The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-09

AM .crr FOR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF sEAMhN AND
- 1slM1aRANTs IN THE POET AND HAnBoa OF cHD '.ls-
TON.
ues nop met and sittlgin General Assembly, and ty the
authority Of the same, That shall not be lawful for any
person. except pilot or public oiiGer TO ooafa or a,
Chnrlcson before such vessel shall hnve been made inst
to the wharf without first obtainngl cave from tho mas
ter person having charge of such vessel or from her
IL It shell not be lawful for any owner, agent MASTER
or other person having vessel arriving or
being in the port Of 10 permit OF
hereinafter provided, or any agent runner OF en-
poyee OF any sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding
house. to board or attempt to board any vesse
before vessel shall have been made la TO the
or anchored, with ntont to invite aek or SOLICIT ue
boarding of any of tile employed on such vessel
III. It shall not be lawful for any saiDr's immi
grants hotel or boarding house keeper Cr the employee
of any sailors immigrants hotel or boarding mouse
keeper having boarded my vessel made asS 70 any wna
said vessel after having been ordered 30 to 90 by the
master or person having charge Of such vessel
w. It shall not be lawful for any person to keep, con-
duct or curry on either aa owner, proprietor agent
otherwise any sailors immigrants boarding mousse
or sailors or immigrants hotel In the city OF
without having license from the City Council thereof
shall not be lawful for any person, not having the
license in this Act provided, or not ocing the regular
agent, runner employee OF person having such IL,
cense invite ask solicit IN tho city or haroor OF
Charleston the boarding lodging OF any OF the crew
employed on any vessel or of any immigrant arriving in
the said city of Charleston.
VI The City Council shall take the application of any
person applying license to keep sailors or tmlni-
grants boarding house, sailors or Immigrants 1ote
IN the city OF Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
to them of tho respectaby and competency OF sucn
picant and of the suabeness Of his accommodations,
shall issue to him license, which shall De go0d Ior one
year. unless revoked by said City Ccuncf, 10
keep sailors immigrants boarding house IN the CITY
of Charleston and to invite and solicit boarders Tor the
same
VII Tho City Council may upon satisfactory evidence
of tho sordery character Of any sailors or
hotel or boarding house. hsensed aereinbefore pro-
vded of the keeper proprietor OF any such nouse
or of any force aud deceit In IN
ytng or soliciting boRrders odgers for such mouse,
tile part of such kesper or proprietor OF any OF nus
agents runners, employees OF any attempt to per-
ence any Of the crow to desert from any Vessel
in the harbor OF Charleston, by such keeper or prope-
tor or any of his agents. runners or employees revoke
the license for keeping such house.
VIII. Every person receiving the license herenbeore
provided for shall ay to the City Gounc1 AFORESAID tne
sum of twenty dollars
TX The said City Council shall furnish to each sailor
immigrants hotel Or boarding house keeper licensed
by them aforesaid, moro badges or shleds on
which shall be printed engraved the name OF suc1
hotel or boarding house keeper and the number and
street Of his hotel or boarding house; ana VICE @ %
c upon tho revocation by then OF expiration or any
license granted BY them, US herein provided
Y. Every sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding,
house keeper and every agent runner or employee OF
such hotel boarding house keeper when boarding my
vessel iu The harbor Of Charleston wen inviting or
soliciting the boarding or lodging Ut any seaman SAILOR
or person employed any vessel or OF any Immigrant
sln wear, conspcuously displayed the shield OF badge
referred to in the foregoing section.
II. 1t shall not be- lawful for any person. except those
named in the preceding secon to Lave wear exhibit or
display any such shield badge to any OF the crew en-
poyed any vessel or to any immigrant 80 arriving IN
the city of Charleston with tho intent to invite, ask or
solicit the boarding lodging OF such or OF
any OF the employed any vessel beiag IN the
harbor OF Charleston
Kill Whoever shall offend against any or either OF the
provisions contained in section J. lo anu H. IN
this Act shall be ceemed guiltyol misdemeanor and
sla upon conviction thereof be punished by mprison-
ment for term not exceeding one year, and not less
than thirty days. or by fine not exceeding TWO hundred
aud fifty dollars and not less than hundred do'ars
or by both such tine and imprisonment
XIII The word vesBe as used in this ACT, shall in
clude vessels propelled by steam.
In the Senate House, the twentieth day OF Decemo IN
the year Of Lord thousand eight hundred and
sixty.six. ". D. PORTER,
Prcsidcnl of the Senate.
CHAS. H. SIMONTON,
Speaker House OF Representatives.
Approved December 20, 1866
JAMES L. OnIs Governor.
March IA