The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-27

An ACT FOE THE BETTER PROTECTION OF sEAhEN AND
IMMIGRANTS IN THE PORT AND HARBoR OF CHARLES
Be IL enacted by the Senate and House of Representd-
tiues now met and sitting General Assembly, and 6y the
authority of the sae That shall not be lawful for any
person except pilot public officer to board or at
tempt to board vessel arriving in the port harbor OF
Charleston before such vessel shall have been made last
TO the wharf without first obtaining cave from the mas
having charge OF sucn 'esse Ut rou nef
M II shall not be lawful for any owner, agent MASTER
or other person having charge OF any vessel arriving OF
being port Of Charleston, 10 permit or autnolze
any Sailors hotel or boarding house keeper not licensed
as hereinafter provided, or any agent runner or en-
ployee OF any sailors immigrants hotel or boarding
house to board attempt to board any vessel arriving
in or ylng or ueing the harbor port OF Charleston
before such vessel shall have been made to the wharf
or anchored with intent to invite, ask or solicit the
boarding of any the employed on such vessel
ILL 1t shall be lawful for any sailors or immf-
grants hotel or boarding house keeper or the employee
or any sailors or immigrants hotel or Doardine mousse
keeper having boarded any vessel made fast to any wharf
in the port OF Charleston to neglect or refuse to leave
said vessel after having been ordered SO to 90 by tho
master or person having charge OF such vessel
w II shall not be lawful Tor any person 10 Keep con-
duct or carry on either owner proprietor agent or
otherwise any sailors or immigrants boarding house.
or sailors immigrants hotel III the city OF charleston
without having license from the City Council thereof
" It shall be lawful tor any person. not having the
license IN this Act provided. or not being the regular
agent, runner or employee OF person having sucn IL
cense to invite ask solicit III the city or harbor or
Charleston the boarding lodging OF any OF the crew
employed on any vessel or OF any immigrant arriving IN
the said city OF Charleston.
vi The CITY Council shall take the application of any
person applying for license to keep sailors or lmm-
grants boarding house. or sailors or immigrants hotel
in the city Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
to them of respectaby and competency OF such ap
picant and of the suitabeness OF his accommodanons
shall issue him license, which shall De good lor one
year. unless revoked by said CITY Counch 70
keep sailors or immigrants boarding house IN the city
of Charleston and TO invite and solicit boarders for the
same
of the dsorderly character Of sailors or immigrants
hotel or boarding house. licensed as herenoeore pro-
vded Of the keeper or proprietor OF any sch mousse
or of any force fraud deceit Misrepresentation in In
wiling or soliciting boarders dodgers for such house.
on the part such keeper or proprietor or any OF his
agents. runners or employees or OF any attempt TO per-
snsde or ence any the desert from any vessel
In thu harbor Charleston by such keeper or propre
tor or any OF his agents. runners or employees revoke
the license for keeping such house
VIII Every person receiving the nceuse helenbefore
provided for shall pay to the City Council aforesaid the
sum of twenty dollars
X The said City Council shall furnish to each sailors
or immigrans hotel boarding house keeper licensed
by them aforesaid, or more badges or Shields
which shall be printed or engraved the name OF such
hotel or boarding house keeper and the number and
street of his hotel boarding house; which said
badges or shields shall be surrendered to said City Coun
Gil upon the revocation by them expiration of any
license granted by them, as herein provided.
Y. Every sailors or immigrants hotel boarding
house keeper and every agent runner employee Of
such hotel boarding house keeper when boarding any
vessel in the harbor C Charleston when inviting or
soliciting the boarding or lodging of any seaman sailor
person employed on any vessel any immigrant
shall wear conspcuously displayed, the shield badge
referred to in the foregoing section.
XI 1t 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 crew
poyed on any vessel or to any immigrant 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 any vessel being i'll the
harbor Of Charleston.
XII Whoever shall offend against any or either OF the
provisions contained in section l. g. g. 10 and H. ID
this Act shall be ceemed guilty oil mlsdemeanor ana
SHALL upon conviction thereof, be punished oy
ment for term not exceeding one year. aud NOT iess
than thirty days. by fine exceeding two hundred
and fifty dollars, and not less than one nuiufeu
or by both such fine ard imprisonment ,u,
Kill The word "vesse as used IN tns Act' snan III
olude vessels propelled BY steam. ,. n,,o,,,, :,
the wear Of or Lord one thousand eight hundred and
s;N, 1 y.S. & VI Jul H' W D. PORTER,
'' President OF the Senate.
CHAS. Il. SIMONTON,
Speaker House of Representatives.
Approved December 20, 1866:
JAMES L. ORR, GoverIS-.