The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-23

AN ACT FOR THE BETTER PROTECTION oF sEAMEN And
rsMaRANrs IN THE PORT AND HARBoR OF CHARLES
TON.
tipes no,u met and sng in General Assebty and 6y the
authority of the same That shan 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 shall have been made fast
to the wharf, without first obtaning cave nom the mas
ter person having charge Of such vessel or from her
owner or agents.
or other having charge OF any vessel arriving or
being in the port Of Charleston 10 permit or authorize
any sailors hotel or boarding house Keeper not licensed
as hereinafter provided or any agent runner or en-
ployee OF any sailors or immigrants hotel or poardng
house. to board attempt board any vessel arriving
in ylng or Icing In the haroor port OF
or anchored, with intent to invite, ask or solicit the
boarding OF any of the employed on such vessel
Ill. It shall not be lawful for any sailors or lmmi-
grants hotel or boarding house keeper the employee
OF any sailors immigrants hotel or boarding house
keeper having boarded any vessel made fast to any wharf
in the port OF Charleston to neglect or refuse to leave
said vessel after having been ordered to do by the
master or person having charge Of such vessel
w. It shall not be lawful for any person to keep con-
otherwise any sailors immigrants boarding house,
or sailor immigrants hotel in the city OF
without having license from the City Council thereof
It shall bc lawful for any person, not having the
license Ill this Act provided not being the regular
agent runner employee OF person having such IL.
cense to invite, ask or solicit LII the city or harDor OF
Charleston. the boarding or lodging Of any Of he crow
employed any vessel OF immigrant arriving IN
| the said city of Charleston.
vi The City Council shall tako the application Of any
person applying for license to keep sailors or mmi
prants boarding house. or sailors or immigrants hotel
in the city OF Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
to them of the respectaby and competency Of such ap
pcant and OF the suitableness OF his
shall issue to him license which shall he good for one
year unless revoked by said City Council, to
keep sailors immigrants boarding house In tho city
of Charleston and to invite and solicit boarders for the
| same.
VII. The City Council may upon satisfactory evidence
the disordery character OF any sailors or immigrants
hotel boarding house. licensed as hereinbetoro pro-
vded of the keeper proprietor Of any such house,
or of any force fraud deceit misrepresentation in in-
ving soliciting boarders or dodgers for such house,
the part OF such keeper proprietor or any OF his
agents. runners or employees Of my attempt TO per-
sade ence any OF the desert from any vessel
in the harbor OF Charleston by such keeper or prope
tor any OF his agents runners employees revoke
| the license for keeping such house.
VIII. Every person receiving the license herenbeore
provided for shall pay to the City Council aforesaid the
| sum OF twenty dollars.
* The said City Council shall furnish to each sailors
immigrants hotel or boarding house keeper, licensed
by them aforesaid 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 shields shall be surrendered to sad City Coun
Gil upon tho revocation by them or expiration OF any
| license granted by them, as herein provided.
\. Every sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding.
house keeper, and every agent employee OF
such hotel or keeper when boarding any
vessel IN the harbor Of Charleston when inviting
soliciting the boarding or lodging of seaman sailor
person employed on any vessel OF any immigrant,
shall wear, conspicuousy displayed the shield badge
referred to in the foregoing section.
M 1t shall not be lawful for any person. except those
named in the preceding section, to Lave wear exhibit
display any such shield or badge to any OF the
ployed any vessel or to any Immigrant 80 arriving
city of Charleston, with the intent to invite ask
solicit tho 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 or either of the
provisions contained in section l. s. 10 and II, in
this Act shall be ceemed guilty oI mlsdemeanor and
SHALL upon conviction thereof be punished by mprisol-
ment tor term not exceeding one year. and not less
than thirty days, or by fine exceeding two hundred
and fifty dollars and not less thnn hundred dollars,
or by both such fine and imprisonment
XIII. The word vessel as used in this Act shall Ill
oude vessels propelled by steam
In the Senate House, the twentieth day Of Decembr in
the year Of our Lord thousand eight hundred and
sixty.six. W. D. PORTER,
President of the Senate.
CHAS. II. SIMONTON,
Speaker House Of Representatives.
Approved December 20, 1866
JAMES L. ORR, Governor.
March IL