used IN this Act shall i-
alude vessels propelled by steam
In the Senate House. the twentieth day Of Decemb in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
si1ty-.ix. W. D. PORTER,
President OF the Senate
CHAS. II. SIMONTON,
Speaker House of Representatives
Approved December 2O 1866:
JAMES L. ORR, Governor
March II