Washington State

Office of the Attorney General

Attorney General

Bob Ferguson

AGO 1952 NO. 362 >
COUNTIES ‑- WHETHER IT IS LAWFUL FOR THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALLOCATING FUNDS TO RECORD INSTRUMENTS IN A LEGAL MANNER, IF SUCH INSTRUMENTS TO BE PUT OF RECORD WERE SUBMITTED TO THE COUNTY AUDITOR IN OTHER THAN THE PRESENT FISCAL YEAR Where a
AGO 1952 NO. 363 >
BOARD OF TRUSTEES ‑- COUNTY HOSPITAL ‑- COUNTY TUBERCULOSIS SANITARIUM Board of trustees for county hospital and county tuberculosis sanitarium are separate boards and one cannot manage board institutions.                
AGO 1952 NO. 364 >
EMPLOYERS OF FEMALES AND MINORS ARE GOVERNED BY THE MINIMUM WAGE LAW AND ARE NOT ENTITLED, AS A MATTER OF RIGHT, TO NOTICE OF SUCH LAW BY THE INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE COMMISSION ‑- UPON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT, AN EMPLOYEE IS ENTITLED TO BE PAID IN CASH OR BY ORDER REDEEMABLE IN CASH AND DEDUCTIONS
AGO 1952 NO. 365 >
TENURE OF ELECTIVE COUNTY OFFICERS AFTER ADOPTION OF NEW CHARTER Terms of office for elective county officials terminate if office is abolished by new charter.                        
AGO 1952 NO. 366 >
SCHOOL DISTRICTS ‑- POWER OF BOARD TO EXCLUDE STUDENTS BY REASON OF MARRIAGE The Board of Directors of a school district has no authority to exclude a student from attendance at school solely for the reason that such a student is married.          
AGO 1952 NO. 367 >
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT ‑- WHETHER IT IS WITHIN THE POWERS OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS TO SEND PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT TO SCHOOL TO PURSUE A COURSE OF STUDY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAYS, AND PAY SUCH PERSONNEL THEIR SALARY AND EXPENSES, WITH ONLY A MORAL
AGO 1952 NO. 368 >
PRO RATING [[PRORATING]]OF STATE FAIR FUND The State Fair Fund may be prorated by the Fair Commission and, in the absence of a showing of an abuse of administrative discretion, such administrative action must be deemed proper.             
AGO 1952 NO. 369 >
APPROPRIATIONS An appropriation to the Department of Agriculture for "Indemnities and Control of Bang's Disease and Bovine Tuberculosis; Control of Mastitis, Plant Diseases, Insect Pests, Apiculture; Marketing Research" cannot properly be used for paying indemnities to the owners of swine.  
AGO 1952 NO. 370 >
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS ‑- MAY A FIRE DISTRICT ISSUE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING REPLACEMENT FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT A fire protection district may issue general obligation bonds for the purpose of acquiring replacement fire fighting equipment under the provisions of
AGO 1952 NO. 371 >
FILIATION PROCEEDINGS -- WRITTEN STATEMENT OF MOTHER, COST OF -- AS PART OF LEGAL COSTS The testimony of the mother in filiation proceedings, reduced to writing and signed by her, constitutes part of the transcript from the justice court to the superior court, and cost of its preparation