The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-17
An Acr FOB THE BETTER PROTECTION OF sRAMRs AND
I,lluaRANrs N THE PORT AND HARsoR OF CHARLES.

Az Ant FOR THE BErTFR PROTECTION OF BKAMRH AND
n1nuaRANrs m THE PORT AND HARsoR OF oHARLfs'
I B. enae.sd, By he Senate and House Of Representa-
t;pes ,o. met and st,no IN General Assenb and by tbs
authority of TIE same That shall not be lawful for any
person. except pilot or public officer 70 BOARD or ~
Tempt 10 board arriving In the port or harbor OF
before such vessel shs have been made fhst
to the wharf, without first obtaningl cave fom the mas
ten or person having charge Of such vessel Or nom her
o. II shs not be lawful for any owner, agent master
or other person having charge OF any yesa arriving OF
being In the port OF Charleston 10 permr autnoliIs
any sailors hotel or boarding house keeper not licensed
ployee OF any sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding
house. TO board or attempt Sosro any n
before such vessel shall have been made iast
or anchored with intent to invite AJAX or Solicit the
boarding Of any Of the crew employed on such vessel
mi Z shall not be lawful for any sailors or immi-
grants hotel OF boarding house keeper OF tne
OF any saors immigrants hotei or poardn2 mouse
In tie port Of Charleston to neglect or refuse t leave
master or person haying charge OF such vessel
~. shall not be lawful ior any persIa 70 Aeep ,t tom a.
otherwise, any sailors or Immigrants poarang mouse
or sailors immigrants hotel In the city OF
without having license from the City Council thereof
v It shall not be lawful for any person. not having the
license In this Act provided. or not being the regular
agent runner or employee OF person having sucn Ne
ceuse to invite ssk or solicit In the city or haroor OF
employed On M any vessel Of Of any arriving in
the said city Of Charleston,
II The City Council sha aEe tae appSa10a pors a. ny
Grants boarding house. sailors or immigrants MOTEL
In the city OF Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
to them Of the respectabty and competency OF sucn ap
plicaut and Of the suitabeness Of his accommodations,
shall Issue 20 him license, which shall 6e gooa lor one
year, unless sooner revoked py sao lily . ~ "
keep sailor or immigrants boarding house IN the city
of Charleston and to invite and solicit Doardefs pr the
same. ,,..-
VII The City Council may, upon satisfactory evidence
of the dsprdery character Of any sailors or Immigrants
hotel or boarding house. licensed as herenoeiore pro
vded or OF the keeper proprietor OF any such house.
of any force fraud, deceit or IN m
ytng or soliciting boarders dodgers for such mousse
on the part of such keeper proprietor or any OF his
agents. runners employees or OF any attempt 10 per
epce any of the to desert from any Yosse
in the harbor OF Charleston by such keeper OF prope
tor or any Of his agents. runners or employees reVoke
the license for keeping such house.
WILL Every person receiving the license hereinoefore
provided for shall pay to the City Council AFORESAID tne
* The ssid City Council shall furnish to each sailors
immgrant'e hotel boarding house Keeper ncenseo
by them as aforesaid one or more badges OF soeos on
which shall be printed or engraved the nape o. suc6
hotel boarding house keeper, and the numoer sna
street of his hotel boarding house; and which said
badges Or Shields shall be 70 sSa G ~ sn
ell upon the revocation by them, or e1pirauon OF any
license granted by them, as herein PROVIDED.
X. Every sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding.
house keeper and every agent runner or employee OF
vessel IN the harbor Of Charleston or when inviting or
soliciting the boarding or lodging Of any seaman sailor
or person employed on any vessel or OF any immigrant
referred to in the foregoing section.
X 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-
ployed any vessel or to Immigrant 50 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 crew employed oa any vessel being In the
harbor Of Charleston
XII Whoever shall offend against any or either Of the
provisions contained In section J. g. 10 and H. in
this Act shall be ceemed guilty ol mlsdemeanor and
SHALL upon conviction thereof be punished by inprsol
ment for term not exceeding one year. and not less
than thirty days. by fine not exceeding two hundred
and fifty dollars and not less than one hundred dollars
or by both such fine and imprisonment
Kill The word "yessel, as used in this Act shall ILL
clude vessels propelled by steam.
In the Senate House, the twentieth day Of Decembr, in
the year of our Lord thousand eight hundred and
siIty-siI. W. D. PORTER,
President OF the Senate
CHAS. Il. SIMONTON,
Speaker House Of Representatives.
Approved December 2O 1866:
JAMES L. ORR, Governor.