Washington State

Office of the Attorney General

Attorney General

Bob Ferguson

AGO 1952 NO. 392 >
PRINTING FOR STATE APPLE ADVERTISING COMMISSION AND STATE FRUIT COMMISSION The State Apple Advertising Commission and the State Fruit Commission are state agencies which must obtain their printing from the state printing plant.            
AGO 1952 NO. 393 >
RETAIL SALES TAX ‑- PUBLIC ROAD CONTRACTORS, PRIME OR SUB; SEGREGATION OF LABOR AND MATERIALS A contractor may not segregate his labor from his material charges and pay the retail sales tax solely upon the value of the materials.            
AGO 1952 NO. 394 >
COUNTY SHERIFF ‑- OBTAINING CAR FROM COUNTY MOTOR POOL ‑- RENTING CAR ‑- LIABILITY FOR LACK OF EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT ON CAR ‑- RESPONSIBILITY FOR KEEPING CAR READY FOR EMERGENCY USE County sheriff can obtain car for the purpose of carrying out duties as elective official without consent of county
AGO 1952 NO. 395 >
COUNTY ROAD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS ‑- WHETHER THE LIMITATION ON THE EXTENT OF ASSESSMENTS IN COUNTY ROAD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IS CONTROLLED BY RCW 35.43.160 (NOT TO EXCEED ACTUAL VALUE) OR RCW 36.88.080 (NO GREATER THAN THE SPECIAL BENEFITS DERIVED) Assessments levied upon the lands within a county
AGO 1952 NO. 396 >
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS ‑- TAXES ‑- MAXIMUM LEVIES The maximum levy, exclusive of any levy for retirement of general obligation bonds, which may be made by a fire protection district is six mills unless by a special election the voters of the district authorize an excess levy.    
AGO 1952 NO. 397 >
EXCHANGE OF STATE FOREST BOARD LAND FOR LABOR OF REFORMATORY INMATES The State Forest Board may not contract with the Department of Public Institutions to exchange timber for the labor of inmates of the reformatory for work performed in constructing roads to forest board lands.    
AGO 1952 NO. 398 >
DIVISION OF COUNTY An existing county may be divided with legislative sanction and a portion of its territory awarded to another county.                           
AGO 1952 NO. 399 >
COUNTIES REAL ESTATE SALES TAX, SALES PURSUANT TO EXECUTION ‑- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALES ‑- JUDGMENT EXECUTION SALES ‑- SHERIFFS ‑- COURTS The county real estate sales tax applies to execution sales pursuant to judgment or mortgage foreclosure and is imposed upon the one from whom title passes.
AGO 1952 NO. 400 >
PORT COMMISSIONERS ‑- QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICE ‑- RESIDENCE ‑- DOMICILE A person's domicile remains in the county precinct where he has maintained his home although he has, for social and business convenience, lived for a time in another place if his intent is that his domicile remain at the place
AGO 1952 NO. 401 >
THIRD CLASS CITIES ‑- WHETHER A PROPOSED LABOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ANACORTES AND LOCAL 347 OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES COMPLIES WITH THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON Subject to the exceptions noted in the body of the opinion, the