The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-30

after maintain an intelligence or en-
ployment office. burecu or agency or
engage in the business of seeking en-
ployment for others or procuring or
furnishing employment for others or |
OF giving information whereby en-
ployes or employers may be obtained, 4
without first having procured IL \
cense from the City Clerk SO to do; i
provided that no benevolent or frater-
nal organization, who shall engage in
such business for the purpose Of rem
dering assistance to its members for
charitable or benevolent purposes
and whose office is maintained under
the auspices of some benevolent, fra
ternal, religious or charitable oroan-
ization, shall be required to secure
and pay for said license, but they shall
be subject to the other provisions of
this ordinance
Section 2. Any person, firm or cor
poration who shall agree or promise.
or who shall advertise to furnish en-
ployment or situations to any person
or persons in pursuance of such adj
yertisement agreement or promise
and who shall receive any money,
personal property or other valuable
thing whatsoever therefor, and who
shall fail to procure for such person
or persons acceptable situation or
employment within the time stated in
said contract, or as agreed upon,
Or If no time be specified, then
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ton or application, shall upon de-
mand, return all such money, personal
property or valuable consideration of
whatever character, except an amount
net to exceed one dollar ($100) which
may be charged as filing fee.
Section g. Any person, firm or cor
poration receiving any application for
employment from or entering into
any agreement with any person to
furnish or procure for said person any
employment shall at the time OF re-
ceiving said application furnish and
deliver to the person or persons max
ing said application a full and true
copy of such application or agree
ment, written or printed both in the
English language ard also in the ma
tive language of the person making
said application, or agreement, which
application or agreement shall spec'.y
the fee or consideration to be paid by
the person seeking employment, the
place where said employment is to be
secured, the nature of said employ
ment and the compensation to he re-
/ ceived for such employment.
Section A. Every person, firm or
corporation engaged in the business
receive an application or make an
agreement as specified in the precei-
ing section hereof, shall retain a
copy of said contract giving the in
formation required in said preceding
section; and shall also keep reg
istration book showing the name, adj
dress and present or former employer
of said applicant, and the same shall
be subject to inspection and examine
alton at any and all times by the
mayor or the councilman in charge OF
the department of public safety, o. any
one designated by said mayor or coun-
Gilman, or any police officer in the
/ City of Keokuk.
Section s. No person, firm or cor.
poration and no person employed or
authorized by such person, firm or cor
poration to hire or discharge en-
ployes, shall receive any part of any
fee or any percentage of wages or any
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that is agreed upon to be paid by any
employee of said person, firm or corpor-
alton to any employment bureau or
agency for services rendered to any
such employee in procuring for him
employment with said person, firm or
corporation.
Section 6. No person. firm Or cor
poration engaged in the keeping of an
intelligence or employment office,
bureau or agency, as provided in this
ordinance shall publish or cause to be
published any false or fraudulent no
tice or advertisement, Or give any
false information or make any false
promise concerning or relating to
work or employment to any one who
shall apply for employment nor shall
they make any false entries in the
register, contracts or other records to
be kept as herein provided: nor shall
they conduct said business Office OF
agency in or in connection with any
place where intoxicating liquors are
sold.
Section Z. Every person, firm OIL
corporation securing license as re
! quired by this ordinance shall pay
t therefor the sum of five hundred dol
lars ($500.00) per annum, payable il
, advance, and said license may be Il
voked by the City Council for an.
violation of any of the provision
. hereof
: Section s. Any person, firm or COZ
t poration violating any of the provis
i ions of this ordinance or any section
a hereof, or who shall refuse access t.
t the records, books or other paper
i relative to the conduct of such agenc
4 or bureau to any person having auth
+ ority to examine the same, shall b
y deemed guilty OF misdemeanor an
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