The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-01

AN ACT FOR THE BETTHR PROTECTION OF sEAfEN AND
udAIeRANTs n THE Port AND HARDoB OF CHARLES
L Bet enacted, By the Senate and House Of Representa-
iucs no,u met and sitting in General Assem6ty dnd oy ae
authority of the sans That 1t shall not be lawful for any
person EXCEPT pilot or public officer TO board or a.
tempt to beard vessel arriving In the port or harpor
Charleston before such vessel shall have been made ns
to the wharf without first obtaningl cave from the mas
ter person having charge Of such vessel or om her
owner or agents.
u. It shall not be lawful for any owner agent master
or other person having charge Of any vessel arriving or
being in the port Charleston, 10 permit or authorize
any sailors hotel or boarding house keeper not licensed
pIoyee OF any sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding
house, to board attempt to board any vessel arriving
in lying Ueing in the harbor or port OF Charleston
before such vessel shall have been made fast to the wharf,
or anchored with intent to invite ask or solicit the
boarding of any of the crew employed on such vessel
Ill It shall not be lawful for any sailors immt-
grants hotel boarding house keeper or the employee
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 80 to do by the
master or person having charge Of such vessel.
w. 1t shall not be lawful for any person to keep con-
duct or carry on either owner proprietor agent or
otherwise, any sailors immigrants boarding house,
or sailors or immigrants hotel in the city of Charleston.
without having license from the City Council thereof
" It shall not be lawful for any person. having the
License this Act provided not being the regular
AGENT runner employee OF person having such II.
cense invite, ask or solicit IN the city or harbor OF
Charleston. the boarding or lodging of any of the crew
employed 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 for license TO keep sailors or immi
grants boarding house. sailors immigrants hotel
in the city of Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
to them the respectsby and competency of such ap
shall issue to him license which shall be good for one
year. unless sooner revoked by said City Council to
keep saors or immigrants boarding house In the city
of Charleston, and to invite and solicit boarders for the
same.
WI The City Council may, upon satisfactory evidence
of the disordery character OF sailors or Immigrants
hotel or boarding house, licensed as herenbeore pro-
vded Of the keeper proprietor OF any such house.
Of any force fraud deceit or m1srepresentauon In IN
ytng or soliciting boarders or lodgers for such house.
the part Of such keeper or proprietor or any OF nus
suade ence any of the crew to desert from any Vesse
in the harbor Charleston by such keeper or propre
tor any Of his agents. runners or employees revoke
tho license for keeping such house.
Will Every person receiving the license hereinbefore
provided for shall to the City Council aforesaid the
N The said City Council shall furnish to each sailors
or immigrants hotel boarding house keeper Licensed
by them aforesaid one or more badges or snleds on
which shall be printed engraved the name OF sucb
hotel or boarding house keeper, and the number and
street of his hotel boarding house; and which said
badges shields shall be surrendered to said City Coun.
Gil upon the revocation by them, or e1prauon OF any
license granted by them, as herein provided.
<. Every sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding.
house keeper and every agent runner or employee OF
vessel in the harbor Of Charleston or when inviting or
soliciting the boarding or lodging OF any seaman sailor
shall wear conspcuously displayed the shield or badge
referred to In the foregoing section.
X It shall not be lawful for any person, except those
named In the preceding section to Lave wear exhibit or
display any such shield badge to any Of the crew en-
poyed any vessel OF to any Immigrant so arriving III
the city of Charleston with tho intent to invite, ask OF
solicit the boarding lodging of such Immigrant or Of
any of the crew employed any vessel being In the
harbor of Charleston.
XII Whoever shall offend against any or either of the
provisions contained in section g. 10 and II, in
this Act shall be ceemcd guilty ol miIdemeanor and
SHALL upon conviction thereof be punished by impriso
ment q term exceeding one year, and not less
than thirty days. by fine not exceeding two hundred
and fifty dollars and not less than hundred dollars
or by both such fine and Imprisonment
XIII. The word ''vessel" used In this Act shall i'll
clude vessels propelled by steam.
In the Senate House. the twentieth day of December, in
the year Of Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-si1 w. D. PORTER,
President of the Senate.
CHAS. q. SIM0NTON,
Speaker House Of Representatives
Approved December 2O 1866:
JAMES L. ORE, Governor.
March Il