The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-28

AK ACT FOR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF sEAMEN AND
IMMIGRANTS IN THE PORT AND HARBoR OF CHARLES
TON.
L Bet enacted by the Senate and House Of Representa-
ues no,u met and sitng General Assembly, and oy the
authority of the same That it shall not be lawful for any
person. except pilot public officer, to board or at.
tempt to board vessel arriving in the port or harbor OF
Charleston before such vessel shall have been made fast
to the wharf, without first obtainngl cave from the mas
ter or person having charge Of such vessel or nom her
owner or agents.
M It shal not be lawful for any owner, agent master,
or other person having charge OF any vessel arriving or
being In the port Of Charleston 10 permit or authorize
any sailors hotel boarding house keeper not licensed
as hereinafter provided, any agent runner or en-
ployee any sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding
house. board attempt to board any vessel arriving
In or ylng or being in the harbor port OF 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 crew employed on such vessel
I'LL Il shall not be lawful for any sailors or 1mmi
grants hotel boarding house keeper or the employee
Of any sailors or immigrants hotel or ooardnS mouse
keeper having boarded any vessel made last 70 any
in the port OF Charleston to neglect or refuse 70 leave
said vessel after having been ordered so to 90 py the
msster or person having charge Of such vessel
w. 1t shall not be lawful for any person 70 Keep, con-
dc or carry on either owner proprietor agent or
otherwise any sailors immigrants boarding mousse
or sailors or immigrants hotel IN the city OF Charleston
without having license from the City Council thereoi
II 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 II.
cense to invite, AJAX or solicit IN the city OF vi
employed any vessel or OF any Immigrant arriving IN
the said city Of Charleston. ., &c.
VI The City Council shall take the appncauon OF any
persun applying for license to keep sailors or imm-
GRANTS boarding house. sailors or immgranFs note
In the city OF Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
to them of the respectabiy and competency OF sucn
plcant and of the suitableness of his
shall issue him license, which shall Ee good for one
year unless sooner revoked by said City Council. 70
keep sailors or immigrants boarding mousse IN tae cls
of Charleston and to invite and solicit boarders Tor the
VII The City Council may upon satisfactory evidence
Of the disorderly character Of any saors OF 1an
ided of the keeper or proprietor OF any sucn
or of any force fraud deceit or misrePresentanon In In
yiing soliciting boarders or lodgers ior sucn S
on the part of such keeper proprietor or any OF MS
agents. runners employees or OF any attempt 10 per-
shade or ence any the crew to desert from any vesse
in the harbor Of Charleston oy sucn Keeper OF
tor or any Of agents. runners or employees revoke
the license for keeping such house.
Will Every person receiving the license hereinbefore
provided shall pay to the City Council aforesaid the
* The said City Council shall furnish to each sailors
or immigrants hotel boarding house keeper licensed
by them aforesaid one or more badges or shelcs on
which shall be printed engraved the name OF sIcb
hotel or boarding house keeper, and the number and
street of his hotel boarding house, and which said
badges shields shall be 70 sald CITY Coun
ell upon the revocation by them, or expiration Of any
liconse granted by them, as herein provided
<. Every sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding
house keeper and every agent runner or employee OF
such hotel or boarding keeper when boarding any
vessel in the harbor Of Charleston, or when inviting or
soliciting the boarding or lodging of any seaman sailor
or person employed on any vessel or OF any Immigrant
shall wear conspcuously displayed, the shield or badge
referred to in the foregoing section.
XII 1t shall not be lawful for any person, except those
named in the preceding section to Lave wear exhibit or
display any such shield or badge to any OF the crew en-
poyed on any vessel or 10 any Immigrant SO arriving i'll
the city of Charleston with the intent to invite ask or
solicit the boarding lodging OF such immigrant Of
any OF the employed oa any vessel being In the
harbor Of Charleston
XII whoever shall offend against any or either Of the
provisions contained in section s, 10 and H. in
this Act shall be ceemed guilty o msdemeanor, and
shall upon conviction thereof be punished by imprso-
ment for term not exceeding year, and not less
than thirty days. by 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, " used in this Act shall Ill
clude vessels propelled by steam.
In the Senate House. the twentieth day Of Decemb.r IN
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty.si1. W. D. PORTER
President of the Senate.
CHAS. H. SIMONTON,
Speaker House of Representatives.
Approved December 20, 1866
JAMES I. ORB, Governor.
March II