Telegram-herald., 1891-06-14

AN ORDINANCE 10 provide for licensing
and regulating employment agencies. iatel
iigence offices or bureaus and labor bureaus;
and all persons whose business ~ Il to ind
employment for others Tor hire ana rc~ard.
The Common Council ~ the City of Grand
Rapids do ordain as follows
Section I. No person shalt keep. maintain
or have an Intelligence Office IN the cifs Of
Grand Rapids without license therefor from
the mayor.
Sec > The mayor is hereby authorized 80
license any person or persons OF the axe 81 "A
years 10 keen. maintain and have an inteih-
genee once In the civ ~ Grams Rapids npon
payment by such person into The CITY treasury
Of the sum If fifty dollars. and executing
bond o. said city Ia the penal sum of Zen nun
dred dollars. With one or more sufficient sure
ties con iifioned for the faithful Observance 81
the charter aud ordinances of the coriHrstion-
Said license shall cover bat one place % bust
ness which shall be stated therein. and n shan
not be nssignabie except ny written ronsent
of the mayor endorsed thereon 81 which con
sent the licensee shall promptly notify the city
clerk.
in some conspicuous place Ia their ofhces AZ
on the front thereof sign VITA
their names and the word Lie Ned
demand shall exhibit their license 90 any 20
lice Officer or any person doing b0siaess ~i'h
them.
record IN which shat be entered IN alpha tasi
cal order "a The time o. the application stat
ING date the name aud residence ~ ans asa
every person who may apply for employment,
and also the name and residence ~ suy ana
every person grpiying :or male ~ female
domesiics. servants. clerks. or other iahofsrs.
and also airy and all sums 81 money whirA
NAV be received Of sny persons fnr services
rendered aud such books shall ~ All times -
omen % the inspection Il The mayor and The
police department Of said city.
Prom each person seeking employment
whose wages when enpleyea. wiil not exceed
sls.0n per month. the sum II ffty cents
From each person seeking employment
whose wages when employed. will De over
$3.50 and shall not exceed SotN per month";
the sum Of one dollar
whose wages. when employed. VII he over
/ sr.oo aud shall not exceed s53.D per month
tho SUN Of two dollars.
From zach person seeking employment
whose wages. when employed. Will DE ever
ssAoo per month. such sun as The Iariies may
Mutually agree nron-
From each and every person. who NAV b. ,
resident Of this city APPLYING for heir ~ ans
! such Intelligence once. Ike suns "a sbnye
provided to be paid by the persons seeking
such employment.
rreyn hotel propr etars. and others who are
l not residents "a this city. who may amply fpf
/ help To he sent ouf 81 the city any such sum -
may be mutually agreed upon between The
| In every case a receipt shall be given 81, the
| money paid provided. that IN esse No sersaf't
/ or place Of employment q oitainee WITHIN
money 80 paid stall be refunded.
1 see - All persons so iirensed shall Keep an
1 tRrfrH IN \ Conspicuous tif'f w NtffN ftHN
| az business where AL persons cen readily see
srd resd the same. copy ~ sections s. Ar
Of this ordnance. printed tn English. sfif'f
] eards % be provided ~ the city clerk without
eoSf - the Eeprers of sgch fnfeiiirenre offfes.
/ ~ee : Apy person or persons who shall y3o
/ late sns ~ the prnsis irrs nr requirements -
! ,hls ordinaace. on conTirfion thereof. stsil %
/ purtshea iyv fpe Of not less tfsn two 1iiars
nov rnssre than So and costs ~ prosecution ~
/ l.. ifntrisanmpnf ~ hard labor IN ire cefBfnou
4 al N the county Of Kent OF IN any prnit@r
i fisrx iaiI uofs house. horse 81 e1rrecfion o.
| sl,n house a said city. 81 the discretion ~
| 80 the rerrf ar nsEiefrsfe befnff whom -.
/ corv' = fiau NAV DO haf fof period 81 ncf less
/ fh.a tsro DAYS nor more than slsfT da~t ara
/ 81 s.se sveh esuff are magistrate shah only
! impose fne and costs The offender MAY ~
I e.rfeu~rd - ne imprisoned - bad ia,rf IN
tie rouuen taii ~ the county II Kent ~ 81
/ arr usrifentlayv SAL. werf house. bouse -
f1rreetigr ~ aims heuse ~ SAD city Erfii the
1 favunerf - sarh fnf snd cosfs fof . faeFi -
~ not ices than fve esss and rot more thar
sixty DAYS
rss~@s sn6 approved ~ ths Common Com
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