State v. Rossman

Citations

• 93 Wash. 530
• 161 P. 349
• 1916 Wash. LEXIS 1228

Syllabus

<p>Statutes — Construction—“Worker.” A stenographer and bookkeeper is a “worker” within the meaning of initiative measure No. 8 (Rem. 1915 Code, § 6565-1 et seq.) making it unlawful for employment agencies to charge a fee or remuneration for furnishing employment to “workers.”</p> <p>Same- — Validity'—Definiteness—“Workers.” The word “worker” in initiative measure No. 8 (Rem. 1915 Code, § 6565-1 et seq.) making it unlawful for employment agencies to charge a fee, or remuneration for furnishing employment to “workers,” is not so indefinite as to render the act void or so wanting in certainty that it could not support a criminal charge for its violation.</p> <p>Constitutional Law — Police Power — Regulation of Business— Employment Agencies. It is within, the police power of the state to prohibit employment agencies from charging any fee or remuneration for furnishing employment to workers, and initiative measure No. 8 (Rem. 1915 Code, § 6565-1 et seq.) is therefore not unconstitutional as in violation of the fifth and fourteenth amendments to the Federal constitution.</p>