Washington State

Office of the Attorney General

Attorney General

Bob Ferguson

AGO 1955 NO. 131 >
LIBRARY, REGIONAL 1. Regional Libraries may erect a library building on lands owned by a city. 2. Regional Libraries may contract with a city to build a building to be jointly occupied.                    
AGO 1955 NO. 132 >
OFFICERS ‑- COMPENSATION ‑- INCREASE DURING TERM 1. Compensation of members of Public Service and Tax Commissions and Boards of Prison Terms and Paroles and Industrial Insurance Appeals cannot be increased during terms. 2. Chairmen of the above departments cannot receive additional compensation
AGO 1955 NO. 133 >
ACCOUNTANTS ‑- INCOME TAX EVASION AS GROUND FOR LICENSE REVOCATION Failure of a C.P.A. to file an income tax return for year in which he had taxable income for which he is adjudged guilty in Federal court of a violation of sec. 145 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code constitutes a crime under the laws
AGO 1955 NO. 134 >
INTER-COUNTY [[INTERCOUNTY]]TOLL BRIDGE BONDS General obligation bonds in aid of bridge outside county may be issued only if bridge wholly within a contiguous county.                       
AGO 1955 NO. 135 >
SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES ACT ‑- NON-SUBVERSIVE [[NONSUBVERSIVE]] OATH ‑- PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Longshoremen, who work as casual, intermittent employees of a port district are not public employees within the contemplation of chapter 377, Laws of 1955, and need not be required to subscribe to the non-
AGO 1955 NO. 136 >
ELECTIONS ‑- TAXES ‑- BALLOT TITLE ‑- SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS AND EXCESS LEVIES 1955 School District levies are to be imposed upon assessed valuations determined pursuant to Ch. 253, Laws of 1955. A proposition for an excess levy stated in terms of rate of levy authorizes a levy to the full
AGO 1955 NO. 137 >
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS USE OF "CONTRACT FUND" Under Chapter 134, Laws of 1955, the Contract Fund of a Fire Protection District may be used only for capital purposes.                      
AGO 1955 NO. 138 >
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY COMMISSION ‑- AUTHORITY TO DELEGATE POWERS AND DUTIES (1) Commodity commission formed under Agricultural Enabling Act does not have authority to pay funds or delegate powers and duties to private multistate organization organized for same purposes. (2) Such Commissions may
AGO 1955 NO. 139 >
MOTOR VEHICLES ‑- OPERATING UNDER THE INFLUENCE ‑- INCREASED PENALTIES ‑- CONVICTIONS and/or FORFEITURES The court shall impose the increased minimum penalties upon a conviction of operating a motor vehicle under the influence under chapter 393, Laws of 1955, upon subsequent convictions as provided
AGO 1955 NO. 140 >
TAXATION ‑- ASSESSMENT OF NEW OR ALTERED BUILDINGS TAXATION ‑- UNIFORMITY MUNICIPALITIES ‑- BUILDING PERMIT ORDINANCES ‑- CONFORMITY TO STATE LAW TAXATION ‑- LIEN OF REAL PROPERTY TAXES ON NEW OR ALTERED BUILDINGS 1. Ch. 129, Laws of 1955, establishes a new assessment date for all new or altered