The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-16

AN ACT FOR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF sEAhEs sl.s
1lnuaRANTs d, THR PORT AND HARson OF oHARih
r. esuctod by the Senate and House Of Representa-
t;p.s nom met and s,no General Assembly, anu oy e
authority of The sane That snail not be lawful ior any
person except piIog public ohicer' 70 ooaru VI Nv
tempt 70 board vessel arriving in the port OF haroor o.
hefore ch vessel shall nave been made last
to the wharf, without first obaining cave from the mas
ter or having charge OF such vessel or om ner
I II ahs not be lawful for any owner agent master
or other person having charge OF any vessel arriving OF
being In tho port OF Charleston 10 permit OF
sny s ora hotel or boarding house Keeper not LICENSED
as hereinafter provided, or any agent runner OF e-
poyee OF any or immigrants hotel or ooardn8
house, 70 ooAru or attempt NY NY y, SharIesop
uc vessel shu been made last TO the wharf,
or anchored with intent to invite, ask or SOLICIT ue
ho.rdino on any Of employed on such vessel
III it shau no. 90 Rwfui Tor any SAILORS or lmml-
Grants hotel or boarding mouse Keeper or the epoyee
ar suy sailors or i'm grants hotel or poardn mouse
having boarded veSse made fast TO any Whri
IN bort OF Charleston neglect or refuse TO leave
sad vessel after havi been oruered SO 10 90 0y Ine
master or person having charge OF such vessel
w Il sna be iHwru ior any person 70 keep con-
duct or carTy on owner, proprietor agent OF
otnerw1se any sailors or immigrants boarding mousse
or saiiors immigrants hotel LII the CITY OF Cnar
u1ti,out having license from the City Council thereof
liz sna net DO lawful Tor any person, not having the
cense IN tls Act provided. or not being the regular
a6enL runner or employee OF person navns sucn " y,
ense 10 nyile ask or sont the city or harbor OF
nsr.eston the boarding iodHing OF any OF me crew
employed ON any vessel OF auy immigrant arriving IN
the said city OF Charleston
person applying lor q losnse TO Keep siors or mmi-
ersnts boarding house, or sailors or Immigrants hote
IN tle CITY OF Charleston, upon satisfactory eV1uen
20 t.u OF the respectaDy and competency OF sucn
plicant and the sitabencss OF his accommodations,
small issus him license, which snal 30 good or one
wear unless sooner revoked by said City Council, 70
kesp ssiior or immigrants boarding house In he clty
OF Charleston and 70 invite and Solicit boaruers ior te
same -.
of he dsorerly character Ut any sailors or Immigrants
hote or boarding house, ncensed w aereoeiote plo
viaed, the keeper or proprietor OF any suc
mr. or rorce fraud, deceit misrepresentation In NJ
yiduQ or soucung boxrders ougers for sucn mousse
ON rne part OF keeper proprietor or any OF DIS
ageuls, runners, or empoyees or OF any pes
sde or enus any OF to desert rom any vessel
In Ira nxrbor OF charleston such keeper or proprie-
tor or any ayrns, runners or empoyees revoke
the license tor keeping sucn mouse. ,. ,.u.,,.so,.
VII. Every person receiving the license nerenDeiore
provuso shall pay to the city Council AFORESAID tne
sum OF twenty uollArs.
~ The SAID Cay council shall furnish to each sailor
or imnsn,s NOEL or boarding house keeper, Licensed
by them az ntoresaid moro badges Or Shields on
which ANAL be printed engraved tho name OF sucp
not.l or boarding house keeper, and the nunDer ana
strtet OF hls no ell or boarding house which said
haS0es or sbeds shall surrendered TO said City Coun-
al upon the revocation by them, or expiration Of any
l{nensa granted by them, "a hereln provided.
x Every sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding.
nou.e Keeper aud every agent runner or employee OF
.uch hot VI boardiutnouse keeper wnen ooardng any
oaa
soncnx The uoaramg or logging Of any seaman sailor
or ver.on employed any yesse, or or any
sna wear cousplcuousy aispiayed the sneo or osose
rer.rrea III the foregoing secuon.
u it ssu De lawful Tor any person, except those
name In the preceding secuor, TO AVE, wear exolto OF
d,splay ANY suc seiu padge 70 any OF the crew en-
,oye on sny vessel. any inmrunt 30 arriving III
tus CITY OF CnArieston, with the intent 10 inVe ssx or
soIrit tue boarding lodging Of such Immigrant or OF
sny or the crew employed on any vessel DeihR In the
nArbor OF Charies.on. a.
X. whoever snaL offend against any or either Of the
proy,sions contained In section J. 49, ~ and II, IN
tnis Act shall ,.eelned guilty ol midemeanor ana
sxl upon conviction thereof, oe punished by inprlsol
nosnt tor term no. exceeding one year. aud hot ess
tnan thirty days, by tine hot exceeding TWO hundred
and rtry dolinr aud not less than one hundred DO ar
or py poth such fine and imprisonment
XiII The word ''vessel" used In this Act shall Ill
olude yesses propelled by steam.
In the senaIe House. the twentieth day OF Decemb IN
the year OF Lord one thousand eight and
sirtysir w. d. PORTER,
Presden OF the senate.
CHAs. II. SIMONTON,
Speaker House OF Representatives.
Approved December 20. 1886:
JAHEs L. ORR, Governor.
March II