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Attorney General

Bob Ferguson

AGO 1950 NO. 309 >
WATER FRONT PROPERTY. (1) The words "water front" mean firm or uplands, improved or unimproved, fronting or abutting on any body of water, whether an arm of the ocean, a river, or a lake, and whether navigable or not. (2) The words "water front" do embrace real property abutting on rivers and lakes
AGO 1950 NO. 310 >
MINOR RESIDENT'S ELIGIBILITY FOR WORLD WAR II BONUS. An unemancipated minor cannot acquire residence to qualify for the Washington State Veterans' bonus prior to majority, whose parents were not residents of Washington.              
AGO 1950 NO. 311 >
USE OF "SPOT CHECK METHOD" IN CANVASSING AND COUNTING NAMES ON INITIATIVE PETITIONS. The Attorney General cannot give legal approval to the use of a "spot check method" by the Secretary of State in the canvassing and counting of names on legislative petitions.       
AGO 1950 NO. 312 >
MONEY APPROPRIATED FOR NEW BUILDINGS CANNOT BE USED FOR REPAIR. Money appropriated under Chapter 230, Laws of 1949, not permitted to be used for repair of existing buildings.                     
AGO 1950 NO. 313 >
BANKS ‑- OFFICERS ‑- LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF OBLIGATIONS ACQUIRED BY BANK, WHERE OFFICER IS JOINT MORTGAGOR AS ACCOMMODATION FOR THIRD PARTY. The obligation of a bank officer as joint mortgagor for accommodation of third party is included in the total amount of obligations of officer which statute
AGO 1950 NO. 314 >
1. DOES FAILURE TO APPEAR IN COURT ON TRAFFIC MISDEMEANOR AFTER SIGNING PROMISE TO DO SO, CONSTITUTE A MISDEMEANOR? 2. IS REVOCATION OF OPERATOR'S LICENSE STAYED DURING APPEAL TO SUPERIOR COURT FROM CONVICTION IN JUSTICE COURT OF DRUNKEN DRIVING? 1. The present law is not sufficiently definite to
AGO 1950 NO. 315 >
WOULD TWO YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS INSTRUCTOR AT STATE UNIVERSITY MEET REQUIREMENTS THAT COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT MUST HAVE TAUGHT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THIS STATE? Qualification that a county superintendent of schools must have taught in public schools of state for two school years not satisfied by two
AGO 1950 NO. 316 >
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY ‑- CORONER IN FOURTH CLASS AND LOWER CLASS COUNTIES. The prosecuting attorney in a fourth class or lower classification county has no authority to appoint a deputy coroner. In cases where such prosecuting attorney has a duly appointed, qualified, and acting deputy, the
AGO 1950 NO. 317 >
LIMITATION ON PER DIEM PAY AS ROAD OVERSEER FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER APPOINTED TO FILL UNEXPIRED TERM. County commissioner appointed to fill unexpired term is entitled to per diem pay as road overseer to the extent of the difference between $1,000 statutory maximum and what his predecessor received
AGO 1950 NO. 318 >
DOES DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS HAVE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE A PERMIT ALLOWING MOVEMENT OF HOUSES AND VEHICLES OVER PRIMARY STATE HIGHWAYS WHEN SAID HOUSES AND VEHICLES EXCEED LEGAL LIMITATIONS? Director of Highways in his discretion and for good cause shown may issue permits for the movement of houses and