The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-07

AN ACT FOR THE BITTER PROTECTION OF sEAMEN AND
1MArGRANTs IN TEE PORT AND HARDoR OF CHARLES
TON.
l. Be eaacted by the Sende and House Of Represe'1-
tipcs oo met and sitting General Assembly and 6y e
authority of the same That it shall not be lawful for any
person. except pilot public officer, to board or at
tempt to board vessel arriving In the port or harbor OF
Charleston before such vessel sha have pecn mace Ast
to tho wharf, without first obtantngl cave from the mas
Ter or person having charge Of such vessel or from her
owner agents.
u 1t shall not be lawful for any owner agent master
or other person having charge OF any weasel arriving or
being IN the port Charleston, 10 permit or authorize
any salors hotel boarding house keeper not licensed
as hereinafter provided, or any agent runner OF s
ployce OF any sailor or immigrants hotel boarding
house, bourd attempt to board any vesse arriving
n or lying, icing in The harbor port OF
before sch vessel shall boen made fast to the wharf,
Or anchored with intent to invite ask or solicit the
boarding OF any of the employed on such vessel
LII It shall moi be lawful for any sailors or 1mmf-
grants hote or boarding house keeper or the employee
Uf any sailors i'm. igrants hotel or poaronX mousse
keeper having boarded any vessel made fast TO any wharf
in the port Charleston, to neglect or refuse 10 leave
saiu vessel aer having been orIered SO 10 DO by te
master or person having charge of such vessel
" 1t shall not DO lnwtu Tor any person to Keep con-
duct ur carry ou either owner proprietor aSens OF
otherwise any sailors immigrants boarding mouse,
or sailors or immigrants hote III the city OF Charleston
without having license from the CITY councn theteo
v Itshai not be lawful for any person, not having the
license this Act provided or not being the reRluar
agent, runner employee OF person having such ~
eense to invite ask or sosi ai. @ Of IN nv Of the crew
employed any vessel, or OF any Immigrant arriving III
the said city OF Charleston =. .,.
vi The City Council shall take the application OF any
prrson pnlyiIu Ior license to keep sailors or immt
grants boarding house. or sailors or hnSrant Ioesi'
i'll the city OF Churicston and upon & @
picuut anil oi the suitableness OF hS accommodations
shall ISSUE to him license which shall be good ior one
year, unless sooner re'ohea ny s"iu ,,,S lily ~ ,s ~
keen sailor or .rants boarding house In the city
of Charleston and invite and solicit boarders for the
same , 49, :. ...,. .,,
of the dsordcrly character Vi any sailors or immigrants
hotel or boarding house licensed as hereinbetore pre-
yc or of the keeper proprietor OF any such house
r uf auy frlrd deceit or MISREPRESENTATION IN IN
wiring or soliciting bulrder lOdgers for such house.
on tito part such keeper or proprietor, or any OF his
agents. runners employees. or of any attempt to per-
shade or eutico any o the TO desert from any vessel
in the arbor Charleston. oy such keeper or propre
tor ur any hs agents. runners or employees, revoke
the license Tor keeping sllch house.
VIII Livery person receiving the license hcreinbetore
provided hGll pay the city Council aforesaid the
sum OF twenty dollars.
IN The said City Council shall furnish to each sailors
ur immigrants hotel bourdiug house keeper licensed
by them aforesaid more badges or shields, on
whicl, shall be printed engraved the name OF such
iotc boarding house keeper, aud the number aud
street vi his ho 81 or boarding houses and which said
badges shields shall be surrendered to suid City Coun
Gil upon the revocation by them, expiration OF my
license granted BY them, as herein provided.
Y. Every saiior'a or immigrants hotel or poarnne
house keeper, and every agent runner or empioyee ol
such hotel boarding keeper, when bosrng any
veseel in the harbor Of Charleston, or wben VI
soliciting the boarding lodging OF any seaman oF
person employed any vessel or OF any immigra,
shall wear, conspcuousy displayed the sh,ela OF oaoso
referred to in the foregoing section. .. .,b
XI Ii shall not be lawful any person, except tnose
uamcd in the prccedn; section, 10 Lave wear
display any such sicd badge To any n inc c.e en
ployed any vessel, or 10 any nnisTant ~ i ae M
the city OF Charleston with tile intent TO invite sA y,
solicit the boarding lodging OF sl'ch tinii!f M -; " ~
any OF the crew employed oa any vessel De'ne Al 'no
| harbor Of Charleston. - - .:.,.ou ,f ,ha
X. Whoever shall offend against any OF either OF the
provisions contained in section 2 34, ~ anu H. ~
| this Act shall ,:remcd guilty oi mlsdetneanof auo
SHALL upon conviction thereof, be pulhsheo y! oe
n,nt for u term not exceeding one year. and nor ess
than thirty iays or Dy tine not exceeding Two hundred
and fy dollars and not less than one huhdreo oo'Afs
| or by both such line aud Imprisonment. u;
Sir The word "Yessel As in this Act, shall IN
| clude yrsscls propelled by steanl .,.,,- e.,
I'm tl senate House. the twentieth day OF peceno, l. AZ
| ;",:six t - ". +. PORTER
| Presilen, OF the Senate.
CHAS, Vi. SIMONTON,
Speaker House OF Representatives.
| Approyc,l December -. ls66:
| JAMES l.. QRH, Governor
| March IA