The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-12
AN ACT FOB THE BETTER PROTECTION OF sRAMEN AND
rxhuaRANrs IN THE PORT AND HARBoR OF CHARLES

An ACT FOR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF sRAMEN AND
nnuaRANTs N THE PORT AND HAHBoR OF CHARLES
Bet enucted By the Senate and House Of Representd
tiues now met and st,no in General Atiemo and oy the
authority of e sas, That shall not be lawful for any
person. except pilot public officer, to board or AT
tempt to boord vessel arriving In the port or harbor Of
Charleston before such vessel shall have been MADE fast
to the wharf without Hrst obainngl cave from the mas
ter or having charge Of such vessel nom 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 In the port Of Charleston 10 permit or authorize
any saors hotel boarding house Keeper not licensed
as hereinafter provided, or any agent runner or en-
ployee OF any sailors or immigrants hotel OF boarding
house. to poar or attempt TO board any vessel arriving
in lying, teing In the harbor or port OF charleston
before such vessel shall have been made the wharf,
or anchored with intent to invite ask or solicit the
boarding of any of the crew employed such vessel
LII. It shall not be lawful for any SAILORS or 1mmi
grants hotel boarding house keeper or the employee
Of any sailors i'm rigants hotel or boarding mouse
keeper having boarded any vessel made last to any wharf
in the port Charleston, to neglect or refuse TO leave
said vessel after having been ordered so TO DO by the
master or person having charge OF such vessel
w. It shall not be lawful for any person TO keep con-
duct or carry on either owner, proprietor agent or
otherwise, any sailors or immigrants boarding house.
or sailors or immigrants hotel IN the city OF Charleston
without having license from the City Council thereof.
" It shall be lawful tor any person, not having the
license IN this Act provided or not being the regular
agent runner or employee OF person having such Ii.
cense invite ask solicit In the city or harbor OF
Charleston the boarding lodging of any OF the crew
employed on any vessel or OF any immigrant arriving IN
VI The City Council shall take the application ANY
person applying license TO keep sailors or mmt-
grants boarding house. sailors or immigrants hotel
In the city of Charleston, and upon satisfactory evidence
to them r-spectaDty and competency Of sucn ap
picant and suitableness OF his accommodations,
shall issue to him license which shall lie good one
year unless sooner revoked by said City Council to
keep sailor immigrants boarding house in the city
OF Charleston and to invite soh boarders Tor the
VII The City Council may, upon satisfactory evidence
of the disordery OF sailors Or immigrants
hotel or boarding nouse' licensed as herenoeiore pro
yued the Keeper proprietor OF ANY SUCH house,
O. of uy Iorce raud deceit or misrepresentation In In
yIun9 soliciting bvarders or lodgers for such house.
the part Of sucn keeper or proprietor, or any OF his
agents. runners employees or OF any attempt TO per-
ence any OF the crew 70 desert rom amy vessel
in harbor OF Charleston, py such keeper or prope
tor any his agents runners or employees revoke
the license Ior keeping such house.
VIII. Every person receiving The license heretnbefore
proded shall to the City Council aforesaid the
TX The said City Council shall furnish to each sailors
or immigrants MOTEL or boaruing house keeper Licensed
by them aforesaid or more badges or Shields on
which shall be printed or engraved the name OF sucb
hotel or boarding mousse keeper, and the number and
street OF no el boarding house; and which said
BADGES or shields shall be to said City Coun
Gil upon revocation by them or expiration OF any
license granted by them, as herein provided.
x Every saior's immigrants hotel or boarding
house keeper every agenL, runner or employee OF
sucn houe VI keeper wnsn boarding any
vesse the harbor Charleston, or when inviting or
soliciting the uoarang or logging Ut any seaman sailor
or person employed any vesse or OF any Immigrant,
shall wear consplcuousy displayed the shield or badge
referred to in the foregoing secuon.
XII 1t small not be- mwrr any person. except those
nance III the preceding section, 70 AVE, wear exhibit or
display any shied budge to any OF the crew en-
poyed any vessel or 20 any Immigrant 30 arriving III
the city Chariestou with the intent to invite, ask or
solicit tue boarding lodging OF such immigrant or OF
any OF the crew employed any vessel being in the
harbor OF Charieston.
Xu. Whoever snail offend against any either Of the
provisions contained in section g. 10 and II, In
this Act BIZ teemed guilty o mlIdemeanor, and
SHALL upon conviction thereof be punished by imprisoi
ment for term exceeding one year, and not ess
than thirty days, by fine lot exceeding two hundred
and fifty dollar and less than one hundred doars
or by both such fine and imprisonment
Kill The word 'vesse :" used In this Act shall III
clude vesses propelled by steam.
In the Senate House. the twentieth day Of Decemb in
the year of Lord thousand eight hundred and
sixty-g1 W. D. PORTER,
Presiden OF the Senate.
CHAS II. SIMONTON,
Speaker House OF Representatives.
Approved December 20, 1866:
JAMES L. ORR, Governor.