The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-21

ass al, nessons concerned are hereby noaed ca at
this Office and take out the required license mmedaey.
Clerk Of Council.
AN ACT FOE THE BETTER PROTECTION OF sEAMEN AND
nhM1aRANTs IN THE PORT AND HARBon OF chAALss'
l. Bet enacted by the Senate and House Of Representa
tiues no1o met and sitting in General Assemoty ana oy e
authority of the same That 1t shall not be lawful Tor any
person. except pilot public officer, to board or at
tempt to board vessel arriving In the port or haroor OF
before such sn nsss @ e
ter or person having charge of such vessel or nom ner
owner or agents. . ....
or other person having charge Of any vessel arriving or
beino In the port Of Charleston, 10 permit or authorize
any sailors hotel boarding house keeper not licensed
as hereinafter provided, any agent runner or EN-
poyee OF any sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding
house. to board attempt to board any vessel arriving
in or yng icing in the harbor or port OF Chareston
before vessel sha have been made INST Wna
or anchored, with intent to invite ask or solicit the
boarding Of any of the crew employed on such vessel
mi. Il shall not be lawful for any sailors or immi
Of any sailors immigrants hotel or ooardn9 mouse
keeper having boarded any vessel made st 70 any TnA
In the port OF Charleston to neglect or retuse 10 ieaVe
said vessel after having been ordered 30 to do by the
master or person having charge OF such vessel
W. II shall not be lawful for any person TO Keep con-
duct or carry on either owner proprietor agent or
otherwise any sailors immigrants boarding house
or sailors or Immigrants hotel in tho city OF Charleston
without having license from the City Council thereo
" II shall not bo lawful for any person, not having the
license IN this Act provided or not being the regular
agent runner employed OF person having such II,
cense, to invite, ask or solicit III the Guy OF oi
Charleston, tho boarding or lodging OF any OF the crew
employed on any vessel or OF any Immigrant arriving ID
The said city OF Charleston.
vi. The City Council shall take the appcauon OF any
person applying for license o keep sailors or mmi-
grants boarding house. sailors or immigrants notel
In the city OF Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
to Of s n s Of his
shall him license, which shall De good for one
year unless sooner revoked by safd City Council, TO
keep sailors immigrants boarding mousse IN tne clty
of and To invite and solicit boarders Tor the
same.
VII Tho City Council may, upon satisfactory evidence
of the dsordCrly character OF any sailors or immigrants
hotel or boarding house. licensed as herenbefore pro
vded OF keeper or proprietor OF any such mousse
or of any force fraud deceit or msreprcsentauon IN IN
yng or soliciting boarders or dodgers for such mouse,
on the part of such keeper proprietor or any OF his
agents. runners, employees or OF any attempt 70 per-
or ence any Of the crew to desert from any
tor any OF his agents runners or employees revoke
the license for keeping such house ,..,.,,,,,.,-.
VIII Every person receiving the license nerenDeore
provided for shall pay to the City Council aforesaid the
sum of twenty dollars.
* The said CITY Council shall furnish to each sailors
or immigrants hotel boarding house keeper Licensed
by them as aforesaid one badges Shields on
which shall be printed or engraved tne name oi suc9
hotel or boarding house keeper and the numDer ana
street of his hotel boarding house; and whcn SAID
badges or shields shall be surrendered to sad City Coun
Gil upon tho revocation by them or expiration OF any
license granted by them, as herein PROVIDED
K Every sailors or immigrants hotel or Doardlng-
house keeper and every agent runner or employee OF
such hotel or boarding keeper when boarding any
vessel in the hnrbor Of Charleston or when inviting or
soliciting the boarding lodging of any seaman sailor
or person employed any vessel or OF any immigrant
shall wear conspicuousy displayed the shield or badge
referred to in the foregoing section.
XII 1t shall not be lawful for any person. except those
named in the preceding section, to Lave wear exhibit
display any shield badge TO any OF the crew en-
poyed on any vessel to any immigrant 30 arriving III
the city of Charleston with the intent to invite ask or
solicit the boarding lodging OF such immigrant or OF
any OF the employed oa any vessel being In the
harbor Of Charleston.
XII whoever shall offend against any either of the
provisions contained in section l. O. g. 10 and H. in
this Act shall be ceemed guilty ol mlsdemeanor and
shall upon conviction thereof be punished by impriso
ment for term not exceeding one year. and not less
than thirty days. or by fine not exceeding two hundred
and fifty dollars and not loss than one hundred doars
or by both such fine and imprisonment
Kill The word 'vesse used in this Act shall ILL
cluIe vessels propelled by steam.
In the Senate House. the twentieth day OF Decembr In
the year of Lord thousand eight hundred and
siYtys;Y W. D. PORTER,
President of the Senate.
CHAS b. SIMONTONi
Speaker House of Representatives.
Approved December 20, 1886:
JAMES L. ORR, Governor