The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-22
AN ACT For THE DETER PROHIBITION OF sE,NEs AND
IMMIGRANTS IN THE FORT AND HAnBon cuLnLEs.
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| ACT ron THE DErrEn PROTECTION OF sE,NEs AND
Re snuefed Iy mt Senate and Housc Of Rtpr.,ena.
aHhary Of the That it shall lawful any
person. except pilot or public officer to board ut
Charleston before such vessel Shall havo been made fst
to the war. without hrst obtainngl from tho
ter or person having charge Of such vessc or nom her
oSpGr agents.
L. It shall no, he lawful any owner agent MASTER
being in tho port Charleston. 10 permit authorize
Eaors otei boarding house Keeper licensed
ployee any sailors or immigrants hotol or boarding
house. to bord attempt to board weasel arriving
In or lying Icing In tho harbor port o Charleston
before such vessel shall hnye been made fast wharf,
or anchored. with intent to invite ssk solicit Tho
Ill., Il ahan not bo lawful for any sailors or immi-
grants hotel or boarding house keeper tho employee
OF any eaors or i'm igrunts hUtel boarding.
keeper having boarded vessel made fast to any wharf
in tho port Of chareson to neglect or refuse to leave
said vessel, anr havtng been ordered to do by
master M or Pc,son mi hsytns charge OF surh yssse. h
~ II aha not be lawful Tor my porson to keep
duct or carry on either a. owner proprietor agent or
otherwise, any sailors tmigrAnIs boarding ho1re
Without having icenso frOm tho city councii thereof
v. It shall not be lawful for any person, having the
license tins Act provided. being the regular
to invite ask solicit tho city h.rbor Of
Charleston tho boarding lodging OF any Of the Grew
4 the said city OF Charleston.
VI. Tho City Council shall take the application ofany
person applying for license to keep Esors inatni-
grnnts boarding house, or sailors immigrants hotel
70 them Of tho rcspeciabHty and Of sueS sp
picant, and OF The suitabeness OF his accommodations
yoar. unless soouor revoked by said city Council to
keep sailors immigrants boarding In the city
of Charleston, and To invite and solicit boare
VII The City Council may. upon satisfactory evidence
hotel boarding house. licensed hereinbefofe pro-
vdel or OF ho Keeper or proprietor OF any such house.
or or any force fraud, deceit or misrepresentation In In
vna or soliciting boarcrs lodgers for such house.
on the part OF such keeper proprietor any hs
or cnco any or Tie crow 10 desert from any ycs
In the harbor or Charleston by such keeper prope
Tho lircnBe Ior keeping such house.
Vll Every person receiving the license hnrenbooro
provided .ot sh,il pay to she tiy Council aforesaid the
TX. Tho said city Council shall frnish TO each sailors
by them Aforesaid ono or moro badges or shields on
which shall be printed engraved the name Of such
Of Lis hois bs.s house, ;ns and Se ..d sId
badges selds shalt be to said City oun
iccnio granted by tIom. ss herein proyod Oh my
x. Every sailors or Immigrants hotel boarding.
such hotsl or Heeper when snS S
vessel Ia the harbor or Chrleston whom inviting or
or psrson employed On any vssse or OF any saSI
nhl uoar, conspcuousy displayed tho shlcld badge
xi Il sha not be iswf for any person, e1eont tbose
named In the preceding section. TO Lave wear or
poyed any vessel, to any Immigrant 20 Arriving m
cy Of Chareaton with tho intent 70 invite ssS Or
solicit tho boarding lodging of such Immigrant or Of
any OF the crow employed oa any vessel Dong In The
harbor Of Charleston. sa
XII. Whoever shall offend against any either of tho
prorislons contained In section l. O. 10 and H. IN
tha Act Rhlll bo GeeIned guilty oi misdeneanor and
shall upon conviction thereof 10 punished by impriso
ment for term nut exceeding year. and leas
than thirty days or BY nne not exceeding two hundred
and my dollars, and not less than hundred doArs
or by both such hno and imprisonment ~
XIII. Tho word trezecl ss used In this Act sial IN
olude voasos propelled by stean. TIaii
In tho Senate House, ths taentie day OF Dooeb in
tho Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sxtyGx. h'' ''"' ". D. PORTER
.'i't.f.t l,t 40 aai -, President Of the Eenate
.r CIthS- L. HIAONTON
Speaker House Of Representatives
Approved December 20, 1855 ~
.s JAarp L. Dan, Csysrler. p .|,.,