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Attorney General

Bob Ferguson

AGO 1959 NO. 21 >
SCHOOLS - BUSES - LOADING AND UNLOADING OF SCHOOL CHILDREN. (1) A school bus cannot be loaded or unloaded without the use of the prescribed stop sign even though the bus can be driven off the road or right of way. (2) School buses must use the prescribed stop sign in unloading and loading either at
AGO 1959 NO. 22 >
CITIES AND TOWNS - BUDGETS IN CITIES UNDER 300,000 - TRANSFERS. In budgets adopted by cities of less than 300,000 population, transfers may not be made between items even where the items are within the same classification of the same fund, where they are in separate appropriations made for
AGO 1959 NO. 23 >
TRADEMARKS - FILING OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AS CONSTITUTING REGISTRATION OF THE CORPORATE NAME AS A TRADEMARK. The filing of articles of incorporation does not constitute registration of a trademark under the trademark registration act.          
AGO 1959 NO. 24 >
SCHOOLS - TEACHERS - RETIRED - AUTHORITY TO AUTHORIZE DEDUCTION FROM PENSION TO PAY PREMIUM OF A MEDICAL AID PLAN. Retired teachers receiving pensions from the teachers' retirement system may not authorize and have deducted from their pension payments a specified monthly amount required to pay the
AGO 1959 NO. 25 >
SCHOOLS - DISTRICTS - REORGANIZATION OF DIRECTOR DISTRICTS AS AFFECTING TERM OF OFFICE OF DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL DISTRICT. (1) Term of office of a duly elected and qualified school district director is not affected by the reorganization of the district which changes the boundary lines of the director
AGO 1959 NO. 26 >
STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM - ELECTIVE OFFICIALS - TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP OF ELECTED COUNTY OFFICIALS UPON RE ELECTION [[REELECTION]]TO OFFICE. An elected official who has exercised his option under RCW 41.40.120 and became a member of the state employees' retirement system may not
AGO 1959 NO. 27 >
SCHOOL DISTRICTS - APPLICABILITY OF RCW 36.22.050 TO ISSUANCE OF WARRANTS. RCW 36.22.050, providing a $500.00 limitation on the amount for which county warrants may be issued when there is insufficient cash on hand to pay the same upon presentation is not applicable to school district warrants.
AGO 1959 NO. 28 >
OFFICES AND OFFICERS - COUNTY - SHERIFF - CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION - DISMISSAL OF PROBATIONER BY APPOINTING AUTHORITY (1) The sheriff as appointing authority under Initiative No. 23 who dismisses a probationer is not required to notify the civil service commission of the basis for the dismissal. (2
AGO 1959 NO. 29 >
OFFICES AND OFFICERS - COUNTY - SHERIFF - AUTHORITY TO BE APPOINTED DEPUTY SHERIFF IN AN ADJOINING COUNTY AND RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR HIS WORK WHILE STILL SHERIFF - RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT OF DEPUTY SHERIFF. (1) A deputy sheriff with a regular commission must be a resident of the county in which he
AGO 1959 NO. 30 >
OFFICES AND OFFICERS - COUNTY - SHERIFF - APPLICABILITY OF VETERANS PREFERENCE ACTS TO INITIATIVE NO. 23, SHERIFFS' EMPLOYEES' CIVIL SERVICE. 1. RCW 73.16.010, which provides that veterans shall be preferred for appointment and employment in every public department is not applicable to positions