§40-47. Bringing in or transferring persons for purpose of
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employment through employment agency.
Every person, company, corporation or association doing business in this state, who shall have persons brought into this state or transferred from one point to another within the state, for the purpose of employment through or by means of any employment agency operating in this or any other state, shall immediately fulfill the terms of the contract made between such persons shipped in for the purpose of employment and the employment agency, or shall, within twelve
(12)hours after the arrival of such persons desiring employment, in case of failure or refusal to furnish such employment provide such persons with transportation to their original starting point, and such meals and lodging as may be necessary for the proper sustenance of such persons until they arrive at their destination. Failure to comply with this section shall subject the offending parties to a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00), nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each offense. Laws 1917, c. 181, p. 342, § 12.