The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-15

NOTICE TO SAILORS OR ImuGRANTs.
HOTEL OR BoARDNG-HoUsE KEEPERS.
OFFICE CLERK OF COUNCIL,
TN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING ACT OF
the Legislature passed tho Goth day Of December.
1866 all persons ccncerned hereby notified to call at
this Oce and take out the required license Immediately
W. Il. SMITH,,
Clerk OF Council.
AN AIT FOR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF BEAMEN AND
1MMIaRANTs IN THE PORT AND HARBoR OF oHARIEI-
TON. ~
I Belt enucted 5y the Senate and House Of Reprssenta-
tive rou met and snp in General Asssmby and BY the
authority of the same That shall not be lawful for any
person. except pilot public officer to board or at-
tempt to board vessel arriving IN ths port OF hasDos OF
to the wharf without first obtaining cave from the mas
ter person having charge Of such vessel or from her
a. II shall not be lawful for any owner agent master
or other person having charge OF any vessel arriving or
being in the port Of Charleston, 10 permit or authorize
any sailors hotel OF boarding mouse no. LICENSED
as hereinafter provided, or any agent runner OF em-
ployee any sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding
house. to board attempt to board any vessel arriving
In or y1ng or reng in the h.rbor OF port OF
before such vessel shall have been made fast to the wharf,
or anchored, with intent to invite, ask or solicit the
boarding Of any Of the crew employed on such vessel
ILL It shall not be lawful for any sailors or immi-
grants hotel or boarding house keeper or the employee
OF any sailors i'm Migrants hotel or BOARDING mouse
keeper having boarded any vessel made fast to any wharf
in the port OF Charleston to neglect or refuse TO leave
master or person having charge OF such vessel
w. It shall not be lawful for any person TO keep con-
duct carry either ss owner proprietor agent or
otherwise any sailors immigrants boarding house,
or sailors immigrants hotel in the city OF Charleston
without having license from the City Council thereof
v It shall not be lawful for any person. not having the
license this Act provided or not being the regular
agent runner or employee OF person having such il.
cense to invite, AJAX solicit In the city or harbor OF
Charleston. the boarding or lodging OF any OF the crew
employed any vessel or OF any immigrant arriving IN
the said city of Charleston.
VI The City Council shall take the application OF any
person applying Tor license to keep sailors or imn
grants boarding house. sailors immigrants hotel
the city OF Charleston, and upon satisfactory evidence
to them OF tho respectaby and competency OF such a
pcant and the sutableness OF his accommodations,
year, unless sooner revoked by said City council 70
keep sailor or immigrants boarding house in the city
of Charleston and to invite and Solicit boarders Tor the
same.
VII The City Council may upon satisfactory evidence
of the disordery character OF sailors OF
yded or the keeper proprietor OF any such house.
or OF any force traud deceit or misrepresentation In m
vtng or soliciting boarders or lodgers Tor such mousse
tho part OF such keeper or proprietor OF any OF nus
agents. runners employees OF any attempt to per-
sade ence OF the crew to desert from any Vesse
in the harbor OF Charleston, by such keeper or propre
tor any OF his agents. runners or employees revoke
the license for keeping such house.
WILL Every person receiving the license herenoeiore
provided shall pay to the City Council foresaid the
sum Of twenty dollars.
TX The said City Council shall furnish to each sailors
or immirants hotel or boarding house keeper licensed
by them aforesaid, or more badges or shieas On
which shall be printed engraved the name OF Bucp
hotel or boarding house keeper, and the number ana
street OF his ho e or boarding house, and wmch said
badges or shields shall be surrendered to said City Coun
Gil upon the revocation by them, or expiration OF any
license granted by them as herein provided.
X Every sailors immigrants hotel or boarding
house keeper and every agent, runner or employee OF
such hotel boardnghouse keeper when boarding any
vessel In the harbor OF Charleston or when inviting or
soliciting the boarding lodging of any seaman sailor
or person employed any vessel, or OF any Immigrant
shall wear conspcuously displayed the shield or badge
referred to in the foregoing secuon
X 1t shall not be lawful for any person. except tnose
named in the preceding secuor to Lave wear exmolt
display any such shield badge to any OF the crew en-
ployed any vessel to any Immigrant 80 arriving Ill
city Of Charleston with the intent to invite ask or
solicit the boarding lodging of such Immigrant or OF
any OF the crew employed oa any vessel pelnB In tne
harbor of Charleston.
XII. Whoever shall offend against any or either OF tho
provisions contained in section s, III ana II, IN
this Act shall be ceemed guilty ol mlsdemesnor and
shall, upon conviction thereof be punished BY imprisol
ment for term exceeding one year, and not ess
than thirty days or by fine not exceeding two hundred
and fifty dollars, and not less than one hundred dollars
or by both such fine and Imprisonment
XIII. The word "vessel used Ill th1s ACT snail Ill
cude vessels propelled by steam.
In the Senate House. the twentieth day OF Decemb In
the year Of our Lord thousand eight hundred and
sixtysix. W. u. pOhIEh,
CHAS. H. SIMONTON,
Speaker House Of Representatives.
Approved December 20, 1866:
JAMES L. OKR, Governor