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

SASAAA
AN ACT Fon TIE nErTEn PROTECTION OF sEAnEs AND
TON. nr m WV
Be enacted, by the Senate and House Of Rcpresenta-
tlrS notc met and S2,nO ia General assembly, bu the
authority Of the That it shall be lawful for auy
person. except pilot public officer. board or at
Tempt 10 board vessel arriving in the port arbor OF
Charleston before such vessel shall been made ast
20 .e Wna without hrst obtaining cave from the
Ter OF person having charge Of such vessel from
IL 1t shall not be lawful for my owner agent r,aser
or Other person having charge any or
being III the port Of Charleston 10 permit OF auttorze
any sailors hotel or boarding house Keeper, licensed
rs hereinafter provided any agent, runner or en-
ployee OF cny sailors hotel or boarding
house. to board or attempt to board vessel arriving
in OF lying, or ein the hnrbor port OF Charleston
before such vessel snail have fast to the what
re wa1s IN intent to invite ask or solicit the
ILL 1t shall not be lawful for any SAILORS or Inmf-
grants or boarding house keeper or tho ennioveo
Of any sailors or i'm igrants hotel boarding house
keeper, having boarded vessel to any wharf
in the port Charleston to NEGLECT or refuse TO Ieav
master or person having charge of such vessel
w. It shall not bo lawful tor any person keep, con-
duct carry on either owner proprietor agent or
otherwise, sailors nnmisrant's boarding house
without having license nom the City Council thereof.
v 1t shall not be lawful for any person. having the
AGENT employees Of person h.svine such T.
eense to invite ask solicit in the city or harbor of
Charleston. the boarding lodging my OF the crow
the said city OF Charleston .U.~.II7 % . =
VI The City Council ahul take the application of anv
person applying Tor license to keep sailors or in-
grants boarding house. sailors immigrants hotel
In the city OF Charleston upon satisfactory eviance
to them Of the respectbity competency Of such
picant and OF the suitbleness OF his accommodations
shall issue to him license, which shall ne good for one
year, unless revoked by said city Councn to
keep sailors immigrants boarding house In the cty
OF and to invite and solicit boardcrs for the
VII The City Council may, upon satisfactory evidence
hotel boarding house. licensed hereinbefore pro
v1ded or OF the keeper proprietor OF any house.
or of force fraud, deceit misrepresentation In in
ving soliciting boarders lodgers for such house
the part of such keeper proprietor any OF his
suade encs any desert from any vessel
In the harbor Of Charleston py keeper
tor, any OF his agents, employees revoke
the icense for keeping such house. > 70s7 =
VIII Every person receiving the license hereinbefore
Tor sh pay to tho city Council Aforesaid the
* Tho said City Council shall furnish to each sailors
or immsrants hotel boarding keeper licensed
by them aforesaid more badges or Shields on
which shall be printed engraved the name OF such
OF his ho e OF boarding house md Which said
aadges shields sha be said city Coun-
license granted by thena as herein provided. =. -
Y. Every sailors immigrants hotel or boarding
such hotel boarding keeper when boariHo any
vessel in the harbor Charleston or yn inviting or
OF employed any vessel OF any immigrant
shall wear. conspicuously displayed the shield or badge
II. it shall not be swfui for any person except those
named in the preceding scctor Lave wear exhibit or
display such shield badge any OF the crew en-
ployed on vessel any Immigrant 50 arriving
the city Of Charleston with the to invite as or
solicit the boarding or lodging or such Immigrant
any OF the employed any vessel being in the
harbor OF Charleston 3s|t 'l. =
XII Whoever shall offend against any or either Of the
provisions contined in section s, 10 and H.
ths Act shall be ceened guilty OF ml.deneanor and
shn upon conviction thereof be punished by imprson
than thirty days, or by no not exceeding hundred
and dty doare and not less than one hundred dollars
or by both such fine and imprisonment
Kill The word '.vessel as used In this Act shall In
clude vesscss propelled by steam.
In the Senate House. the twentieth
the Of our Lord thousand eli pht hundred and
st1ty-s1x. i5g4 W. D. PORTER,
-#5& 5B@35 @$ .@ag $.ss President of the Senate.
@a&. 5 CHAS. q. SIhIONTON,
Speaker Houee OF Representatives
Approved December 20, 1856: .s.a5 gr@aT.& "a
JAaKs L O4R, Governor. +sS5 Z