People ex rel. S.J. Groves & Sons Co. v. Hamilton

A violation of the provisions of section 220 of the Labor Law (as amd. by Laws of 1927, chaps. 166, 563) is a misdemeanor punishable by fine and imprisonment (Subd. 9); the section should be strictly construed and not extended by implication or construction beyond its terms when fairly interpreted. (People v. Rosenberg, 138 N. Y. 410, 415; Wood v. Erie R. Co., 72 id. 196, 198.)

This section, subdivision 2, covers contracts to which the State, or a municipal corporation, or a commission appointed pursuant to law, is a party and limits the number of hours which shall constitute a day’s work for…