The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-01
An ACT ron THE DETER PROTECTION OF aEAMES AND
IMMIGRANTS lS TILL TORT uaEDoR cHARi.ES

AN ACT ron THE nETrEn rnorEcTIos OF aeAMEs ASD
IMMiohssIs ls THE FORT ASD uAEDoR Of CHARLES.
lie rnueie BY fae Senate and House Of RtIrr,eaa-
rts noo mel amd stR,ng ia General dsendty aud BY c
person. cxecp pilot or public olcer 10 board III.
tempt 10 board vessel arriving in the port arbor ol
to The wharf, without rs. obtaining cave from tho ,nE.
ter or perbun having Charge OF such rc6so or from her
owner agents. -.
II. 1t shall sc lawful any owlcr agent. master
or other person having charge of my vessel arriving or
amy olei boarding, loufc Keeper not licensed
as hereinafter provided. amy ui,rnt en-
house. to board. attempt to board. uy vessel arriving
In or lying, icing In the arbor port OF Charlcsto
or anchored with intent 10 invite ask or solicit tu
boarding of any OF the crew employed Bucl vessel
grants hoic or boarding hofo Keeper or the employee
Of my eaitors in isrnnts hotel boarding housu
in the nort OF Charleston. ., c;lect rcfsn 10
sd vessel Sttcr having been ordered SD to q" bS tho
master q % pss"n on ;s sn1rc r sr q, tS, ,STss % loon
duct or carry cItcr owner proprietor nSoIt or
Otherwise any saors or im,ngtans boarding honss
without having hrcusu from the City Council thereof
" 1t shall not bo lawful ior any person. not having the
license this Act provided. not being tho regular
agent, runner employee nj person having such u.
cense. to invite ask solicit the ciy hirbor Of
Charleston the boarding lodging OF nny Of thu
employed any vessel, OF any Immigrant arriving
VI Tho City Coril shall tahe the application of my
person applying licclar TO keep sailors immi
grants boarding Olsr. slilurs or Immigrants hotel
n the city OF Charleston and upon satisfactory cylcn,
TO them OF the rrspccabily aud competency OF suc mp
plirant, mud OF the s,ahlencss OF hs accommodations.
year. unless sDonrr revoked Iy saI City council to
keep saiiora immigrants boarsiing house in the city
OF Charleston nnd Ia invite d solicit boar,crs for the
eaIne
VII. The City Council may upon satisfactory evidence
OF the dsordcry character ol sailors Gmiants'
hotel boarding house. licensed hcreInbciGto p:.
rite, or OF tho keeper or proprietor Of such hOr,
or OF any force, irad. deceit ur Misrepresentation In I-
Inn
on thtpart ot such keeper proprietor auy Of hia
agents r,lnners employees or ot my attempt to ror.
In tho harbor OF careA'or by snch keeper or prcprc
tor. nny Of Ills agents, employees revoke
tho license ior Keeping such house.
VIII. Ercry receiving the license hcrcinbcfurn
provided Tor shall ay to tho City Council aforesaid the
IX The said Cty Council aha furnish to each sallors
o. inmgrnns hotel or boarding house keeper. licensed
by them ns aforesaid one or more badges Shields
Which shall be printed engraved tho oil such
hotel or GGarans boa m g house @ Keeper an the number and
badges or shields shn nc surrendered 10 said City Coun.
license granted By them. as herein provided.
Y. Every sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding.
house keeper nnd every ngct. runner or employee Of
weasel tic larbor Charleston or when inyitis Of
soliciting tile boarding. or lodging Of my seaman saIlo
shall wear consicuousy displayed Tho shield or badge
referred To In the foregoing section.
r,mcd IN thn ,,"ccdn" anct,o S %y 49, "eaIt those
display any such shield or badgo to OF the
poycd on any vessel or to any Immigrant arriving
The city OF Charleston, with tho intent invite ask or
solicit tho boarding lodging OF such Immigrant or Of
any OF the crow employed uuy vessel being In the
harbor OF Charleston.
XII. Whoever shnii offend against any either OF tho
provisions contnnc In section ], - L. 10 and H. in
this Act ahall bc cccmcl guilty oil a lnislemeanor and
ahnn, upon conviction thereof bo punished by mprisoi
mcnt for term not exceeding ono year. and eYs
than thirty days, by ne not exceeding two lndrcI
and Iy dollars, and not less thnn hundred dollars
or by both such fine and imprisonment
KILL Tho word .yesscl used I'm this Act shall ILL
clude vessos propelled by steam.
In tho Sellnte House, tho twentieth day OF Deccnb In
tho year Of our Lord ono thousand olrt hundred and
sixty-siI. W. d. PORTER
Prcsdcn of tho Senate
CHAS. Ii. SIMONTON
Speaker House OF Representatives
Approved December 90, 1866
JAMcs L. ORn, Governor.