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

An ACT Fon TIE BETTER PROTECTION oy sEiMrS Asp
IAMIuRaSTs IN TIE ronr AND HARBon cHAuLga.
l. BrH enacted, by IA, Srnafe AMI IfouIe Of R,prrien
tirrS met AMI .tf,n9 ia GeEsrui Itfebiy by
authority NJ the sdHe That silu lawful tor Any
person, ehcpt pilot or public oliror. 10 poard
tempt tn beard vessel arriving In le port larbor
clareaioi before such veaseI shall have been made usi
tn the wharf, without first obtaining from Tho mas.
ter or person having Charge of such vessel mum her
owner ur nEcntr.
H. 1t pail be lawful for any owrer agent master
or other person having curGe of my yessc arriving
being n the port Of Charrston 10 permit authorize
any salIus oIcl boarding house geepcr licensed
na hereinafter provided, any ugenr, runiirr or en-
ployee sailors mnlirants hotel boarding
house. to boAr attempt To board, lIy vessel arriving
in yig ucing In tho hnrbOr port ui
before surh vessel shall have been mate wharf
or anchored. witt. intent TO invite asx solicit the
boarding OF any OF hiu employed such vcssel
III. It shall not Da lawful for uny sailors immi-
grants hotel boarding house Keeper tho enployc
or any sailors immigrants hutel boarding house
keeper having boarded any vessel made fast to any whar
IN port Charleston neglect or rufso to leave
said vessel alter havug been ordered do by tho
master or person having charge OF such weasel.
duct or curry op either az owner proprietor agent O,
otherwise my EailorH immigrants boarding Ouse
sailor immigrants hotel in tho city Charleston
without having license Tho City Council thereof
" Hlinil not bo lawful tor any person. not having the
license this provided or not being the reeuar
ugcnt, runner opIoyce Of person having such Ii
cenne. to invite. ark or solicit III the city harbor
Charleston, tho boarding lodging any Of tho CT es
employed uny vessel or any inmgrait arriving ,r
| the said city OF Chnrieston.
VI lilo City Council shall tsko tho application Of ms
person applying for license " keep sailors imlni
grants boarding house, sailOrH immigrants hotel
tho city OF Charleston mud upon satisfactory evidence
Of tho rcspcctabity and competency Of such np
pilcant anil of the Buitablrcas OF hR
asll issue to him license. which shall good for ous
year uncss sooner revoked by said City CouIriI d
keup SAILORS nIniglnts boarding house iii tho eli,
of Charleston, and u invite aud solicit boarers Tie
VII. Tho City Council may. upon satisfactory evidence
Of TIC m ds9Idsty n.la 81 ay T such louisa
Oh any i9fce fraud deceit or misrepresentation in
SiuR or soliciting boariers or lodgers for such house
on TIC part OF such keeper proprietor any or bil
agents" runners or employees OF any attempt to per
suhe or euco any or the crow To desert any
III to nrbor or Charleston. By such keeper proprle
@ @ 1r any ., hs agents. rnIness or cmpoyoes. revoke
VIII Every persou receiving the cenBo hereInbefore
provided or shall pay to tho city Counril aforesaid tho
* The said city Council shall frnsI. to each sailor,
or imnSrants hotel or boarding house keeper licensed
by them as Aforesaid one badges or shoids On
which shn be printed or engraved tho name OF si,c
| hotel or boarding honso Keeper aud tie number and
street Of Ills hoIel or boarding house; and which sao
bdgas or shields shall be surrendered said CITY t,on
E Upon lio ISyoSation by them or expiration OF any
\. Every sailors or immyrunt's hotel or boanl,no
honsG Keeper aud eVory agent runner employee Of
Ecaso In the hRrbor OF Charleston or when nys,iH6 y
soliciting the boarding lodging any asiIU,
shall cospcuously displayed the shoI op bada
referred % IN In tho foregoing section.
named in tile preceding secIor to Lave wear oIh;It
display any such shold badge to any OF te nrss
tho city Of Charleston with Tho intent to invite naT y.
solicit tho boarllng or lodging OF such mmiarant or
any OF tho Grew employed any vessel being In the
hRrbor Of Charleston. ~ NE
XII whoovar shall offend against any or either 81 IN.
provisions contained in section J. as, s. 10 ami ~ IN
this Act. shall bo ceemed guilty oil q miSdomoanor and
ahall, upon conviction thereof 10 puniahc by i,nnI.a
ment for term not ercooding one year and not Ic.
unh thrty days. or by 1ne not exceeding two hundro
and my douAas and mol less than hundred dolans
or Gy both such nne and imprisonment 'A'
XIII. Tho word "vcssc " ~ used In this Act sba, Ia
oule vessels propelled by steam. ~ "
In tho senate House. tho twentieth day Of Docambr IN
the year OF olr Loru thousand oRht hundreI and
my'hx. W. D. PORTER
Prosidoni OF tho Bennte
OIfAH. Ii. BIAfONT(lN
Speaker House OF Representatives
Approved December 20, 1855
JAnRs L. 0RR, Governor.