The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-06-07

AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE
keeping of Intelligence Offices. Employment
charged for the procuring Of employment or
situations In Jersey City.
Section 4 From and after the passage of this
sso no person 9r persons Shall ensags IN
employment agency, or other place in the City
Of Jersey City, whore a fee is charged for reg
assisting to procure employment or situations
Of any kind, for furnishing help to any per
censsd as hereinafter provided, under penalty
q not more than Fifty Dollars me for each
seeding thirty days. IN default of paying said
Section 3. No license shall be granted for
such purpose. except 70 persons of good moral
the Chief Of Police Of said City. Satisfactory
prqol ol suchs tact 5ulr the certificate OF saio
City may issue a license for said business as
hereinafter mentioped; and in case any person
shall be charged fee for the purpose OF OBJ
tanning employment or situation by any such
intelligence office employment agency or gother
place. andSit shall be proved that no such. ern-
Dloyinent or situation was to be obtained, or
any vacancies existing at the place. where snch
person be sent, then the keeper of said Office
Or agency shall be liable to said person for the
ing from said place; and should the keeper of
the said Qflce or agency fall to pay such fare,
woke the license
Section 8. Every keeper Of such intelligence
for the purpose Of procuring employment or
situations is hereby required to give to each
csipt stating the amount: 80 paid and the char-
acter Of the situation or employment they
agree 70 pressure fer such person. the name and
applicant Is referred, and in case the appli-
cant fails 70 procure or accept said situation
ligenee offiue employment aGency or other
place shall refund the full Arn6anf Of ysuch fee
d sSs assa0n ESD It s be ssea les sae
meanor for any suoh keeper Of intelligence
os epoyss1st !. agency en- Or other place to
for any other purpose except as herein provid-
cd; and that every KEEPER of an intelligence
quired to give to the employer a guarantee to
furnish a Yservant or help for at least three
iss d0 paid. and in Ca case Of failure to furnish
such servant or help, such keeper Of intelli-
efd tSs smpoyer he fu aount pIe
q such fee paid; and to the person 50 furnish
s as st5a.on as osr Is o a be Zee
ed, which fee shall be guarantee Of employ
nent to the person employed for the space of
Section 4. Every person engaged in the busi-
ness OF keeping an intelligence office, employ
ment agency or other place where employment
or situations are procured in the city Of Jersey
City, shall have on the back OF each and every
given y 0y them for fees reesivsd @ for
Of THE ordinance printed clearly and iegiby in
pla9n type, and 4 failure to comply with the
suffioient cause for the forfeiture Of the license
OF the pArgon violating the same
Section 5. The Board Of Aldermen may re-
quire from each person licensed. or applying
for q license under this act, bond with good
pas for ha e
Section & Each license shall designate siaa: the
name or names of the person or persons IL
censed. the house in which the person licensed
shall keep his her or their office, and the
number Of such license. signed by the Mayor
and City Clerk OF the City of Jersey city; and
shall Continue and be in force untl the First
day OF July next ensuing the date thereof, ana
no longer, unless sooner revoked by the Board
OF Aldermen.
section Every person who may be licensed
under and by virtue Of the provisions OF this
Of said City Of Jersey City. the sum Of Five
the sum of Three Dollars. Said renewal shall
be for one year and from year to year there
Sex Section nvery keeper @ p Of sus IN intelligence
keep book in which shall be kept the name
Of every person applying tor position or en1-
ploynent his or her address; the name Of the
person who last employed said applicant; the
applicant, the names OF his or her references,
II any. and for the reasons for leaving his or
ops sa III times for ms bg hosa
who apply for employees, servants or help or
e any vossSn & & ths pSss sseson Fss and
said keeper OF an intelligence office, employ
mept agency or other place, may be revoked
by me Board o. Aldermen; and said keepers
may be subjected to fine of Ten Dollars
{siC:oo) or Imprisoned for period sf ten days,
to be imposed BY any Police Magistrate upon
complaint being made before said Magfstrafe
OF any violation OF this secticn ~ sr
section 2. The license granted herein shall. be
exhibited In prominent place IN the offires
Of Al intelligence offices employment agencies
+ Section This ordinance shall take eject
July 1sI, 1904
Passed May 24th. 1904.
r ANTHONY BROCK,
~ - -. President.
@ MARK NJ. PAGAN,
s. s. 1. Mayor.