The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-03

AN ACT FOR BETrEn pnorECr1oS OF sEAMEN AND
Be it enueha, by The scnatc and House Of Representa-
tires, HoW met and s2a1g liz General Assembly, by the
authority of TIE same. That shall be lawful for any
person, ex.epta pilot public officer board or at
Charleston before such Shalt have been made fast
to the wharf without first obtaining leave from the mas
ter OF person having charge OF such vessel or from her
H. It shall not be lawful for any owner agent master
being in the port Charleston, 10 permit or authoze
any sailors hotel boarding house keeper not licensed
ployee any sailors or hotel or boarding
house, to poar or attempt to BOARD any vessel arriving
before have boen nude last to tho wharf
or anchored with intent to invite solicit tho
liz 1t shall no. be lawful any sailor's or imm-
grants hotel boarding house keeper employee
of nay sailors or i'm igrants hotel boarding house
keeper having boarded vessel made any Wharf
IN the port OF Charleston to neglect to leave
said vessel after havlg been ordered to do by the
master or person having charge OF such vessel =
w. shall not be lawful any person to keep con-
otherwise. sailors immigrants boarding house,
or sailors or immigrants hotel In the city
" 1t shall not be alul any person, not having tho
License IN this Act provided not being tho regular
eense to invite, asl solicit in tho city or harbor Of
Charleston tho boarding lodging any Of the crew
employed any vessel of my Immigrant arriving "
VI The City Council shall take tho application Of any
person applying Tor license keep sailors or imu
grants boarding house, sailors immigrants hotel
IN the city Charleston upon satisfactory evidence
to them Of the respectabty and competency such ap
pncant and OF the suitabeness Of a accommodations
shall issue to him licenec, which shall te good one
year, unless sooner revoked by said City Council
keep sailor immigrants boarding house in the CITY
Of Charleston and to invite solicit boarders for Tie
same %I@
VII The City Council may, upon satisfactory evidence
OF the disordery character Of any sailors
hotel or boarding house. licensed herenbeorc pro.
ded or OF tho keeper proprietor Of any such house
or Of any force fraud, deceit Misrepresentation in in.
vidng or soliciting boarders dodgers for such house.
the part such keeper proprietor or any Of his
agents. rnne employees, Of any attempt to per-
suade or ence OF the 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 conse hereinbefore
provided TOR shall to the City Council aforesaid the
x The said City Council shall furnish to each SAILORS
or immigrants hotel boarding house keeper licensed
which shall be printed or engraved tie name Of suoh
hotel or boarding house keeper, and the number and
badges shields be suid CITY coun
ctl upon the revocation by them expiration of sny
<. Every salor's or inmigrant's hotel or boarding.
house keeper, and evesy agent runner employee OF
vessel In the arbor OF Charleston or when inyitnr or
sonclng the boarding or lodging Of any sailor
shall wear conspcuousy displayed the shield OF BADGE
referred to In the foregoing section.
h It shall not be lawful for any person, except those
named in the preceding secuoc lave wear exhibit or
display any such shield or badge to any the
Rloyed on any vessel or to any Immigrant arriving
the city Of Cheston. with the intent 1nyto AJAX or
solicit the boarding lodging OF such immigrant or OF
any OF the crew employed oa any vcasel being In the
harbor OF Charleston. TT-7 49,
XII Whoever shall offend against any or either Of the
provisions contained in section l. s. 10 and H. in
this Act, shall be ceemed guilty oil mi.deneanor and
SHALL upon convicE thereof be punished by inprison-
ment for term not exceeding year. and not less
than thirty days. or by fine not exceeding hundred
and fifty dollars. md net less than hundred do lars
or by both such fine und imprisonment T'07T'
Kill The word s.vessel used in this Act shall in
clude vessels propelled by steam. -,7-
In the SENATE House. the twentieth day Of Deceb, in
the year Of Lord thousand eight hundred and
s1ty-sH. st W. D, PORTER
r. M&r >1 'trl -t Presiden, OF the SENATE
.. ~. s3sa,-s CHAS. H SIMONTON,
Speaker House of Representatives.
Approved December 20. 1865 !:
JA6Es L. ORR, Governor. .a..0a