The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-01

AN Aor FOE THE BETTER PROTECTION OF sEAAEN And
nGhnaRANTs N THE Port AND HARSoR OF oHAHlzs'
Bet enacted, BY the Senate and House Of Repre.ea-
tipes rom met aud sittn9 in General 4iemby aHd 6y e
authority of the fan,e That 1t shall not be lawful Tor any
person. except pilot public officer, to board or at.
tempt to board vessel arriving In the port or haroor OF
Charleston before such vessel shall have been made ass
ter person having charge Of such vessel or nom her
owner agents.
or other person having charge Of any vessel arriving or
being In the port Of Charleston, 10 permit or authorize
any sailors hotel boarding house Keeper not licensed
as hereinafter provided or any sgen sos runner IN or s
house. to board attempt to board any vessel arriving
in lying ceing In the harbor or port OF Charleston
before vessel sha have been made to the wharf,
or anchored with intent to invite ask or solicit the
boarding of any Of the employed on such vessel
I'LL It shal not be lswful for any SAILORS or iInmi'
Of any sailors OF i'm nisfans hotel or boarding house
keeper having boarded any vessel made fast to wharf
In the port Of Charleston to neglect or refuse TO esve
said vessel after having been ordered 30 to do by the
master or person having charge Of such vessel.
w. It ahall not be lawful for any person to keep con-
duct carry either as owner proprietor agent OF
otherwise any sailors or immigrants boarding house.
or sailor or immigrants hotel In the city OF Ohareston
without having license from the City Council thereof,
" sha not be lawful for any person, nothayng the
license IN this Act provided not being the regular
agent runner employee Of person having such II.
cense to invite ask solicit In tho city or harbor OF
Charleston. the boarding or lodging Of any OF the crew
employed any vessel or OF any mm1grantarrvnS In
the said city Of Charleston.
VI The City Council shall take the application Of any
person applying for license to keep sailors or immt-
Grants boarding house, sailors or immigrants hotel
In the city of Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
to them Of respectaby and competency Of such
pcant and of the sutabeness Of his accommodations.
shall issue TO him license which shall be good Tor one
year. unless sooner revoked by said City Council, to
keep sailors immigrants boarding house In the city
OF Charleston and to invite and solicit boarders Tor the
VII The City Council may, upon satisfactory evidence
Of the dsordery character OF any sailors or
hotel boarding house. licensed as herenbefore pro-
yded or OF the keeper proprietor OF any such house.
OF of any force fraud deceit or misrepresentation Ii IN
vtng or soliciting boarders dodgers for such house
on the part OF such keeper or proprietor or any OF s
agents runners employees Of any attempt to per-
suade or ence any the to desert from any vessel
In the harbor OF Charleston by such keeper or propre-
any OF his agents. runners or employees revoke
the license for keeping such house.
Will Every person receiving the license herenbeore
provided aha pay to the City Council Aforesaid the
* The said CITY Council shall furnish to each sailors
or immigrants hotel boarding house keeper licensed
by them aforesaid one or more badges or shields on
which shall be printed or engraved the name or sucn
hotel or boarding house keeper and the number ana
street of his hoel boarding house; and which said
badges or shields shall be surrendered to said City Coun-
Gil upon the revocation by them, or expiration OF any
license granted by them, as herein provided
z Every sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding.
house keeper, and every agent runner or employees OF
such hotel boarding Keeper, Wnen poarong any
vessel In the harbor OF Charleston, when inviting
soliciting the boarding lodging of any seaman sailor
or person employed any vessel or OF any immigrant
shall wear conspIcuously displayed the shield or badge
referred to in the foregoing section
X 1t shall not be lawful for any person. except those
named in the preceding secon to Lave wear exhibit
display any such shield badge to any OF the crew en-
poyei on any vessel any Immigrant so arriving IN
the city Of Charleston with the intent to invite ask or
solicit the boarding lodging Of such immigrant or OF
ony OF the crew employed oa any vessel being In the
XII whoever shall offend against any or either Of the
provisions contained in section 10 and II, IN
this Act shall be ceemed guilty o mlsdemeanor, and
shall upon conviction thereof be punished by imprson-
ment for term not exceeding one year, and not less
than thirty days. or by fine not exceeding two hundred
and fifty dollars and not less than one hundred dollars,
| or by both such fine .iid imprisonment
XIII. The word "vesse as used in this Act, shall In
clude vessels propelled by steam.
In the Senate House. the twentieth day Of Decemb, In
the year of Lord one thousand eight hundred and
BiIty-s!1. ". -. TVhnEh,
CHAS. 81. SIMONTON,
Speaker House Of Representatives
Approved December 20 1886:
JAMES Z. ORR Governor.