Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-15

AN ORDINANCE 10 provide for licensing
and regulating employment agencies. intel
iigence Offices or bureaus aud labor bureaus.
and all persons whose business 10 Il "a fnd
employment for Others for hire aud reward.
The Common Council OF the City OF Grand
Rapids do ordsin as follows:
Section !. No person shall keep. maintain
or have an intelligence ONCE In the city of
| Grand Rapids without license therefor IRON
the mayor.
Sec. y The mayor is hereby authorized fo
license any person or persons Of the age 81 q
years 10 keen. maintain and have an infelf-
gence Office in the city Of Grand Rapids upon
payment by such person into the CITY treasury
Of the sum Of fifty dollars. and executing n
bond 10 said city In the penal sum 81 ten hun
dred dollars. with one or more SUFFICIENT sure
ties con iitioned for the faithful Observance 81
the charter and ordinances of the corporntiop.
Said license shall cover but one place ~ ensi-
ness. which shall be stated therein. and " shall
not be assicnable except by written consent
of the mayor endorsed thereon Of which con
sent the licensee shall promptly notify the city
clerk.
see All persons so licensed shall display
in some conspicuous nlsce tn their Offices and
on the front thereof sFn with
their names and the word licensed
demand shall exhibit their license 90 any pc
lice ofiicer or any person doing business with
them.
record In which shall be entered IN alphabet
| cal order af the time OF the application stat
| ing date the name aud residence 81 any and
and Also the name and residence ~ any and
every person applying Cor male ~ female
domesgics. servants. clerks. or other nhorefs.
| and Also any aud all sums 81 money which
! may be -ceived Of any persons fer services
! repdercds and such books shall Al sil times -
omen g. the inspection ~ The mayor ard The
palire department 81 said city.
From each person seeking employment
| who's wages when employees. VIII not eAceed
| $500 per month. the sun - City cents
From each person seeking employment
| whose wages when employed. viii b. over
| sfbao and shall not exceed 5000 PET month.
| the sum of one dollar.
! whose wages when employees. will be ever
| snNo and shall not exceed s54.oo per month.
| the sum Of two dollars.
| Prom each person seeking employment
whose wares. when employed. viii he over
| sAs0 rer month. snch sum As the parties may
| mutually agree upen.
from each and every person. who NAV b.
resident 81 this city applying for help ~ snx
| surh intelligence pfnrs. Ike sums as above
provided 90 be paid by the persons seeking
From hetei propr' etors. aud others who sre
/ not residents of this city. Who may amply fof
/ heip 90 he seHi out 81 the city sus Such sam as
/ may be mutually agreed upon between the
Pineferv csss = receipt SHAH be owen for the
money rsia provided that IN case n servant
/ or place of employment - obtained within
| thirty asvs from Tire date r. payment the
money paid shall hf refunded
1 Sec s. All persons 80 licensed shall feey sus
1 81 business here al persons esn readily sc
! and read the ssnse. = eopy Of eecfiorg t. . end
/ Of this ordinance, printed IN English siich
1 cards r. re provided ~ the rify cfefk wfHnnt
/ eosf "a the seepers ~ such intelligence D'srrs
1 SEQ = any fersen m persons who sitsi Fin
faf. any 80 the f1rf~tsfnss 0r ffftIl rerfrrs -
1 this ordinance on eoHvfffion thereof shsiI i'.'
4 rusfehea - Il no 81 pot iess thar two dollars
/ nor more than 80 sftf e0xis ~ prosecution ~
| Is Irrufiroufnerf ~ hard ffsaf 10 the common
/ faii ~ the co,1HtT OF Kent - in nrN renffen
1 ffarv jail vnrt ouse house ~ Correction 81
4 sffr : house q said cfts. So the dfsrrFfinH -
/ ~ the court fsr MAGISTRATE b-f8re whom fHe
rrrvi efs0n fnav b had. fef fieriof ~ not less
/ thai fvo avs uaf more than ~ ~ dfrss ard
/ IN ease surh cnuft Hrd fnHg strain she'll oriy
/ frrr.rsp fDe ard Cnsfs the offender mas -
1 sentenced 70 10 Imprisoned ~ hard iahcr ~
/ the Common faff ~ the county nf heut ~ e
| aue reriferfiagv. jaii. vnrt house. heuse
/ rnrrfrfion ~ slfas house ~ etid ritz urf 80
1 tsr,sest ~ su~h fns ana rssfs far n fpfiaf
~ 80 Ices than twe GAYS ana ret more then
1 sixty esys.
Passed ara approved ~ ere CowrHor Conn
! ~ 81 the city - ffsra ftapies "a rerrifr So
/ slan held Mendsy sytrins June : l~1.
| Va THfNkHAE
<itv Clerk