The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-21
an ACT FoR TIE DETER PROTECTION OF sPAMEs AM
tAhIoRhNTs IN THE Port AND uGnpon CHARLES

an ACT FoR TIE DETER PROTECTION OF sPAMER AND
tAhI0RAETs IN THE PORT AND HAnpon oY cHAn1KB-
Bel tnaetei, BY the Senate and Hoie Of Reprrsenta-
tirei noto met and sitting IN General Airemty and by e
authority OF the Eume That shall not bo lawful for any
person. except pilot public officer, TO board at
tempt TO board vessel arriving in tho port hnrbor OF
to the wharf, without nrst obtaining from the mas.
ter or person having charge Of such vesse om her
H. 1t shall not be lawful for my ownur agent master
or other person having charge Of any Sossel arriving
any Rsors hotel boarding house keeper licensed
az hereinafter provided or any agent, runner
house. TO board nttanpt 10 board any arriving
n or lying ueing iu tho harbor port Charleston
anchored. with intent To- invite. AJAX solicit the
boarding Of any of the crew employed such vessel
grants hoto boarding house keeper tho employee
Of any sailors I'm Migrants hotel boarding house
in the port Charleston 10 neglect or ruso to leave
said vessel after having been ordered to do by
" It shall not DO lawful for any person to keep CON-
dnct or carry either owner. proprctor agent
or sailors or imrisruns hotSi In the city OF cIsrisston
without having license from the City Council thereof
license this Act provided. being the regular
agent runner or ompoyeo OF person having such Il.
Charleston. the boarding lodging any OF tho crew
employed on any vessel or of any immigrant arriving in
VI Tho CITY Council shall take the application Of any
person applying for sense TO keep sailors lmml
In the city OF Chareson and upon satisfactory evidence
them OF the Responsibility and competency or such zp.
shall ssue to him license. which shall DO good for
year, unless sooner revoked by said City Council to
Of Charleston and to nyito and solicit boArers for the
same.
Of the dsorderIy charurtnr OF any saors immigrants
hotel or boarding house. licensed hereinbefore pro-
or Of any force fraud deceit OF msrepresanaaon In In
SnR or collecting boarders or dodgers for such house.
on s a o. such keeper Or OF his
suae or ence any Of tho " desert from any vessel
IN the harbor OF caresion by such Keeper or propre
tor or any OF bis agents employees revoke
tho license for Keeping such house.
VIII Every person receiving tho license herenbefore
provided for shall pay TO the City Council aforesaid the
sum OF twenty dollars
TX Tho said City Council rha furnish to each sailors
or nmlgrahs hotel or boarding house keeper licensed
by thcm az aforesaid badges or shields,
which ahail DO printed engraved tho nhmo OF such
street Of his hotel or boarding house: aud which ssd
badges or shields shall bo surrendered to sold City coun
lcenao granted by them, as herein provided.
<. Every sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding.
such hotel boarding house hooper when boarding any
vessei IN The harbor OF Charleson, or whom inviting
person employed o, any Yssss or Of my imiarant,
ahsu Woa conspicuously displayed The shield Or badge
X It shall not be sWh for any person, except those
named IN the Preceding section TO Lave wear exhibit
my suSs snod Or badge to .nI q Tho
tie city OF Chareston, with The intent to invite
Solicit tho boarding or lodging such immigrant oi
any OF the employed any vessel being In The
harbor Of Charleston sa'0,t
XII Whoever shan offend against any either Of the
proYiaions contained In section 23 g. 10 and H. In
shs Act, shSn be Geemed guilty oi msdemeanor and
ahan upon conviction thereof bo punished by imprso
than thirty days. by nno rot exceeding two hundred
and my dollars and not lcs han hundred dolarn
On 6y both such hne and imprisonment
XIII. Tho word "vcsse - used in this Act nhall III
olnde vessels propelled by steam.
Ia tho soplto House, tho twentieth day OF Decemb. IN
the year OF our Lord ono thousand eight hundred and
hKty.Hx. ". D. PORTER,
President Of the Senate
CHAS II. SIMONT0N,
Speaker House Of Representatives.
Approved December %, 1906;
JANIS l. ORR, Governor.
March IL 'f-'1f