The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-28
ORDINANCE NUMBER ss4.


ORDINANCE NUMBER ss4.
Reading waived by consent OF all
the council.
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING
KEEPERS OF INTELLIGENCE OR
EMPLOYMENT OFFICES, Blu
REAUS AND AGENCIES.
Be it ordained by the City Council
of the City of ileokuk:
Section /. That no person. firm,
company or corporation shall hero
after maintain an intelligence or en-
ployment office, bureau 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,
without first having procured IL
cense from the City Clerk so to do;
provided that no benevolent or frater-
nal organization, who shall engage IN
such business for the purpose OF ren'
dering assistance to its members for
charitable or benevolent purposes
and whose office is maintained under
the auspices of some benevolent, ira
ternal, religious or charitable organ
ization, shall be required to secure
and pay for said license, but they shall.
be subject to the other provisions OF
| this ordinance.
Section g. 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 ad-
yertisement, agreement ors promise
| and who shall receive, any money,
| personal property or other valuable
1 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 il no time be specified, then
within one month after registra-
! ton or application, shall upon de-
mand, return all such money, personal
property or valuable consideration of
whatever character, except an amount
! uCI 10 CACSCQ OllO 4Oiioi. tSA.OOJ s" $1,000
may be charged as filing fee.
| Section 8. 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 full and true
4 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 SPECIFY
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
ceived for such emr loyment.
i Section A. Every person, firm or
corporation engaged in the business
4 specified in this ordinance who shall
receive an application or make an
agreement as specified in the proceed
ing section hereof. shall retain a
copy of said contract giving the In
formation required in said preceding
section; and shall also keep a 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 examin-
alton at any and all times by the
mayor or the councilman In charge OF
the department of public safety, OF any
one designated by said mayor or coun-
Gilman, or any police officer In the
City of Keokuk.
4 Section 5. No person, firm or cor
poration and no person employed or
4 authorized by such person, firm or cor.
4 poration to hire or discharge en-
ployes, shall receive any part of any
fee or any percentage of wages or any
+ compensation of any kind whatever
that is agreed upon to be paid by any
employe 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
a they conduct said business office or
agency in or in connection with any
place where Intoxicating liquors are
sold.
4 Section Z. Every person, firm or
corporation securing license as re.
quired by this ordinance shall pay
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