The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-02
AN ACT FOR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF sEAMEN AND
tl nfaIenANrs IN THE PORT AND HARBoR OF cHARLEs-

AN ACT FOR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF sEAMEN AND
hndM1anANTs IN THE Ponr AND HAAsoh OF oHAR1Et
I Bet enacted BY TIE Senate and House Of Reprssenta-
tives no,D met sitting in General Assembly, ana oy Me
noritu of the same That It shall not DO lawful tor any
person, except pilot or public ofccr to board or at
tamp to board vessl arriving in the port OF harbor o
before such vessel shall have been ade last
tn the wharf without first obtaining leave from the mas
ter or person having charge Of such vessel or nom hef
owner or agents.
II. It shall not be lawful for any owner, agent MASTER
or other person having charge Of any weasel arriving o.
being in the mort Of Charleston, 10 permit or authorize
any saors hotel boarding house keeper not hcensed
as hereinafter provided, or any agent runner OF en-
poyee OF any sailors or immigrants hotel or boardnG
house. to poar attempt to board any vessel arriving
in or lying cling In the harbor port OF Charleston
before such vessel shall haye been made ast 70 Inc M
or anchored with intent to invite ask or SOLICIT the
boarding OF any Of the employed on such VESSEL
III. It shall NOT be lawful tor any SAILORS OF lnl-
grants hotel boarding house Keeper OF the emPoyee
of sailors or i'm igIants hotel boarding. house
keeper having boarded vessel made last 70 any wharf
In the port OF Charleston to neglect or refuse to eaEe
said vessel after having been ordered 50 70 90 os INC
master or person having charge OF such vessel
~. It shall not be lawful for any person 20 Keep con
duct or carry on either owner, proprietor agent or
Otherwise sailors Or 1 ofo
without having license from the City Council thereoi
v shall not be lawful for any person, not having the
license in this Act provided or noo neing tne =;
agent, runner or employee OF person having sica u.
cense invite asI solicit IN the cay or naruor OF
Chareston the boarding lodging Of any OF the crew
employed On any vessel or of any Immigrant arriving III
VI Tho CITY Council RhaI take the application OF any
person applying for license to keep sailors OF immi-
grants boaring house, or sailors OF Immigrants 5oel
in e city of Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
to them Of the responsibility and competency Of such
pcant and OF the suitabcncss Of his accommodations
shall issue to him license, which shall ne good 1or one
wear unleDs sooner revoked by said City Council, to
keep salors immigrants boarding house In Inc city
of Charleston Invite and solicit boarders 1or tho
same.
of the disordery character OF any sailors or
hotel or boarding house. licensed as herenbefore pro-
vded OF the keeper or proprietor OF any snon mousse
or of any force fraud deceit misrepresentation IN H.
vng or soliciting boarders or odgers for such house.
on the part of such keeper proprietor or any OF his
agents runners or employees or Of any attempt 70 per
slade or ence any the to desert from any vessel
In the hnrbor OF Charleston by such keeper OF prope-
tor or any his agents, runners or employees revoke
the license for keeping such house s ,orenofo,e
provided for shall pay to tho city Council aforesaid the
sum Of twenty dolars
or immigrants hotel boarding house keeper licensed
by them aa aforesaid more badges Shields on
which shall be printed or engraved the name OF SUCH
hotel or boarding house keeper and the number aud
street of his heel boarding house; and which said
badges or shields shall be surrendered to sad City Coun
Gil upon tho revocation by them or expiration Of any
| license granted by them, as herein provided.
x Every SAILORS or immigrants hotel or boarding
house keeper and every agent runner or employee OF
such hotel keeper when boarding any
vessel in the harbor OF Charleston when inviting
soliciting the boarding. or lodging of any seaman sailor
or person employed any vessel or OF any immi
shall wear, conspcuousy displayed the shield or badge
| referred to IN tho foregoing section.
X 1t sha not be lawful for any person. oxcopt those
nnraed In the preceding secor to avo wear exhibit or
display any such shield or badge to uny OF the crew EN-.
ploycd on any vessel 10 any Immigrant arriving IN
the city Of Charleston with tho ntont to invite ask or
solicit tho boarding lodging OF such immgant or OF
uny the employed any vessel being In tho
| harbor OF Charleston.
XII Whoever shall offend against any either Of the
provisions contained in section s. 10 und II, in
this Act shall bo ceemed guilty o niSdsmesnor. and
shn upon conviction thereof bo punished by mprison-
ment for TERN not exceeding QUO year, and not less
than thirty days OF by fine not exceeding two hundred
aud fifty ollars and not less than hundred doars,
or by both such fine md imprisonment.
XIII. Tho word 'vessol al used III this Act, sha 1n-
| cudo yessos propollod BY stean.
In tho sente House, tho twentieth day Of Decombtr III
tho year Of our Lord ono thousand eight hundred Ind
eixtysIx W. D. PORTER
Pregilen. OF the Senate
CTIAS. 81. SIMONTON,
Speaker House OF Representatives.
Approved December TO- 1866:
JAMES L. 0ns, Governor.