The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-16
AN ACT FOB THE pErTrR PROTECTION OF sEAMEE AND
Iru1oRANrs m THE PORT AND HARBoR OF cHARIlEs-

AN ACT FOB THE BETTER PROTECTION OF sEAhER AND
ILM16RANTs N THE PORT AND HARBoR OF cHAaLEa-
+ Belt enacted by the Senate and House Of Representa
tires rop and sitting General Assenoy and oy ne
authority of the same. That It shall not be lawfu lot any
person. except pilot OF public officer to board or At
tempt to board vessel arriving in the port or harbor Of
Charleston before such vessel shall have been made fast
to the wharf, without first obtanngl cave from the mns-
ter or person having charge Of ouch vessel Or from her
u It shall not be lawful for any owncr, ngent MASTER
OF other person having charge of any vessel arriving OF
being in the port Of Charleston 10 permit or authorize
any sailors hotel boarding house Keeper not licensed
as hereinafter provided or any agent runner or EN-
ployee any sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding
house. board attempt to board any vosse arriving
in or lying Icing the hsrbor or port OF Charleston
before such vessel ah have been mae fast to the wharf,
or anchored, with intent to invite ask or solicit the
boarding of any Of the employed on such vessel
LII. It shall not be lawful for any SAILORS or immt-
grants hotel boarding house keeper or the employee
Of any sailors i'm Migrants hotel or boarding house
keeper having boarded any vessel made fast to any wharf
In the port Charleston to neglect refuse to leave
said vessel after having been ordered to do by the
mastor or person having charge OF such vessel
w. It shall not be lawful for any person to keep con-
duct carry on, either owner proprietor, agent or
otherwise any sailors immigrants boarding house,
sailors or hotel In the city OF Charleston
without having license from the City Council thereof
1t shall not be lawful for any person. thaving the
license this Act provided or not being tho regular
agent runner or employed OF person having such II.
cense to invite, ask solicit In tho city OF harbor OF
Charleston the boarding lodging of any OF the crew
employed on any vessel Of any immigrant arriving in
the said city Of Charleston.
person applying for license to keep sailors or imni
grants boarding house. Baicrs or immigrants hotel
In tho city OF Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
TO them Of the respecaby and competency OF such a
pcan and of the sutablencss Of his accommodations,
shall issue to him license which shall be good for one
year. unless sooner revoked by said City Council TO
keep saorB or immigrants bonrding house in the city
of Charleston and to invite and solicit boarders for the
same.
VII The City Council may upon satisfactory evidence
Of the disordery character VI sailors or immigrants
hotel boarding house, licensed as herenbefore pro
yded OF the keeper proprietor OF my such house,
Of any force fraud deceit or misrepresentation In In
vng or soliciting boarders or dodgers for such house,
the part OF such keeper proprietor, or any OF his
agents. runners or employees, or OF any attempt to per.
suade or ence any OF the To desert from any vessel
In the harbor OF Charleston by such keeper or propre
tor any Of his agents. runners or employees revoke
the license for keeping such house.
VIII. Every person receiving the license hereinbefore
provided tor shall pay to the City Council aforesaid the
sum Of twenty dollars
X The said City Council shall furnish to each sailors
or immigrants hotel boarding house keeper licensed
by them aforesaid more badges or shields, on
which shall be printed engraved the name OF such
hotel or boarding house keeper and the number and
street OF his hoel or boarding house; and which said
badges shields shalt be surrendered to said City Coun
Gil upon the revocation by them or expiration OF any
license granted by them, rs herein provided.
y. Every sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding.
house keeper md every ugeRt runner or employee ot
such hotel or boardnghouse keeper when boarding any
vessel in the harbor OF Charleston, or when inviting or
soliciting the boardngo lodging OF any seaman sailor
person employed any vessel or OF any Immigrant
shall wear conspcuously displayed the shield or badge
referred to in the foregoing section.
N. 1t shall not be lawful for any porson except those
named In tho preceding section to Lave wear exhibit or
display any such shield badge to any Of the crew en-
poyed any vessel to any Immigrant 30 arriving in
the city Of Charleston with tho intent to invite ask or
solicit the boarding lodging OF such Immigrant OF
any OF the crew employed my vessel being in the
harbor of Charleston.
XII. Whoever shall offend against any or either Of the
provisions contained in section l. s. O. 0 aud H. in
this Act, sal be cGemcd guilty ol mlademeanor and
shall. upon conviction thereof be punished by inprison
ment for term hot exceeding one year. aud 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 tine aud imprisonment
Kill The word "vcsscl used i'll this Act shall in
cludo vcssc!s propelled by steam.
In the Senate House, tho twentieth day OF December, in
the year of our Lord thousand eight hundred and
siIty-six w. u. PORTER,
President OF the Senate.
CHAS. II. SIMONTON,
Speaker House of Representatives.
Approved December 90 1906:
JAMES L. ORR, dorernor