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Cr' !. ORDINANCE NO. 2404 An Ordinance relating to and regulating the maintenance and operation of children' s homes, nurseries and similar insti- tutions in the city of :jverett, requiring the registration of the same, and providing penalties for violation of this ordin- ance. THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: Section 1: It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation in the city of Jverett to establish,maintain or op- erate any children' s home, nursery or other institut ' o_for the reception and care of children under the age of a years 'In. which more than one child shall be received or kept without first obtaining a permit from the commissioner of Safety so to do. Section 2: The Commissioner of safety shall have po:er to issue, or refuse to is-2ue, permits for such institution, and every such permit shall specify the name and residence of the person, firm or corporation undertaking the establishment, main- tenance and operation thereof and the location of such institu- tion and the number of children received or kept therein, which permit may be revoked at any time when in the judgment of the -om- missionsr of Safely such institution is not being managed or con- ducted in a proper manner with due regard to the health, com- fort and morality of the children kept therein. Section 3: Every person, firm or corporation having a 6 permit to establish and maintain such children' s home, nursery or other similar institution must keep a register wherein shall be registered the names, ages and residence of the children received or kept in such institution, and the names and residences of the ,arent or parents of such children or guardian or other Der- son in charge or control thereof, if known, the time of the re- ception and discharge of such chadren and the reasons for their