The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-17
AN ACT FOR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF sEAMEN AND
IMMIaRASrs IN THE PORT AND aARBoR OF CHARLES

AN ACT FOR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF sEAMEN AND
11M1aRANrs IN THE PORT AND aAABoR OF CHARLES
Be enucted by the Senate and House Of Repres',ta-
ues nom met and sitting General Assembly ana BY ne
authority Of the sane Tint it shall not be lawful for any
person. except pilot or public officer to board or NJ
cmpt to board arriving in the port or harbor OF
Charleston before such vessel shall have been made ast
to the wharf, without first obtaDingl cave tron the mas
ter or person having charge Of such vesse or nom her
owner or agents.
or other person having charge OF any vessel arriving or
being in tho port of Charleston 10 permit or atno7zc
any saiors hotel or boarding house Keeper not licensed
as hereinafter provided or any agent runner or en-
ployce OF any sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding
house to board attempt to board any vessel arriving
in or lying Going in the harbor or port OF Chareston
before such vessel shall have been made last TO the wharf
anchored, with intent to invite ask or solicit Tue
boarding of any - the crew employed on such vessel
LII. It shall not DO lawful for any s1lurs or 1nml-
grants hotel or boarding house keeper or the employee
Of any sailors migrants hotel or boardS mouse
keeper having boarded any vessel made fast to wharf
in the port OF Charleston to neglect or refuse to leave
said vessel after having been ordered so to do by the
master or person having charge OF such vessel
w. 1t shn not be lawful tor any person TO Keep con-
duct or carry on either proprietor agent or
otherwise any sailor's immigrants boarding house.
or sailors immigrants hotel i'll the city OF
without having ncense from the City Council thereof
It shall not DO lawful for any person. not having inc
license this Act provided, or not being the roeu9r
agent runner or employee of person haVhs sucn IL IL
ce1lBc invite ask solicit In the city or harDor or
Charleston the boarding or lodging OF any OF the crow
employed on my vessel or OF any immigrant arriving IN
the said city Of Charleston.
person applying for license to keep sailors or 1M-
grants boarding house. sailors or Immigrants lotcl
in tho city of Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
to lem the rcspectabiity and competency OF such
nlicant and of the suitableness of his accommodnons
shall issue to him license, which shn oc one
year. unless sooner revoked by said City Council TO
keen saors or immigrants boarding house III 1e CITY
of Charleston aud to invite and solicit boarders for tho
same.
VII Tho City Council may, upon satisfactory evidence
Of the disordcriy character Of any sallors OF
hotel or boarding house. licensed as hcrelnbeiofe pro-
dcd or of the keeper proprietor OF any such nouse
or of any force fraud, deceit In III
yiting soliciting boardcrs or lodgers lor s'cn
on the part of such keeper proprietor or any OF Ills
agents runners employees or OF any attempt u por
sade or enticc any of the crew to desert IRON ay ycsse
in the harbor of Charleston b. such keeper or
tor any OF his agents. runners or employees re'oke
the license for keeping such house.
Will Every person receiving the license hercnoeiore
provided tor shall ay to tho City Council aforesaid tue
sum OF twenty dollars.
X The said CITY Council sbull furnish to each sailors
or i,nurants hotel boarding house keeper Licensed
by them aforesaid, or more badges or shlcs on
which shall be printed or engraved the name OF sucu
hotel or boarding house keeper, anu the number and
street Of his olc boarding houses and which said
badges shields shall be surrendered to sad City Coun-
Gil upon tie revocation by them, expiration OF any
license granted by them, M herein provided.
y. Every sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding.
house keeper and every agent, runner N emoycc OF
vessel in tho harbor Of Chureston Mscn inviting OF
soliciting the boarding lodging OF any seaman sailor
or person employed OH any vessel or OF any Immigrant
shall wear cospcuously displayed, the shield or badge
referred TO in the foregoing section
NJ 1t shall not be lawful for any person. except nose
named i'll tile preceding section to Live wear exhibit or
display any such shield badge TO any OF the crew EN-
loycd any vessel any immigrant SO arriving Ill
the city Of Charleston with the intent to invite, ask or
solicit the boarding or lodging OF sacl Immigrant or OF
any of the crew employed any vessel being III the
harbor of Charleston.
XII. Whoever shall offend against any or either OF The
provisions contained nsccton l, 5, l0 and H. III
this Act shall be ceclncl guilty ol mlsdcmcanor anu!
Shall upon conviction thereof be punished Dy lmprlsoh-
ncnt for term exceeding one year. and mol less
than thirty days or by fine not exceeding two hundred
and fifty dollars and mol less than one hundred dolill'
or by bot such fine ind Imprisonment
KILL Tile word "vesscl used i'll this Act snail ln-
cludc vessels propelled by steam.
IN the Senate House, the twentieth day or Decembtf III
the year of Lord one thousand eight hundred aud
siytv.six ". d. PORTER,
President OF the Senate.
CHAS Ii. SIh1ONTON,
Speaker House OF Representatives.
Approved December 20, 1861
JAMES L. ORR, Governor.
March II