The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-12

AN ACT FoR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF sEAhlEN AND
IMMIGRANTS IN THE PORT AND HARBoR OF CHARLES
TON.
Be- enucted, By the Senate and House Of Represena-
tiues met and sitting in General Assembly, ana 6y e
authority Of tie same, That shall not be lawful lor any
person, except pilot or public officer, to board OF az
tempt to board vessel arriving in the port or harbor OF
Charleston before vessel shall have been made fast
to the wharf, without first obtining eaye from the mas
ter or person having charge Of such vessel or from her
IT, It shal not be lawful for any owner agent MASTER
other person having charge OF any vessel arriving or
being in the port of Charleston 10 permit or authorize
any sailors hotel or boarding house keeper not licensed
hereinafter provided, or any agent runner or en-
ployee OF any SAILORS or immigrants hotel or boarding
house. to board, or attempt to board any vessel arriving
in or lying oeing In the harbor port Charleston
before such vessel shall have been made fast the
anchored with intent to invite, ask or solicit the
boarding of any of the employed on such vessel
Id. It shall not be lawful for any sailors or imm1-
gTrns hotel boarding house keeper or the employee
ct any sailors immigrants hotel or boarding house
keeper having boarded any vessel made fast to any wharf
In the port of Charleston to neglect refuse to leave
said vessel after having been ordered so to do by the
| master or person having charge Of such vessel:
w. It shall not be lawful for any person to keep, con-
duct or carry on either owner proprietor agent OF
otherwise, any sailors immigrants boarding house,
sailors immigrants hotel in tho city OF Charleston
without having license from the City Council thereof
" It shall not be lnwf for any person, nothaYlng the
license this Act provided or not being the regular
agent runner or employee Of person having sIcn II,
Charleston the boarding lodging OF any OF the crew
employed on any vosse of any immigrant arriving IN
| the said city Of Charleston.
person applying for license to keep sailors or imi
grants boarding house. sailors or immigrants hotel
In the city of Charleson and upon satisfactory evidence
TO them of the respectab and competency OF such
pcant and of the suitableress of his accommodations
shall Issue him alicenss which shall be good for one
unless sooner oy saa bOse 10 ta cv
Of Charleston and to invite and solicit boarders Tor tue
| same. :. - ;
VII The city Council may upon satisfactory evidence
f the disordery character of any sailors or immigrants
hotel or boarding house, licensed as herenbefore pro
ded of the keeper or proprietor OF any such house.
Of any force fapd deceit or In IN
the part of such keeper or proprietor or any OF his
agents. runners employees or OF any attempt to per
ade or entce 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 tho license herelnb
provided for shall pay to the City council aforesaid the
| guro Of twenty dollars.
n The said City Council shall furnish to each sailors
immigrants hotel or boarding louse keeper Licensed
which shall be printed or engraved the name OF sucn
hotel or boarding house keeper, and the number and
street Of bis hotel or boarding house; and which SAID
badges or shields shall be surrendered to said City Coun
ell upon the revocation by them, or expiration OF any
| license granted by them, as herein provided
X. Every sailors immigrants hotel or boarding
house keeper, and every agent runner or employee Of
such hotel boarding keeper when boarding any
vessel In the harbor Of Charleston, or when inviting OF
soliciting the boarding lodging of any seaman sailor
or person employed any vessel or OF any Immigrant
nha wear conspcuousy displayed the shield or badge
referred to in the foregoing section.
x It shall not be lawful for any person, except those
named In the preceding section to Lave wear exhibit OF
display any such shield badge 10 any OF the crew en-
ployed on any vessel to any 30 arriving In
e city of Charleston with the intent to invite ask
solicit the boarding lodging Of such immigrant or Of
any OF the employed oa my vessel being IN tho
harbor of Charleston.
xn. Whoever shall offend against any or either Of the
provisions contained In section l. q 8 A. 8, 10 and II,
This Act shall be ceemed guilty ol m1sdemeanor and
SHALL upon conviction thereof be punished by imprison
ment for term not exceeding one year. and not lest
Ehan oF not axceedngtw two h1ndred
dDllars; and not less thar one hnndred dollars
E6rby both such: fine and imprisonment: ;,l .. s
;.Yessel as used in this Act shall III
| clada vessels propelled by steam. '', : -. :
In the Senate House. the twentieth day Of Decemb in
te year of our Lord thousand eight hundred and
| .sixty4d1 W. ID. PohIEh,
President of the Senate.
CHAS. Il. SIMONTON,
Speaker House Of Representatives.
Approved December 20, 1866: ~,
JAMES l.. ONE, Governor.