Other LanguagesAGO 1953 NO. 42 >
PROBATE ‑- FAMILY ALLOWANCE ‑- STEPMOTHER ENTITLED TO FAMILY ALLOWANCE.
Stepmother may be awarded a family allowance if she was living with decedent as a member of his household and was to some extent dependent upon him.
AGO 1953 NO. 43 >
HIGHWAY COMMISSION ‑- POWERS & DUTIES ‑- DELEGATION TO DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS ‑- MINISTERIAL & QUASI-JUDICIAL FUNCTIONS ‑- PUBLIC OFFICERS.
The Highway Commission may delegate to the Director of Highways those powers and duties which are ministerial, or those upon which the policies
AGO 1953 NO. 44 >
KING COUNTY DIRECTORS' ASSOCIATION, PURCHASING DEPARTMENT ‑- AS INSTRUMENTALITY OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF STATE ‑- POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS DEFINED ‑- FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAM, PARTICIPATION OF EMPLOYEES IN.
The King County Directors' Association Purchasing Department is an instrumentality
AGO 1953 NO. 45 >
PORT COMMISSIONERS ‑- TRUSTEES ‑- CORPORATIONS, NON-PROFIT [[NONPROFIT]]‑- CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PORT DISTRICT ‑- LEGALITY OF PORT COMMISSIONER SERVING AS TRUSTEE OF A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION.
There are no legal impediments to a Port Commissioner serving as a trustee of a non-profit [[nonprofit]]
AGO 1953 NO. 46 >
CITY ATTORNEY ‑- PARTNERS ‑- DEFENSE OF CLIENT PROSECUTED BY CITY ATTORNEY ‑- APPEARANCE BEFORE CITY COUNCIL ‑- CITIES OF THIRD CLASS.
1. Partner of city attorney in third class city cannot defend person prosecuted by city attorney.
2. Partner of city attorney in third class city may
AGO 1953 NO. 47 >
CITY OF THIRD CLASS ‑- FIRE CHIEF ‑- OPERATION OF PRIVATE TV BUSINESS ‑- USE OF FIRE TRUCK AND CITY HALL OR FIRE HOUSE IN SUCH BUSINESS.
1. Whether fire chief in third class city can operate private business when drawing full salary and on 24-hour call is matter for local civil service regulation.
AGO 1953 NO. 48 >
REDETERMINATION OF MINIMUM SENTENCE.
After 7 years confinement in prison, one is eligible for reconsideration of his minimum term pursuant to RCW 9.95.056.
AGO 1953 NO. 49 >
STATE PERSONNEL --STATE OFFICERS --STATE AUDITOR -- ELIGIBILITY OF PERSONS OVER 70 FOR EMPLOYMENT, UNDER STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT ACT.
1. Persons over 70 are ineligible for state employment in positions which could qualify them as members of the retirement system.2. Persons over 70 are not
AGO 1953 NO. 50 >
GIFT TAX ‑- CORPORATE STOCK ‑- VALUATION OF GIFT ‑- EFFECT OF AGREEMENT ON VALUE OF STOCK
A price fixed by stockholders of a corporation in an agreement for the sale or purchase of stock to or from themselves is not binding upon the State in fixing the value of the stock for gift tax purposes, but
AGO 1953 NO. 51 >
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ‑- CONTRACTS ‑- UNLICENSED ARCHITECT -- ARCHITECT'S CONTRACT ‑- NECESSITY OF BIDDING
1. County Commissioners cannot contract with unlicensed architect to draw plans for county office building.
2. County Commissioners need not require bids for contract with architect to