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Bob Ferguson

AGO 1956 NO. 181 >
COUNTY TAX TITLE LANDS, RESALE OF ‑- POWERS OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ‑- SUBDIVISION OF TAX TITLE LANDS Under § 3, chapter 172, Laws of 1945 (RCW 36.34.010) county commissioners are expressly authorized to direct the resale of tax title land in parcels of a size less than that in which it was
AGO 1956 NO. 182 >
WOULD AN EXPENSE CLAIM FOR MILEAGE INCURRED BY A SCHOOL PRINCIPAL IN TRAVELING TO AND FROM A DISTRICT CONFERENCE OF SCHOOL OFFICIALS, HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING A SCHEDULE OF BASKETBALL GAMES AND RULES FOR ELIGIBILITY OF PLAYERS, WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN ALLOWED AND APPROVED BY THE
AGO 1956 NO. 183 >
BONDS, CONSTITUTIONALITY, STATE INSTITUTIONS, RENTAL HOUSING, EMPLOYEES (a) A legislative act permitting private corporations to construct, own, and rent housing on grounds of state institutions to employees thereof probably would be constitutional. (b) Legislation permitting rental housing for
AGO 1956 NO. 184 >
SALARIES ‑- OFFICES AND OFFICERS -- CITY -- COUNTY -- STATE A mayor's salary may not be increased after his election.  The salary may be increased after the close of time for filing or the primary election.            
AGO 1956 NO. 185 >
LEGISLATURE ‑- VACANCIES ‑- FILLING ‑- SENATOR ‑- DEATH A vacancy created in the legislature by the death of a senator must be filled by appointment if one or part of one regular session of the legislature remains.  If there is only an eventuality of a special session then the appointment is
AGO 1956 NO. 186 >
COST ACCOUNTING -- DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS 1. Director of Department of Public Institutions shall install and maintain cost accounting systems for the various institutions under his control. 2. Director of the budget is responsible for evaluating the effectiveness of said cost
AGO 1956 NO. 187 >
PORT DISTRICTS; MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS; CONTRACTS WITH LABOR UNIONS; POSSIBLE LIABILITY FOR PORT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN OPERATIONS DURING LABOR DISPUTE (1) Port districts may enter labor agreements with unions when necessary, and may not withdraw unilaterally from such agreements in the absence of
AGO 1956 NO. 188 >
RAILROADS ‑- GRADE CROSSINGS ‑- CITIES OF FIRST CLASS ‑- JURISDICTION In the absence of any language in section 8, chapter 310, clearly demonstrating that it was the legislature's intention to confer jurisdiction upon the commission in respect to signals and the apportionment of the cost for
AGO 1956 NO. 189 >
BUSES ‑- JURISDICTION OF PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OVER SERVICE AND RATES OF BUS COMPANIES OPERATING INTRACITY Matters pertaining to rates and service of an intracity bus company affecting the general public are subject to commission jurisdiction notwithstanding a city franchise covering such
AGO 1956 NO. 190 >
FUNDS ‑- STATE TRADE FAIR FUND IS TRUST FUND OUTSIDE THE TREASURY State Trade Fair Fund is trust fund outside treasury available to Director of Agriculture without appropriation by legislature.