The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-06-03
N ORDINANCE TO REGULATE I

AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE
keeping of Intelligence Offices, Employment
charged for the procuring of employment or
situations, in Jersey City.
The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City do
Section l. From and after the passage of this
ordinance no person or persons shall engage In
the business Of keeping an intelligence office,
employment agency, or other place in the City
of Jersey City, where a fee is charged for reg
istration, or for the purpose of procuring, or
assisting to procure employment, or situations
of any kind, or for furnishing help to any per-
son either in or out Of said City. unless n
Of not more than Fifty Dollars fine for each
offenses said fine to be imposed by a Police
the person so offending for . period not ex-
eeeding thirty days. In default Of paying said
Section 2. No license shall be granted for
such purpose. except to persons of good moral
character. who shall be required to furnish to
proof Of such fact on the certificate Of said
Chief of Police, the Board of Aldermen of said
City may issue license for said business as
shall be charged fee for the purpose OF OBJ
tanning employment or situation by any suen
Intelligence office employment agency or other
place, and 1t shall be proved that no such en-
ployment or situation was to be obtained or
person be sent, then the keeper of said office
or agency shall be liable to said person for the
Ing from said plaee and should s the keeper Of
the said office or agency fail to pay such fare,
the Board of Aldermen OF Jersey City may re-
Section 8. Every keeper of such intelligence
office employment agency. or other place kept
situations is hereby required to give to each
person, from whom they accept a fee, a re-
ceipt stating the amount so paid and the char
acter OF the situation or employment they
agree to procure for such person. the name and
address Of the person or persons to whom the
applicant is referred, and in case the appli-
cant falls to procure or accept said situation
or employment. then the keeper of said intel
Place shall refund tie in amount Of such fee
paid. to the person by whom such fee was
paid at once; and it shall be deemed q misde-
office. employment agency or other place, TO
receive or permit TO be received, any money
Cd an and that that every ksspsf q e an NJ ntesenoe
office, employment agency or other place Is re-
CURED 70 give to the employer a guarantee to
months, for fee not exceeding Two Dollars
ts2 oO paid and in case Of failure to furnish
gence office, employment agency or other place,
must refund to the employer tthe full amount
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not exceeding One Dollar 0o) shall be charg-
ed, which fee shall be guarantee of employ
ment to the person employed for the space of
at least three months.
Section A. Every person engaged in the busi-
ness Of keeping an intelligence office, employ
ment agency or other place where employ rnent
or situations are procured in the City of Jersey
CITY shall have 4 on z The back of each and every
procuring Of employment Of situations copy
of this ordinance printed clearly and legibly in
provisions Of this section shall Be deemedNa
sufficient cause for the forfeiture Of the license
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| quire from each person licensed, or applying
for license under th1s act, a bond, with good
| Hundred Dollars. conditioned for the faithful
| Observance Of the provision contained therein.
Section G. Each license shall designate the
liz
censed, the house in which the person licensed
shall keep 2 hs her .nss Or ts ocs Fl and the
/ and. City Clerk Of the City of Jersey City; and
shall continue and be in force until the First
| day of July next ensuing the date thereof, and
| no longer. unless sooner revoked by the Board
| of Aldermen.
under and BY virtue Of the provisions Of this
| acts shall pay to the City Clerk, for the use
/ Of said City. Of Jersey city, the Of Five
! the sum of Three Dollars. Said renewal shall
/ be for one year, and from year to year there
1 after from the First day Of July.
/ Section s. Every keeper Of an intelligence
office. employment agency or other place, shall
keep book n which snail IL be kspI the name
| Payment his or her address; the name Of the
| person who hast employed said applicant; the
/ applicant, the names OF his or her references,
/ if any, and for the reasons for leaving his or
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| who apply for employees, servants or help or
| Of any member Of the Polics, Department, and
| for a vIolatieE OF this section. the license of
| said keeper Of an intelligence office. employ
ment agency or other place. may be revoked
| by the Beard Of Aldermen: and said keepers
may be subjected TO fine of Ten Dollars
1 {s10.00) or imprisoned for period of ten days,
/ to be imposed BY any Police Magistrate upon
| OF any violation of this section.
/ Section >. The license granted herein shall be
of ali ntegsnee oices employment I agencies
/ or sother places