The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-06
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An ACT FOR THE DETER PROTECTION OF sEAMEs AND
IMMIGRANTS IN THE PORT HARBoR OF CHARLES
/ rnacte by the Senate and House Of Representa-
tirc met and sitting IN General Assemoty dna oy e
auory of the same 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 Deen mace as
To the wharf without first obainingl cave from the mas
ter person having charge Of such vessel or om her
owner or agents. .
m 1t taIl not be lawful for any owner, agent MASTER
or other person having charge OF any vessel arriving OF
being in tho port Charleston 10 permit or authorize
any sailors hotel boarding house keeper not hcensed
az hereinafter provided, or any agent runner OF en
ployce OF any sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding
house. to board or attempt to board any vessel arriving
in or yng Ueing in tho harbor or port OF
before such vessel shall have been made ast TO the wharf,
or anchored with intent to invite ask or sohet the
boarding of any of the crew employed on such vessel
I'LL It shall not be lawful for any sailors or lmml-
grants hotel or boarding house Keeper or .ne employee
OF any sailors immigrants hotel or boarding mouse
keeper having boarded vessel made fast TO any WhAr
in the port OF Charleston, neglect or refuse to leave
said vessel after having been ordered 80 10 40 py the
master or person having charge of such vessel:
w. It shall not be lawful Tor any person 10 Keep con-
duct or carry on either owner proprietor agent or
otherwise, any sailors or immigrants boarding mousse
or soiors or hotel in the city OF Charleston.
without having license from the City Council hereoi'
v shall not be lawful for any person, having the
license III this Act provided or not being the regular
aren't runner or employee OF person having such II.
cense to invite ask or solicit the city or harbor OF
Charleston tho boarding or lodging OF any OF the crew
employed on any vessel OF any immigrant arriving IN
the said city of Charleston.
VI The CITY Council shall take the application of any
person applying license to keep sailors or imm
yrants boarding house. or sailors OF immigrants hote
in the city OF Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
IN them of the responsibility and competency of such a
picant and OF the suitableness of his accommodations
shall issue to him license, which shall be good for one
year. unless sooner revoked by said City Council, to
keep sailor or immigrants boarding house in the city
of Charleston and invite and solicit boarders for the
same.
VIII The CITY Council may upon satisfactory evidence
of the dsorderly character OF any sailors immigrants
hotel or boarding house. licensed as herenDeiore pro-
vided of the keeper or proprietor OF any sucn
or of any force fraud deceit misrepresentation III III
vting or soliciting boarders dodgers for such house.
on tho part OF such keeper or proprietor or any D
agents, runners, employees, or OF any attenp
suade or ence any OF the crew to desert iro o
in the harbor OF Charleston by such keeper OF piopl
tor or any OF his agents, runners or empo!ee' ''A
the license for keeping such house ,o ,o-o;hefora
WILL Every person receiving the LICENSE neLetn ~
provided Tor shall pay the City Council aoresau 'e
sum Of twenty dollars. .., J.. oo, s.;,or,s
TX The said City Council shall 1rnsh 70 each saiio
or mmigants hotel or boarding house keeper nCeseu
" S .h 90 orors,id one or more badges or Shields on
which shall be printed or engraved l.e hAio ,i " SUI
hotel or boarding house Keeper anu une nsi ia al
,rrct of his hotel or boarding house; anu winch salu
or shields shall be surrendered 10 sald Cly Coun-
~, Tnon the revocation by them or expiration OF any
license granted by them, as herein proVlded.
v Every sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding.
keeper, OA
am bnci or boarding house keeper, when boarding any
ai in the harbor Of Charleston, or when inviting or
iiinr the boarding lodging of any seaman. sailor
or nerson employed any vessel or or any Immigrant
SaI wear conspcuousy displayed, the shield or badge
rrrrrcd to in the foregoing section.
II II shall be lawful for any person, except those
named in the preceding section, to Lave wear exhibit or
display any such shield badge to any OF the crew em
ployci Oh any vessel to any immigrant so arriving Ill
the city Charleston with the intent to invite ask or
solicit the boarding lodging OF such immigrant or OF
any OF the employed oa any vessel being IN the
harbor OF Charleston.
NIL Whoever shall offend against any either Of tho
provisions contained in section l. 8, s, ~ and H. IN
this Act, shall be Ceemed guilty ol mIsdemeanor anu
shall, upon conviction thereof be punished by imprSo-
ment for term not exceeding one year. and not iess
than thirty days. by fine not exceeding TWO hun1eu
and fifty dollars aud not less than one hundred ao'
or by both such fine and imprisonment .,,.u ,,-
NlII. The word "vcsscl,' rs used Ill tnls Act' 'n "
clude vessels propelled by steam .n,hr :,
In the Senate House. the twentieth day OF peseof % ~
the year of our Lord one thousand ei3' p1PTrR 1
'hN''SiA' President OF the Senate.
CHAS. II. SlMONTON,
Sneaker House OF Representatives.
Approved December %. 1850 +:
J,urs L. ORR, Governor
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