The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-18

NOVICE VO SAlLOtS Ofb An1uAVkNnAAS' i 81
f HOTEL Oh BoARDNaHoUsE keepers.
,,4,.r OFFICE CLERK OF COUNCIL,
rN ACCORDANCE WITH TEE FOILoWNaA FACT OF
the Legislature, passed the 10th day Of December
1885, an persons concerned hereby notified to can at
this Office and take out required license Immediately
= W. H. SMITH,
Clerk Of Council.
AN ACT FOR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF sEAMKN AND
nnnaRANTs N THE Port AND HARson OF CHARLES
Bea enacted by the Senate and House Of Reprssenta-
trcs no,o met and sitting in General Asse6y and by the
authority of the same, That shall not be lawful for any
person. except pilot public officer to board or At.
tempt to board vessel arriving in the port or harbor Of
Charleston before such vessel sh have been made ast
TO Che wharf without first obtainngl cave from the mas
ter person having charge OF such vessel or nom her
d. It shsi not be lawful for any owner agent MASTER
or other person having charge Of any vessel arriving or
being in the port Of OF MT Osnasd
as hereinafter provided, or any agent runner or EN-
ployee OF any sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding
house to board or attempt TO board any vssse arriving
before such vessel shall have been made fast to the wharf,
or anchored, with intent to invite ask or solicit the
0oa1ns sS P aors s
grants hotel or boarding house keeper or the employee
Of any nilors or immigrants hotel or boarding house
In the port c Ohatleson to neglect refuse TO leave
said vessel after having been ordered 30 to do by the
master OF person having charge Of such vessel
w. It shall not be lawful for any person 70 Keep con-
duct or carry on either as owner proprietor agent or
otherwise any sailors immigrants boarding house.
or sailors or immigrants hotel in the city OF Charleston
without having license from the City Council thereof
2 II shall not be lawful for any person. not thayng the
license this Act provided or not being the regular
AGENT runner employee OF person having such d.
Charleston the boarding lodging of any of the crew
employed on any vessel or Of any immigrant arriving IN
the said city Of Charleston
person applying for license to keep sailors or imm
grants boarding house. or sailors or immigrants hotel
In the city OF Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
to them Of the respectaby and competency OF such ap
pcant and Of the suitableness Of his accommodations
sha issue to him license, which shall be good for one
year, unless sooner revoked by said City Council 70
keen sailors or immigrants boarding house In the city
of Charleston and TO invite and solicit boarders for the
same.
WI The City Council may upon satisfactory evidence
of the disrderly character OF any sailors or
hotel or boarding house. licensed ss herenbefore pro
vded the keeper or proprietor Of any such house.
of any force fraud deceit or IN IN
ytng or soliciting boarders dodgers for such house.
the part Of such keeper or proprietor or any OF ms
agents. runners employees or Of any attempt 70 per,
suade ence any OF the crew to desert rom any Sesse
In tho harbor OF Charleston, by such keeper or propre
tor any Of his agents. runners or employees reVoke
the license for keeping such house.
VII Every person receiving the license hereinDeiore
provided for shall pay to the City eouncu aoresaa ne
sum Of twenty dollars.
TX. The said City Council shall furnish to each sailors
or immigrants hotel or boarding mousse Keeper, uCnsSo
by them as aforesaid more badges or Shields on
which shall be printed engraved the name OF suc9
hotel or boarding house keeper and the numper ana
street Of his hotel boarding house; and wncn sala
badges shields shall be surrendered to said Cly Coun
Gil upon the revocation by them, or expiration OF any
license granted by them, as herein provided.
<. Every sailors or immigrants hotel or ooarune.
house keeper and every agent runner or employee OF
such hotel boardingh keeper when boarde any
vessel In the harbor OF Charleston when inviting or
soliciting the boarding lodging of any seaman sailor
or person employed any vessel or OF any immigrant
shall wear conspicuousy displayed the shield or pad8e
referred to in the foregoing section.
XI It shall not be lawful for any person. except Iose
named In the preceding section, to Lave wear e1o OF
display any such shield badge to any OF the crew en-
poyed any vessel, or to any Immigrant 80 sIng N
the city Of Charleston with the intent to invite ask or
solicit the boarding lodging Of such immigrant or OF
any Of the Grew employed oa any vessel Deng In tne
harbor Of Charleston
XII. Whoever shall offend against any or either OF the
provisions contained In section 8 10 and H. IN
this Act shall be deemed guilty o misdemeanor, ana
SHALL upon conviction thereof be punished by mpr1son-
ment for term not exceeding one year. and not less
than thirty days. by fine not exceeding two hundred
and fifty dollars and not less than one hundred dolara
or by both such fine and imprisonment
Kill The word "vesse, " as used IN this Act sna H.
clude vessels propelled by steam.
In the Senate House, the twentieth day OF Decembtr In
the year of Lord thousand eight hundred and
siIty-six. W. D. POhIEh
President of the Senate.
-..-.- CHAS. a sIMONTON,
Speaker House Of Representatives.
Approved December 90, 1866
JAMES L. ORR, Governor.