The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-18


Az ACT FOR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF aEAMEN AND
1MM1aRANrs IN THE PORT AND HAnDoR OF cHAHLfs.
TON.
tves no0 mel and sitting IN General Assembly and oy e
authority of the same, That shall not be lawful for any
person except pilot or public oGe Ger or 70 raror Gr
before such vessel shall nave been made fas
to the wharf, without first obaining cave from the mas
ter person having charge OF such vessel or fro her
owner agents.
u It shall not be lawful for any owner sgent MASTER
or other person having charge OF any vessel arriving or
being in the port Of Charleston, 10 permit or antnor1ze
as hereinafter provided, or any agent runner or en
ployee OF any sailors immigrants hotel or boarding
in OF lying or eing In barbor portot Charleston
before such vessel have been made fast to the wharf
or anchored with intent to invite, ask or solicit the
boarding OF any of the employed on such vessel
LII It shall not be lawful for any sailors or. immt.
grsnts hotel boarding house keeper or the employee
OF i.y sailors immigrants hotel or boarding mouse
keeper hayng boarded any vessel made fast to any wharf
in the port Of Charleston to neglect or refuse to leave
said vessel after having been ordered so to do by the
master or person having charge OF such vessel
w. II shall not be lawful for aIy person to keep, con-
duct or carry on. either owner, proprietor agent or
otherwise any sailors or immigrants boarding mousse
sailors immigrants hotel in the city OF
without having license from the City Council thereof,
" It shall not be lawful for any person, nothayns the
license this Act provided, or not being the regular
s3ant fuGnet or employee OF person having such u.
cense to- invite ask solicit the city or harbor OF
Charleston the boarding or lodging of any of the crew
employed any vessel or OF any immigrant arriving IN
the said city OF Charlest6h. =
VI The City Council shall takethe application of any
person applying Tor license TO keep sailors or imn,i.
grants boarding house, or sailors or immigrants hots1
Ia the cityof Charleston, ind upon satisfactory evidence
to them Of the competency of such
pcant and OF the suiabeness of his accommodations,
shall issue to him aicense, which shall be good Tor one
year. unless' sooner" revoked y said City Council 70
keep sailors immigrants boarding house in the city
OF Charleston and to invite and solicit boarders
same. t..,,s
VII The City Council may, upon satisfactory evidence
of tho dsordery character OF anysailors or
hotel or boarding house. licensed hereinbefore pro-
Tded OF Keeper or proprietor OF any such house.
of any force fraud deceit misrepresentation, In IN
vdng soliciting boarders or dodgers for such house,
on ne gaEs Ss sAch keeper or or any OF ns
suadeor eutceany the desert any vessel
the harbor OF Charleston, by such keeper or propre-
any OF bis agents runners or employees revoke
Will Every person receiving the license herenbefore
provided sha pay to the City Council aforesaid tho
sum Of twenty dollars
or immigrants hotel boarding house keeper licensed
by them as aforesaid pr more badges or shields, on
which shall be printed or engraved the name OF suce
hotel or boarding house KEEPER and the number and
street of his hoei or boardng house; and which said
badges sheda shall be surrendered to said City Coun
as @ S seen ss Ss
K. Every saiior's or-imIhiTanes hotel Or boarding,
house keeper aud every agent runner or employees q
such hotel or boarding house Keeper Wnep oorng any
vessel in the harbor Of Charleston, when inviting
soliciting the boarding eteing OF any seaman, saor
person employed on any vesHe or or any Immigrant
wear, conspicuousy displayed the shield or badge
| referred TO In the for5g0ing sSGtioh.
XII 1t shnu not be lawful o any person, except those
named in the preceding section, to wear exhibitor
display my such shield badge to any Of the crew en-
ployed on any vessel any ilnmgnnt SO arriving in
the city of Charleston, whthe Infant to- invite n OF
solicit the boarding lodging OF such immigrant OF o
any Of the crew employed any vessel being in the
\ hsrbdf Of Charleston: -
XII Whoever shall offend sganst any or either Of the
provisions contained in section 2 3,4. 10 and II,
this Act shall be ceemed guilty ol rpisdemeanor and
SHALL upon conviction thereof be punished by tmprison
,nsut teIu not exceeding one year and not esi
than thirty days. or by ne not exceeding two hundred
and n dollars and not less than oue hundred dollars
| or by both such fine andimprdscn1nent
Kill The word syossel as used In this Act, shall In
| clude vessels propelled By steam. - =
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred ant
siIty-siI. ....'i Z. :. 49," W. D.'POFIEh,
| .Presidsnt Of the Senate.
- CHAS. H. SIMONT0N,
| -" Speaker House Of Representatives,.
Approved Decamber 40, 1866 =. ,--...... -
| JAMES L. ORR, Governor.
March IL = = -