The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-02

AN ACT FOR TIE DETER PROTECTION OF sEAMEN AND
IMMIGRANTS IN THE PORT AND HAnBoR OF CHARLES
TOM
l. Belt enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
res met and sitting in General Assembly, and dy the
authority of the same, That 1t 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 shall have been made fast
to the wharf without first obainingl cave from the mos-
ter or person having charge of such vessel from her
owner or agents.
IL It shall not be lawful for any owner, agent master
other person having charge OF any vessel arriving or
being the port of Charleston 10 permit or authorize
any sailors hotel boarding house Keeper not licensed
as hereinafter provided, any agent runner or en-
ployee any sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding
house board attempt to board vessel arriving
in or y1ng peng in the harbor port OF Charleston
before 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 on such vessel
I'LL II shall not be lawful for any sailors or imm
grants hotel or boarding house keeper or the employee
OF any sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding house
having boarded vessel made fast to wharf
In the port Of Charleston to neglect refuse to
said vessel after having been ordered so to do by tho
master or person having charge of such vessel
w. 1t shall not be lawful tor any person to keep con-
duct or carry on either az owner proprietor agent or
otherwise any sailors immigrants boarding house.
or sailors or immigrants hotel i'll the city OF Charleston
without having License from the City Council thereof
" II shall not be lawful tor any person. having the
license IN this Act provided, or not being the regular
agent, runner employee OF person having such IL
cense invite ask or solicit IN the city or harbor OF
Chsrleston the boarding lodging OF any of the crew
employed ON any vessel or OF any Immigrant arriving IN
the said city Of Charleston.
VI The City Council shall take the application ofany
person applying for license to keep sailors or Immi
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
nIicant npi of the suabeness OF his accommodations
shall issue TO him license which shall be good
wear unless sooner revoked Dy said City Council, to
keen Sailors or immigrants boarding house in the city
of Charleston and to invite and solicit boarers for the
Same.
VII The City Council may, upon satisfactory evidence
of the dsorderly character OF any sailors or mgrants
hotel boarding house, licensed as hercnbetore pro-
vded or of the Keeper proprietor OF any such house.
or of any force fraud deceit or misrepresentation in ill.,
yitinR or soliciting boarders or 0dsers for such house,
on the part OF such keeper or or any OF his
agents. runners employees or " any attempt to per-
shade or ence any the crew TO desert from uny vessel
in the harbor OF Charleston by such keeper propre
tor any Of his agents. runners Ut employees, revoke
the license for keeping such mousse. .
VIII Every person receiving the license hcrcinbcforc
provided tor shall pay to the City Council aforesaid the
sum of twenty dollars.
or immrants hotel or boarding house keeper licensed
by them US aforesaid one or moro badges or Shields
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, Rild which said
badges or shields shall surrendered u said City Coun
Gil upon the revocation by thc or expiration OF any
license granted by them ns herein provided.
livery Sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding.
bonse kecner and every agent runner or employee OF
such hotel or boarlinghous Keeper when boarding any
vessel in the harbor OF Charleston or when inviting or
soliciting the boarding lodging OF any seaman, sailor
or nerson empoyed on any vessel or OF any Immigrant
shall wear conspicuously displayed the shield or badge
referred to in the foregoing secuon
YI n shall not be lawful for any person. excep those
named in the preceding Section TO Lave, wear exhibit or
display apy such shield badge TO any the crew c.
uloyed on any vessel to any immigrant arriving III
the city of Charleston with the intent to invite ask
solicit the boarding or lodging OF such Immigrant
any of the crew employed any vessel being in the
harbor of Charleston.
XII Whoever shall offend against any either of the
provisions contained in section l. s. 10 and H. in
this Act. shall be cecmcd guilty ol msdencanor and
shall mon conviction thereof be punished by imprso-
men for term not exceeding one year, and not less
than thirty duys or by fine not exceeding two hundred
and fifty dollars and less than one hundred dollars
or by both such fine and Imprisonment
Kill The word "vessel, as used Ill this Act, shall i'll
olude vessels propelled by steam.
the wear of our Lord ono thousand eight hundred and
sixty-six. v" y. fOhIElt,
president OF the Senate
CHAS- II. SIMONTON
Speaker House OF Representatives
Approved December %, 1866
JAMES L. ORR, Governor.
March II