The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-04

Ctarf % Council.
AN ACT FOR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF GKAl1KH AsD
ndNraRANTs IN THE PORT AND HARBoR OF CHARLES
L Bet e.ueted, by e Senate and House of R<preiata-
iucs met and sing in General Assesbty aid BY s
authority of tie same That 1t shnu not be lawful for any
person. except pilot or public ofloer to board or u
tempt TO board vessel arriving in the port hsrbor Of
Charleston before such vessel shall have been made nt
to the wharf, without first obtainingl cave fou the mas
ter or person having charge Of such vessel or nom hsr
n It shall not be lawful for any owner agent master.
other person having charge Of any vessel arriving or
being In the port Charleston, 10 permit authorize
any sailors hotel or boarding house Keeper not licensed
as hereinafter provided, or any agent runner OF en-
ployee any sailors immigrants hotel or boarding
In or lying or icing in the harbor port Charlesto
before vessel shall have been made inst the whar
anchored, with intent to invite aak or solicit the
boarding of any Of the crew employed on such vessel
I'LL It shall not be lawful for any sailors or tnamt
grants hotel boarding house keeper, the employee
Of any sailors i'm migrants hotel or boarding house
keeper having boarded any vessel sds fst TO any wh
IN the port OF Charleston, 70 neglect or refuse TO leayo
ssd vessel after having been ordered so to do by the
master or person having charge Of such vessel
w. It shall not be lawful for any person keep con.
otherwise any saior's immigrants boarding house.
without hnving license from the Oity Council thereoe
" 1t sha not be lawful for any person, nothavng ho
license y thus act provided or not being the regular
sgent runner employee Of person having such u
cense to invite AJAX or solicit In the city or harbor Of
Charleston the boarding or lodging OF any OF cew
employed any vessel Of any Immigrant arriving In
| the said city Of Charleston.
VI The City Council ahal take the application Of any
person applying FOR license to keep sslors or inan
grants boarding house. sailors or immg1nts hota
In the city OF Charleston and upon satisfactory evdenea
them Of the respectabity and competency OF such s
pcant and OF the auitableness Of bis accommodAuouA
naess sooner revoked BY said & coun to
keep sailors immigrants boarding house IN tho CITY
Charleston, and to invite and Solicit foG te
same.
VII The City Council may, upon satisfactory evidence
Of the dsorderly character Of any sailors or
hotel OF boarding house. licensed as aerenhetors pro
yded the keeper proprietor Of any such house.
any force, fraud, decot or misrepresentation In In
vng soliciting boarders or dodgers for such house
the part Of such keeper or proprietor or any OF ms
agents runners or employees OF any sttapt TO Per
sade ence OF the crew to desert from any vessel
IN the harbor OF Charleston by such keeper or prore
any OF hts agents. runners or employees revoke
the license for keeping such house.
WILL Every person receiving the license heretnbetore
provided tor shall pay to the city Council aforesaid the
T. The said City Council shall furnish to each Rslors
or immigrants hotel or boarding house keeper licensed
by them aforesaid, one or more badges or Shields On
which shall be printed or engraved tho name OF such
hotel or boarding house keeper and the number and
street Of his no el boarding house; aud which sud
badges or shields shall be srrendered to said City Coun.
ell upon the revocation by them, expiration Of any
License granted by them, as herein provided.
Z Every sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding.
house keeper and every agent runner Of employee o.
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vessel In the harbor OF Charleston, when inviting or
soliciting the boarding or lodging OF any seaan sailot
person employed on any vessel or Of any inmigran
shall wear, conspcuousy displayed the Shield or nsdge
| referred to in the foregoing section
XII 1t shall not be lawful for any person. except those
In the preceding section to Lave, wear exhibit or
display any such shield badge to any OF the crew
ployed on any vessel any arriving IN
tho city Of Charleston with the intent to invite aak
solicit the boarding lodging OF such immigrant o. Of
any OF the employed oa any vessel being In the
| hArbor Of Charleston. .
XII. Whoever shall offend against any or either Of tha
provisions contained in section J. 2 5, 10 and H. IN
this Act shall be ceemed guilty ol mlsdemeanor, and
SHALL upon conviction thereof be punished BY imprison-
ment for term exceeding one year, and not Less
than thirty days. by fine not exceeding two hundred
and fifty dollar. and not less than one hundred dollars,
| or by both such fine and imprisonment
! Kill The word "yessol aa used in this Act shall In
| clude vessels propelled by steam
In the Senate House. the twentieth day of Decemr, IN
the year of our Lord thousand eight hundred and
| sixty.aix w. D. PORTER,
| Presiden of the Senate.
| CHAS q. SIMONTON,
| Speaker House of Representatives
Approved December 20. 1886:
| JAMEs L. ORR, Governor.
| March IA