Washington State

Office of the Attorney General

Attorney General

Bob Ferguson

AGO 1956 NO. 281 >
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ORDER ‑- WHEAT REFERENDUM ‑- AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE TO REVISE PRODUCERS' LISTS AFTER CLOSING DATE OF REFERENDUM After the closing date of a referendum the director of agriculture may not revise the existing producer list for the purpose of determining whether or
AGO 1956 NO. 282 >
TAXATION -- PROPERTY TAX -- REFUNDS Entries on tax rolls made pursuant to chapter 253, Laws of 1955, may be corrected by April boards of equalization, and first-half overpayments deducted from amount shown as due on second-half statements. Tax refunds must be made from county tax refund
AGO 1956 NO. 283 >
CITIES AND TOWNS ‑- THIRD CLASS CITIES ‑- GARBAGE ‑- GARBAGE CONTRACTS ‑- COMPETITIVE BIDDING ‑- PURCHASES OF SERVICES Third class cities requiring garbage disposal service may not contract with private contractor for collection, whereby the charges are payable to the city and the private
AGO 1956 NO. 284 >
HEALTH DISTRICTS -- POWER TO ACQUIRE AND HOLD REAL PROPERTY -- CITIES, TOWNS AND COUNTIES -- POWER TO CONTRACT WITH OTHER MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -- POWER TO ACQUIRE AND DISPOSE OF REAL PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES It is lawful for a primary city (as defined by RCW 70.46.010), a county and a health
AGO 1956 NO. 285 >
CREDIT UNIONS ‑- WAGE ASSIGNMENTS AS COLLATERAL FOR LOANS Assignments of future wages must have written consent of wife before they can be accepted as collateral for credit union loans.                    
AGO 1956 NO. 286 >
SCHOOL DISTRICTS ‑- PECUNIARY INTEREST OF DIRECTOR IN CONTRACT WITH DISTRICT A school director may not be compensated by his district for services rendered in transporting children to school.                   
AGO 1956 NO. 287 >
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION ‑- COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ‑- MILEAGE ALLOWANCE TO FORMER County board of education members are entitled to a mileage allowance set by said board even though in excess of the maximum set down for county officials by the board of county commissioners.     
AGO 1956 NO. 288 >
MAY THE DEPARTMENT OF INSTITUTIONS EMPLOY CHAPLAINS AT THE INSTITUTIONS UNDER ITS CONTROL -- EXCEPTING THE REFORMATORY AND THE PENITENTIARY -- IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE 4TH AMENDMENT TO THE WASHINGTON STATE CONSTITUTION Of the institutions inquired about, only the Green Hill School and the Maple
AGO 1956 NO. 289 >
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT ‑- PROSPECTIVE DEFENSE WITNESSES ‑- STATE'S WITNESS ‑- DUTY TO RESPOND TO OFFICER'S INTERROGATION A prospective defense witness or state's witness is not guilty of obstructing justice by refusal to respond to interrogation prior to trial.       
AGO 1956 NO. 290 >
LIBRARY -- STATE -- POWER OF CAPITOL COMMITTEE TO LOCATE SITE Existing state law presents no legal impediment to the location by the capitol committee of the proposed state library (1) on the site of the parking lot immediately south of the present Social Security Building, or (2) on one