The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-03

NOTICE TO SAILORS OR IMMIGRANTS.
HOTEL OR BoARDNG-HoUsE KEEPERS.
OFFICE CLERK OF COUNCIL,
TN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING ACT OF
the Legislature, passed the Goth day Of December
1856 all persons concerned hereby notified to call at
this once and take out the required license
W. II. SMITH,
Clerk Of Council.
AN Acr FOE THE BETTER PROTECTION OF sEAMEN AND
L Bet enacted By the Senate and House Of Rpresenta
pcs me. and sitting IN General Asscmoly and oy Me
authority of the same That 1t 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 harbor OF
before % @ the
ter person having charge OF such vessel OF nom ner
owner or agents.
n II shall not be lawful for any owner, agent master
or other person having charge OF any vessel arriving or
being in the Of Charleston, 10 permit or authorize
any sailors hotel boarding house keeper not licensed
ployee OF any sailors or immigrants hotel boarding
house. to board attempt to board any vessel arriving
in ylng being in the harbor or port OF Charleston
or anchored, with intent to invite ask or solicit the
boarding Of any of the crew employed on such vessel
III. It shall not be lawful for any sailors or immi-
Of any sailors immigrants hotel or boarding house
keeper having boarded any vessel made fast to wharf
in the port Of Charleston to neglect refuse to leave
master or person having charge of such vessel
~. It shall not be lawful for any person to keep con-
duct carry either as owner proprietor 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
v Il shall not be lawful for any person. not having the
license IN this Act provided or not being the regular
agent, runner or employed OF person having such IL
cense to invite, ask solicit In the city or harbor Of
Charleston, the boarding lodging of any OF the crew
employed on any vessel Or OF any immigrant arriving
the said city of Charleston.
VI The City Council shall take the application Of any
person applying for 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 responsibility and competency OF such ap
pcant and of the suitableness of his accommodations
shall issue him license which shall be good TOR one
year. unless revoked by said City Council, to
keep sailors or immigrants boarding house IN the CITY
of Charleston and TO invite and solicit boarders for the
same.
VII The City Council may, upon satisfactory evidence
Of the disordery character OF any sailors or
hotel or boarding house. licensed hereinbefore pro-
vded Of the keeper or proprietor OF any such mousse
of any force fraud deceit or misrepresentaton In n
vtng soliciting boarders or dodgers for such mouse
tho part of such keeper proprieor or any OF his
agents. runners employees or OF any attempt 70 per
ence any of the to desert from any vessel
in the harbor Of Charleston by such keeper or prope
tor or any Of agents. runners employees, revoke
the license for keeping such house.
VIII. Every person receiving the license heretnbefore
provided for shall 70 the City Council aoresao tne
sum of twenty dollars.
* The said City Council shall furnish to each sailors
or immigrants hotel boarding house keeper licensed
by them as aforesaid badges or 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
Gil upon the revocation by them or expiration OF any
license granted by them, as herein provided.
x. Every sailors immigrants hotel or boarding.
house keeper and every agent runner or employee OF
such hotel or boarding keeper when boarding
vessel In the hrbor Of Charleston or when inviting or
soliciting the boarding lodging of any seaman sailor
or person employed any vessel or OF any immigrant,
shall wear conspicuousy displayed the shield or badge
referred to in the foregoing section.
XII 1t shall not be lawful for any person, except those
named in the preceding section to nave wear exhibit or
display any such shield badge to any Of the crew
ployed on any vessel to any immigrant 30 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 90 any vessel being In the
harbor of Charleston.
XII Whoever shall offend against any either of the
provisions contained in section 4, 10 and II, in
this Act shall be deemed guilty ol mlsdemeanor and
shall, upon conviction thereof be punished by imprisol
ment for term not exceeding year, and not less
than thirty days, by fine not exceeding two hundred
and fifty dolars, and not less than one hundred dollars
or by both such fine and imprisonment
Kill The word ''vessel" used in this Act, shall i'll
cude vessels propelled by steam
In the Senate House. the twentieth day of Decembtr In
the year of Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-siI. W. d. PokTEh,
President of the Senate
CHAS. Il. SIMONTON,
Speaker House Of Representatives.
Approved December 90 1866:
JAMES L. ORR Governor.