The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-16

Clerk OF Council
IMMIGRANTS IN THE PORT AND HARDoR OF CHARLES
I Bel enucted by the Senate and House Of Representa-
tires roc met and sitting in General Assembly, and 6y at
authority of the same, That shall not be lawful for any
person. ex;cpt pilot public officer, to board or at
tempt to board vessel arriving In the port or harbor OF
to the wharf without first obtainng cave from the mas
ter person having charge OF such VESSEL or om he1
owner Or agents.
or other person having charge of my vessel arriving or
being In the port OF Choreston 10 permit or authorize
any sailors hotel boarding house Keeper not licensed
as hereinafter provided, any agent runner or en-
ployee of any sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding
house. to board attomp to board any vessel arriving
in or lying eng IN tho hnrbor or port OF Charleston
before such vessel shall have been made ast 10 tne
or anchored with intent to invite ask solicit the
boarding of any of the employed on such vessel
III. It shall not be lawful for any sailors or lmmi-
grants hotel or boarding house keeper or the employee
Of any sailors impgrants hotel or boarding house
keeper having boarded any vessel made ast to any wharf
in the port OF Charleston neglect refuse to leave
said vessel after having been ordered SO TO- DO by the
w. It shall not be lawful Tor any person TO Keep con-
duct or carry on, either as owner proprietor agent or
otherwise any sailors or immigrants boarding hoase
without having license from tho City Council thereof
1t shall not be lawful for any person, not having the
license IN this Act provided or not being the regular
noent runner or employee OF person having such II.
cense to invite ask solicit In the city or harbor OF
Charleston the boarding lodging Of any Of the crew
employed any vessel or OF any immigrant arriving ID
VI The City Council shall Toxic the application Of any
person applying for license to keep sailors or mml-
grants boarding house. or sailors or lmmerant 1ote
in the city OF Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
to them of the responsibility aud competency Of such
pcant and OF the suitablencss OF his accommodations
shall issue to him license, which shall ne good one
wear unless sooner revoked by said City Council, to
keep sailors immigrants boarding house IN The city
Of Charleston, and to invite and solicit boarders Tor the
same.
of the disorcry character OF any sailors or Immigrants
hotel or boarding house, licensed as hereinbetoTe pro-
yed or of the keeper proprietor OF any such house.
or of nny force fraud deceit misrepresentation In in
yng or soliciting boarders or dodgers for such house.
on the part of such keeper proprietor or any OF bis
agents. runners employees OF any attempt to per-
snne or cucc any OF the crew desert from any vessel
in the harbor OF Charleston BY such keeper or propre
tor or uny his agents. runners or employees, revoke
the license for keeping such house.
VIII Every person receiving the cenac nerelnpetOre
provided Tor shall pay to the city Council aforesaid the
sum Of twenty dollars
X Tho said City Council shall furnish to each sailors
BY them Us aforesaid badges Shields
which shall be printed engraved the name OF such
hotel or boarding house keeper, ald the number and
street of his hotel boarding house, and which 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 or immigrants hotel or boarding
house keeper aud every agent runner or employee OF
such hotel boarding keeper when boarding any
vessel in the arbor OF Charleston, when inviting
soliciting the boarding lodging Of any sailor
person employed Oh my vessel or any immigrant
shall wear conslcuousy displayed, the shield or badge
referred to in the foregoing section.
XI It shall not be lawful for any person. except those
named In the preceding section, to Lave wear exhibit
display any such shield badge to any Of the
poyed on any vessel to any immigrant arriving in
the city of Chureson with tho intent to invite ask
solicit the boarding lodging of such immigrant OF
any OF the employed any vessel being In the
harbor Of Charleston
XII. Whoever shall offend agains any either Of the
provisions cuntair cd in section 2 s, 10 and H. in
this Act shall be ceencd guilty o msdemeanor, ind
slal upon conviction thereof be punished by imprson
ment for term exceeding one year, und not less
than thirty dnys by fine not exceeding two hundred
aud fifty dollars and not less than hundred dollars,
Or by both such fine and imprisonment.
KILL Tho word vesse, rs used in this Act, shall i'll
clude vessels propelled by steam.
In the Senate House. tho twentieth day of Dccembtr il
the year Of our Lord thousand eight hundred and
sixty-six. W. d. PORTER,
President OF the Senate
CHAS. H. SIMONTON,
Speaker Houee of Representatives.
Approved December 20, 1866
JAMES L. ORR, Governor.
March II