The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-05

AN ACT FOB THE BETTER PROTECTION OF sRAMEN AND
MnaRANTs m THE PORT AND HARsoR OF CHARLES
L Belt enacted by tie Senate and House Of Represerd-
pes. met and sitno General Assenbly and by the
authority of the same That It sha not be lawful for any
person. except pilot or 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
n It shan mot be lawful for any owner agent mas:er
other person having charge OF any vessel arriving
being in the port Of Charleston 70 permit or authorize
any sailors hotel or boarding house keeper not licensed
as hereinafter provided or any agent runner or o-
ployee OF any sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding
house. to board OF sept TO board any vessel arriving
In, or ng being IN the harbor or port OF Charleston
before sch veAs shall have been made inst TO the wharf,
or anchored With intent to invite sak or solicit the
boarding Of any the crew employed on such vessel
III. II shall not be lawful for any sailors or imm-
grants hotel or boarding house keeper or the employee
OF any sailors immigrants hotel or boarding house
keeper having boarded vessel made fast to any wharf
In the port Of Charleston to neglect or reuse To leave
said vessel after having been ordered to do by the
master or person having charge Of such vessel
w. It shall not be lawful tor any person TO keep con-
otherwise, my saors or iramtgrants boarding house.
or sailors or immgrapts hotel IN the city OF Charleston
without having license from the City Council thereof
sha not G ee asS w tf any perSon Sn not t having the
agent runner or employee OF person having such Ii.
cense to tnye, ask or solicit IN the city or harbor OF
employed any vessel Of any immigrant arriving IN
the said city Of Charleston
VI The City Council shall take the application Of any
person applying for license 10 keep sailors imm-
grants boarding house. or saors or immigrants hotel
In the city OF Chareton and upon satisfactory evidence
to them Of the reapeabity and competency Of such a
pcant, at1 of the stableness Of his accommodations
shall Issue 10 him license which shall be good for one
year. unloss sooner revoked by said City Council to
keep salors tmmgrants boarding house In the city
of Charleston and to invite aud solicit boarders for the
same.
VII The City Council may upon satisfactory evidence
of the dsordery character OF sailors immigrants
hotel boarding house licensed as hereinbeore pro-
yded or Of the keeper proprietor of any such house.
or Of any force fraud deceit or Misrepresentation In In
ving Of soliciting bosrders or dodgers for such house.
the part of such keeper or proprietor or any Of his
suade or ence y Of the Grew to desert from any vessel
In the harbor OF Charleston by such keeper propre.
tor or any Of ha agents runners employees revoke
the lcepsa for keeping such house.
VIII Every person receiving the license herenbefore
provided Tor shah pay to the City Council aforesaid the
sum Of twenty dollars.
K The said CB Council sha furnish to each sailors
immigrants hotel or boarding house keeper licensed
by them as Aforesaid one ormore badges Shields on
which shal be printed or engraved the name OF such
hotel or boarding house keeper and the number and
street OF his horel or boarding house, aud which said
badges or sheds shall be surrendered to said City Coun
ell upon the revocation by them, or expiration Of any
license granted by them, as herein provided.
K. Every sailors or Immigrants hotel or boarding
house keeper and every agent runner or employee Of
such hotel boarding house keeper when boarding any
vessel In the harbor Of Charleston when inviting or
soliciting the boarding or lodging of any seaman sailor
or person employed on any vessel or OF any Immigrant
shall wear conspcuousy displayed, the shield OF badge
referred to In the foregoing section.
XI 1t shau not be lawful for any person. except those
named IN the preceding section to Lave wear exhibit
display any snch shield or badge to amy OF the
ployed any vessel or to any immigrant arriving
the city of Chareatan with the intent to invite, ask
solicit the boarding or lodging Of such immigrant OF
any of the crew employed oa any vessel being in the
hnrbor of Charleston.
XII. Whoever shall offend against either Of the
provisions contained In section !, g. T. 10 and H. In
this Act shall be ceemed guilty "a mi5demeanor and
SHALL upon conviction theyeof be punished by inprso-
nent for term Hat exceeding one year. and not les,
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 'yesse o. used In this Act SHALL III
,lude vessels prop2llsd by steam.
In the Senate House the twentieth day Of DecSphtr in
the wear of our thousand eight hundred and
siItysi1. v. ~ fORiEhy
President OF the Senate.
CHAS q. SIMONTON,
Speaker House OF Representatives.
Approved December 90, 1866
JAMES L. ORR, Governor.