The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-29
ORDINANCE NUMBER ss4.


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AN ORDINANCE REGULATING
KEEPERS OF INTELLIGENCE OR
EMPLOYMENT OFFICES, BU-
REAUS AND AGENCIES.
Be it ordained by the City Council
of the City OF ...eokuk:
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 a 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 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 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 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
vertisement, agreement or promise
and who shall receive any money,
personal property or other valuable
thing whatsoever therefor. and VINO
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 he 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
net to exceed one dollar (s1.o0l which
NAV be charged as filing fee.
Section 3. Any person, firm or cor
poration receiving any application 70:
employment from or entering into
: any agreement with any person &c
; 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 q full and trUs
copy OF such application sr agree
: ment, written or printed 10th in tne
{ English language ard also in the ma
! tive language OF the person making
2 said application, or agreement, which
I application or agreement shall spec
the fee or consideration to be paid b!
t the person seeking employment, tbs
T Place where said employment is to bt
j secured. the nature Of said employ
! ment and the compensation TO lie re
|. ceEed for such employment.
Section 4. Every person. firm o.
n corporation engaged in the bushes.
/. specified In this ordinance who shall
receive an application or make al
j, agreement as specified In the proceed
+ ing section hereof. shall retain /;
# copy of said contract giving the in
t formation required IN said preceding
j section; and shall also keep reg
e istration book showing the name. ad
dress and present or former employe
e of said applicant, and the same shat
n be subject ID inspection and examin
i alton at any and all times by IN
e mayor or the councilman IN charge o
e the department OF public safety. O. an
u one designated By said mayor or coun
q Gilman, OF any police officer IN tn
J. City Of Keokuk
s Section 8 No person. firm or COZ
c poration and no person employed Q
il authorized By such person. firm or col
o poration tc hire or discharge en-
G ployes, shall receive any part OF an
'. fee or any percentage OF wages or an
compensation OF any kind Ehateye
o that is agreed upon TO be paid by an
q elnPioye Of said person, firm or corpo
n ation 10 any employment bureau @
&. agency for servicsz rendered to an
2 such enDsoys in procuring for hil