The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-09

an ACT FOB THE BETTER PROTECTION OF nrAnKu AND
EIAIonASTs In THE PORT AND HLnpoR cHAnI.Xs.
Bea e,.aeied by e Senate and Rouse Of Representa-
tires met and ritnP in General AuemGly and by e
authority VI he Iape, That shall not be lawful any
person. except pilot public officer TO board or Al.
tempt boafI weasel nrrving in Tho port or harbor Of
before such vessel shall have beon made st
ter porson having charge OF such vessel om hcr
owner or agents.
IL It shall not be lawful for any owner agent mastor
or other person having charge OF weasel arriving
being IN the port OF Charleston 10 permit authorize
as hereinafter provided, any agent runner or en-
poyce OF any sailors or immigrants hotel boarding
house. to board. attompt board any arriving
In y1ng feng tho harbor or port OF Charleston
before such vessel sha have been mae tho wharf
boarding Of any OF tho employed on such vessel
Ill II shall not bo lawful for any sailors immi.
Of any sailors or i'm grants hotel or boarding hO1ss
keeper having boarded vessel mao Ast 10 wharf
said vessel after having been ordered 30 to do by the
master or person having charge Of such vessol
duct either owner. proprietor, agent
Otherwise any sailor's immigrants boarding house.
sailors or hote in the city OF
without having license from tho city Council ther.of
shaiI not bo lawful Tor any person. not having the
agent, runner ompoyee q person having such Ii.
cense. TO invite aak socit the city h.rbor
employed on any vease or OF any arriving IN
tile said city OF Charleston
VI The City Council shan take the application OF any
person applying for lcense TO keep Aailors' mi.
grants boarding house, sailors immigrants hotel
10 Them Of tho respectabiy and competency Of such an
pcant, and OF the sutsbleness OF his
year, unless sooner revoked By said Ci.s Council to
LesR sailors or .Ss SsSps Sas house In .hs Ssy
VII Tho City Council rn.,. ul-.n - 'O' Wv
holol boarding house. licensed herenbefore pro-
yded, or OF Tho keeper proprietor Of any such house,
wiling or soliciting boarders lodgers for such house
the part Of such keeper proprietor any OF his
or once any Of dc crs. to desert from ay vessel
in the harbor oi Charleston, By such keeper prope-
| tho lconse for keeping such houle.
VIII Every person receiving tho nccnse hcrenbeforo
| sum Of tsenty dollars.
X. 1hO said City Council shall furnish to Zach sailors
by them nforesad. moro badges or Shields on
which ehall be p1ntod or engraved the OF such
strcet OF his hoe or boarding house: and which said
badges or aols shall be surrendered to said City
license granted BY them, as herein provided.
\. Every sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding.
such hotel Or Eoeper whom SoaliSs
ycsse In tho harbor OF Charleston when inviting or
or ps1sOn employed on any Tssss or o. any
shallwe. conspicuously displayed o shed or badge
xI i sh. not be lswni for any person. except those
named In tho preceding section Lave wear exhibit or
poyod on any vessel to any Immigrant so arriving in
tho city OF Charleston, with tho intent 10 inye or
hArbor Of Charleston. -
XII Whoever aan offend against any or either of the
proyaions contained In section ], g. 10 and H. In
this Act shall be ccomod guilty oil miiieineanor and
ment for term not exceeding year. and not lcsa
than thirty days, or by fine not exceeding two hundred
and my dolnrr. and not less than hundred doara
or BY both such nne and imprisonment
Kill Tho word "yessel" used In this Act shall i,.
clude vessels propelled by atoam. =
In tho esnale House. the twentieth day Of Doccb in
the year Of our Lord one thoulnnd eight hundred md
nxp-adx W. ID. PORTER,
Prcaiden Of The Senate.
C1fAS II. SIMONTON,
Speaker Houso Of Representatives
Approved December 20, 1865
JAnrs l. ORn, Governor.