The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-30
j ACT FOR THE nrrrHR pRoTfcT1oN oP sKAMEN AND
nxnIaRINTs M THE POET AND HARBoh or CHARLES


As ACT FOR THE nrr1zs raorfcr1os Or sE!xrN AVID
L Bet e~aeied BY tie Senate and House Of Rspre,ena-
authority Of he .ams, That shs not be swful for any
person except pilot or public officer, to board or a.
tempt TO board weasel arriving In the port or har6or
10 the wharf without first obaipingl cave nom the mas
ter o. person having charge Of such vessel or nom her
owner or agents.
other having charge Of vessel arriving or
being in the port Of Charleston 10 permit or authorize
any sailors hotel boarding house keeper not licensed
noyee OF any sailors immigrants hotel or boarding
6dise to board attempt to board any vessel arriving
I'M yng peing in the harbor or port OF Charleston
or anchored with intent to invite ask or solicit the
boarding Of any Of the crew employed on such vessel
I It shall not be lawfnl for any sailor,s or immL
grants hotel boarding house Keeper or the employee
any sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding house
keeper having boarded vessel made fast to any wharf
in the port Of Charleston to neglect or refuse to leave
said vessel after having been ordered SO 40 Dy the
master or person having charge Of such vessel
W. 1t shall not be lawful for any person to keep con-
duct or carry either as owner proprietor aBent or
otherwise any sailors or immigrants boarding house.
or or 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 In this Act provided not being the regular
agent runner employee OF person having such II.
cehse to invite ask solicit In the city or harpor OF
Charleston, the boarding lodging OF any OF the crew
employed any vessel or OF any iIni8Snt arriving IN
III The CITY Council shall take the application Of any
person applying license to keep saors or imml-
GRANTS boarding house. or sailors or immigrants hotel
In the city OF Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
tohem OF the respectabty and competency OF such
pcsnt and OF the suitableness Of bus accommodations
shall issue to him license, which Snail oe good lor one
year unless sooner revoked by said City Council, to
keep sailors immigrants boarding house In the city
oCharleston and to invite and solicit ooarders ior the
same. .. =. ..;e,o-, o,,,dooo
of he sorderly character OF any sailors or Immigrants
hotel or boarding house. licensed as pro-
vded of the keeper or proprietor OF any sucn
or of any force fraud deceit misrepresentation In in
vitpg or soliciting boarders or odgers for such house.
on the part Of such keeper or proprietor or any OF his
agents. runners, or employees or OF any 70 per
sde or ence y OF the crew to desert from any vessel
in the harbor of Charleston by such keeper or propre
tor or uny OF his agents. runners or employees revoke
thh license for keeping such house.
VIII Every person receiving the license herenbefore
pro- W shall pay to the City Council aforesaid the
sun. Vi twenty dollars
or immigrants hotel boarding house Keeper licensed
by them as aforesaid or more badges or saeids on
which shall be printed or engraved the name OF SUCH
hotel boarding house keeper anu tae hnhosr aa ana
badges or shields shall be surrendered to said city Coun
ali upon tho revocation by them, or expiration OF any
license granted by them, as herein PROVIDED
Y Every sailors immigrants hotel or Doarulng.
bonse keeper and every agent runner or employee o
sch hotel or boarding house keeper when boarding any
1sose in tho harbor OF Charleston when inviting
soiiopg the boarding lodging OF any seaman, sailor
or nerson employed any vessel or OF any Immigrant
sa wear conspicuousy displayed the shield badge
| r,st, rrsferrei to in the foregoing section.
XII II shall not be lawful for any person, except those
named in preceding section to Lave wear exhibit OF
arnay any such shield or badge 10 any OF the crew EN-
iored on any vessel or to any immigrant 80 arriving III
he ety of Charleston with the intent to invite. ask OF
snct the boarding or lodging Of such immigrant OF o.
suv Of me crew employed any vessel being in the
XIf whoever shall offend against any either Of the
rrnvisiens contained in sectoh 10 and IL, In
ths Act shall be ceemed guilty ol miOdemeanor and
shall upon conviction thereof be punished by imprisol.
ment for term not exceeding one year. and not leRt
tbsn thirty days. by tine not exceeding TWO hundrec
I'D nfty dollars and not less than one hundred dollars
! orbv both such fine and imprisonment
The word vesse used in this Act, shall IN
| ,lnde vessels propelled by steam. .,. !.
J tha Senate House. the twentieth day OF Decemotr,
the wear of our Lord thousand eight hundred ant
J luz SeS, 20 - W. D. PORTER,
| eiA' Presiden, of the Senate.
+CHAS. Il. sIMoNTON;''
Speaker House Of Representatives.
Annroyed December 20; 1885
| JAMES L. 0RR, Governor.
March u