The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-08-14

t'll Al ! lN los.
AN ACT Providing For the Establishment
and Maintenance of Free Employment
Offices IN Certain cities and Towns.
PASSED April A. l9OS)
Il Is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
Section l. There shall bc established and
maintained. under the care and direction
OF the commissioner of industrial Stats
ties, i'm such towns or cities as may he
selected after proper Investigation 10y said
commissioner. free employment offices
for the purpose of bringing together those
who seek employment and those who de
sire To employ
See. ? The said commissioner Is hereby
authorized and directed To organize, with
I'm three months after the passage OF this
act I'm each city or town selected a FREQ
public employment office which SHAH ,bd
provided with suitable rooms furniture.
and equipment required for the transac-
tion of the business provided for In th'.
act and shall appoint such clerical assist.
ants as may hC necessary FOR each OF soi'
offices. To discharge, under the direction
OF said commissioner, the duu"s herein
after set forth. or which may hc required
nv said commissioners in carrN.u out inc
purpose OF this act,
See g. II shall hC the dirty of sg'i com
missioner 10 receive and record, nm book
suitably ARRANGED. al applications from
those seeking employment and also from
those seeking TO employ and to take such
other action as may bc deemed best &C.
carry out the purposes of said offices
Such records shalt show plainly In brief
the qualifications OF all appl 'c1uts. .ond
such other facts as may hc deemed ncCcs-
sarV by said commissioner, who SHAH iur-
nish to each office all such record hooks.
forms blanks. or other stationery ana
postage as may hc required I'M conducting
the Office Each office shall Ice plainly in
dicatCd by a proper s'rn or signs
See The privilege ot registration shall
be confined to residents of this state, and
no fees. direct or indirect. shall I'm any
case he taken from anyone applying at
any Office maintained under the pruNi-
sious ot this act.
Sec. g. ANY clcrlI or employee who di-
rec:ly or Indirectly charges or receives
! any Zee i'm the performance of his duties
/ shall bc deemed guilty Of misicmcauor
! and shall hc subject 60 a fine of not more
/ than one hundred dollars or Ice iwpr'S'
! oncd not cNccCding thirty DAYS such hne
or IMPRISONMENT shall disqunlify him from
! ever having further connection with SAID
! Offices.
Sec. 6 There shall he made from cact
/ Office To said commissioner a weekly re-
port " such applications FOR labor or etn.
/ plnyment as may be registered In soic
/ office with such details as may hc re-.
/ auired by the commissioner Said commlS
! sioner may cause such reports to Toe print
! I'd at proper intervals the same To bo 'N
| changed between said offices ana may SUP
| ply TO the newspapers and TO the citH ms
| upon request. such reports. which shall
be posted In conspicuous place IN th'
several offices. so that they may be op''
| TO public inspection
Sec Z Every application for employment
or help made TO free public employment
Office shall become void after thirty days
from its receipt unless renewed by the an
plicant.
Sec. s. The term applicant for employ
mcnt" as used I'm this act. SHAH he con
strued TO mean any person seeking wori
OF any lawful character. and 'applican
for help shall mean any person or per
sons seeking help In any legitimate enter
prise. and nothing In this act shali ~
construed Go limit the term work u
manual occupation but shall include pro
fessionai service. and all other Legitimate
sArvjos.