The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-08
MISCELLANEOUS.

NOTICE TO SAILORS OR INIMIGRANTS,
HOTEL Or BOARDING-ROUSE KEEPERS.
OFFICE CLERK OF COUNCIL.
TN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING ACT OF
i the Legislature, passed the Goth day OF December
1866 all persons concerned hereby notified to cali at
this Office and take out the required license
". b. SMITH,
Clerk Of Council.
An ACT FOE THE aETrER PROTECTION OF sEAhEN AND
IHMIdRANrs IN THE PORT AND HABBoR OF cHARIEs-
TON.
Bel e,ucted BY the Senate and House Of Repre:e1ta-
tipss nom met and s,n1 in General Asseb and t tie
authority of the same, That 1t shall not be lawful for any
person, except pilot public officer to board or a.
tempt to board vessel arriving the port OF o
before such vessel shall have been made ast
to the wharf without first obainngl cave from the mas
person having charge OF such vessel or nom hes
owner agents.
III It shail not be lawful for any owner, agent master
or other person having charge OF any vessel arriving or
being the port OF Charleston 10 permit or antnor1ze
any sailors hote boarding house keeper not hcsnsed
hereinafter provided, or any agent, runner OF en-
pIoyee any sailors immigrants hotel or poarune
house. to board attempt to board any vessel arriving
n or lying Ceng In the harbor or port OF Cnareston
before such vessel shall hnve been made 10 the wharf,
or anchored with intent to invite, ask or solicit the
boarding OF any of the crew employed on such vessel
ILL 1t shall not be lawful for any sailors or 1mmi-
grants hotel or boarding house keeper or tho employee
Of any sailors i'm migrants hotel or boarding mousse
keeper having boarded any vessel made fast to any wharf
in the port Charleston to neglect or refuse to lesye
sad vessel after having been ordered 80 to do by the
master or person having charge Of such vessel
w. II shall not BIO lawful Tor any person TO Keep con-
duct or carry on either owner, proprietor agent or
otherwise any sailors immigrants boarding mousse
or sailors or immigrants hotel LII the city OF
without having License from the City Council nereoi
It shall not be lawful for any person, not nAYng the
license Ill this Act provided, not being the regular
agent runner employee OF person having such IL.
conse to invite ask solicit in the city or harbor OF
Charleston tho boarding lodging OF any OF the crew
employed on any vessel Or OF any immigrant arriving IN
the said city Of Charleston
VI The City Council shall take the application OF any
person applying license to keep saors or tmmi-
grants boarding house. sailors or tmmgranta hots
IN the city Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
to them of the respectaby and competency OF sucn aP
rcnnt and of the suiabeness Of his accomnodatons
shall issue to him license, which shall be good for one
year, unless sooner revoked by said City Council 70
keep sailor immigrants boarding mouse In tne ciy
OF Charleston and to invite md solicit boarders for the
VII Tho City Council may upon satisfactory evidence
of the isordcry character q any sailors or
hotel or boarding house licensed hereinbefore pro-
vded of the keeper proprietor OF any sucn house.
or of uny force fraud deceit or In NJ
yng or soliciting boarders dodgers for such house.
Oh tic part OF such keeper or proprietor or any OF nus
agents. runners employees, OF OF any attempt 70 per
sude or ence any the crew to from any vessei
in the harbOr OF Charleston, By such keeper OF prope
tor or any OF his agents. runners or empoyees revoke
| the license for keeping ssch house.
NlI Every person receiving the license nerelnneiore
provided tor shall pay TO the Clty oounc1 aofesoo tno
| sum of twenty dollars.
TX The said City Council shan furnish TO each sailor
imnrantS hotel or D0ArulnB house keSPel, nSSAoSu
by them aforesaid or more badges or sneios On
which shall be printed Or engraved the name OF sucp
hotel or boarding house keeper, aud the number and
street OF his hotel boarding house; and winch sao
badges or shields shall be surrendered to said City Coun
cl 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 aud every agent runner or employee
such hotel boardnghouse keeper whom ooarine any
vessel in the harbor OF Charleston, or when nNung OF
soliciting boarding or lodging OF any seaman sao
UT person employed Oh any VESSEL or OF any ineranL
shall wear conspicuously displayed tie shelu or paoe'
referred to in the foregoing section.
SI 1t shall not be lawful for any person. except tnoSa
named in the preceding section, to Lave wear e1oit o
display any such shield badge TO any OF tho crew
plyeG Oh any vessel, any Immigrant 80 arriving
the city OF Charleston, with the intent to 1nVlte ask o
solicit the boarding lodging OF such immigrant or
any OF tile employed Oh any vessel pein8 III UT
harbor of Charleston. ..,. - a..
| XII Whoever shall offend against any or etner OF us
provisions contained III section J. 2 s. o ~ anu ~, ~
this Act sl,al be t:cemed guilty o nisdencanor, ane
shall mon conviction thereof be punished by prison
uept for term not exceeding Que year. anu hot les
ian thirty DAYS or by hnu not exceeding Two hunaret
and fifty dollars and less than one hundred ooars
| ar by both such fine and Imprisonment
XII The word vessel" )" as used Ill thls Act 6nau Id
clulc Vessels propelled by steam.
In the Senate House. the twentieth oay OF OeceinotF,
s;.ty'six sHe y.S, W W. ". D. PORTER,
' President OF the Senate
| CHAS. II. SIMONTON,
Speaker House Of Representatives
Approyed December 90 1866
| JAMES L. ORR, Governor