The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-21
General Ordinance No. 40.

An ordinance regulating employment
| offices and employment bureaus in the city Of
Bemidji and fixing the amount Of license and
Sec 1. No person, firm co-partnership or
corporation shall carry on or conduct an EN-
ployment office. bureau or agency in the city
license therefor.
Sec. 2. Any person. firm, co-partnership or
corporation desiring to obtain a license to
carry on or conduct an employment Office.
bureau Or agency in the city Of Bemidj shall
first make application to the city council
which application shall contain the name Of
stituting the co-partnership and the names of
the principal officers. If any, Of the corpora
ton 80 applying for such license. and said
Gil at the first regular meeting after the I'll
Ing OF such application. or at subsequent
meeting as the council may see fit.
after the Is
granted by the city council, the applicant
shall pay into the The city treasury the sum of
bond with the city clerk in the sum Of ten
thousand (s1o.ooo) dollars. which bond shall
run to the state OF Minnesota and shall be
shall be conditioned for the payment of ali
damages sustained by any person engaged by
the obllgor to labor for others. by reason of
sentatiOn Of the ObligOr or any Of his agents
or servants.
Sec: o. Every person. firm or corporation
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enter in a book kept by him. them. or it. for
the purpose memorandum of the terms Of
employment of every person engaged by him.
them or It. to work for another. which said
memorandum shall show the rate Of wages,
the kind OF service. the period Of employ
ment. and the n anne and address of the per
to be rendered. He shall furnish to each
person so employed duplicate copies of such
memorandum. one Of which the employee
6mnIOV6A Al hn
mencement of his service.
+ Sec. 6. Any person failing, by reason Of
authority. on the part OF, such agency,
bureau. or employment agent to obtain the
employment provided for in the MONOGRAM
dunn. may sue and recover On the bond all
damages sustained by reason of such fraud.
MISREPRESENTATION. or want Of authority.
Sec. Z. No person. firm or corporation to
provisions of this ordinance Shall have or
operate under such license. more than one
otice In the city Of Bemidj witho9t taking
no person. firm or corporation so licensed
shall have, employ or keep any runners, or
solicit any business Of employment at any
their place Of business or office.
sec. & NO person, firm or corporation to
whom license shall have been granted under
keep or maintain any such employment
office. agency or bureau in any building in
WHICH Intoxicating liquors are sold. unless
other room. and shall have a separate en-
trance and exit, and no door or other means
Of communication shall lead from such office
into the room where such Intoxicating liquors
are sold. IS
Secs. All licenses issued under the provi-
sions of this ordinance shall be for period
Of one year from date OF issuance, and no
license shall be issued for a shorter term, or
period than one year.
Sec. II. Any license issued under the pro-
visions of this ordinance may be revoked by
the city council for violation of any of the
provisions herein contained after due notice
given, and a chance to be heard. and the
record OF any Judgment obtained against
such icensee under the provisions of Sec. 6
OF this ordinance. in civil suit. and the
cution under this ordinance shall be deemed
Drima facie evidence of such violation. Any
person. or principal officer of any corpora
ton. violating any Of the provisions of this
ordinance. or who fails to make the memoir
andum provided for in section five (5) hereof.
and npon conviction thereof shall be pan
ished by fine of not less than ten $4,000
dollars. nor more than fifty (S50.0O dollars
and costs of prosecution. and in default Of
prisonment in the county Jail of Beltrami
county for period not exceeding thirty (30)
days. or until such fine and costs shall have
been paid.
This ordinance shall take effect. and be in
force from and after the date of it's passage.
approval and publication.
Ayes Smart. Mayer, Kinch. Brinkman,
~ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. II; eu'
Absent and not voting-Miller, Graham.
Approved Jan. 16, 1907.
A.A. CARTER.
Attest: THOMAS MALOY,
City Clerk