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Bob Ferguson

AGO 1950 NO. 395 >
INDIANS ‑- TAXATION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY OF PARTNERSHIPS COMPOSED OF INDIAN AND WHITE MAN Personal property of a partnership composed of an Indian and a white man, including property which Indian has effectively contributed to the partnership, is subject to taxation, although such property is
AGO 1950 NO. 396 >
COUNCIL-MANAGER FORM OF GOVERNMENT ‑- EFFECTIVE DATE ‑- APPOINTMENT OF MANAGER ‑- INCUMBENT MAYOR'S TERM ‑- EMERGENCY ORDINANCE FOR MANAGER'S SALARY ‑- EXECUTIVE MEETINGS ‑- PETITION FOR ABANDONMENT ‑- APPOINTMENT OF PARK & LIBRARY TRUSTEES Council-manager form effective when new councilmen
AGO 1950 NO. 397 >
TAX PROPERTY SALES FUND ORDINANCES ‑- SEATTLE Ordinances Nos. 46473 and 72834 of the City of Seattle established for the handling and protection of delinquent local improvement assessments through a "tax property sales fund" is invalid as being in derogation of the statutory provisions in Rem. Rev
AGO 1950 NO. 398 >
CONSTRUING INITIATIVE 178 IN REGARD TO THE AID TO THE BLIND PROGRAM IN CONJUNCTION WITH PUBLIC LAW 734 The Department cannot exempt $50.00 from the blind program in Public Law 734 without amending current statutes. The Department cannot accept determinations of blindness from optometrists as well
AGO 1950 NO. 399 >
ELECTIONS ‑- DIVISION OF EXPENSES ‑- SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS A county auditor may charge a proper proportionate share of election expenses to any municipality scheduling a special election in concert with either a state primary or general election.        
AGO 1950 NO. 400 >
FRIENDLY ALIEN SOLDIERS ‑- IMMUNITY FROM ARREST Canadian soldiers training at Fort Lewis are not immune from process in our Federal or state courts.  Law enforcement authorities, as a matter of comity, should release offenders to the Canadian Military for trial and punishment.   
AGO 1950 NO. 401 >
UNIFORM MILK FLUID ACT ‑- COUNTIES ‑- ORDINANCES Where the county has not been certified as a local milk inspection service unit, the State Uniform Milk Fluid Act does not deprive the county appeal board of its powers to review degrading orders of the local health officer made in compliance with
AGO 1950 NO. 402 >
FIREMEN'S RELIEF AND PENSION ACT Full time paid firemen employed by a fire district are not covered by the Firemen's Relief and Pension Act, chapter 91, Laws of 1947 (Rem. 1947 Supp. 9578-40 to 9578-51).                 
AGO 1950 NO. 403 >
VOLUNTEER FIREMEN Volunteer firemen responding to a call into another state are under the protection of the Volunteer Firemen's Relief and Pension Act.                          
AGO 1950 NO. 404 >
GRADE CROSSING IN CITIES FRAMING OWN CHARTERS After a city reaches 20,000 in population and is authorized to frame its own charter, the Public Service Commission does not have jurisdiction over grade crossings within the limits of such city under the provisions of the grade crossing act.