The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-15
AN ACT FOR THE DETER PROTECTION OF sEAMEN AHD
InMionATrS IN THE ronr uARyoR CHARLES.

| AN ACT For THE nETTER PROTECTION OF sEAMEN AsD
INMiouAnrs IN THE ronT AND nAnDoR or CHARLES.
l. Re enacted. by TIE Senats and House Of RrprfScnt
tire nop niet dnd sitting ia General sseahiy ad hy The
peEson except pilot or public officer to board ut
tempt TO birl vessel nrrving IN tho port harbor al
Charleston. before such vessel sl.al ayr bcr, made
to n wharf. without obainngl cave from tue mas
Ter or person iavin. Charge of such Scsse or nom her
owner or ugcpis
H. II shall be luwiu for any owner agent MASTER
or oler person having curgc OF any vessel nrririns nr
any sailors. hotel bulrdng house Keeper. licensed
as hereinafter provided, or any agent runner
house. 10 board attempt TO board any vessel arriving
ill., or ying 1ciug in tho harbor port OF Charleston
or anchored with intent to invite ask solicit ihe
boarding OF nny of tho crow employed such vessel.
grants hotel or boarding house keeper tho employee
or any sailors or immigrants hoei boarding honse
III the port Of Chartcstun to neglect refuse 10
said vessel utter having been ordered TO do by the
Nv. shall not be lawful iSr any person to Keep con.
duct or carry on e,tller ns o&er proprietor ugent
saorr immigrants hotel in the city Of Cliar
without having license from tho CITY Council thereof,
license this Act provided or not Gclng tho regular
AGENT runner or employed OF person having such H.
Chnrcston tho boarding lodging any of ;lIo crow
employed on my vessel OF any Immigrant arriving
VI. lilo City Council s,n take the application Of any
person IMPLYING Tor license to Ecep saors inini-
Brlnts bolr'nR house. or Blilors or inngruntB hotel
IN tho city OF Charleston mud satisfactory eyicnre
TO them OF tho rcspcctabilty pl competency suc MP
prant and Of tho Euitablcness Of lis accomodnrions
shall issue to hin, license, which Ra be good
year. unless sooner revoked by Bal City Council to
keep sailors or immigrants boarding house in the city
OF charleston and to invite End solicit bolrders tho
samo.
VII. The City Council may upon satisfactory cylo,ce
Of tic dsorsery cnnrnctcr OF my sailors immigrants
ioel boarding house. licensed hcreinbeiorc pro-
yde or of Tho keeper or proprietor OF such house.
or OF any force iruud deceit misrepresentation In
wiling or soliciting boarcrs or odgcrs for such house,
on Tho part of such keeper proprietor my his
agents. runners, employees Of Rttcmpt TO
susle entce OF the to desert from uny vessel
In tho harbor OF Charleston, by such keeper prone
tor OF his agents. runncr9 employees, invoke
VIII Evory receiving tho liccnsc hcreinbeforo
provided for shall pny to tho city Council aforesaid tie
sum OF twenty dollars.
IX. Tho said City Council sla furnish TO each saors
immigrants hotel boarding house keeper licensed
by fhcn aorcelid moro badges shinlds
which shall be printed or engraved the OF scl
street OF his hoci or boarding house; unt which said
badges shields shall be surrendered to sai City coun
eli upon the revocation by them, expiration OF my
| llccnsn granted by them, ua herein provided.
Y. Every sailors immigrants hotel boarding.
such hotel or koopcr when boarding any
vessel In TIC lrbor Of Charleston, when inviting OF
or person employed nuy yeiaei or OF any Immigrant
shall wear, cOnspicuouHly displayed Tho shield badge
| referred TO In tho foregoing section.
XI. 1t Bha not be lawful for any person. except those
named in tho preceding section, U ave- wear exhibit or
display amy such Hci badge uny The crow em.
any vessel uny immigrant 80 arriving In
the city Of Chnrleston with tho intent invIlo ask or
solicit tho boarding lodging or such immigrant Of
any OF tho crew employed my vessel being in the
| harbor OF Charleston.
XII! Whoever shall Offend against any either Of tle
provisions contained In Hcction a34 10 nnd H. I'm
ths Act, Rlia DO cccmcd guilty o miacmeanor, md
shall upon conviction thereof bo punished BY nprisoll.
nont for term not exceeding year. uId not icps
than thirty days. or by ano not exceeding two hundred
and hity dollnre and not less than hundred doIlnr
orhy both such ino and imprisonment
Kill Tho word vesEe" az used I'm this Act sbo In,
eludo yeasolB propelled by soam.
In tho sonae House, the twentieth day OF Dcccm r. I'm
e year OF our Lord ono thousand epllt hundred and
siKty-six. w n p0Rsrsn w
| President OF tie Senate
CHAS. II. SIMONTON
| Speaker House OF Representative
Approved December o. 1906:
| JAMES /. Ohn. Governor
| March II