The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-30

this Office and take out the required license mmedlacly
W. H. SMITH,
.sa Clerk OF Council.
an ACT FOR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF sEAMES AND
1MMIaRANrs IN TIE POET AND HAltBoR OF CHARLES
TON.
tires noU met and sitting IN General Assembly, and oy the
authority Of the same That it shall not be lawful iof any
person. po. or public 9Ger 70 poafa or ". "
Charleston before such vessel Jh been made fast
to the wharf without first obtaning eavo from the mas
person having charge Of such vessel or fromher
III It shall not be lawfl for any owner agent master
other person having charge OF any vessel arriving or
being in the port Of chareson 10 permit OF sntnoze
as hereinafter provided, or any agent runner or em-
poyee OF any sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding
house, to board, attempt to board any vossol arriving
in or lying or eing tho harDor or port OF Charleston
.uch vessel snail hsro been made fast to the wharf
or anchored with intout to invite, ask or solicit the
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grants hotel or boarding house keeper or the employee
!of any sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding house
Keeper having boarded any vessel uade fast to any wharf
n The port Of Charleston neglect refuse to leave
said 9ese after having been ordered 80 to do by the
niaster or person having charge Of such vessel.
~ shall not be lawful tor any person to Keep con-
duct or carry on other owner proprietor syent or
otherwise, uny sailors or immigrants boarding house,
br sailors immigrants hotel IN the city OF Charleston
~ having license Gm nr s s uo e
license in ths Act provided or not being tho regular
Agent runner or employee OF person having such Ii
t. n{ s M so oE Of gt
employed on any vessel Of any Immigrant arriving
the said city Of Charleston.
VI The City Council shall take the application Of any
person applying tor license to keep sailors or imnii-
grants boarding house. scors or immigrants hotel
Ii The city Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
them OF the respectaby and competency Of such up.
cant and of the suitabcness of bus accommodations,
u issue to him license, which shall Ge good Tor ono
year. unless sooner revoked by said City Council, to
Keep sailors immigrants boarding house in tho city
Or Charleston and to invite md solicit boarders for the
SHINE
VII Tho City Council may upon satisfactory evidence
Of hs diaordery charaoer o. any sailors or
ded OF the keeper or proprietor OF any such house.
or of any force trau dece Misrepresentation, In H.
vng Or soliciting hoarders or lodgers for such house
oh the part OF such keeper or proprietor or any OF his
agents runners employees Or 81 aly attempt TO per-
suade ence any OF tho crew to desert frp any vessel
i the hnrbor OF Cha-lGston Dy such keeper or prope
tor or any OF his agcnts runners employees, revoke
the license for keeping such house
VIII Every person receiving the license herenbeoro
provided shall pay to tho City Council aforesaid the
sum of twenty dollars.
TX The said City Council shall furnish to each sailors
or immigrants hotel boarding house keeper Licensed
by them aforesaid ono or more badges or shlods on
which shall be printed engraved tho name OF such
hotel or boarding house keeper, and the number and
street of his no el boarding houBo and which said
badges shields shall be surrendered to sad CITY Coun.
Gil upon the revocation by them, or expiration Of any
license grnpted by them, us herein provided.
X. Every SAILORS immigrants hotel or boarding.
house keeper, aud overy ageRt rpper or employee OF
such hotel keeper when boarding any
Vessel in the harbor Of Charleston or when inviting or
soliciting the boarding lodging Of any seaman. sailor
or person employed Any vessel, or OF any innigran
shall woar conspicuUusy displayed the shield or badgo
referred to in tho foregoing section.
X 1t shall not be lawful for any person, except those
named in the preceding sector, to wear exhibit
display any such shield or badge to any OF the crew en
pluyed Oh any vessel any Immigrant arriving
The city Charlostoa with to intent to invio ask
solicit tho boarding lodging OF such immigrant or OF
any OF the employed any vessel being in the
hurbor of Charleston.
Nj Whoever shall offend against my or either of the
provisions contained in section J. 2 4, $. 10 and H. III
this Act slall be cecmcd guilty ol niddelneanor and
SHALL upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprison
lncnt for term exceeding ono year. and not less
than thirty days by fine not exceeding TWO hundred
and fifty lolsr. and not less than hundred doars
or BY both such fine aud imprisonment
Kill The word "yessel as used i'll this Act shall ill.,
clude vessels propelled by steam
In the Senate House. the twentieth day OF Docemb u
tho year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and
sixty.six W. ID. PORTER,
Presiden. of the Senate.
CIIAS. II. STAIONTOS,
Speaker House Of Representatives.
Approved December 20. 1866:
JAMES L. ORR Governor.