The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-27
AN ACT FOR DETER PROJECTION or sEAMES ASr
IMsuoIASTs THE HAEBnR CHARLES

AN ACT FoR THL DETER PROTECTION Oh sEAMrS ASn
IMsuoluSTs IN THE PORT ASD HAEBnR cHAnLEs.
j. Ne il enacted, by he Senate and House of Reyrrsea-
tires met AMI sitt,ng General H,nbi and bp Mc
authority Of the sdp'r, That it shall not be lawful ANY
person, except pilot public oicrr. TO hoard At
tempt 10 boar vessel arriving in the port harbor ot
10 the wharf, without first obainng from the
ter person having churgo Of such vessel from her
H. Il shall not be lawful for nny owner agent: master.
other person having charge OF any vessel arriving
being In the port OF Charleston 10 permit authorize
any sallors hotel boarding house Keeper nat licensed
as hereinafter provided. or any agent, runner
ployco OF any sailors or immigrants hotel boarding
house, to bolrd atcmp 10 board my vessel arriving;
in or lyng. reing in thn harbor port OF Charleston
anchored, with intent to invite ask solicit tin
boarding OF any Of thu crew employed such vessel
grants hotel boarding house keeper tho employed
Of any sailors or immigrants hotel boardn. ioilsn
In the port Of Charleston III neglect refuse tn
said vessel after having bceu ordered by thu
master or person having charge If such vessel.
~. II shall not ba lawful ior uny person keep,
duct carry either owner, proprietor. uaen,
otherwise, uny sailors or immigrants boarding house.
sailors or immigrants hotel III thu city
without huying license from the City Council thereof
" II shall not no lawinl tor amy prrso. not having the
license Ill this Act provided being the regular
agent runner Or cmpioyee ol person having such It,
cense, TO invite max or solicit III the riy harhor nf
Charleston, the boarding lodging OF any Of tile crew
employed on any vessel OF OF any Immigrant arriving
VI Tho City Council shall take tho npplc on Of any
person supplying for license tn Keep sailord
the city OF Charleston upon SATISFACTORY evdenc1
TO them Of tho respecinIy and competency APP
shall issuo To him rcnse. which slIail good
year. unless sooner revoked by said City Council,
keep saiora immigrants bOarlinY house i'll the city
Of and to Invite uni solicit boarers for thu
same.
VII. Tho City Council may upon satisfactory evidence
OF the disorderly character Of sAlors ingrants
hotel boarding house. licensed hcrrinbeforc pro-
or Of any force fraud deceit or nsreprcsca,ion in n
ying or soliciting bosrders or oBcrs for suc house.
agents. runners employees. OF any attempt to per
sade or Gnco any OF tho crew to desert from any weasel
IN the harbor OF Charleston, by such keeper proprle
tor, or his agents, employees revoke
the license for keeping such house.
VIII Every person receiving the lircnso herenbcfore
provided ior Blla pay to the City Council aforesaid the
sum Of twenty dOiars
IX. Tho said City Council shall furnish to cac, sailorI
or mntgrants hotel OF boarding house keeper licensed
by them aforesaid more badges or Shields on
which shall be printed or engraved tie such
hotel or boarding house keeper, AMI tho number and
street Of his hotel OF boarding house; and which said
badges shields shall bo said City cou
ell upon tho revocation by thcm expiration Of any
license granted BY them, as herein provided.
x. Every sailors or immigrants hotel boarding.
such hotel or boarding house keeper when bo.rdg any
vessel In tho harbor Of Charleston. when inviting
soliciting the boarding lodging OF any seaman. sAilor
person employed any vossrI any Immigrant
shall wcar. eonspicnousy displayed thu shield badge
referred % In the foregoing scchan.
XI shall not DO lswf for any porson. except tlOso
named In tho preceding section to Lave wear exhibit or
ployed any vessel. any Immigrant arriving
The city OF Charleston, with the intent to nvitn AJAX
solicit tho boarding lodging of such Immigrant or 81
any or tho crew employed oa any vessel being In tho
hAIb0f OF Charleston. a. .
XII. Whoever shall offend against any or either Of tho
provisions contained In section 23 6. 10 and H. In
this Act. shall be Geemed guilty ol msdemcanor and
shs upon conviction thereof DO punished by imprison
mept for term exceeding year, and not lefs
than thirty days. by nne not exceeding two hunirc
and ANY doisrs and not less than hundred dollars
or by both auch nne and imprisonment
Kill Tho word vessel used in this Act shall IN.
oludo ycssels propelled by steam. II
In he House. the NJ
tho year OF our Lord thousand eight hundred aud
LIfy-siI. W. d. PORTER
President OF tho Senate.
ClihS Ii. SIMoSTON,
Speaker House Of Representatives
Approved December 20, 1896
JANIS L. 0RR, Governor.