City of Seattle v. Hopkins

Under its charter, the city of Seattle passed ordinance No. 38415, which provides:

“Section 1. Every contractor or subcontractor performing any local or other improvement work for the City of Seattle, shall pay or cause to be paid to his employes on such work or under such contract not less than the current or prevailing wage paid by the City of Seattle for work of like character.”

Violation of the ordinance is made a misdemeanor punishable by fine or imprisonment.

Frank F. Hopldns was accused of violating the ordinance. In substance, the complaint was that on July 2, 1925, in Seattle, he, being…