The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-11

AN ACT FOR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF sEAMEN AND
IMMIGRANTS m THE PORT AND HARBoR OF cHARLks-
TON.
L Bet enaced by the Senate and House Of Representa-
tpes ,o,u met sitting General Assembly, and 6y the
authority of the same That 1t aha not be lawful for any
person. ex sept pilot public officer TO board or at-
Tempt to board vessel arriving in the port or harbor OF
to the wharf, without first obtanng cave from the mas
ter person having charge Of such vessel or rom her
owner agents.
or other having charge of vessel arriving or
being the port Charleston, 10 permit or authorize
my sailors hotel boarding house Keeper not licensed
as hereinafter provided any agent runner or en-
ployee OF any sailors immigrants hotel boarding
house. board attempt to board any vessel arriving
in lying reing in tho harbor port OF Charleston
before such vessel shall have been made fast to the wharf
or anchored, with intent to invite ask or Solicit the
boarding of any of the employed on such vessel
Ill Il shall not be lawful for any sailors or tmmt-
grants hotel boarding house keeper or the employee
OF any sailors immigrants hotel or boarding house
keeper having boarded vessel made fast to any wharf
the port Of Charleston to neglect refuse to leave
said vessel after having been ordered 80 to do by the
master or person having charge of such vessel
w. 4 shall not be lawful for any person TO keep con-
duct or carry on either 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
Il shall not bo lawful for any person, not having the
license this Act provided or not being the regular
agent runner or employee OF person having such IL.
cense to invite ask or solicit IN the city or harbor OF
employed any vessel or OF any immigrant arriving IN
the said city Of Charleston.
person applying for license to keep sailors or immi-
Grants boarding house. sailors immigrants hotel
IN the city OF Charleston, and upon satisfactory evidence
to them Of the responsibility and competency Of such ap-
ncont and of the suitableness of hs accommodations
shall issue to him liconse, which shall be good for one
year unless sooner revoked by said City Council to
keep sailors or immigrants boarding house In the city
of Charleston and to invite and solicit boarders for the
VII The City Council may, upon satisfactory evidence
of the disordery character Of sailors Immigrants
hotel or boarding house. licensed hereinbefore pro-
vded the keeper proprietor of any such house.
or of any force fraud deceit or misrepresentation In IN
yng or soliciting boarders dodgers for such house.
on the part Of such keeper proprietor or any OF his
agents. runners employees or OF any attempt to per-
ence any of the crew to desert from any vessel
in the harbor Charleston by such keeper or propre
tor or any Of agents. runners employees revoke
the license for keeping such house
Will Every person receiving the conse hereinbefore
provided for shall pay to the City council oresald the
sum of twenty dollars.
TX. The said City Council shall furnish to each sailors
or immigrants hotel boarding house keeper Licensed
by them us aforesaid badges shields,
which shall be printed engraved the name Of such
hotel or boarding house keeper, nnd the number and
street of his hotel or boarding house, and which said
badges or shields shall be surrendered to said City Coun
Gil upon tho revocation by them, expiration of any
license granted by them. as herein provided.
x Every sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding
house keeper, and every agent runner or employee OF
such hotel boarding keeper when boarding any
vessel in the harbor Of Charleston when inviting
soliciting the boarding lodging of any seaman. sailor
or person employed on any vessel or OF any Immigrant
shall wear conspcuousy displayed the shield Or badge
referred to in the foregoing section
XII 1t shall not be lawful for any person. except those
named in the preceding section TO Lave wear exhibit
display any such shield or badge to any OF the crew
poyed on any vessel to any immigrant arriving
the city of Charleston with the intent to invite ask
solicit the boarding lodging OF such immigrant OF
any OF the employed oa any vessel being in the
harbor of Charleston.
XII whoever shall offend against any either of the
provisions contained in section 23 g. 10 and H. in
this Act shall be deemed guilty o msdemeanor, and
SHALL upon conviction thereof be punished by imprso
ment for term exceeding year, and not less
than thirty days. by fine not exceeding two hundred
and fifty dollars and not less than one hundred dollars
or by both such fine and imprisonment
XIII The word "vesse, used in this Act, shall i'll
cludo vessels propelled by steam.
In the Senate House. the twentieth day of Decobtr in
the year of our Lord thousand eight hundred and
sIxty-si1 W. D. PORTER
President of the Senate.
CHAS. H. SIMONTON,
Speaker House of Representatives.
Approyed December ~, 1866
JAMES L. ORR, Governor.
March II