The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-20

AN ACT FOB THE BETTER PROTECTION OF sE4MN AND
n1naRiHrs IN THE POET AID HARBoR OF CHARLES
L Bsu enacted BY the Senate and House Of Rpresenta
tiye ,,o.o met and si,na in General Assembly, and By tie
authority Of The aams That 1t Ghan not be lawful for sny
Or Public GSs 70 eoaa SarSo, SF a
Charleston, before such vessel ANAL have been made st
to the wharf, without first obtaining leave to the mas
ter person having charge OF such vessel Or nom her
M Il aha not be lawful for sny owner, AGENT master,
or other person having charge of any vessel arriving or
being IN the port Of Charleston 10 permit o. sHtnoss
% hereinafter provided. or any agent runner or s-
plpyee tany sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding
n OF lying or eg in the harbor port Of Charleston
before lucn vessel shall have been made inst the wharf,
or anchored with intent to invite ask or soctt the
1 no; o. be- be- lsv 1or any sors o. mm
grants hotel or boarding house keeper or the employee
Of any sailors i'm igrants hotel or boardin house
keeper having boarded any vessel made sst TO any wn
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master OF person having charge Of such vessel; So 49,.
duct carry on, either as owner, propreto agent or
otherwise any sailors or immigrants boardiag house.
or sailors OF immigrants hose N @ tae ty o,
It shall not be lawful for any person. not having the
license In this Act provided, or not being the regular
ssent runner or employee Of person ts having sIcn ~
Charleston the boarding or OF any OF tne crew
employed on any vessel Of any immigrant arriving IN
VI The tity Council ahal take the application Of any
person applying for license to keep aeaors or imm-
grants boarding house, or sailors or 1ote
In the city OF Charleston and upon Satisfactory evidence
to them Of the respectabity and competency OF such
picant and Of the suitabeness Of bis accommodations
shall issue to him cense, which shall Le good for one
year, unless revoked by said City council 70
Keen sailor or imierantH boarding house IN the city
Of Charleston and to invite and solicit boarders for the
same.
YH The City Council may. upon satisfactory evidence
Of the dsordery character Of any eaiors or
hotel or boarding house, licensed az herenbefore pro-
yde or OF the keeper proprietor OF any such house,
or OF any force fraud, deceit or N M
yna or soliciting boarders or odgers for sucn house.
on the part OF such keeper proprietor or any OF bis
agents. runners, employees or Of any attempt per
sade ence any OF the crew to desert from any
in the harbor Of Charleston by such keeper or propne
tor or any OF bis agents. runners or employees revoke
| the license for keeping such house.
VIII Every person receiving the license herenbetore
provided sha to the city Council aforesaid the
TX. The said CITY Council shall furnish to each sailors
or immigrants hotel or boarding house keeper licensed
by them aforesaid one OF more 9aages or o
which shall be printed or engraved the name OF suca
hotel or boarding house keeper, aud the number and
street of his ho el or boarding house; and which said
badges or shields shall be surrendered TO said C1ty
c Snon the revocation by them, or expiration OF any
license granted by them, as herein PROVIDED.
x Every sailors or immigrants hotel or boarding.
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vessel in the harbor Of Charleston or when inviting OF
soliciting the boarding lodging OF any seaman saior
NJ nerson employed on any vessel OF any immigrant
shall wear, conspicuousy displayed the shield Or badge
referred to in the foregoing section.
M It shall not be lawful for any person. except tnoee
named In the preceding section, TO lave, wear exhibit or
disnay any such shed badge to any OF the crew en-
ployed on any vessel any Immigrant 50 arriving IN
the city Of Charleston with the infant to INVITE ask Or
solicit the boarding or lodging OF such immigrant or Of
any OF the crew employed any vessel being In the
| harbor Of Charleston. ~.
X Whoever shall offend against any or either Of the
provisions contained in section q 8. 10 and H. 10
this Act, Rhau be ceemed guilty ol mideneanor and
ahsl upon conviction thereof be punished by 1mPr1son
ment for term exceeding one year, and not iesa
than thirty DAYS or by fine not exceeding two hundred
and y dollar and not lees than one hundred do lars
| or by both such fire and imprisonment
kin Tho word 'vessel used In this Act shan IN
| clude Vessels propelled by steam
In the Senate House, the twentieth day OF Decembtr
the year of our Lord thousand eight hundred ane
| uiytyai1 ". D. PORTER,
| ' Presiden OF the Senate.
CHAS. H. S1MONTON,
Speaker House Of Representatives.
Approved December 20, 1865
| JAMES L. ORR, Governor.