The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-20
NOTICE TO SAILORS OR IMMIGRANTS
HOTEL OR BOARDNGHoUsE KEEPERS.
OFFICE CLERK OF COUNCIL,

NOTICE TO SAILORS OR IMMIGRANTS.
HOTEL Or BoARDNa-HoUsE KEEPERS
OFFICE CLERK OF COUNCIL,
TN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING ACT OF
i the Legislature passed tho Goth day Of December,
1850 all persons hereby notified to can at
this Oco and take out the required license Immediately
W. II. SMITH,
Clerk of Council
.r ACT yon THE BETTER PROTECTION OF sEAMEN AND
nlMIaRANrs N TEE PORT AND HARson OF CHARLES
TON.
fines 70 met and sisnQ IN General Aasenby and 6y the
aufi - of e came That 1t shall not be lawful for any
person, except pilot public olcer to board or at,
Chnreson before such vessel shall have been mne hst
TO the what without first obtaningl cave from the mas
ter or person having charge Of znch vessel or nom her
T It shall not be lawful for any owner agent master,
or other person having charge Of any vessel arriving OF
being In the port Of Charleston, 10 permit or autnoze
any sailors hotel boarding house keeper not licensed
as hereinafter provided any agent runner or EN-
ployee OF any sailors immigrants hotel or boarding
house. board attempt to board any vessel arriving
in or lying Ur uoing the hsrbor port OF Charleston
before tuch sha hnve been made to the wharf,
or anchored with intent to invite ask or solicit the
boarding Of Of the crew employed On nn sen sr
grants hotel or boarding house Keeper or the employee
OF any sailors immigrants hotel or boarding house
in the port OF Charleston to neglect refuse to leave
said vess0 after having been ordered 30 70 40 Dy tne
master or person having charge Of such vessel
w. Z shall not be lawful tor any person to keep, con-
duct or carry on either owner proprietor agent
otherwise any sailors or immigrants poardlng mousse
sailors immigrants hotel IN the city OF
without having license from the City Council thereof,
It shall not be lawful tor any person, nothaYng the
license III this Act provided, or not being the regular
agent runner or employee OF person having such IL IL
to invite ask solicit In the city or harbor OF
Charleston the boarding lodging OF any OF the crew
employed on any vessel of any immigrant arriving IN
the said city OF Charleston.
person applying for license to keep sailors or imm-
grants boarding house, or sailors or 9ote
In the city and upon soS a
picant and of the suitabeness OF hs accommodations
sha issue to him license, which shall ee good for one
keen sailor or immigrants boarding house in the city
Of Charleston and to invite and Solicit boarders ior ne
same
of the sorderly character Of any sailors or immigrants
hotel or boarding house. licensed as hereinbefore pro-
vded of the keeper or OF any sucA mousse
or any force fraud deceit or IN IN
yiting or soliciting boarers dodgers for such house
on the part such keeper proprietor or any OF bis
agents Or o. any @ 70
in the Charleston by such keeper or propre
tor any Of his agents. runners or employees revoke
the license for keeping such house.
VIII Every person receiving the license hereinbefore
provided for shall pay to the city Council aforesaid the
sum of twenty dollars.
or immgrants hotel boarding house keeper licensed
by them as aforesaid one badges or shields on
which shall be printed or engraved the name OF sucD
hotel or boarding house keeper and the NUMBER anu
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
Y Every sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding
house keeper and every agent runner or employee OF
such hotel Or boarding keeper when 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 conspicuousy displayed the shield badge
referred to in tho foregoing section.
X 1t shall not 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 om
poyed on any vessel to any immigrant so arriving III
the city of Charleston with the intent to invite ask or
solicit the boarding lodging OF such Immigrant or OF
any of the employed OF any vessel being In the
harbor of Charleston. 80
Xu whoever shall offend against any or either of the
proysions contained In section l. s. s, 10 and H. in
this Act shall be Geemed guilty ol m1sdemeanor and
shall upon conviction thereof be punished by tmpriso
men term not exceeding one year, and not less
than thirty days. by fine MOI exceeding two hundred
and fifty dollars and not less than one hundred doars
or by both such fine and imprisonment
Kill The word "vessel," as used in this Act shall III
clude vessels propelled by steam.
In the Senate House. the twentieth day OF Decemor IN
the year Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-siI. W. u. fOhdhh,
President of the Senate.
CHAS. b. SIMONTON,
Speaker House Of Representatives.
Approved December 20, 1866:
JAMES L. OnR, Governor.
March II