The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-06-02

An ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE
Keeping Of Intelligence Offices, Employment
Agencies, or other places where Zee is
charged for the procuring OF employment or
situations. in Jersey City
The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City do
ordain 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,
i employment agency, or other place in the CITY
Eof jersey city, where a fee is charged for reg
! stration, or for the purpose Of procuring or
assisting to procure employment or situations
son either in or out Of said city, unless IL
censed as hereinafter provided, under penalty
Of not more than Fifty Dollars fine for each
| Magistrate. who shall have power TO commit
the person SO offending for a period not ex-
| fine
| 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 q such fact On the csrtieate of sid SAG
City may issue a license for said business as
hereinafter mentioned; and in case any person
| shall be charged fee for the purpose OF OBJ
tanning employment situation by any such
Intelligence office employment agency or other
| place. and 1t shall be proved that such em-
| plcyment or situation was to be obtained, or
| any vacancies existing at the placeswhere such
person be sent then the keeper q said office
4 fare paid by him or her In going to or return
/ ing from said place; and should the keeper of
/ the Board of Aldermen of Jersey City may re-
| woke the license,
! Section 8. Every keeper of such intelligence
/ office, employment agency, other place kept
for the purpose Of procuring employment or
situations. is hereby required to give to each
person, from whom thoy accept fee, re-
| ceipt stating the amount so paid, and the char
acter of the situation 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-
| n
| ligeHce office, employment agency or other
place SHAH refund The fun amount Of such fee
| paid at once; and It shall be deemed a inisae-
meanpr for any such keeper of intelligence
| office, employment agency other place. to
receive or permit to be received, any money
| for any other purpose except as herein provid-
office, employment agency or other place is re
quired to give to the employer guarantee to
/ furnish servant help for at least three
months, for fee not exceeding Two Dollars
| $500 paids and in of failure to furnish
| such servant heip, such keeper of intelli-
kgence office, employment agency or other place.
must refund to the employer the full arneunt
Of such fee paid and to TIE person 80 furnish
not sxssedins one Dollar 81 ssj shall be charg
ed. which fee shall be a guarantee of employ
nient 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 other place where employment
or situations are procured in the City of Jersey
/ City,, shall have on the back of each and every
receipt. given by them fer fees received for
\ procuring of employment of situations, a copy
| of this ordinance printed clearly and legibly in
plain type, and a failure to comply with the
provisions of this section shall be deemed a
sufficient for the forfeiture of the license
| of the person violating the same
Section s.. The Board of Aldermen may re-
4 quire from each person licensed, or applying
/ for a license under this act a bond, with good
ana sufieen1 security in the sum , ef Two
observance of the provision contained therein
| Section s. Each license shall designate the
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censed, the house in which the person licensed
kshall 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 until the First
i day OF July next ensuing the date thereof. and
kno 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
| act, shall pay to the City Clerk for the use
Of said City of Jersey City, the sum Of Five
/ the sum Of Three Dollars Said renewal shall
Rbe for one year, and from year to year there
after from the First day Of July.
office employment agency or other place shall
keep a book in which shall be kept the name
ployment; his or her address; the name of the
person who last employed said applicant: the
applicant, the names Of his or her references,
if any, and for the reasons for leaving his or
her last employment, and the said book shall
who apply for employees servants or help or
Of any member of the Police Department, and
for a violation Of this section, the license of
said keeper Of an Intelligence office, employ
ment agency or other place, may be revoked
by the Board OF Aldermen; and said keepers
4 may be subjected to fine of Ten Dollars
$4,000 or Imprisoned for period of ten days,
4 to be imposed by any Police Magistrate upon
complaint being made before said Magistrate
of any violation Of this section.
Section g. The license granted herein shall be
exhibited In a prominent place in the offices
Of all Intelligence offices employment agencies
or other places.
Section 10 This ordinance shall take effect
July 1st, 1904.
Passed May Gath, 1904
~ P. ANTHONY BROCK.
! President.
Npf' = 81 MARK NJ. FAGAN.
Mayor.
Attest
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