The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-18

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1885, all persons concerned hereby notified to oan at
this Oce and take out the required license tmmedstay
- = - s.sE ". H sMITH, =
ts'ss Clerk Of Council.
An ACT FOE THE BETTER PROTECTION oF sEA1xRN AND
u<nnInxNTs m THE PoRr AID HAHnon or oHAaLls--
L Bea enueted tho Senate and House Of Rewesesta
tipes .oo net and st,ng IN General Asse6 and blythe
authority Of the sams That shall not be lawful for any
person, except pilot or public officer, TO board or AZ
tempt 20 board weasel arriving In the port harbor OF
Charleston before such vessel shall have been made st
to the wharf without first obtaining leave from the mas.
ter or person having chrRe Of such veSsei or nom her
Il It aha not be lawful for any owner esent master,
other person having charge Of any vessel arriving or
being the sean o1
as hereinafter provided, or any sgent runner or EN-
poyee OF any sailors Immigrants hotel or boarding
house. to board o. attempt TO board any vessel arriving
before such vessel shall have been made wharf,
anchored with intent to- invite ask or sohd. the
boarding. Of any Of the crew employed on such vessel
granite hotel boarding house keepar or tho employee
Of any sailors or i'm grante hotel or boarding house
keeper having boarded vessel made fast TO wharf
in the port OF Charleston neglect or refuse TO leave
said vessel after having been ordered no to do by the
master Or person having charge Of such vessel
~. It aha not be lawful tor any person to keep con-
duct carry on, either owner proprietor, agent or
otherwise any sacrs or tmlnigrants boarding house.
or sailors hotel In the city OF Charleston
without having license from the City Council thereof
license in this Act provided, or not being tho regular
agent runner or employee Of person having such u
cense to invite ask or solicit IN the city or harbor OF
employed on any vessel OF any Immigrant arriving
the said city Of Charleston. .ss=.
VI The City Council shall take the application Of any
person applying for license TO keep sailorB or immi
In the city OF Charleston, and upon satisfactory evidence
to them Of the respecaby and competency OF suoh a
picant and Of the sutableness Of his accommodations
year. unless sooner revoked by said City Council to
keep sailor immigrants boarding house in the city
Of Charleston and to invite and solicit boarers for the
same, .-tE
VII Tho City Council m8y upon satisfactory evidence
Of the sorderly character Of sailors or immerant
hotel or boarding house, licensed as hereinbefoEe pro-
yded or Of the keeper proprietor ot any such house,
or OF any force fraud deceit In In
yi6n or soliciting boarders or odgers for such house,
the part Of such keeper or proprietor or any OF bis
agents. runners, employees, or OF any attempt to per-
suade ence any Of the crew to desert from any vessel
In the harbor Of Charleston by such keeper OF propre
tor any Of his agents. runners or employees revoke
the license for keeping such house.
VII Every person receiving the license hsrenbefore
provided for shall pay to the City Council aforesaid the
sum Of twenty dollars.
or Immigrants hotel boarding house keeper licensed
by them as aforesaid one or more badges or Shields on
which shall be printed or engraved the name OF such
hotel OF boarding house keeper and the number and
street Of his hoel or boarding house, and which said
badges or shields shall be surrendered to said City Coun
Gil upon tho revocation BY them, or expiration OF any
license granted by them, as herein provided.
K Every sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding.
house keeper and every agent runner or employee OF
such hotel or keeper, when boarding any
vessel In the harbor Of Charleston or when inviting or
soini1ing the boarding lodging Of any seaman sailor
or son employed on any vessel or OF any Immigrant,
sha year conspcuouRy displayed, the shield or badge
refe red to in the foregoing section.
K It 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 en-
poyed on any vessel to any immigrant 30 arriving IN
the city OF Charleston with the intent to invite ask or
solicit the boarding lodging OF such Immigrant or OF
any of the crew employed Ga any vessel being IN the
harbor Of Charleston
XIII Whoever shall offend against any or either Of the
provisions contained In section !, g. s, 10 and In
this Act shall be ceemed guilty ol misdemeanor, and
shall upon conviction thereof be punished by imprison
ment for term exceeding one year, and not Less
than thirty days. by fine not exceeding two hundred
and fifty dollar aud not less than hundred dollars
or by both such aAe and imprisonment
XIII The word "vessel " as used In this Ac. shall In
clude vessels propelled by steam
In the Senate House. the twentieth day Of December In
the year Of our Lord thousand eight hundred and
sixty.si1 W. D. POTTER,
Presidon OF the Senate.
CHAS. q. SIMONTON,
Speaker House OF Representatives.
Approved December 20, 1866:
JAMES L. OR1, Governor.