The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-06-11
Jersey City June 4, 1904.

AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE
keeping Of Intelligence Offices, Employment
Agencies, or other places where a fee Is
charged for the procuring Of employment or
situations. in Jersey City.
The Mayor and Aldermen Of Jersey City do
ordain as follows:-
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 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 IL
Of not more than FIFTY Dollars fne for each
offense, said fine to be imposed by Police
Magistrate, who shall have power to commit
the person so offending for period not ex-
ceeding 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
the Chief Of Police OF said City. satisfactory
proof OF such fact; 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 such
intelligence office employment agency or other
place. and It shall be proved that such ems
ployment situation to be obtained, or
any vacancies existing at the place where such
or agency shall be liable to said person for the
fare paid by him or her in going to or returns
ing from said place: and should the keeper Of
the said office or agency fail to pay such fare,
the Board OF Aldermen OF Jersey City may re-
Voke ne license. .-..,,.-.
office employment agency, or other place kept
for the purpose of procuring employment or
SITUATIONS, ls nerepy required 70 give 70 eacn
person, from wnom tney accept zee, re-
ceipl stsllas the anount 50 pald, ana the cnar-
aeser a q me situatlon or employmenI tney
aaaress OF me person or persons 70 wnom tne
appneanh + rererrsa ana n ease me apP,
caht ians % procure or accept sara SITUATION
or employment, then the keeper of said intel
t ,s aseney o. pefee fe
pad Ioa he the Dy f e ss
PAID az once; ana i shall pc deemed a misde-
lnsaaor mem ao1 any sucn xeeper q .ntS.gente t
receive or permit g pe received, any money
Ter any olher purpose except as nerein provid-
omics, epleyment rs OF oenel plase y re-
qulrea 70 glys 70 the employer q guarantee %
furnish servant Or nslp for at .,ls least three
tsz.vv) paia. and IN case Of failure to furnish
@ suen servant or help sueh keeper Of intelii-
senSs el.ice, empioyment asehcy OF otner place.
must refund 70 the employer the ful amount
y suJn iss pau anu 70 lne person 70 lulnisa I'm
ed with situation @ ,'r 9r employment s1 nsS fee OF
ea, ~nlen iee snall ne gnarantee an or employ
mens e sbe pepson t employed for the space q
5ection +: every person engaged IN the pusl-
ness OF keeping an. intelligence office employ
Or situations are procured in the City Of Jersey
Sly, sAal nave on the BACK q each and every
procuring Of employment Of situations. copy
. q TINS ordlnanee printed clearly ana iegi1fy In
Plan Type ana al, ialnae ,,a % conpy With the
suhclent cause 1or the forfeiture OF the license
of the person l., violating the same
qure from each person licensed, or applying
for a license under this act. bond, with good
ana suIiclenl security IN the sum OF Two
Hundred Dollars, conditioned for the faithful
observance OF tne provision contained therein.
name or names Of the person or persons IL