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Bob Ferguson

AGO 1953 NO. 504 >
COUNTY HOSPITALS ‑- EMPLOYMENT OF RADIOLOGIST ‑- ADMISSION OF PATIENTS.  The Board of County Commissioners may employ a radiologist to serve a county hospital on a contract based on a fixed percentage of X-ray charges at such hospital.  While the county hospital's primary responsibility
AGO 1953 NO. 505 >
BONDS ‑- LICENSES ‑- REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND SALESMEN. Senate Bill repealing RCW 18.85.120 (2) eliminates the requirement of a bond as a prerequisite to the issuance of a real estate broker's, associate real estate broker's, or salesman's license, since RCW 18.85.300 does not impliedly require such
AGO 1953 NO. 506 >
FORMA PAUPERISIN CIVIL PROCEEDING ‑- COUNTY CLERK ‑- FILING FEE, WAIVER OF.  The absence of a statute expressly permitting the filing of pleadings in forma pauperis in a civil proceeding precludes the clerk from filing such papers.           
AGO 1953 NO. 507 >
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ‑- LOBBYING ‑- PUBLIC OFFICERS ‑- PUBLIC FUNDS. It is not illegal for the executive secretary of the Washington State Association of County Commissioners to act as a lobbyist during legislative sessions, notwithstanding the fact that his salary is paid from public funds.