The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-07-04

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ried on by the City of Heppner, by
the State or any county or municip-
ality thereof, or by private employ
ers, engaged In agricultural, indus
trial or other occupation of the char
acter above mentioned, and who ac-
cepts the service Of such persons; pro-
vided, however, that no person shall
be required to work under this ordin-
ance any greater number of hours
per day than lawfully constitutes a
days work in the occupation in
which such person is required to en-
gage. In the event of the City Recor-
der being unable to procure employ
ment for such persons applying as
aforesaid, it shall then be the duty
of the Recorder to certify to such
9erson in writing.
Section A.. All persons required to
work under this ordinance shall re-
ceive compensation of not less than
the wage or salary paid to others en-
gagged in the same nature of work
to which each person is assigned. If
any person is assigned to work for
any department, board or commission
of the state, then the compensation
of such person shall be paid to. him
by such department, board or COM
mission, out of the appropriation
made to it by the State. If any-such
person is assigned to work for any
county or for any municipality, or for
any private employer, then the COM
pensation of such person shall be
paid to him by such county, munich
pality or private employer: accepting
hs service.
Section S. Any person failing or
refusing to do, or to continue to do,
the work assigned to him, or who, in
the meanwhile, has not become regu-
larly or continuously employed in
some lawful, useful and recognized
business, occupation, trade, profess
sion or employment as aforesaid, shall
be guilty of violation of this or
dinance and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by fine of not
more than 10000, or by imprison-
ment in the city Jail not exceeding
twenty five days.
Section 6. In assigning any one
to work the City Recorder shall take
into consideration physical conditions
and any other appropriate circum-
stances of the person so assigned.
Section 7. 1t shall be the duty of
every member connected with the po-
lice department of the City of Hepp-
ner to seek and to continue to seek
diligently the names and places Of re-
sidence of able-bodied male persons
within the City of Heppner not regu-
larly or continuously employed as
herein provided.
Section s. The provisions of this
ordinance shall not apply to persons
temporarily unemployed by reason
of differences with their employers,
nor to fona fide students during the
school term, nor to persons fitting
themselves to engage in trade or in
dustrial pursuits.
Section 8. Inasmuch as this ordin-
ance is necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public health,
peace and safety of the City of Hepp-
ner in this: That there is urgent need
for every able-bodied man to perform
some useful service during the pre-
sent crisis, therefore, an emergency
IS nereDy declared anu lllS OIuludllCe
shall be in force and effect from and
after its passage by the Common
Council and approval by the Mayor.
Passed the Common Council and
approved by the Mayor, this 1st day
of July, 1918.
w. w. SMEAD, Mayor.
Attest. ]. P. WILLIAMS, Recorder.
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