City of Tacoma v. Krech

Citations

• 15 Wash. 296
• 34 L.R.A. 68
• 46 P. 255
• 1896 Wash. LEXIS 182

Syllabus

<p>CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — SPECIAL LEGISLATION — ORDINANCE AGAINST BARBERS PURSUING CALLING ON SUNDAY.</p> <p>A legislature having no authority under the constitution to pass laws partaking of the character of special legislation, it cannot delegate such power to a city council.</p> <p>An ordinance of a city prohibiting barbers from pursuing their calling on Sunday for compensation, is void as an act of special legislation, as it singles out one class of people and imposes restrictions upon them which are not imposed on other citizens alike.</p>