The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-02-05
(Deleted for Publication
AN ACT

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To prevent and eliminate diserim-
ination in employment practices
against persons because of race,
creed. color or national origin.
creating in the executive de
partment a state commission
against discrimination, defining
its functions, powers and du-
ties and providing for the ap-
pointment and compensation Of
its officers and employees.
Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Washington:
Section 1. Purposes of Article.
This article shall be known as the
Law Against Discrimination In
Employment Practices" Il shall
be deemed an exercise. of the po-
lice power of the state for the pro-
lection of the public welfare,
health and peace of the people
of this state, and in fulfillment of
the provisions of the constitution
of this state concerning civil
rights; and the legislature here
by finds and declares that prac-
tees of discrimination against any
of its inhabitants because of race,
creed, color or national origin
are a matter of state concern, that
such discrimination threatens not
only the rights and proper privi-
leges of its inhabitants but men
aces the institutions and founda-
ton of free democratic state. A
state agency is hereby created
with power to eliminate and pre-
vent discrimination in employ
ment because of race, creed, color
or national origin, either by en-
ployers, labor organizations, en-
ployment agencies or other per-
sons, and to take other actions
against discrimination because of
race, creed, color or national or
igin, as herein provided; and the
commission established hereunder
is hereby given general jurisdic-
ton and power for such purposes.
Sec. 2. Opportunity for Employ
ment Without Discrimination a
Civil Right. The opportunity to
obtain employment without dis
elimination because of race,
creed, color or national origin is
hereby recognized as and declared
to be a civil right.
sec. 3. Definitions. (a) The
term "person" includes one or
more individuals, partnerships,
associations, corporations, legal
representatives, trustees in bank
ruptcy, receivers, or any group of
persons, and includes any political
or civil subdivision of the state
and any agency or fundamentally
of the state or of any political or
civil subdivision thereof.
(b) The term employer" in
cludes any person acting in the
interest of an employer, directly,
or indirectly, and does not include
any person with fewer than five
persons in his employ, and does
not include any religious, char
liable, educational, social or fra
ternal association, not organized
for private profit.
(c) The term employee" does
not include any individual en-
ployed by his parents, spouse or
child, or in the domestic service
of any person.
(d) The term "labor organiza-
ton" includes any organization in
which employees participate and
which exists for the purpose in
whole or in part, of dealing with
employers concerning grievances
or terms or conditions of employ
ment, or for other mutual aid or
protection.
(e) The term employment
agency" includes any person I'M
dertaking with or without COM
pensation to recruit, procure, re-
fer, or place employees for an
employer.
(f) The term national origin"
shall, for the purpose of this ar
ticle, include ancestry"
Sec. 7. Unlawful Employment
Practices. ~ It shall be an un-
fair employment practice for any
employer:
(a) To refuse to hire any per-
son because of such persons race,
creed, color or national origin,
unless based upon a bona fide oc-