The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-31
rMPLoYnIENT oFFIcEs.
The BiI to Make the Public Pay
Their Expenses.


The House yesterday passed the bill
for he establishment OF free public
employment Offices in cities Allen, in
his explanation of the measure, said
shat the first trial of these institutions
was IN Germany, and they had been
found to- be a success The bill in
question is modelled on the law in Ohio,
which he alleges mas been successful
in operation The necessity for the
law. he explained. is the fact that the
unemployed are being constantly taken
in bv the private employment offices
ard some OF these latter have aided in
procuring inmates for houses Of i'll
fame. He said the Territory would be
uut to no expense as al will be borne
by the cities. On these grounds ne
urged the passage of the measure and
the House, without dissent, passed II
The bill now reads as follows:
A Sill for an Act to Establish Free Public
Employment Offices
BE it enacted by the Governor and Leg
islative Assembly of the Territory of
Utah:
Sec. /. The secretary of the Territory
shall establish in connection with his
Office and as part thereof, a bureau
Of statistics Of labor. and he shall col
lect. arrange and systematic all sta
tistics relating to the various branches
of labor in the Territory, and especially
those relating TO the commercial, in
dustrial. social, educational and sani-
tary condition OF the laboring classes
Sec 2. The secretary of the Territory
is hereby authorized and directed. i'm
Inediately upon the passage and ap-
prOval of this act, to organize and es-
tablish in al cities Of the first and sec
cnd classes. and in any city of the third
off council shall 1nnlV
TO said secretary in writing. for the or
ganization and establishment Of such
an Office. a free public employment
Office. and shall appoint one Superif-
tendent for each of said offices to dis
charge the duties hereinafter set forth
Sec. 8. Said superintendent shall cause
to We posted in front Of their said Of
fees on a sign-board, or in a suitable
place on the building where such offices
are located, the words Free public
employment office" II shall be the
duty of such superintendent to re-
ceive ali applications for labor of those
desiring employment and of those de-
string 10 employ labor. and to record
their names in a book kept for that
purpose, designating opposite the name
Of each applicant the character of en-
ployment or labor desired and the adj
dress Of such applicant,
Each Of said superintendent shall
ance as in the judgment of the city
council of the city wherein such office
may be established. may appear neces-
sary for conducting properly the duties
Of their several Offices. No compensa-
ton or fee shall directly or indirectly
be charged to or received from any per-
son or persons seeking employment or
amy person or persons desiring to en-
ploy labor through any Of said offices.
Said superintendents shall make a
weekly report on Thursday of each
week to said secretary Of all persons
desiring 10 employ labor. and the class
thereof and of all persons applying for
employment through their respective
offices, and the character of employ
ment desired by each applicant. also,
of ali persons securing employment
through their respective offices and the
character thereof, and an annual re-
port Of the expenses of maintaining
such Office.
Said secretary shall cause 10 be
printed weekly a list Of all applicants
and the character of employment de-
sired by them, and of those desiring TO
employ labor. and the class thereof,
received by him from the respective
offices aforesaid. and cause a true COPY
Of such list on Saturday of Zach week
each Of said offices in the territory,
which said list by the superintendent
hall be posted immediaeely on receipt
thereof IN a conspicuous place in his
Office, subject to the inspection &c al
oe sons desiring. employment, or to
employ.
Sec. 4 Said superintendent shall
perform such other duties in the collec-
ton Of labor statistics as said secretary
shall determine.
Sec. ;. Any superintendent or clerk
as herein provided who directly or in
directly charges or receives any COM
ponsaiion from any person whomso-
ever in securing employment. or labor
for any other person or persons as pro-
vided in this act, shall be deemed
guilty Of a misdemeanor and be fined
in any sum nor exceeding one hundred
dollars. or imprisonment in the county
Sail not exceeding one hundred days,
or shall be liable to both such fine and
Imprisonment
Sec. s. The superintendent Of each of
Eaid offices shall. receive a salary, to be
fixed by the council of such city, pay
able monthly, and such salary shall be
paid out Of the treasury of the city
wherein such free public employment
Office may be located.
Sec. q The SUN Of five hundred dol
lars is hereby appropriated from any