The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-18
April 26

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AN ACT Fon TIE BETTER PROTECTION oR sEAMEN AND
rdM1anAArs IN THE POET AND HARBon OF CHARLES.
Bet enuced by the Senate and House Of Representa-
t;pes ,,o,u met and sitting in General Assembly, and 6y e
auhorty of The same That it shall not be lawful for any
person. except pilot public ocor, to board or at
Charleston before such vessel shall have been made ast
to the wharf without first obtaining eavo from the mas
ter or person having charge OF such vessel or nom ner
III It shall not be lawful for any owner agent MASTER
OF other person having charge of any vessel arriving or
being in the port OF Charleston, 10 permit or authorize
ony sailors boarding house keeper not licensed
as hereinafter provided, or any agent runner or EN-
ployee OF any sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding
house, to board attempt to board any vesse
before such vessel shall have been ade fast the wharf
or anchored with intent to invite, ask or solicit the
boarding Of any of the crew employed on such vessel
III Il shall not be lawful for any sailors or immi
grants hotel or boarding house keeper or the employees
Of any sailors imnigrants hotel or boarding mouse
eeper having boarded any vessel made fast to any wharf
IN The port OF Charleston to neglect refuse to leave
said vessel after having been ordered 80 to do BY the
master or person having charge OF such vessel
w. It shall not be lawful for any person to keep con-
duct or carry on either owner proprietor agent or
otherwise any sailors immigrants boarding house,
or sailors immigrants hoe IN the CITY OF Gnarleston'
v It shall not be lawful for any person. having the
license In this Act provided or not being the regular
agent runner or employee OF person having sGcn IT.
Charleston the boarding lodging Of any OF the crew
eployed on any vessel or of any immigrant arriving in
VI The CIV Council shall take the application of any
person applying for license to keep sailors or imi-
grants boarding house, or sailors or immigrants hotel
In the city Of Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
plicant and Of the sitabcness Of his accommodations
shall issue to him license which shall be good for ono
year. unless sooner revoked by said City Council to
keen sailors or immigrants boarding house in the city
of Charleston and to invite and Solicit noarders or ae
same. ,52srsgrls,,
VII The City Council may, upon satisfactory evidence
of the dsordery character Of satlors or immigrants
hotel or boarding house, licensed herenbefore pro-
vded OF the keeper proprietor Of any such house.
or Of any force dsce or s haaa IN n
on the part Of such keopor or proprietor or any OF hs
agents. runners employees or OF any attempt TO per-
suade ece any Of tho crew desert from any vessel
in the harbor Charleston, by such keeper or prope
tor any OF bis agents runners or employees revoke
the license for keeping such house.
Will Every person receiving the license hereinbefore
provided for shall to the City 6ounc1 AFORESAID tne
sum OF twenty dollars.
TX The said City Council shall furnish to each sailors
or immigrants hotel boarding house keeper licensed
by them aforesaid or more badges or Shields on
which shall be printed or engraved tho name OF such
hotel boarding house keeper, and tho number and
street Of his hotel boarding houses and which said
badges or shields shalt 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 or employee OF
such hotel boarding house keeper when boarding any
vessel in tho harbor Of Charleston, when inviting or
soliciting tho boarding lodging of seaman sailor
person employed on any vessel or OF any Immigrant
shall wear, conspicuousy displayed the shield or badge
referred to in the foregoing section.
N It shall not be lawful for any person. except those
named in the preceding section, to Lave, exhibit or
display any such shield badge to any Of the crow e.
ployei any vessel to Immigrant so arriving in
the city of Charleston with the intent to invite ask
solicit the boarding lodging OF such Immigrant or OF
any OF tho employed oa any vessel being IN the
hsrbor Of Charleston.
Xn Whoever shnl offend against any either Of the
provisions contained in section s, 10 and II, in
this Act shall be ceemed guilty o mlsdemeanor, and
sha upon conviction thereof be punished by imprison-
ent for torn not exceeding one year, and not less
than thirty days. by fine not exceeding two hundred
and fifty dollars and not less than one hundred dollars
or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Kill The word 'vessal as used in this Act, shall In
clude vessels propelled by steam.
In the SENATE House, the twentieth day of Decembr IN
the year of our Lord thousand eight hundred and
sixty-si1. ". D. PORTER,
Presiden, Of the Sepate.
CHAE. a SIMONTON,
Speaker House of Representatives.
Approved December 20. 1856
JAMES L. ORR, Governor.
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