The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-09

AN ACT THE BETTER PROTECTION OF sEAMEN AND
IMMIGRANTS m THE PORT AND HARBoR OF CHARLES
TON
l. Bet enacted by the Senate and House of Represena-
ves no,o met and sitting in General Assembly, aud by the
authority of the same That it shall not be lawful for any
person. except pilot public officer, to board or at
tempt board vessel arriving in the port or harbor OF
Charleston before such vessel shall have been made fast
to the wharf, without first obtaningl from the mas
ter person having charge of such vessel or om her
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 sailors hotel boarding house keeper not licensed
as hereinafter provided any agent, runner or en-
ployee any sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding
house. to board attempt to board any vessel arriving
in or lying peng in the harbor port OF Charleston
before such vessel shall have been made s to the wharf
anchored, with intent to invite, ask or solicit the
boarding OF any of the crew employed on such vessel
ILL It shall not be lawful for any sailors or immi-
grants hotel boarding house keeper the employee
Of any sailors immigrants hcte or boarding house
keeper having boarded any vess made fast to any wha
in the port Of 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. shall not be lawful ior any person 70 Keep , con n
otherwise any sailors or immigrants boarding house.
or sailors immigrants hotel in the city OF Charleston
without having license from the City Council thereof
v It shall not be lawful for any person. not having the
license IN this Act provided, not being the regular
agent, runner employee OF person having such b.
cense invite ask solicit In the city or harbor OF
Charleston tho boarding lodging OF any OF the crew
employed any vessel or OF any immigrant arriving In
the said city of Charleston.
VI The City Council shall take the application offs
person applying for license to keep sailors or immi-
grants boarding house. sailors immigrants hotel
In the city OF Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
to them of the respectaby and competency Of such a
picant and of the suitableness Of his accommodations,
shall issue to him license which shall be good for
year. unless revoked by said City Council to
keep sailors immigrants boarding house in the city
of Charleston and to invite and solicit boarders for the
same.
VII The City Council may, upon satisfactory evidence
of the disordery character OF any sailors or
hotel boarding house. licensed as herenbetore pro-
vded Of the keeper proprietor OF any such house.
of any force fraud deceit misrepresentation in IN
vitng soliciting boarders or dodgers for such house.
the part of such keeper or proprietor or any OF his
agents. runners employees OF any attempt to per-
suade ence any OF the to desert from any vessel
in harbor Charleston, by such keeper or prope
tor or any OF his agents. runners or employees revoke
the license for keeping such house.
WILL Every person receiving the license hereinbefore
provided Tor shall pay to the City Council aforesaid the
sum of twenty dollars.
X The said CITY Council shall furnish to each sailors
or immigrants hotel boarding house keeper licensed
by them aforesaid more badges or shields, on
which shall be printed engraved the name OF such
hotel or boarding house keeper, and the number and
street OF his hotel or boarding house; and which said
badges or shields shall be surrendered to said City Coun
Gil upon the revocation by them, or expiration OF any
license granted by them, as herein provided
X Every sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding
house keeper and every agent runner or employee OF
such hotel boarding keeper when boarding
vessel in the harbor OF Charleston or when inviting or
soliciting the boarding lodging of any seaman sailor
person employed any vessel or OF any Immigrant
shall wear conspcuousy displayed the shield or badge
referred to in the foregoing section.
X 1t shall not be lawful for any person. except those
named IN the preceding secor to Lave wear exhibit or
display any such shield badge to any Of the crew en-
ployed any vessel to any immigrant so arriving Ill
the city of Charleston with the intent to invite ask or
solicit the boarding lodging OF such Immigrant or oi
any OF the crew employed oa any vessel being In the
harbor OF Charleston.
XII Whoever shall offend against any or either OF the
provisions contained in section g. lO and II, In
this Act shall be ceemed guilty o mlsdemeanor and
shall upon conviction thereof be punished by imprisoi-
ment for term not exceeding one year. and not less
than thirty days. or by fine not exceeding two hundred
and fifty dollars and not less than one hundred dollars
or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Kill The word 'yesse, rs used In this Act shall i'll
clude vessels propelled by steam
In the Senate House. the twentieth day Of December in
the year of Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty.six. W. D. PORTER,
President OF the Senate.
CHAS II. SIMONTON,
Speaker House Of Representatives.
Approved December 20, 1896
JAMES L. ORR, Governor.