The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-06

-, ,,,,, March 49, 1867. /
y the Legislature, passed the 10th day Of December
1865 aa persons concerned are hereby notified at
this Office and take out the required license immediately
W. H. SMITH.
Ia "a Clerk Of Council
AN ACT FOR TIE BETTER PROTECTION OF sEAMEN AND
nas1dnANTs N THE PORT AND HAnBon cHAR1Es-
BE e7sucted by the and House of Repreentn
e.us neo nset and saung in General assembly, by
person except pilot public officer, board or at
tempt 70 board vessel the port hazbor Of
to the wharf without first obtaining cave fo the mns
yer or person having charge OF such vessel from her
IL It shall not be lawful for any owner agent master
or @ person having charge OF any vessel arriving
oe4 IN the port OF Charleston, 10 permit or authorize
any sailors hotel boarding house Keeper not licensed
a as hereinafter IN provided or any agent runner
poyee OF any SAILOR immigrants hotel or boarding
nouse TO board or attempt to board any arriving
n or lying or ueng in the hsrbor port Charleston
before such vessel shall have been made the wharf
or anchored with intent to invite ask or solicit The
boarding OF any of tho employed such vessel
LII 1t shall not be lawful for any sallors or immi-
grants hotel or boarding house keeper or the employee
o. any sailors OF I'M grants hotel or boarding house
keePcr having boarded vessel made any wharf
IN the port OF Charleston neglect refuse to leaye
said vessel after having been ordered to do by
master or person having charge of such vessel
~ It shall not be lawful any person to keep
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OF sailors or hotel in the city Charleston
without having license nom tho City Council thereof
" 1t shau not be lawful for any person. having the
license IN this Act provided being the rem
asent runner or employed of person having such
Charleston tho boarding lodging Of any OF crew
employed ON any vessel Of any arriving IN
VI The City Council shall take the application Of any
too on tsep pr %
IN the city OF Charleston and upon satisfactory
pcant and OF the suitabeneas Of his
ahAA issue to him license, which shall good for one
keep sailors imigrants boarding houss in the cty
OF Charleston and TO invite and solicit boarers the
VII The City Council may upon satisfactory evidenoe
Of the disordery character Of any raRrunta
vded or OF the keeper proprietor Of any house.
OF OF any force fraud, deceit Misrepresentation in in
on the part keeper proprietor or any Of his
asen OF eMRioyees or OF any attempt to per-
in the harbor OF Charleston by such keeper or
to or any Of his agents runners employees revoke
provided Tor sha to che City council Aforesaid the
X The said City Council ahau furnish to each sailors
or imgrante hotel or boarding house keeper licensed
which shall be printed engraved the name OF such
hotel or boarding house keeper. and the number and
badges shields shall be surrendered to said ct @
Gu upon tho revocation by them, expiration Of any
< Every sailors immigrants hotel or BOARDING
house Keeper and every agent, employee Of
vessel in the harbor or Charleston or when iny9 or
soliciting the boarding or lodging of any seaman sailor
shall wear conspicuousy displayed the shield or baiee
referred to In the foregoing section. TS-0 -
X 1t shall not be lawful for any person. except those
named IN the preceding sechor, Lave wear cThibt or
display any such shield badge to any the crew en-
poyed on any vessel or to arriving IN
the CITY ef Charleston. with the nte to invite aaf or
solicit the boarding lodging OF sucf Immigrant or OF
harbor OF Charleston. 'j@ s.--"~~- 80 -. - ND' 10
~. Whoever sal offend against any or either Of tho
provisions contained in section I, s. 10 and IL in
this Act, ahau be ceauaed guilty ol isdemeanor and
sha upon conviction thereof be punished by iuprisou
ent ior term not exceeding year. aud not leas
nan tlry days. or by fine not exceeding to hundred
aud tfty dollars and not less than hundred dolars
or by both such fnc and imprisonment 71@--, ~
XIII The word vessel used in this Act sha1I IN
elude vessels propelled by steam. =, II - H
IN the Senate House. the twentieth day OF Decemb.r in
tna year OF our Lord one Thousand EIGHT hundred and
'E31y-sax- W. d. PORTER
ss;~ .t&& Presiden. OF the Senate.
:y.. CHAS. II. SuHONTON *.
Speaker House OF Representative
Approved December 90 1856: eS-:,% 'fF..'1'-."
JAMxs l. ORn, Governor r.%