The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-19

AN AoT Fon THE DETER PROTECTION OF BEAMEN AMI
IMhIontNrs IN THE FORT AND nAnBoR cHARLEs
l. e IL eracted. BY Ms Senate AMI H.nIr qf Reprt.enf
f're, noto met and s,ne IN General Aemty and by "a,
person except pilot or public officer 10 board or Al
tempt TO boar veusei arriving in the port hnrbor
10 the wharf without rst obtainingI cave from tho mas
Ter or pefson having Charge OF such ycsso from
II. It shall be lawful for any owner agent, master
other person having charge OF vessel arriving
any Sailors hoto or boarding house Keeper not rense
hs hereinafter provided. or any AGENT runner en-
Pioyso Of any s,iass or imn,grans hotel or boarding
n or S1ng OF ueinR in the harbor port Charleston
before such weasel shall have been ast wharf
or anchored. with intent to invite or socit tLr
boarding OF any Of the crew employed Huch rcsscl
III shall not bo lawful for any sailor's imtni.
grants hotel boarding house keeper the cmpoyrt
Of any sailors or immigrants hotel boarding house
keeper having boarded any vessel mado fast any
tne port Chareston 10 neglect or refuse to caye
said vessel after having been ordered to do by
| master or person having charge Of such vessel.
duct carry either owner proprietor ugont OF
otherwise any Rsilors immigrants boarding house.
or sailors or immigrants hotel in tho city OF Chnreston
without having lconso frum tho City Council tureof
" sllll not BIO lawful tor any person. having the
license IN this Act provided or not being the regular
agent, runner or employee OF person having euch H.
cepse, 10 invite, ask solicit the city or harbor Of
employed on any vessel or OF any immigrant arIyns M
the said city Of Charleston.
VI Tho city Council shall take thu application OF any
person applying for license to keep sailors or i'm
grants boarding house. sailors immigrants hotel
TO them tho respecabity and competency Of such m
plic1nt and OF tho sutableness OF his
year uniesl sooner revoked by .ad city Council to
keep sailors immigrants bonr,ling house In tic CITY
Of Charleston, and TO invite aud solicit boarers for The
VII. Tho City Council may upon satisfactory cydoucc
OF the dsorueIy character OF any sailor immigrants
hotel boarding house. licensed herenbcioru PRO
ded or Of tho keeper proprietor OF any auch house.
or OF any force faud deceit or misrepresentation In
lOdQor6
on tho part OF such keepcr or proprietor any his
saado or cnco any Of Tho crew 70 desert from
In hs haf6or OF Charleston, by such keeper or propnc
! the license for kooping such house.
Will Every person receiving the license hercinbefore
provided for shi pay TO tho City Council aforesaid the
* mo s.d City Council shall furnish to each sailors
or Immigrants hotel or boardfnR house kocpor nccnse
by them Aforesaid one or more badges or sieis en
which shall be printed engraved the nnme OF such
street Of his hotel or boardnR house; and Wel said
badges or shields shal be surrendered to said City
upon ns v t by them or expiration of any
x. Every taiiors or immigrants lool or boarding
house keeper and evory agent ranner or employee Of
vease In the harbor OF Charleston, whom inviting or
soliciting tho boarding lodging of any seaman sailor
or porson employed any vessel OF any Immigrant
shail conspcuously displayed the shield or badge
referred q to 70 IL II S, the foresstnE @ E M section.
named in the preceding section. Lave wear exhibit or
display any such shield badge any Of tho crew em.
the city Of Chssaon, with tic intent invite ask or
solicit the boarding or lodging OF such immigrant 81
any OF the crew employed any weasel being in the
hnfbor Of Charleston.
XII. Whoever shsll offend sgainat any or either Of tho
ProVs!Drs contained In section T. 10 and II, In
this Act shall be ceemed guilty Of msdemeanor anil
shall upon conviction thereof DO punished Us mprsoii-
o By sl
and any dollsre and not lcaa than one hundred doIlan
hoh abS ssS Ta nS .na s
clude veRsss propelled by stoaIn.
In tho Senate Hose, the twentieth day Of Decem I'm
the year OF Lnrd ono thouslne ePht hundred and
sixtJ-six ". D. PORTER
President OF the Senate
CEAS. II. sIAONTON
Speaker House Of Representatives
Approved December 90 1855 .
JAHKs I. OnR, Governor.
March IL