The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-09

AN ACT ron THE DETER PROTECTION oF sEAMEN AND
| IMMlonANrs N THE PORT AND nAnBoR OF CHARLES
TON.
l. Be- enacted by the Senate and House Of ReprrseHta
tires noy met and sizing General Assembly, and by the
authority Of the same That 1t shall not be lawful Tor any
person. except pilot public officer to board or at
tempt board vessel arriving III the port or larDOr oil
Charleston before such vessel shall have been made fast
TO the wharf without first obainngl eave from the mas
tor person having Charge Of such Vesse or from her
H. 1t shall not be lawful for any ownor, agent, muster,
other person having charge OF any vessel arriving or
being in the port OF Charleston 10 permit or authorize
any sailors otc boarding. house keeper not licensed
hereinafter provided, any agent runner or en-
ployec any sailor. immigrants hotel or boarting
house, to board attempt TO buard any Vss6ol arriving
n yiEg eing in the lrbor or port OF CIarleslon
before suc vessel snail have been nhde tast to tho wharf,
unchorcd with intGpEto invite Isk or solicit the
boarding uny Of the employed on such vessel
Ill. II shall not be lawful for auy snlur4 Or ilnmi-
grants hotel boarding house Keeper or the employees
OF any snilors or i'm srants hotel Or boarding mousse
keeper having boarded any vessel made last to any wharf
u tile port OF Charleston, to neglect or refuse 10 SaVe
said vessel after having been ordered SO ~ do by Tic
master or person having charge ol such vessel,
" II snall nOL be lawful !ur any person to Keep con-
duct carry on either owler, proprietor agent or
Otherwise, any sailors immigrants hoardlig house,
OF sailors immigrants hulc III tie city oi Charif ston
without having LICENSE iroui the City Council thereof
" 1t shall not bu lawful for any person. not having tile
license this Act provided. or not beiig the regular
agent runner clupoyec person having such u.
censc TO invite, ask solicit IN the city or har1or "
Chureson tue boarding or lodging OIL any OF INC crew
employed OH any vessel OF any Immigrant srVinS ID
| the said city of Charleston.
vi The City Council shall take tho application of any
person applying license to keep sailors or inmi-
grants boarding house, salors OF iirngrants note
u the city OF Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
THEM OF the responsibility und competency OF SUCH ap-
plirun aud OF tho sitabcncss Of his accommodations,
shall issue To him license, which shall hc good Tor ono
yuar, unless olcd by said City Council 10
keep saurs immigrants tJurdiDB house III The city
oI Charleston and 10 invite and solicit ooaruefs 1or e
same.
VII Tile City Council llay upon satisfactory evidence
of hu disordvy character Of any sailors Or lltsiants
hCtcl or boarding house, licensed M hercnbcoro pro-
vde or OF the keeper or proprietor Oh aS scn
OF any force, fraud. deceit Misrepresentation III III
vtng soliciting boarcrs Or dodgers Tor slch mousse,
the part OF such keeper proprietor or any oi MS
agents runners, employees or ni any altep ~ per,
suuIc or cnco any of The crew desert ny vessel
in the arbor OF Cbarlcstun py such keeper Or prope
tor, Or ay OF his agents. runners or employees fe'oke
the license for keeping such house.
WILL Livery person receiving the license hcrcinbcore
provided ior shall lay to the CITY eouIcll aforesaid Tie
OF twenty dollars.
In The said CIV Council shall furnish to each sailors
or immigrants hotel boarding house kcepur licensed
by them aurCsLid, more badges or Snlel0s Oh
which shall be printed or engraved iI name ol sucl
hotel boardIng house keeper, and Tue humber auu
street OF hs lo c or boarding house; anu winch siu
badges shields shall be surrendered TO said City Cou-
Gil upon the revocation by them, or expiration OF any
LICENSE granted by them, Us herein PROVIDED.
y. Livery sailors or immigrants hotel OF DoardhG-
house keeper and every urt, rulller Or employees ol
lluul boarding keeper, wner boaru5 any
vessel the hnrbor VI Charleston, Who'll inviting or
soliciting the boarding lodging o any scunan sailor
person employed any VESSEL or Vi any Inmsrant
shall wear rUuspicuOsr dislayCd Tie shcId VI Dad9e
| lr.rrrd to in the foregoing srction
Nj. 1t shall not I'D lawful for any pcrson except hose
natncd i'll the preceding section. 10 are wear exhibit or
display any suc sicu baBo TO any OF the crew eni-
ruycd any vessel, any immigrant 50 arriving III
,c city oi Charleston, with the intent to Invite, ark or
solicit the boarding lodging Of auci imnhHIant or OF
Any OF the employed any vessel DeGH III Tie
lirbur vi Charleston.
MI. Whoever shall offend against any or either of the
provisions contained il. section l. ., 4, lU aud H. LII
this Act, shall be ,:ceed guilty ol lI"denlcnnor and
sa upon conviction thereof br punished by inprlsoh'
ior Term lot exceeding one year. and not less
tla thirty days, by line not exceeding TWO hundred
and fifty dular, and not less than onc ndfco GoIars
OF by both such tine anal Imprisonment
Kill. Tllc word vrssel, used i'll this Act, Shall III
cudc Vessels propelled by straili.
In tile Senate House, tho twentieth day OF Dece!nb T. IN
llc year Of our Lord thousand cilit unLred anu
sixty-sx ". u. PORTER,
Prosdel OF tl. Senate
CuAs. Il. SIAlUSTON,
Speaker uousc of Representatives.
Approved December ~, 1866:
JAMES L. ORR, Governor
March II