The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-19

AM Aor FOR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF sEAhEN AND
nM1aRANTs IN THE PORT AND HARBoH OF oHARI.ks-
Bea eracted BY the Senate and House Of Represcsta-
t;ps, ou met and ,ng General AssembIy and oy no
authority of the same, That 1t shall not be lawful or any
except pilot public % ss port % or SarSor
Charleston before such vessel snau nave oeen ias
to the wharf without first obainngl cave nom the mas
ter person having charge Of such vessel or nom her
H It shall not be lawful for any owner, agent master
or other person having charge OF any Vesse arng OF
being In the port Of Charleston, 10 permit OF
any ssors hotel or boarding house keeper not licensed
as hereinafter provided, any agent runner or en-
poyee any sailors or immigrants hotel or ooaTdng
house to board or attempt to board any vessel arriving
In or lying being In the harbor or OF Chareston
before such vessel shall have been made inst to the wharf,
anchored with intent to invite sas 0I s0nSs Sssss the
In L shall not be lawful for any sailors or immi
grants hotel or boarding house keeper or the employee
Of any sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding house
having boarded any vessel made st to wharf
I'M the port OF Charleston to neglect or refuso 70 leave
said vessel after having been ordered 30 to DO 6y the
M r. sRs not be ias for any person to keep
duct or carry on either owner, proprietor agent or
otherwise, any sailors or Immigrants Doarang mouse
or saors or immigrants hotel in the city OF Charleston
without having license from the City Council thereof
" sha not be lawful for any person. not having the
license IN this Act provided or NOT oeing tne y
agent runner or employee Of person having sucn u.
cense to invite AJAX solicit In the cl OF nsroor Oh
Chsreston the boarding lodging Of any of the crew
emplOyed yo66el, OF OI
vi The cty Council shall take the application Of any
person applying for license to keep sailors or immi
grants boarding house, sailors or Immigrants 9ote
In the city OF Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
to them Of the respectaby and competency OF sucn
pcant and of the suiabeness Of his accommodauons
wear unless sooner revoked by said City Council to
keep sailor or immigrants boarding house In the cy
of Charleston and to invite and Solicit boarders ior tne
VII The caty Council may upon satisfactory evidence
of the disordery character Of any sailors or
hotel boarding house, licensed as pro
or of any force fraud deceit or IN
yng or soliciting boarders or lodgers for such mousse
the part Of such keeper OF OF any oi n
agents. runners or employees Of any attempt TO per-
or ence any the crew to desert from any Vesse
In the harbor Of Charleston by such keeper or propre-
tor or any OF his agents nons or
VIII every person receiving the license herenbeore
provided shall pay to the City council AFORESAID tne
X The said CITY Council shall furnish to each sailors
or immigrants hotel boarding house keeper licensed
them as aforesaid one OF more eaages OF n oh
hotel boarding house keeper, and tne humoer A9
street of his hoel or boarding house; and which SAID
badges shields shall be surrendered to sad Cy voun
ell upon the revocation by them, or e1praaon OF any
| license granted by them, as herein proV1ueo.
K Every sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding.
and every agent bsp on baals
vessel In the hsrbor OF Charleston or when nWn8 or
soliciting the boarding lodging OF any seaman sailor
or person employed on any vessel or OF any
shall wear conspcuously displayed the shield or badge
| referred to In the foregoing section.
XII It shall not be lawful for any person. except tnose
named in the preceding section to Lave wear exhibit or
display any such shield or badge TO any ne crew
ployed any vessel or to any Immigrant 80 arriving III
of Charleston with the intent to invite ask or
solicit the boarding lodging OF such immigrant or oi
any of the crew employed any vessel being in the
harbor of Charleston.
XII whoever shall offend against any or either of the
provisions contained in section l. 10 and II, In
this Act shall be ceemed guilty ol misdemesnor and
SHALL upon conviction thereof be punished by imprisoi
ment for term exceeding one year. and not less
than thirty days. by fine not exceeding TWO hundred
and fifty dollars and not less than one hundrea doarS
OF by both such fine and imprisonment
Kill The word "vessel as used in this Act snail ILL.,
clude vessels propelled by steam.
In the Senate House. the twentieth day Of Decembr r IN
the year of Lord thousand eight hundred and
sixty-six. W. u. fOhdEh,
President of the Senate.
CHAS. b. SIMONTON,
Speaker Houee Of Representatives
Approved December 20, 1866:
JAMES L. ORR, Governor
March IA