Other LanguagesAGO 1953 NO. 171 >
CONTRACTS ‑- PUBLIC WORKS ‑- PUBLIC PRINTING ‑- FIVE PER CENT DIFFERENTIAL FAVORING STATE FIRMS ‑- NO AUTHORITY TO EXCEED STATUTORY PERCENTAGE
The state printer has no authority to contract with commercial printing firms where the bid price quoted by such company exceeds by more than five per cent
AGO 1953 NO. 172 >
ESCHEAT ‑- PERSONAL PROPERTY ESCHEATING TO THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
The escheat law of the State of Washington does not contemplate personal property being transferred to the State of Washington other than money.
AGO 1953 NO. 173 >
CITIES AND TOWNS ‑- PETITION METHOD OF ANNEXATION OF CONTIGUOUS TERRITORY ‑- EFFECT OF MISDESCRIPTION IN ANNEXING ORDINANCE
1. A city or town may validly annex by ordinance a tract of land all of which was included in, although smaller than, the tract described in the petition for annexation.
2. An
AGO 1953 NO. 174 >
DIKING AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS ‑- TIME OF HOLDING ELECTIONS IN CLASS A COUNTIES ‑- JURISDICTION TO CONDUCT ELECTIONS ‑- IMPLIED REPEAL BY LATER INCONSISTENT STATUTE
The 1953 legislature in fixing a different date for election of diking and drainage district commissioners than that provided for by
AGO 1953 NO. 175 >
LABELING ON ICE MILK PRODUCTS
The use of the name "Icy Kream" on the label of a frozen milk product is misleading.
AGO 1953 NO. 176 >
ASSESSMENTS ‑- HIGHWAY LANDS ‑- LIABILITY FOR
All lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of Highways which are situated within any incorporated city, town, diking, drainage or port district may be assessed by the authorities of such districts, for improvements specially benefiting such
AGO 1953 NO. 177 >
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW ‑- LEGISLATIVE POWERS ‑- UNCONSTITUTIONAL DELEGATION OF POWER --STATUTES ‑- VALIDITY ‑- JUSTICE COURTS ‑- DISTRICTS ‑- DETERMINATION OF NUMBER -- FIXING OF QUALIFICATIONS
It is our opinion that the justice court district act (RCW 3.14.010 and RCW 3.14.030) is an
AGO 1953 NO. 178 >
SECOND AND THIRD CLASS SCHOOL DISTRICTS ‑- SPECIAL LEVIES ‑- SURPLUS FUNDS, SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGETS
County commissioners should not levy special tax as authorized by a special school district election if sufficient funds have otherwise become available to meet all budgeted expenditures of the
AGO 1953 NO. 179 >
CITY ORDINANCES ‑- REFERENDUM ‑- NECESSITY FOR PLACING ON CITY ELECTION BALLOT
A referendum referring a city ordinance to the electors is entitled to appear on the ballot notwithstanding the fact that such ordinance provides that the conducting or play of certain games, which come within the
AGO 1953 NO. 180 >
DAMAGE TO VEGETATION OCCASIONED BY COUNTY WEED ERADICATION ON RIGHT OF WAY
The county is not liable to an abutting owner for damages to his trees or other vegetation occasioned by the roots thereof extending into the right of way and coming in contact with a chemical placed on the right of way for