Other LanguagesAGO 1953 NO. 131 >
ABANDONED STATE HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES ‑- DUTY OF COUNTY TO ACCEPT AND MAINTAIN
Abandoned segments of the state highways and bridges therein must be accepted by the counties in which they are contained when the transfers are made pursuant to law. Such roads and bridges are the proper subject
AGO 1953 NO. 132 >
EXPENDITURE BY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FROM SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' CIVIL RELIEF FUND FOR PERPETUAL CARE OF VETERANS' GRAVES
Money in the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Fund may not be expended for perpetual care of veterans' graves, irrespective of who provides the care and where title is vested
AGO 1953 NO. 133 >
PENALTIES: ENFORCEMENT: WHERE OFFICIAL FORM BEARS INCORRECT STATEMENT OF LAW, INDICATING MORE TIME FOR COMPLIANCE THAN STATUTE ACTUALLY ALLOWS: POWER OF DIRECTOR OF LICENSES TO WAIVE PENALTY
1. Where official form bears statement of lawful period allowed for compliance, correct at
AGO 1953 NO. 134 >
COUNTIES ‑- OFFICERS ‑- DIRECTOR OF HEALTH ‑-FUNDS ‑-COUNTY - TRANSFER OF FUNDS WITHIN THE BUDGET
The county director of health may not legally transfer funds from one general class of his budget to another.
AGO 1953 NO. 135 >
COUNTY ASSESSORS' ASSOCIATION ‑- LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE - VALIDITY OF EXPENDITURE OF COUNTY FUNDS
There is no statutory authority for the expenditure of county funds for the use of the county assessors' legislative committee for the purpose of sponsoring proposed tax legislation.
AGO 1953 NO. 136 >
OFFICERS ‑- RETIREMENT ‑- STATE EMPLOYEES ‑- SIMULTANEOUS COVERAGE UNDER OASI AND STATE RETIREMENT.
Where employees of a political subdivision have, by agreement, placed themselves under OASI, they may not become members in State Employees' Retirement System.
AGO 1953 NO. 137 >
PUBLIC OFFICERS ‑- COMPENSATION ‑- INCREASE OR DECREASE DURING TERM.
City Ordinance No. 348 of the city of Longview, establishing a department of revenue and authorizing the city clerk or other officer to be the head thereof, and fixing additional salary for performing the duties, could not have
AGO 1953 NO. 138 >
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS ‑- POWERS ‑-TAXATION ‑-LICENSE ‑-GAMBLING ‑- LICENSE OR TAX BY ‑- TAX AN ILLEGAL ACTIVITY.
A city of the first class has no power granted to it to tax or license an illegal activity such as gambling.
AGO 1953 NO. 139 >
HIGHWAYS ‑- ABANDONMENT ‑-COUNTIES‑- RESPONSIBILITY OF COUNTIES FOR HIGHWAY ABANDONED BY THE STATE.
The bridge across the Columbia River between Kennewick and Pasco lies outside the corporate limits of both cities and can therefore be abandoned by the state under chapter 57, Laws of 1953, and
AGO 1953 NO. 140 >
COUNTIES ‑- CONTRACTS ‑- POWER TO CONTRACT WITH SAFETY COUNCIL.
No power has been granted which permits a county to contract with a safety council to supply the council's services to said county.