The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-05-20
Approved April 10, 1899.
No. 359 Al Published April q, 1889.
CHAPTER 2l3.

No. 359, Al [Pubshed April q, 1889.
CHAPTER 2l3.
AN ACT 10 regulate employment and in
telligcnce Offices and bureaus.
The people of the stat" of Wisconsin. rep
resented in senate and assembly, do enact
follows:
Section !. No person shall engage in the
business Of keeping an employment or in
teHEence bureau or Office or agency Tor the
purpose of hiring men To work for others.
and receive a compensation for such hiring
without first having obtained license 50
to do as hereinafter provided; any person
or persons who shall establish or keep any
Office or place within said state, for the
purpose of obtaining place or employment
for lahOrers Of amy kind whatever. or Tor
procuring or giving information concerning
such places or employment to such labor
erS, or for procuring or giving Information
concerning such lahUrvrS to employers,
shall be deemed a keeper Of an employment
or intelligence bureau. office or agency. and
any person who shall engage in such bust
ness without such license shall be guilty or
y miSdemeanOr and shall upon conviction
thereof be punished by fine not exceeding
one hundred dollars or imprisonment IN
the county Jail not exceeding ninety days
or both.
Section Q Any person who desires to en-
gage in any such business may apply TO the
common council II surh business be car,
ripd on in - city. to the village council
If in village, or TO the county board or
the county IN which Such business Is 70 ne
carried on if in the county, for such Ii
CeuSe. and pay into the treasury of surh
CITY. village or county, the sum Of ten dol
lars and upon executing ana delivering to
such common council, village council or
county board a bond in the penal sum Of
one thousand dollars Win sufficient sure
ties in lieu thereof Il surety bond OF one
thousand dollars, To be approved by such
common council village council or county
board. he shall be entitled to such license.
Each license shall designate the house in
which The person licensed shall keep his
office, giving street ana number of the
same and the number OF sUru license, ana
shall continue 10 be In force until the first
day of May next ensuing the date thereof
and no longer: provided always, that me
foregoing license fee snail =" the same Tor
any length of time whether issued for a
year on the first day of May, or any tra"-
fiouuI part thereof: and no license issued
hereunder shall be transferred 10 any other
person or persons whatever or inure to the
benefit Of any other person other thau the
section g. The bonds shall run to tho
state of Wisconsin, and shall De cuudi-
toned for the payment ~ amy damaSe ittL
any person secured or engaged to labor Tor
others " the obligor. may sustain by rca-
son Of any unauthorized ACT. fraud or mis-
representation on the part Of such agent
for such hiring. The bond shall be filed
with the city clerk if approved by the conf
mon council with the village recorder II
the county clerk if approved by the county
board of any county. Any person licensed
ana having given bond as herein provided
may, while continuing to reside or main
tain his office at the place mentioned IN
such license, prosecute his said business in
Section 4 Every person hired or en-
gagged to work for others 10y one 50 licensed
as aforesaid. Shall be furnished written
copy in duplicate Of the terms of such hire
or engagement. rate of wages or compcn-
SatiOu, sind Of service to be performed.
length Of time of such service, with ful
name ana address Of Ia" person or persons,
firm or corporation authorizing the hire or
such person. one of The aforesaid copies to
be delivered 10 the person or persons, firm
or corporation for whom the contracted
labor i 10 Ice performed. and the other to
be retained by the person hired as atore-