The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-11
AN ACT FOR THE BETTER PROJECTION OF sEAadEN AND
IMMIGRANTS IN THE PORT AND HAR5oR OF CHARLES

AN ACT FOR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF sEAdEN AND
MsuaRANTs IN THE PORT AND HARsoR OF CHARLES
l. BE enacted by the Senate and House Of Representa-
tipe oo met and sia,ng in General Assembly, ana oy me
authority Of the same That it shall not be lawful TOR any
person, except pilot or public officer to ooard 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 obainingl cave from the mas
ter person having charge Of such vessel or from her
owner or agents.
II. It shall not be lawful for any owner agent master
or other person having charge OF any vessel
being in the port of Charleston 10 permit or authorize
any saors hotel or boarding house Keeper not censeo
as hereinafter provided, any agent runner or EN-
poyee OF any sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding
house to board or attempt to board any vessel arriving
lying Eeing In the harbor OR port OF Cnarleston
before such vessel shall have been made fast to the
or anchored with intent to invite ask OF sonct te
boarding of any of the crew employed on such vesse
Ill It shall not be lawful for any sauoCs or 1mml-
grants hotel boarding house keeper or the employee
of any sailors or immigrants hotel or 6oardnS mouse
keeper having boarded vessel made fas to any wharf
in the poro 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
". shall not be lawful for any person to keep con-
duct or carry on either owner proprietor agent or
otherwise, my sailors q immigrants b0urdng hone,
sailors immigrants hotel in the city OF Charleston
without having license from the City Council thereof
" 1t shall not be lawful for any person. not having the
license IN this Act provided, or not being the regular
conse to invite ask or solicit in the city or harbor Of
Charleston the boarding lodging OF any OF the crew
employed on any vessel of any immigrant arriving IN
the said city Of Charleston.
VI The City Council shall take the application of any
person applying for license to keep sailors or immi-
grants boarding house, sailors or mmiBrants hotel
In the city OF Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
to them of the respecaby and competency of such
pCant and Of the suableness OF his accommodations,
sa issue to him alicense which shall lie good for one
year, unless sooner revoked by said City Council to
keep sailors or boarding house in the city
of Charleston, and to invite and solicit boarders for the
same.
of the isordery character Of any saors or immigrants
hotel boarding house, licensed as hereinbefore pro-
vdcd of the keeper or proprietor OF any such
or of any force fraud deceit or IN IN
ypg or soliciting boarders lodGers for such house,
on the part of such keeper proprietor or any OF hs
agents. runners, employees, or OF any attempt 70 per
sade ence any the crew to desert from any vessel
in the haror Charleston, by such keeper or propre
tor or any of hs agents. or employees revoke
the license for keeping such house.
VIII Every person receiving tho Incense hereanoeiore
provided for shall to the City Council aforesaid the
sum of twenty dollars =r,.=
X The sad City Council shall furnish to each sailora
or immigrants hotel boarding house keeper licensed
by them aforesaid more badges or Shields, on
which shall be printed or 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 shields shall be surrendered to said City Coun
Gil upon the revocation by them or expiration OF any
liconse granted by them, as herein provided.
K Every sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding
house keeper and every agent runner or employee o.
such hotel boarding keeper when boarding any
vessel III the larOor OF Uhnrle6tOD, or WHICH, lnV1uu8
soliciting the boarding lodging OF any seaman, sailor
person employed on any vessel or OF any Immigrant
shall wecr conspcuously displayed the shield or badge
referred to In the foregoing section.
XI. 1t shall not be hw for any person. except those
named in the preceding section wear exhibit or
display any such shield badge to my of the crew en-
poycd on any vessel or to any immigrant 80 arriving IN
the city of Charleston with the intent to invite ask OF
solicit the boarding lodging Of such immigrant or OF
any of the crew employed any vessel being In the
harbor of Charleston Z,s.
XII Whoever shnll offend against any or either OF the
provisions contained IN section g. 10 and H. In
this Act shall be oeeed guilty ol misdemeanor, and
SHALL upon conviction thereof be punished by imprson-
nent for term exceeding one year, and not less
than thirty days, or by fine not exceeding two hundred
not ioes t1nu unc hundred dutlntu,
or by both such fine and imprisonment
Kill The word vesse as used in this Act, shall In
clude vessels propelled by steam.
In the Senate House. the twentieth day of Decembr in
the year of our Lord thousand eight hundred and
Bixty-six. w. d. POhIEh,
President- of the Senate
CHAs. n. sIMONTON, ~
Speaker House Of Representatives.
Approved December 20. 1856
JAMES L. ORn, Governor.