The Detroit times., 1912-06-17
Ordinance No. 400.

AN ORDINANCE to amend an ordi-
nance entitled An ordinance 10 reg
ulate persons who are or shall here
after be engaged in the business OF
conducting detective agency. or
whose vocation Is that OF a private
detective" approved Jan. 80. 1912.
II is hereby ordained by the People
of the City OF Detroit:
Section /. That the title OF an or
diEance entitled An ordinance TO reg
ulate persons who are or shall mere
after be engaged In the business or
conducting detective agency. or
whose vocation is that or private de-
tective." approved Jan. 80. 1919 be.
and the same Is hereby amended "
read as follows.
AN ordinance TO regulate persons
advertising themselves as detectives
or watchmen, or as conducting agen-
cies for supplying detectives or watch-
men, and to regulate persons engag-
ing In the business OF a detective OF
watchman. and to regulate persons
conducting agencies for supplying de.
tectives or watchmen.
Sec. >. That said ordinance. sc
amended as TO title. be. and the same
is hereby amended TO read as follows:
Section l. No person shall adver-
tise his business TO be that OF de-
tective or Waterman for hire or re-
ward, or OF conducting an agency for
supplying detectives or watchmen for
hire or reward and no person, excepI
as herein provided. shall engage In ths
business OF detective or Waterman
TO-. hire or reward. or OF conducttng
AN agency for supplying detectives OF
watchmen for hire or reward without
first obtaining license from the
Mayor
Sec . The Mayor Is hereby author
lied TO grant licenses for the purposes
Sc; forth in Section / hereof 10 any
person OF the age OF 81 years or up
wards. OF good moral character. or to
any reputable firm or corporation upon
the payment into the City Treasury
for each license OF the sum OF hfty
dollars per year or or proportion
ate amount for any period less than
one year 10 the first day Of May fol-
lowing and upon the filing or keeping
or ME OF the bond hereinafter re-
qCired. which licenses shall be good
TO the first day OF May subsequent to
their issue.
Sec g. Every person. firm or cor
poration desiring a license under this
ordinance shalr file with the City Clerk
a good and sufficient surety bond. to
be approved the Common Council,
| in the sum or two thousand dollars,
which bond shall run TO the city Of
Detroit and be conditioned for the
faithful observance OF the Charter and
Ordinances OF the City OF Detroit by
the principal named in said bond and
any person or persons smploysd by
him. them or II In and about the busi-
ness egulated b. this ordinance. and
further conditioned that the principal
named in said bond and any person OF
persons employed by him. them or IL
in and about the business regulated by
this ordinance Will pay any Judgment
recovered against said principal or his.
their or its employees because or any
| illegal act done in and about the said
business. and further conditioned that
said bond shall continue in full force
and effect as TO renewals OF license
granted principal therein named prior
| to written notice given by the surety
/ that his liability Will not continue as
to renewals.
| Sec L. This ordinance shall not aph
tpfy to members OF the Metropolitsr
Police nor TO detectives or watchmen
employed by the Metropolitan Police
Department while so employed, nor 10
watchmen so employed In guarding
detectives; nor shall this ordinance be
so construed as TO require employees
/ OF persons firms or corporations IL
censed hereunder TO secure individual
! licenses.
! Sec s. Any violation OF the pro-
| visions OF this ordinance shall be pun
| ished by fine not exceeding two hun
bred dollars. and in the imposition or
such fine the court may make furth-
I er sentence that the offender. In de-
/ fault OF the payment OF such hne. be
Correction for any period OF time not
exceeding six months,
! Sec. g. This ordinance shall take ef-
! feet May !. 1912
Approved June 4, 1912.
JOHN GRINDLEY.
Acting Mayor.
! Cs5sO City Clerk.
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