The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-06

AN ACT Fon THE BETTER PROTECTION OF HRAsxEN AND
IMMIGRANTS IN THE PORT AND HARBoR OF CHARLES
TON.
res no,p me. and ittng in General Asse6ly and BY the
authority of the same, That 1t shall not be lawful for any
person. except pilot public officer, to board or at
tempt TO board vessel arriving In the port Rrbor Of
Charleston before such vessel shalt have been made fast
to the wharf without first obtainngl cave from the as.
ter person having charge Of such vessel or from her
owner agents.
u 1t shall not be lawful for any owner agent master.
other person having charge OF any vessel arriving
being In the port OF Charleston 10 permit or authorize
SAILORS hotel or boarding house keeper not licensed
as hereinafter provided, or any agent runner OF en-
poyee OF any sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding
house. to board attempt to board, any vessel arriving
in lying or icing In the harbor or Charleston
before sch vessel shall have beenmade INST the wharf
anchored with intent to invite. ASH or soctt the
boarding Of any Of the crew employed on such vessel
ILL 1t shall not be lawful for any sailors or immt
grants hotel boarding house keeper, the employee
Of any saiors i'm grants hotel boarding house
keeper, having boarded any vessel made fast any whs
in the port Of Charleston to neglect or refuse TO lesvs
said vessel after having been ordered to do by the
master or person having charge OF such vessel: -
~. shall not be lawful toc any person to keep, con-
duct carry on, either as owner propretor agent
otherwise, any sailors immigrants boarding house,
sailors or immgrants hotel in the city OF Charleston.
without having license from the City Council thereof
v 1t shall not be lawful for any person. nothaVng the
license this Act provided or not being the regular
agent runner or employee OF person having Aunn u
cense todnyte, ask solicit in the city or harnor Oi
employed any vessel or of any immigrant arriving IN
the said city Of Charleston, -. -. f,,...r-.
person applying for license to keep sailors ii-
grants boarding house. or sailors or Immigrants hotel
In the city Of Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
to them Of the responsibility and co@petensy q such
shall issue TO him alcensc Which Bhal be- good for one
year, unless sooner revoked by said City Council 10
Of Charleston and TO- invite ana soct boardes for s
Ia T.: n. - .'s'i 'l
VII The City Council may upon satisfactory evidence
of the disordery character Of any sailors or
hotel boarding house, licensed hereinbefore pro-
vded of the keeper proprietor Of any such house.
or of any force fraud deceit Misrepresentation, IN In
the part Of such keeper propretory any OF bis
agents. runners employees, or OF any attempt 30 par
suade ence any OF the crew to desert from vessel
III the harbor Of Charleston bS such keeper or prope-
tor any his agents. runners employees revoke
the license for keeping such house.
VIII. Every person receiving the license herenbefore
provided tor shall to the City Council aforesad the
sum OF twenty dollars 't.e. 81; ...-zSi saa
TX The said City Council shan furnish to each sailors
or immigrants hotel boarding house keeper, licensed
by them aforesaid. more badges shields en-
which shall be printed engraved the name Of auch
hotel boarding house keeper, and the number and
street of his no el or boarding house; and which Bad
Gil upon the revocation by them or eIptraton Of any
license granted by them, - 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, when invng
soliciting the boarding or lodging of any seaman sailor
or person employed on any vessel or OF any immgan
shall wear conspcuousy displayed the shield or badge
referred to in the foregoing section. .,s..-:s... :
XI. 1t shall not be lawful for any person. except those
named In the preceding secor to Lave wear exhibit or
display any such shield badge to any OF the
poyed any vessel or to any Immigrant 80 arriving in
the city Of Charleston with the intent to invite ask
solicit the boarding lodging OF such immigrant or OF
any OF the crew employed on any vessel being In the
harbor Of Charleston.
XII. Whoever shall offend against any either Of the
provisions contained In section L. s. 10 and II, In
this Act shall be ceemed guilty ol msdemeanof, and
shall, upon conviction thereof be puhed by mprson-
ment for term not exceeding year, and not less
than thirty days. or by fine not exceeding two hundred
and fifty dolars aud not less than one hundred doiars
or by both such fine and imprisonment :
KILL The worI "vesss, as used In this Act, shall in
clude Vessels propelled by steam.
In tho Senate House. the twentieth day OF Decembr In
the year of Lord thousand eight hundred and
sixty-Bi1 w. D. PORTER,
Presden. OF the Senate
CHAS. II. SIMONTON,
Speaker House OF Representatives
Approved December 20, 1856:
JAMES L. OlR, Governor
March II