The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-02

AN ACT TOR THE DErTEn PROTECTION OF sEAMEE AND
IMMIGRANTS IN THE FORT AND HARBok OF CHARLES.
Be enacted by the Senate and Hoase Of Representa-
tiues met a,d sitting in General Assembly ana 1y me
person. except pilot public officer, TO board or at
tempt board vessel arriving In tho p2Et or haSear OF
before sEaG @ Hse nssa m e
person having charge OF such vessel or from hcr
owncr or agents.
IL 1t shall not be lawful for any owner agent master
or other person having charge OF any vessel arriving or
being In port OF Charleston, 10 permit or authorize
any hotel boarding house Keeper, not licensed
hereinafter provided, or amy agent runner or EN-
mousse, to Doard attempt to BOARD any vessel arriving
ill., lying, eing in the harhor ot port Ct Charleston
before sucE vessel shall have lost 10 the wharf,
or anchored with intunt 10 invite, ask solicit the
boarding OF any Of tho employed such vessel
ILL 1t shall NOT be lawful for any sailors or immi-
grants hotel or boarding house Keeper, or the employee
OF auy sailors or m isranPB hotel or boarding house
keewr having boarded any vessel made fast to any wharf
in the port Charleston, to neglect or refuse to leave
said vessel after having been Orderod 50 To uo by the
master or person having charge OF such vessel.
". sgl not 30 lawful Tor any person to keep con-
duct carry on either owner, proprietor ngen or
otherwise, any sliors or immigrants boarding house,
or saors or immigrants hotel III tho city of Charleston.
without having license from the Csy Canno,i thereof
" It shall DO lawful vr any person, not having the
AGENT runuer employee OF porson having such u.
ccnse invite, ask or solicit in the city or harbur OF
Charleston, the boarlinS lodging OF nny Of e crew
employed OIL any vessel Or OF any immigrant arriving IN
tie said CITY OF Cla.iOstnn
VI. Tho City Council shall tako the application Of any
person applying LICENSE to keep sailors or mi-
rrunts boarding house. sailors immigrants hotel,
III the city OF Charleston and upon satisfactory evidonc
To them OF the ruspccaby nnd competency OF such ap-
pcaut and tho s,Iableucss OF his NfQlQpouluons,
shall ISSUE 70 l licensp which shn pe eood Ior one
vcIr uuless sooner revoked by said City Council, "
Keep immigrants boarding house IN the city
Charleston aud to invite anu solicit bourders Tor tho
slIMo.
VII The City Council may upon satisfactory evidence
OF the dsorIery character OF any saiors or
hotel boarding house. licensed as hereinpoiofo pro
ydcd the keeper or proprietor OF auY sucn hous
or OF any iorcc trn deceit misrepresentation IN Id
vng or soliciting h0arders or ouSora ZOE Bucn mouse,
Oh tho part OF such Keeper PROPRIETOR or any Vi MS
uc,l,s rnnors employees, OF any attempt 10 per-
ence OF the crew to desert from any Vesse
in the har6ur oil Charleston py Euch Keeper OF propre
tor any VI hts agents. runners VI employees Fefoxe
the LICENSE Tor keeping such house.
WILL Every person receiving the license herenbeore
provided Qr shall pay to the city Council aforesaid the
sum OF twenty dollars.
IN The said City Council shall furnish to each sailors
or grants hotel boarding house keeper, licensed
by them aforesaid moro budgcs or Shields on
which shall bc printed OF engraved ,ne name OF sucl
MOTEL boarding house keeper. and The number ants
street OF his ho c or boarding house; and WHICH saiu
badges shields sla be surrendered to said City Coun-
Gil upon tho revocation by them, or expiration Of any
License Hrautcl by tlrm MI herein provided.
" Every sailors or immigrants hotel or poafuipg.
house keeper und cvcry agrn, runner or employee of
such hotel OF bouru-hUuse Keeper Hnen potruln6 auS
vessel u the harbor Of Charleston, wien inviting Or
soliciting the boardiug lodging Of any seaman sailor
or person employed my vessel or OF any llnmgrant
shall wear consicuously displayed, tho shield Or badge
referred to III the foregoing section.
XI 1t shall not be lawful for uny person, except those
named in the preceding secor to Lave wear exhibit or
display any such shield bulge to any OF The crew eni-
plOyed OH any vessel any Immigrant arriving IN
city of Charleston with the intent to invite, ask or
solicit boarding lodging OF such immigrant or "
any OF tho crow employed any vessel being i'll tho
hurbor Ut Charleston.
XII. Whoever shall offend against any or either Of the
provisions contained in section l. s. O and H. IN
this Act. shall be ccincI guilty ol nlidemeanor. and
SHALL upon conviction thereof be punished by inprisol-
ment for exceeding one year, aud not less
tnan thirty days. by limo not excucding two hundred
and fty dollars aud not less than ono Hundred doilarh
OF by both such iuc and Imprisonment.
MIL Tho word 'vesscl used i'll this Act shall In
clulc vesscis propullcd by stcaln.
In the senate House tho twentieth day Of Decemb in
thu year of our Lord ono thousand eight hundred und
sixty.six ". u. pUKrER,
Prosden OF the Senate.
CIIAS. Ii. S1MONTON,
Speaker House vi Representatives.
Approved December ~, 1861
JAMES L. OnR, Governor.
March II