The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-17

~ .or ron ruE nrrrEn PROTECTION OF sEAAEN AND
ndMI6RANTs IN THE PORT AND HAhBoh OF oAAALks'
L Be eacted by the Senate and House Of Representa-
tiues ,,u met and sitting in General Atsenofy and oy ne
authority of the same, That shall not be lawful for any
person except pilot public ocer, to board or at
tempt 10 board vessel arriving IN the port or harbor OF
Charleston before such vessel shall have been made ast
to the wharf, without first obtanng cave rom the mas
ter or person having charge Of such vessel or nom her
owner or agents.
u II ahan not be lawful for any owner agent master.
other person having charge OF any vessel arriving or
being in tho port of Charleston 10 permit or authorize
any SAILORS hotel boarding house keeper not licensed
hereinafter provided, or my agent runner or en-
ployec OF any sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding
h lying oeing in the harbor or port OF Charleston
before such vessel shall have been made fast the wharf
or anchored with intent to invite, ask or solicit the
boarding of any Of the crew employed such vessel
LII It shall not be lawful for any sailors or tnmi-
grants hotel boarding house keeper or the employees
Of any sailors immigrants hotel or boarding house
keeper having boarded any vessel made fast to any wharf
In the port OF Charleston to neglect or refuse to leave
said vessel after having been ordered so to do by the
master or person having charge Of such vessel
w. It shall not be lawful for any person to keep, con-
duct carry on either owner, proprietor, agent
otherwise. any sailors or immigrants boarding house,
without having license from the City Council thereof,
v shall not be lawful for any person, not having the
license this Act provided, or not being the regular
agent runner or employed OF person having suoh H.
cense TO invite ask solicit the city harbor Of
Charleston the boarding lodging of any of the
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 mmi
grants boarding house. sailors or immigrants hotel
IN the city OF Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
to them Of the respecaby and competency Of such APP
plcan and of the sutahlepeas Of his accommodations,
shall issue to him license which shall be good for
year, unless sooner revoked by said City Council to
keep sailors or immigrants boarding house In the city
Of Charleston aud to inyo and solicit boarders for the
same,
VII. The City Council may upon satisfactory evidence
Of the disordery character 4 any sailors immigrants
hotel boarding house, licensed hereinbefore pro-
Hded OF the keeper proprietor Of any such house.
of any force fraud deceit misrepresentation In in-
ving soliciting boarders dodgers for such house,
the part of keeper proprietor, auy OF his
agents. runners or employees or Of any attempt to per-
Buade ence any OF the to desert any vessel
in the harbor OF Charleston by such keeper or propre
tor, OF any Of hs agents. runners Or employees revoke
the license for keeping such house.
Will Every person receiving the license hereinbefore
provided for shall pay to the City Council aforesaid the
sum of twenty dollars.
k The said City Council shall furnish to each sailors
or immigrants hotel boarding house keeper Licensed
by them aforesaid badges shields, on
which shall be printed engraved the OF such
hotel or boarding house keeper and the number aud
street Of his hotel or boarding house; and which said
badges shields shal be surrendered to said City Coun
Gil upon tho revocation by them expiration Of any
license granted by them, as herein provided.
K. Every sailors or immigrants hotel boarding
house keeper, and every agent runner employee Ut
such hotel or boarding keeper when boarding any
soliciting the boarding lodging of any seaan sailor
or person employed any vessel any immigrant,
shall wear, conspcuouHy displayed the slleld badge
referred to in the foregoing section.
XI It shall not be lawful for any person. except those
named In the preceding section Lave wear exhibit or
display any such shield or badge to any OF the
ployed any vessel 10 any Immigrant arriving in
the city of Charleston with the intent to invite ask or
solicit the boarding lodging OF such immigrant or OF
any OF the crew employed oa any vessel being in the
hsrbor of Charleston
XII Whoever shall offend against any either Of tho
provisions contained in section ], g. 10 aud H. in
this Act shall be ccenied guilty ol mlsdemeanor and
SHALL upon conviction thereof be punished by imprison
ment for term not exceeding one year. and not less
than thirty days. by fine not exceeding two hundred
and fifty dollars and not less than hundred dollars
OF by both such fine and Imprisonment.
Kill The word "vessel as used In this Act shall in
clude vessels propelled by steam.
In the Senate House, tho twentieth day of Decembr in
the year of our Lord thousand sight hundred aud
sixty-six. ". D. PORTER,
President of the Senate
CHAS. q. SIMONTON,
Speaker House of Representatives
Approved December 20, 1866:
JAMES l.. ORn, Governor.