The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-20

AN AIT FOR THE BrIraR PROTECTION OF sEAMEN AND
ndsuaRANTs IN TIE PORT AND HAhBoh OF cHAhi-Es'
l. Belt e.acted by the Senate and House o. RepTe,enta-
ues ,ou met and si,ng General Assenofy ana oy e
authority Of the iame, That shan not oe and or "
tempt to board vessel arriving in the port or harpor OF
Charleston before such vessel shall have oeen mace st
to the wharf without Ist my sass az rom her
owner or agents. 1900.
IL It shsi not be lawful for any owner, agent master
other person having charge OF any vessea o
any sailors hotel boarding house Keeper NOT hcehse
hereinafter provided, or any agent runner OF EN-
ployee OF any sailors or immigrants hotel or ooardng
house. to board or attempt to board any vesse arriving
n or lying Icing IN the harbor or port OF
before such vessel shall have been maae sst NJ
or anchored with intent to invite ask or sonct tne
boarding OF any of the employed on sucn vessel
Iii. It shall not be lawful for any SAILORS OF Inin
grants hotel boarding house keeper or tne
Of any sailors or immigrants hotel or Doarolng mousse
keeper having boarded any vessel made fast to wharf
in the port Charleston to neglect or reuse TO leave
said vessel after having been ordered 80 70 90 oy 1ne
master or person having charge OF sucn VESSEL
". 1t shall not be lawful tor any person 70 keep CON
duct or carry on either owner proprietor agent OF
otherwise any sailors or M ctO
without having license from the C1ty Counc tnereoi,
" It shall not be lawful tor any person not having tne
license IN this Act provided, or NOT Delng tne ~
agent, runner employee OF person na1ne sucn IL.
cense to invite. ask or solicit IN tne Guy or vi
Charleston the boarding lodging OF any tne crew
employed any vessel OF any immigrant arriving III
the said city Of Charleston. .-
VI The City Council shall take the application OF any
person applying for license to keep SAILORS OF llnn
grants boarding house, or sailors OF mmsrans sosei
IN the city Charleston and upon Satisfactory evidence
to them of the respecaby and competency OF sucn ap
pcant and OF the sutableness OF bus accomm0dauons
shall issue to him alicense which sha Oe gooa lor one
year, unless sooner revoked by said CITY Council 70
keep sailors or immigrants boarding mousse IN ne Guy
of Charleston and TO invite and SOLICIT ooaroefs ior 'e
same.
of the disordery character OF any sailors or Immigrants
hotel boarding house, licensed as nereOetole pro
vded Of the keeper proprietor OF any sucn nose
OF any force, fraud deceit or misrepresentaon III III
vng or soliciting buarders lodgers for sucn mousse
the part Of such keeper or proprietor OF any o s
agents. runners, or employees, OF OF any @ ei
sunde entce any to desert iro any VESSEL
in the harbor OF Charleston by such keeper OF propre
tor any Of his agents. or employees revoke
the license for keeping such house ,on.s
Vlu Every person receiving the ncelse ",
provided Tor shall pay to the city Councn 'e
sum Of twenty dollars.
TX The said City Council shall furnish to each sailors
immigrants hotel or boarding house Keeper licensed
by them aforesaid one more badges or shields on
which shall be printed engraved the name OF suc9
hotel or boarding house keeper, and the numDer anu
street Of his hotel or boarding house; and when saa
badges shields shall be surrendered to said City Coun
Gil upon tie revocation by them, or e1patoh oi any
license granted by them, as herein provided.
x Every sailors or immigrants notel OF poarulhs.
house keeper and every agent or employee OF
such hotel or boarding keeper Wnen ooArg any
vessel in the harbor OF Charleston, or when nnnS OF
soliciting the boarding lodging OF any seaman sailor
or person employed any vessel or OF any immigrant
shall wear conspicuousy displayed the sheia OF padge
referred to in the foregoing section.
XI 1t shall not be lawful for any person. except those
named in the preceding section, to Lave wear EXHIBIT or
display any such shield or badge TO any OF the crew en-
poyed on any or to any 1o 80 nyIe aaf al m
solicit the boarding lodging OF such immigrant or OF
any OF the crew employed on any vessel pene In tne
harbor of Charleston
XII Whoever shall offend against any or either Of the
provisions contained in section !, lO and H. IN
this Act shall be ceemed guilty oi msdemeanor and
SHALL upon conviction thereof be punished py
ment Tor term not exceeding one year snu nos ess
than thirty days, by fine not exceeding two hundred
and nifty dollars and less than one hundred doars
or by both such fine and Imprisonment
Kill The word vessel as used in this Act shall III.
olude vessels propelled by steam.
In the Senate House. the twentieth day OF Decemotr IN
the year of our Lord thousand eight hundred and
sixty-siI. W. D. PORTER,
President Of the Senate.
CHAS d. SIMONTON,
Speaker House Of Representatives.
Approved December 20, 1886
JAMES L. ORR, Governor.
March II