The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-03

AN ACT FOR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF eEAMEN AND
1MMaRANTs m THE PORT AND HARBoR OF CHARLES
L Be enacted by the Senate and House of REPRESENTA-
tpsr ,op met and sitting General Assembly, aud by The
authority of the same That it shall 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 s
to the wharf, without first obtanngl cave from the mas
ter or person having charge of such vessel Oh om her
owner or agents.
o. II shall not be lawful for any owner, agent MASTER
or other person having charge OF vessel arriving or
being in the port OF Charleston 10 permit or antn0ae
as hereinafter PROVIDED or any agent runner OF en-
poyee OF any sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding
house. board attempt to board any vessel arriving
in or y1pp or being the hnrbor port OF Charleston
before such vessel shall have been made ast TO the wharf,
or anchored, with intent to invite ask or solicit the
boarding Of any of the employed on such vessel
III L shall not be lawful for any sailors or immi-
grants hotel boarding house keeper or the employee
OF any sailors immigrants hotel or boarding mouse
keeper having boarded vessel made fast c any wharf
In the port OF Charleston to neglect or refuse to leave
said vessel after having been ordered so to do by tile
master or person having charge Of such vessel.
w. It shall not bo lawful tor any person to keep con-
duct carry on either owner proprietor agent or
otherwise any sailors immigrants boarding house,
or sailors immigrants hotel in the city OF Charleston
without having license from the City Council thereof
v It shall be lawful TOR any person. not having the
license In this Act provided or not being The regular
agent, runner employee OF person having suen II.
Charleston the boarding lodging OF any OF the crew
employed on any vessel of any immigrant arriving IN
the said city OF Charleston.
VI The City Council shall ako the application OF any
person applying license TO keep sailors or lmnl-
grants boarding house. sailors or immigrants hotel
in the city Charleston and upon satisfactory evidence
to them OF respectabty and competency OF sucn Up
picant and OF the suitabeness OF hs accommodapons
shall issue him license, which shall lie good for one
year. unless revoked by said City council, to
keep sailors immigrants boarding mouse n the city
Of Charleston aud to invite and solicit boarders for the
same
YII The City Council may, upon satisfactory evidence
OF the dsorderly character OF ny sailors or immigrants
hotel or boarding house, licensed Gs herenteore pro-
yded or of keeper proprietor OF any such house.
or of any force fraud deceit or In IN
yitinc or soliciting bcarers lodgers for such house.
on the part such keeper or PROPRIETOR OF any OF his
agents runners employees or OF any attempt to per-
shade or entice any OF the crew to desert from any vessel
in the harbor OF Charleston by such keeper prope
tor or any Of his agenu runners OF employees revoke
the license for keeping such house
VIII Every person receiving the license hereinbefore
provided tor shall pay 10 tne City COUNCIL tIoreSdu the
sum Of twenty dollars
TX The said City Council shall furnish to each sailors
or immigrant hotel boarding house keeper, licensed
by them ss aforesaid badges or Shields on
which shall be printed engraved the name OF such
hotel or boarding house keeper and the number ana
street of his hoel or boarding house; ana ~cn @ sai
badges or shields shall be surrendered to said CITY Coun
ell upon the revocation by them or expiration OF any
license granted by them, as herein provided.
Z Every sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding.
honse teaner and every AGENT runner employees OF
such hotel or boarding keeper when boarding any
vessel in the harbor Charleston or when inviting or
soictng the boarding lodging OF any seaman sailor
OF person employed Oh any vessel or OF any
hs wear conspcuously displayed, the shield or badge
referred to in the foregoing section
III II shall not be lawful for any person, except those
named in the preceding sechoE to Lave wear exhibit or
display any such shield badge to any OF the crew en-
nloyed on any vessel any immigrant SO arriving Ill
he city of Charleston with the intent to invite ask or
solicit the boarding lodging OF such Immigrant OF OF
any OF the crew employed oa any vessel being in the
hsrbor OF Charleston.
XII whoever shall offend agans. any or either OF the
nrovsous contained in section I'D and H. In
This Act shall be ceemed guilty ol miSdemeanor and
shall upon conviction thereof be punished by lmprso-
msnt for term exceeding one year, aud not less
than thirty days. by fine not exceeding two hundred
and hfty dollars and not less than one hundred dollars
or by both such fine and Imprisonment
KIN The word 'vessel, as used in this Act shall Ill
oude vessels propelled by steam.
In the Senate House. tho twentieth day Of Decemb In
the year of Lord one thousand eight hundred and
siTty,r W. D. PORTER,
Presden OF the Senate.
CHAS 3. SLMONTON,
Speaker House OF Representatives.
Approved December 90. 1866
JAMES L. ORP, Governor.