The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-31
AN ACT YoR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF aRAaOsN AND
1stuuoRANTs IN THE PoRT AND HARBoR OF CHARLES.

AN Aor FOR TIE pEyrER PROTECTION OF sRAMxN AND
IMMIGRANTS IN THE PORT AID HAHBoa OF CHARLES
Beu enaesed, by the Senate and House Of Representa-
tives met and stn9 IN General Assenoty and oy s
person. except pilot public officer, to board or at
tempt TO board vessel arriving In the port OF harpor
Charleston before such vessel shall have been MADE mat
to the wharf, without frat obtaining cave nom tne mas
ter OF having charge Of such vessel or nom her
owner or aQenta.
a. It shall not be lawful for any owner, agent master
or other person having charge OF any vessel arriving OF
being In the port OF Charleston, 10 permit Or authorize
any hotel or boarding house Keeper not licensed
as hereinafter provided, or any agent runner or en-
pIoyee OF any sailors immigrants hotel or boarding
house. to BOARD attempt to board any vessel arriving
lying, Icing in the harbor or port OF Chareston
before such vessel shall have been made fast 70 Wna
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 ior any sailors or lmm-
grants hotel boarding house keeper or the employee
of any sailors Inn igrants hotel or boarding house
keeper having boarded any vessel made fast to wharf
in the port Charleston to neglect or refuse to leave
said vessel after having been ordered go to do by the
master OF person having charge OF such vessel.
w. II Bha not be lawful tor any person 70 Keep, con.
duct or carry on either owner. proprietor sgent or
otherwise any sailors or immigrants boarding house
or sslor or immigrants hotel In the city OF Charleston
without having license from the City Council thereof
" sba not be lawful for any person, not having the
license this Act provided. or not being the regular
agent runner or employee OF person having such II.
cense to invite aak solicit In tho city or harbor OF
Charleston the boarding or lodging of any OF thu crew
employed on any vessel Of any immigrant arriving IN
vi The City Council shall take the application of any
person applying Tor license to keep sailors or nmi-
grants boarding house, sailors or mmigrants hotel,
In the city OF Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
TO them OF the respectaby and competency Of SUCH
pcant and OF the suitabeness OF his accommodations,
ANAL issue to him license which shall De good for one
year. unless sooner revoked by SAID City COUNCIL 70
keen sailor or immigrants boarding house in the city
Charleston, and to invite and SOLICIT oorders ior inc
same.
WI The City Council may upon satisfactory evidence
hotel or boarding house. licensed as hereinbefore pro-
yded or the keeper or proprietor OF any such
or any force, fraud, deceit or IN IN
yitnR or soliciting boarders or odgers for such house.
on the part OF such keeper or proprietor or any OF ns
agents. runners employees, or OF any atempt to per-
suade ence any OF the crew to desert from any
the harbor OF Charleston, oy such keeper or propre
tor any OF his agents. runners or employees revoke
the license tor keeping such house.
WILL Every person receiving the license herednoetore
provided shall pay to the city Oouncn aoreSaio e
sum OF twenty dollars.
or immigrants hotel boarding house keeper licensed
by them as aforesaid or more badges or Shields On
which shall be printed or engraved the name OF auch
hotel or boarding house keeper and the number and
street of his ho el boarding house; and which said
badges or sheds shall be surrendered to satd City Coun
I'll upon the revocation by them or expiration OF any
license granted by them, ss herein provided
Z Every sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding
house keeper and every agent runner or employee o.
such hoe ur boarding house keeper when boarding any
vessel in the harbor Of Charleston, or when inviting OF
soliciting the boarding lodging Of any seaman, sailor
or person employed Oh any vessel or OF any immigrant
shall wear conslcuously displayed, the shield or badge
referred to in the foregoing Recuon.
XII 1t shnu not be lawu for any person, except those
named in the preceding sechon to ave wear exhibit
dispsy any such shield badge to any OF the crew en-
ploye on any vessel or TO any immigrant so arriving IN
the city of Charleston with the intent to invite aak OF
solicit the boarding lodging Of such immigrant or OF
any OF the crew employed any vessel being in the
Larhor OF Charleston
XII Whoever shall offend against any or either Of the
provisions contained in section /, 8, 10 and H. In
this Act shall be ceemed guilty oil midemeanor, and
SHALL upon conviction thereof be punished by imprson
ment tor term not exceeding one year, and not less
than thirty days. or by fine not exceeding two hundred
and fifty ioar. aud not less than one hundred doars
or by botu such fine and Imprisonment
Kill The word .vesse as used IN this Act, shall In
clude ve,se.s propelled by steam.
the yea of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-six. W. ". fOhiEh,
CHAS. 81. SIMONTON,
Speaker House OF Representatives
Approved December 90, 1885:
JAMES L. OnR, Governor
NJercb Il