Masters of Vessels as well as others therein concerned, are required to make themselves properly acquainted with, and in all cases to act in due conformity with the following
PORT REGULATIONS.

Top your Lower Yards--Hoist your Topsail Yards up six feet above the Caps, and top them--Rig in your Jibb and Flying Jibb Booms--put your Spritsail Yards fore and aft--Rig in your Spanker Booms--send down your Studding-sail Booms, or keep them rigged in, the end within six inches of the Boom Irons--put your Anchors on the Forecastle Deck--carry out a Bower Anchor astern, and two Anchors if lying at the head of the Wharf. Penalty, Twenty Dollars for neglect on the first day, and Fifty Dollars with costs for every subsequent day you neglect to comply with these Regulations.

SAMUEL ALEXANDER, Harbour Master.

At Port Warden's Office, East side of the Custom-House, Charleston, So. Ca.

18th Section of an Ordinance, passed 17th Feb. 1806. In order that no Captain or Commander of a vessel may plead ignorance, or otherwise pretend to excuse himself, it shall be the duty of the Harbour Master to furnish every Captain or Commander of a vessel, on his arrival in the Port with the Port Regulations, and a printed form of the Certificate of Passengers.

And be it further ordained, &c. That every vessel which shall hereafter arrive in Charleston, and which shall be furnished with a copy of the PORT REGULATIONS as contemplated by 18th Section of an Ordinance passed 17th February, 1806, shall pay to the Harbour Master the sum of TWO DOLLARS. Provided, That all Coasting Vessels belonging to this State and plying within the same shall be exempted from the payment of the aforesaid fees to the Harbour Master.

And be it further Ordained, That all ordinances or part of Ordinances repugnant hereto, be and the same are hereby repealed. Ratified in the City Council, 19th day of June, 1820.

EXTRACTS FROM ORDINANCES,

To establish certain REGULATIONS, for the PORT and HARBOUR of CHARLESTON, So. Ca.

Be it enacted, &c. by the Intendant and Wardens in City Council assembled, &c. That all vessels in the harbour of Charleston, shall hereafter be subjected to the following regulations, viz:

• 1st. No vessel shall remain unmoored more than one tide after her arrival, and one tide on her departure.

• 2d. No vessel shall lie at anchor within fifty fathoms of the outermost vessel, at the nearest wharf opposite.

• 3d. No vessel shall, under any pretence whatever, be hauled to any wharf, or into any dock, until her yards are topped, her jibb and spanker booms rigged in, her spritsail yard put fore and aft, and such of her anchors as are not of use hove on the forecastle deck, or other suitable part of the vessel, so as not to obstruct the passage of other vessels by her side.

• 4th. No vessel shall be placed so as to prevent others from hauling in and out of the docks.

• 5th. No fasts shall be run athwart any of the docks.

• 6th. Every vessel lying at the head of a wharf, shall lay out a bower anchor E. by N. and a stream or bower anchor E. by S.; the cables to be laid under the inner counter, and from the inner bow.

• 7th. All vessels lying at the head of Chisolm's south wharf, and Blake's [now Magwood's] wharf, and from Prioleau's to Gadsden's wharf, shall lay their heads to the northward. All vessels at the other wharves, shall lay their heads to the southward, except when the Harbour Master directs otherwise.

• 8th. Every vessel lying fore and aft in a dock, shall have a bower anchor out abaft, and the cable to lie under the inner counter, the anchor to lie E. by N. or E. by S. as the case may require, or as the Harbour Master shall direct.

• 9th. No vessel shall take or keep a birth at any wharf, contrary to the Harbour Master's directions. He is to fix the births of all vessels.

• 10th. All vessels in ballast, light, or taking in a cargo or retailing a cargo at any wharf, shall give an inside birth to a loaded vessel that wants to discharge.

• 11th. No vessel shall be allowed more than fifteen days to discharge her cargo, ten days if under 200 tons and five days if under 100 tons.

• 12th. No naval Stores shall be landed at any wharf, excepting Gadsden's wharf, or Blake's wharf, S. Bay. Not more than two bundles of Hay or Blades, or more than one dray load, shall be landed at one time.

  Naval Stores, Hay and Blades, may be landed at such wharves, and in such quantities as the Harbour Master may permit; the same to be signified by a certificate from him, provided that no Naval Stores, Hay or Blades, shall remain after sun down upon any wharf in the city: the Harbour Master is required and empowered, in all cases where Naval Stores, Hay or Blades may be lying on any wharf within the city after sundown, to have the same removed. Passed 19th June, 1820.

• 13th. No Pitch, Tar, or Turpentine, shall be boiled on any wharf, or on board of any vessel; but for such boiling, a tub of sand shall be put into a boat, and moored to a buoy in the stream.

• 14th. No Ballast, Dirt, or Rubbish, shall be hove into the docks or streams.

• 15th. No vessel shall be left entirely vacant, but must have a white ship-keeper on board, capable of taking care of her.

• 16th. No Gunpowder shall be landed in the city from any vessel; no vessel shall be hauled into any dock or wharf, having Gunpowder on board, until the same be discharged, under the penalty of one hundred dollars, with costs, for each offence.

• 17th. All Masters of vessels, as soon as they have made their entry at the Custom House, shall deliver to the Harbour-Master a complete list of all his passengers, servants and others, and signed with his own hand; their Christian and Surnames, place of nativity, residence, professions, and other particulars relating to their circumstances respectively, and shall also certify whether he considers any of them as a pauper or paupers, and likely to become burthensome to this community, and if there is any pauper or paupers to give bond for them as the law directs. Penalty for neglect or making a false report, one hundred dollars.

• 18th. All vessels in ballast or light, shall give their inside birth to a vessel that wants to take on board her cargo immediately.

  No vessel in ballast or light shall be allowed to take an inside birth, until her cargo is ready to be taken on board.

  No vessel shall be allowed to hold an inside birth to take in her cargo more than one week, if under 100 tons; eleven days, from 1 to 200 tons; fifteen days, from 2 to 300 tons; and twenty days if over 300 tons. No vessel shall retain her birth more than twenty-four hours after her hold is stowed. No vessel is allowed to clean her bottom in any of the docks, where vessels load and discharge, but go to the ship yards or on the hards to clean and repair. The Harbour-Master shall order any empty vessel or vessels, that encumber the docks, into the stream, and be moored one hundred fathoms from the nearest wharf; and have power to cut the fast of an empty vessel that refuses to move, when he directs her to be removed; if he is obliged to have her removed, he shall charge the expense to the owner or captain, who is by law obliged to pay the same.

• 19th. Every Captain, Commander or Owner of a vessel, refusing or neglecting to comply with any of the foregoing Regulations, shall forfeit and pay for the use of the city, the sum of twenty dollars, with costs, for the first day, and fifty dollars for every subsequent day he so refuses or neglects to comply with any such Regulation.

• 20th. No Master of a vessel can employ any slave to work on board his vessel, except such slave hath a city badge to work out.

• 21st. And it is the bounden duty of the Harbour-Master, as he is vested with full power and authority, not only to take care, and to use his best exertions, that the foregoing Regulations be, in every respect, promptly and punctually observed, maintained, enforced and executed: but to take legal measures against any persons that may violate or transgress any of the said regulations, and to prosecute without delay, every such offender before a Court of Justice, having competent jurisdiction to punish such offence; and the Harbour-Master shall also have full power and authority to cut the fast or fasts of any vessel, within half an hour after notice is given, when the Captain or Commander threof refuses or neglects within that time, to slack the same, or to moor such vessels according to law; he hath power also to remove any vessel by aid of such hands as shall be furnished by the wharf-owner, or master of a vessel applying for a birth, provided they are competent for the purpose.

  And if any person or persons whatsoever, shall molest or obstruct the Harbour-Master, in the performance of his duties, or in the exercise of any of his powers, as aforesaid, they shall for every such offence, forfeit and pay to the use of the city, the sum of fifty dollars with costs.

• 22d. A Negro working on board a vessel, if he hath a badge is entitled to receive 87½ cents per day; half a day 43¾; for one hours labour 12½ cents. If found with three meals on board, the Captain may deduct 18¾ cts. or 6¼ cents for each meal.

No Negro or person of colour shall be guilty of whooping or hallooing, or of making any clamorous noise, or singing aloud indecent songs on board any vessel; the Negro offending to be whipped in the work-house; the captain to forfeit and pay twenty dollars for suffering such offence to be committed on board his vessel.

It is DEATH by the Law of the State to inveigle away, steal or carry off any slave.

No Master of a vessel shall suffer a dog or dogs to go ashore on any wharf, or into any part of the city, except the persons accompanying said dog, shall have sufficient rope or chain fastened to the dog's neck, and one end of the rope or chain held by the person so accompanying said dog, to prevent his biting any persons. Penalty from ten to twenty dollars, for violating the law, and cost of prosecution, and the dog liable to be killed by any one.

No Guns or other fire arms to be discharged in the harbour, under the Penalty of ten dollars.

BE IT ENACTED, That from and immediately after the 24th day of June next, all and every person or persons who shall in inveigle, steal or carry away any Negro, or other Slave or Slaves; or shall hire, aid or counsel any person or persons to inveigle, steal or carry away as aforesaid, any such Slave, so that the owner or employer of such Slave or Slaves shall be deprived of the use and benefit of such Slave or Slaves; or shall aid any such Slave in running away, or departing from his master or employer's service; shall be and he and they is, and are hereby declared to be guilty of Felony; and being thereof convicted or attained by verdict or confession; or being indicted thereof, shall stand mute; or will not directly answer to the indictment; or will peremptorily challenge above the number of twenty of the jury; shall suffer death as Felons, and be excluded and debarred the benefit of the Clergy.--Extract from the Law of the State, 1754.

That all vessels having two decks lying in the Port or Harbour of Charleston at any time between the first day of June and the first day of November, shall be compelled to have at least one wind sail extending to the lower hold of such vessels, and shall be compelled to admit a certain quantity of water into her hold, and to have the same pumped out twice in every week--Penalty for neglect TEN DOLLARS.

COUNCIL CHAMBER, Jan. 24th, 1827.

Whereas the Legislature at their last Session, included the Small Pox, in the Quarantine Regulations; Notice is hereby given, that, the Laws, regulating Quarantine, will be rigidly enforced in future as to this disease.

By order of Council.

WM. ROACH, Clerk of Council.

The following section of an act passed in 1784, is published for general information.

"Every Commander of a vessel coming into this State, who shall give a false bill of health, and every doctor examining by order of the Governor or Commander-in-Chief, as aforesaid, any such vessel, who shall wilfully give a false certificate of the health of such vessel, or her crew, shall forfeit and pay 1,000 pounds sterling, one half to the use of the State, and one half to the use of the person informing or suing for the same, and no person incurring a forfeiture under this act, or sued for the same, shall be allowed any ession, imparlance or wager, protection of law: and any person who shall be sued for any thing done, or to be done, under the authority of this law, may plead in the general issue and give this law and the special matter in evidence.