The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-30

An ACT FOR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF sEAs11S AM,
n1a1ahANrs IN TIE ronr AND HARBon OF CHARLES
Be enaeted, by the Senate and House Of Represena-
ttues '.oo ses and saang ~ General Assembly, by
person exseps pilot or public officer. TO board or
tempt 70 board vessel arriving in the port harbor
to the wharf, without first obtaining from the mas
ter or person having charge Of such vessel
H. It ahau be lawful for any owner agent master
Ss on person charge Of my vessel arriving
any SAILORS hotel or boarding house Keeper licensed
Of .; s ennef On al
house. to ooard or attampt to board any
before eucn vessel sna hnvo Been made to the Whar
or anchored with intent to invite, or solicit th
.M, i shau not be lawful for any sailors or immi-
granta hotel boarding house keeper or the employee
Of any aaor's or i'm hotel ooardn2 house
keeper having boarded vessel made any wharf
IN the port Of Charleston to neglect refuse leave
lnaster or person having charge Of such vessel
Nv. 1t snail not De lawful tor any person keep
oherwise any sailors OF immigrants boarding % house
or sailors or hotel the city Charleston
without having license from tho City Council thereof
" 1t shall not be lawtu tor person. having the
license IN this Act provided, being the regular
cense to invite, ask solicit in city or harbor of
Charleston the boarding lodging any CT crew
employed on ay vessel or Of immigrant arriving
VI The City Council shall take the application OF any
person applying Tor license to Keep sailors irnm
grants boarding house, sailors immigrants hotel
IN the city OF Charleston upon satisfactory evidence
to them OF the rcspecabity and competency ap-
plcant and Of the sutableness recommendations
ahal issue to him ncense which shall good for one
year, unless sooner revoked by said City Council
keep sailors or immigrants boarding house city
OF Charleston md to invite and solicit boarders
VII The City Council may upon satisfactory evidence
OF the disordery character of sailors
hotel boarding house. licensed hereinbetore pro-
vided OF the keeper proprietor any house.
Of force nand decit in
vihng or soliciting boardeSs dodgers for such house.
on the part OF such kesper propHetor any his
agents runners or employees or Of any atomps to
the harbor OF Charleston such keeper
:or or any Of hts agents employees, revoke
VIII Every person receiving license hereinbefore
provided for shall to the City Council aforesaid the
* The said City Council shall furnish to each sailors
or immigrants hotel boarding house keeper licensed
them as aforesaid Que or more badges Shields
which shan be printed engraved the name OF such
hotel or boarding house tespor: und the number and
ahes sha!t be surrennred 70 satd City Coun
S upon TIE Teyosas.on BY them or expiration Of ay
x Every sailors ~or imrngrnnta hotel boarding.
or OF
yeaael In the h1xbor Of Charleston when inviting
a q 3. sas q
shall weAr displayed, the shield badge
Il not not feT those
the & 5a1g t. ~ Lave exhibit
on or 20 20 No any q 80 he
the city OF Charleston with tho intent to nv1te or
soncat the boarding or lodging OF such immigrant
any of the crew employed vessel being in the
harbor Of Charleston. 5F-i az s. ~ i -sE 7i4
XII Whoever shau offend against any or either Of the
provisions contained In section l. s. 10 and H.
thts Act shan be ceeraed guilty OF aladenea,or, and
ahAu, upon conviction thereof be punished byprison-
ment for term exceeding year, and not Less
nan tnrty dsys OF by fine not exceeding two hundred
and hy dollars and not less than hundred dollars
orby both such hne and imprisonment w 5S 4
The wo.d weasel " as used In this Act, shall in
clude vesnea propelled by steam. 845s ifsPs$
In tbs Senate House. the twentieth day OF Decenb4 r in
the year OF our Lord one thousand hundred and
:: saxty-nx t@.. {G5ssi ,'&t w. D.. PORTER,
ny ~ t!t!-.; i3E Presiden, OF the SENATE.
M|r Wit Sa % S&& CHAS. H. aIMONTON, t&:
FS =. Speaker House Of Representatives
Approved December &c, 1865 :. Il :FT VII
JAMES L. ORR, Governor . S:s N