The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-14
agencies was then present.


ed:
ORDINACE NO. 1880.
An ordinance defining, regulating and
controlling employing agencies:
Be it ordained by the mayor and coun-
cilnen of the city Of Wichita:
Section 1. Whoever shall keep open.
or shall have an office or place in city
of Wichita for the purpose OF OBJ
tanning employment for others, or for
giving information whereby the same
may be obtained for a compensation TO
be paid by either party, shall be deem
ed the keeper of an employment agency.
Sec. 2. No person shall keep an en-
ployment agency in the city of Wichita
without a license therefore, first had
and obtained from the city clerk, for
which such person shall pay the sum of
$40 90 every six months, the first day OF
January and July of each year, or frac-
ton OF six months. Every applicant
for a license under this ordinance shall
be in writing and shall state the exact
place where the proposed employing
agency shall be kept and any person
applying for license under this ordin-
ance shall before the same shall De
gran ted procure ten responsible and re-
putable citizens of the city 70 make an
Endorsement TO the effect that an their
opinion the applicant or applicants are
persons of good moral character.
Every person holding such license
| shall keep a copy of this ordinance con-
spicuously posted in such Office.
Sec. 8. That before any person Shall
engage in such business o. any license
shall be issued as provided by this or
dinance the applicant for license shall
file with the city clerk a bond running
to the city of Wichita, Kansas, in
the penal sum Of $500 signed by the ap-
| plicant and two or more securities TO be
| approved by the mayor and council,
| conditioned that the applicant will fully
comply with all the provisions and re-
| quirementS of this ordinance, and pay
all judgments recovered against him,
! her or them, by any person on account
| of any willful ton or will
| full deceiving any person transactnig any
business with him, her or them and pay
ell damages by reason Of demanding or
receiving any unusual or exorbitant
| fees or any damages from any decep-
| ton whatever TO any person, who may
| employ him, her or them, as the case
may be. The surities on said bond shall
possess the qualifications required of
securities by the law of the state OF
Kansas on official bonds. Any person
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dealings with any keeper of any en-
ployment agency shall have the right
of action against him, her or their Sc
curities on said bond to the full amount
/ specified in said bond and as many per-
sons as are damaged by reason of such
| delingS herein provided shall each re-
spectively have the right OF action upon
| such bond until the whole penalty there
| of shall be exhausted
Sec. 4. Any keeper of any employ
ment agency who shall make any will
full Misrepresentation or who shall will
! fully deceive any person or who shall
ask. demand or receive any unusual or
exorbitant fee or be guilty of any de-
| ception whatever or any person who
may employ him, her or them, as the
case may be, or who shall direct any
| female applying for employment to any
house Of prostitution, designation house
or other immoral resort or shall fail in
five days to procure employment for any
applicant and upon demand refuse to
return the money paid by the applicant
for employment shall be deemed guilty
Of mfsdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof in the police court of said city
shall be fined for such an offense not
less than SIS nor more than 800, and
having been twice arrested and con.
victed under this ordinance the license
OF such person shall be declared forfit-
ed by the police judge of said city and
he or she or they shall be incompetent
thereafter to receive a, license under the
provisions of this ordinance. Every
keeper of an emp Oyment agency shall
at all times keep book showing his
dealings with all persons and the Same
shall at all times be open 20 all police
. | Off rf oif u OIL old
for inspection
Sec. 5. The mayor and council OF said
city shall have the power and authority
to revoke any and all licenses issued
under this ordinance at pleasure and
upon such revocation shall certify the
same to the police department of said
city. provided that each license issued
by virtue of this ordinance shall express
on dts face that It is received and held
subject to revocation, if the license has
been twice convicted OF a violation oil
any of the provisions OF this ordinance
Sec. 6. Any person violating any oil
the provisions Of this ordinance no;
provided in section thereof shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined in any
sum not exceeding $780,
Sec Z All ordinances or part of or
| III SOihlliCl Will LILLE
hereby repealed
Sec. s. This ordinance shall take eff
feet and be in force from and after fts
passage and publica ton in the Wichita
Eagle
Approved July IS. 1896
(SeaD l.. NJ cox, Mayor.
Attest: c. S. SMITH, City Clerk
Deputy Labor Commissioner Charlie
Bigelow advocated the ordinance IN a
speech that would have done credit
TO Bryan, the orator.
Ben Mclean didn't know what the
labor commissioner was after. He
said if the ordinance was something
good he wanted il. but that If IL was
something II loom the ambition of the
labor commissioner and not be of any
value to the iabo-ing people he did not
want any of -. DIR. Shuts advocated
an: ordnance. lie heard a great deal
about prote ion 10 LABOR and he want
ed 20 see s,,T:a % ( ov She passage of
this ordinance. The licanse was cut
down TO so year and The bond IL
$500 and the ordinance thus amended
passed.
After come more rout're business
the council adjourned.
BIDDING FOR THE TRADE