The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-17

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-, ,cr FOR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF sEAMEN AND
1MMaRANTs IN THE PORT AND HARBoR OF CHARLES
TON. ,..u...,,
rss ro,u met and S,nq in General Assembly, and oy the
authority of the same That it shall not be lawful for any
person. except pilot public officer 10 poaru OF az
tempt board vessel arriving in the port OF
Chareston before such vessel shall have been MADE last
to the wharf without first obtaining cave from tne mas
ter or person having charge of such vessel OF o her
owner or agents.
M 1t shall not be lawful for any owner, agent MASTER
or other person having charge any vessel arriving OF
being the port OF Charleston. 10 permit or authorize
any hotel OF boarding house Keeper not hcensed
as hereinafter provided, any agent runner or en-
noyee OF any sailors or immigrants hotel or ooardlng
to board attempt board any vessel arriving
IN or lyug or icing in the arbor or port OF Charleston
before such vessel Shall have been mado fast the
or anchored, with intent to invite ask or sonclt the
boarding OF any OF the crew employed on such vesse
Ill 1t shall not lawful Ior any sailors or lnlm-
grants hotel or boarding house keeper or the employee
Of any sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding mousse
having boarded vessel made fast TO any wha
in the port OF Charleston neglect or refuse to eare
said vessel after having been ordered SO 10 90 oy ne
master or person having charge OF such Vessei;
w. 1t shall not be lawful Ion any person 10 Keep con
duct or carry on, either owner proprietor agent OF
otherwise any sailors or immigrants boarding mouse,
or sailors immigrants hotel in the city OF
without having license from the City Councn tnercoi
It shall not be lawful Tor any person, not having the
license IN this Act provided not being tho regular
agent runner or employee OF person having SUCH u,
Charleston the boarding lodging OF my OF thc crew
employed any vessel OF any immigrant arriving IN
| the said city OF Charleston
person applying tor license to keep sailors or nmi-
grants boarding house. or sailors or Immigrants hotel
in the city OF Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
to them of the respecaby and competency OF such
nlicant and OF the sutableness of his accommodations
shall issue to him license which shall 6egood Tor one
wear unless sooner revoked by said City Councn 10
keen sailor immigrants boarding house In the CITY
OF Charleston, and to invite and solicit boarders for the
| same. ,.. .-- ,;,o-oo
of the dsordery character Of any sailors or
hotel or boarding house. licensed as hereinbeore pro-
yded OF the keeper proprietor OF any such mousse
or of any force raud deceit or msrepresentauon III m
yitipc soliciting boarders lodSers for such mousse
ON the part Of such keeper proprietor or any OF MS
agents, runners or employees or OF any attempt TO per
sade or ence the to desert from any vessel
In the harbor OF Charleston By such keeper or prope
tor or any OF his agents. or employees revoke
| the license for keeping such house.
WILL Every person receiving the license nereinoelore
provided Tor shall pay to the City Council Aforesaid the
| sum of twenty dollars.
or immigrants hotel boarding house keeper Licensed
by them aforesaid badges or shields, on
which shall be printed engraved the name OF sucn
hotel or boarding house keeper, and the numDer anu
street of his hotel or boarding house, and whcn sad
badges shields shall be surrendered to said CITY Coun
Gil upon the revocation by them, or e1praton oi any
| license granted by them, as herein provided
| \ Every sailors or immigrants hotel or poardne
bouse keeper and every agent runner or employee OF
such hotel or boardlnS-houso Keeper when any
vessel in the harbor OF Charleston OF when inviting OF
soliciting the boarding lodging OF any seaman sailor
or person employed on any vessel, or or any Immigrant
sha wear conspcuousy displayed the shield or badge
| referred to in the foregoing section.
XII It shall not be lawful for any person, except those
named in the preceding sechor to Lave wear exhiot OF
display any such shield badge to any OF the crew en
poyed on any vessel to any immigrant 30 arriving ii
the city of Chareston with the intent to invite AJAX or
solicit the boarding lodging OF such Immigrant or o.
any of the employed any vessel being IN the
| harbor of Charleston.
XII. whoever shah offend against any either Of the
provisions contained in section 10 and II, IN
this Act shall be ceemed guilty ol mlEdemeanor and
SHALL upon conviction thereof be punished by imprlsoi
ment for term exceeding one year, and not ese
than thirty days. by fine not exceeding two hundred
and fifty dollars and not less than ono hundred dollars
| or by both such fine and imprisonment
Kill The word vessel used In this Act shall III
| clude vessels propelled by steam.
In the Senate House, the twentieth day OF Decembr II
the year of our Lord thousand eight hundred and
| sisty.siI. W. D. PORTER,
| Presden of the Senate.
| CHAS. Fl. SIMONTON,
| Speaker House of Representatives.
Approved December 20, 1866
JAMES L. ORR, Governor
| Moreh