The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-07
NoTIoN TO SAILORS OR IMMIGRANTS

NOTICE TO SAILORS OR IMMIGRANTs
HOTEL OR BOARDNG-HOUsE KEEPERS.
OFFICE CLERK OF COUNCIL,
March Is, 1887. !
TN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING AOT OF
1 the Legissture passed the Goth day of December
1866 all persons concerned are hereby notified to call
this Office and take out the required license Immediately
". q. SMITH,
Clerk Of Council.
An ACT FOB THE BETTER PROTECTION OF sEAMEN AM
1dnnaRAsrs IN THE PORT AND aARBoR OF cRAILEs
I Belt enacted by the Senate and House Of Representa-
.ire rou met and sittn0 General Assembly, and by tn
authority of the same, That it shall not be lawful for any
person. except pilot or public officer TO board or a.
tempt to board vessel arriving In the port or harbor
Charleston before such vessel shall have been made fast
to the wharf without first obtainingl cave from the mas
ter person having charge OF such vessel or from her
u It sha 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
any sailors hotel boarding house keeper not licensed
hereinafter provided, or any agent, runner or en-
ployee OF any sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding
house. to board attempt to board any vessel
n or lying or ueng the harbor port Charleston
before such vessel shall have been made fast to the wharf
or anchored with intent to invite, ask or solicit the
boarding Of any Of the employed on such vessel
ILL., It shall not be lawful for any sailors or tmmi-
grants hotel boarding house keeper the employee
OF any sailors immigrants hotel or boarding house
keeper having boarded any vessel made fast to any wharf
said vessel after having been ordered TO do by the
master or person having charge OF such vessel.
w. It shall not be lawful Tor any person to keep, con-
duct carry on either owner proprietor agent or
otherwise any sailors or immigrants boarding house.
or sailors immigrants hotel in the city OF Charleston
without having license from the City Council thereof
" shall not be lawful for any person. not having the
license this Act provided, or not being the regular
agent runner employee OF person having such IL.
cense invite ask solicit In the city or harbor Of
Charleston, the boarding lodging OF any OF the crew
IOvad nr QnU aaQal
the said city of Charleston.
VI The City Council shall take the application Of any
grants boarding house. sailors immigrants hotel
in the city OF Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
them of the respectabty and competency OF such
pcan and OF the suitabeness OF his accommodations,
shall issue to him cense, which shall be good for one
year. unless sooner revoked by said City Council to
keep sailors or immigrants boarding house in the city
of Charleston and to invite and solicit boarders for the
same.
WI The City Council may. upon satisfactory evidence
Of the disorderly character any sailors immigrants
hotel boarding house, Licensed as herenbefore pro-
yded or of the keeper proprietor of any such house.
or of any force fraud deceit or misrepresentation In In
yting or soliciting boarders dodgers for such house
the part OF such keeper or proprietor or any OF ms
agents. runners, employees. or Of any attempt b per
suade entce any OF the crew to desert from any vessel
in the harbor of Charleston BY such keeper or prope
tor any OF his agents. runners or employees revoke
the license for keeping suoh house.
VIII Every person receiving the license hereinbefore
provided shall to the City Council aforesaid the
sum of twenty dollars.
* The said City Council shall furnish to each sailors
or immigrants hotel boarding house keeper, licensed
by them as aforesaid. badges shields, on
which shall be printed engraved the name OF such
hotel boarding house keeper, and the number and
street of his hotel or boarding house; and which said
badges shields sha be surrendered to said City Coun
Gil upon the revocation by them or expiration 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
such hotel boarding keeper when boarding any
soliciting the boarding lodging OF any seaman sailor
or person employed on any vessel or OF any Immigrant
shall wear conspicuousy displayed the shield or 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 or
display any such shield badge TO any OF the
ployed on any vessel to any immigrant arriving III
the city of Charleston with the intent to invite ask
solicit the boarding or lodging OF such Immigrant or Of
any Of the employed any vessel being in the
harbor of Charleston.
XII Whoever shall offend against any either Of the
provisions contained in section /, g. 10 and H. In
this Act shnl be ceemed guilty ol mlsdemeanor and
SHALL upon conviction thereof be punished by impriso
ment for term not exceeding one year., and not less
than thirty days. Sy 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 "vessel as used in this Act, shall III
olude vessels propelled by steam.
In the Senate House. the twentieth day OF December In
the year our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-six. w. ID. PORTER,
President OF the Senate
CHAS. r. SIA1ONTON,
Speaker House of Representatives
Approved December 90, 1866:
JAMES L. ORR, Governor.