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Bob Ferguson

AGO 1953 NO. 151 >
HIGHWAYS ‑- LOGGING VEHICLES ‑- SPECIAL TOLERANCE PERMITS ‑- GROUNDS FOR CANCELLATION.  A special permit issued under RCW 46.44.047, as amended by section 10, chapter 254, Laws of 1953, must be cancelled upon first violation of the terms or conditions of the permit.     
AGO 1953 NO. 152 >
ELECTIONS ‑- PETITIONS ‑- FILING WITH PROPER OFFICIAL ‑- MATTERS OF PUBLIC RECORD --PUBLIC RECORDS ‑- ELECTION PETITIONS ‑- FILING WITH PUBLIC OFFICIAL.  An election petition requesting the calling of a special election for the purpose of annexing a portion of a city or town becomes a public
AGO 1953 NO. 153 >
JUSTICE COURT DISTRICTS ‑- CITIES AND TOWNS ‑- PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO SERVE AS POLICE JUDGES IN CITIES UNDER FIVE THOUSAND PURSUANT TO JUSTICE COURT DISTRICT ACT.  Effective January 10, 1955; (1) Incorporated cities under five thousand population must be contained within a justice court district
AGO 1953 NO. 154 >
CONSOLIDATED DIKING IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS. Two diking improvement districts consolidated into a single consolidated diking improvement district may not be redivided into the original two districts except as RCW 85.20.010 may apply.            
AGO 1953 NO. 155 >
SCHOOLS ‑- KINDERGARTENS ‑- OPERATION OF KINDERGARTENS BY SCHOOL DISTRICT ‑- RULES RELATING THERETO. 1. If a school district elects to operate kindergartens, such kindergartens become a part of the public school system. 2. It is not mandatory for school districts to transport kindergarten pupils
AGO 1953 NO. 156 >
STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION ‑- SPECIAL PERMITS ‑- AUTHORITY TO ISSUE ‑- OVER WIDTH AND OVER LENGTH VEHICLES ‑- CITY BUSES. Under Chapter 46.44 RCW the State Highway Commission has the discretion to issue or withhold special permits for the Seattle Transit Commission to operate overwidth and overlength
AGO 1953 NO. 157 >
CITIES AND TOWNS ‑- REGULAR AND SPECIAL MEETINGS OF LEGISLATIVE BODIES ‑- ADJOURNED OR RECESSED MEETINGS ‑- NOTICE TO PRESS, RADIO AND TELEVISION. 1. When a legislative body of a city or town recesses or adjourns a regular meeting of such body to a specific time and place, such body may reconvene
AGO 1953 NO. 158 >
TAXATION ‑- REAL ESTATE SALES TAX ‑- PROPERTY SETTLEMENTS BETWEEN HUSBAND AND WIFE. Property settlements between husband and wife incident to adjustment of the marital relationship by divorce or separation are not "sales" within the meaning of RCW 28.45.010.       
AGO 1953 NO. 159 >
JUSTICE COURTS ‑- VENUE IN TRAFFIC CASES ‑- TIME WITHIN WHICH OPTION FOR CHANGE OF VENUE MUST BE EXERCISED. 1. The justice court venue provision of RCW 46.52.100 has been superseded by section 4, chapter 206, Laws of 1953. 2. A defendant may defer the exercise of his option to be tried before a
AGO 1953 NO. 160 >
AUTHORITY OF BOARD OF PRISON TERMS AND PAROLES TO GRANT PROVISIONAL DISCHARGE TO A PAROLEE UNDER RCW 9.95.115. Board of Prison Terms and Paroles may only grant provisional discharge from parole to a parolee sentenced for a crime providing mandatory life sentence in applying RCW 9.95.115.