The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-01
AN ACT For THE BETTER PROTECTION sEAMEN AND
IMMIGRANTS IN TIE ponr uAuDOR OF CHARLES

AN ACT FOR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF sEAMEN AMI
IMMIGRANTS IN TIE pOEr AND nAuDoR OF cHAnLEs
l. Be e,,ucted Ly The ssnate and House of Representa
tires no met and sitting General Assembly and by The
authority Of the sdnie, That shall not be lawful tor any
person except pilot public officer, to board or nt
Tempt TO bulrx vessel arriving in tho port harbor
Charleston, before such vessel shall have been made ns
10 the wharf, without first ubnining cave from the mus
person having charge OF such vessel or from her
owner or agents.
IL. 1t shall not be lawful for any owner agent, master
other person having charge my vessel arriving or
being il the port OF Charleston 10 permit or authorize
any saIors hotel boarding house Keeper not licensed
as hereinafter provided, or any agent, runner OF en-
puyur uny sailors immigrants hotel or boarding
to ooLrl or attempt 10 board any vessel arriving
ill., lying, eing in the harhor or port OF Charleston
vessel shall hnvc been Nude ls TO the wharf,
anch0red with intent to invite, usk or solicit the
boarding Of any Uf the crew employed on such vessel
Ill. It shall he lawful for any sailors or immi-
ruIts hOci boarding house Keeper, or the employee
OF any saors imI grants hutol or boarding house
keeper huvng boarded any vessel made hst to any wharf
in tic port Charleston, to neglect refuse to leave
said vessel alter having been ordered SO to do by the
master or person having charge VI such vessel.
". 1t sua not be lawful Tor any person to keep con
duct Or carry on either ownor, proprietor, agent or
otherwise, auy suors or immigrants boarding house,
Ut sailors immigrants hotel III the city o Charleston
without having license from the City Council thereof
" 1t shall not be lawful for any person. not hlving the
license this Act provided, or not bcug tho regular
agent, employee OF person having such IL
cense to invite ask solicit in the city or larbor o
employed on any vessel OF auy immigrant arriving II
the sai1 city OF Charleston.
VI The City Council shall tke the application of any
person applying or license to Keep sailors or imm
sruuts boarding house, sailors immigrants hotel
the city vi Charleston, and upon satisfactory evidence
10 them OF the ruspecaby anu competency OF such ap
icant, and OF the suablcuess vi his accommodations
Shall linn license which shall be good for one
year unless revoked by said City Council, u
keep sailors immigrants boarding house in the city
OF Charleston and to invite anu solicit boarders or Tic
same
VII The City Council may upon satisfactory evidence
OF the dsordcry character u amy sailors or Immigrants
uotr boarding house, licensed as hercnbcorc pro
ricu Of Tie keeper Or proprietor oil any such nouse
or of any force, fraud deceit Misrepresentation III III
vitinT soliciting buurdcrs lodScrs for such house.
the part OF such keeper proprietor or any OF HE
agents runners, employees, OF any attempt 10 per
sHdc or cnce any OF the crew 10 desert from any fesse
in the nrbur Ut Charleston. Dy such keeper or propre
tor any OF his agents. runners or employees, fcfoKt
thc lccIsc ior EcrplrS such house.
WILL Every person receiving the license hcreinbefore
provided Tor shall pay to the City Council aforesaid the
sum OF twenty dollars.
or immigrants hotel boarding house keeper licensed
by them aforesaid. Or more badges or shields, Oh
which shall bG printed or engraved the name OF such
hotel or boarding house keeper, aud tile humber ana
street of his ho c or boarding house; und which said
badges shields sha be surrendered to said City Coun
Gil upon the revocation by hen or expiration of any
license gruntcl by them, us herein provided.
" Every sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding.
house Keeper and orcry agent runner or employee o
such hotel Or boarding keeper when boarding any
vessel in tile harbor Of Charleston, or wbe inviting of
soliciting the boarding iusins OF any seaman sailor
person employed any vessel ur of any Immigrant,
sLul wear sicuOusly displayed the shield or badge
referred to III the foregoing section.
XI 1t shall not be lawful for any person. except those
ar in the preceding secuoI, to Lave, weur, exhibit or
display any such shield bude 10 uny of the crew ell.
oyed any vessel or 10 any immigrant 80 arriving III
the city OF Charleston with the intent to invite ask Oh
solicit tic boarding lodging Of such immigrant or ol
any the employed on any vessel being In the
harbur of Charleston.
NIL Whoever shall offend against any or either of the
provisions contained i'll section J. A. o. III and H. Ill
this Act shall DC ceemed guilty ol nlidemeanor, and
SHALL upon conviction thereof be punished by inprson.
mcnt for term exceeding one year, und lot less
than thirty duys by fine not exceeding two hundred
aud fifty dollars and not less than one hundred dollars
Or by both such fine and Imprisonment
Kill. The word vessel US used In this ACT, Shall iu-
clu,lc Vessels propelled by steam.
In the Senate House. the twentieth day of Decemor, III
the year OF Lord thousand eight hundred aud
sixty.six W. u. PORTER,
Prcsdeu OF tho Senate.
CHAS. II. SIAlONTON,
Speaker House of Representatives.
Approved December 20. 1866
JAMES l.. ORR, Governor.