Other LanguagesAGO 1953 NO. 483 >
COUNTIES; POWERS, AGENCY; TAX TITLE SALES, TENANCY IN COMMON.
A county may not act as agent of a private individual to sell his interest at public auction in property which he and the county hold in common.
AGO 1953 NO. 484 >
STUDENT BODY FUNDS. DUTY OF STATE AUDITOR TO EXAMINE.
It is not incumbent upon the state auditor to examine student body accounts but the Division of Municipal Corporations of the state auditor's office may accept the audit of such funds made by a qualified individual or firm appointed by the
AGO 1953 NO. 486 >
HIGHWAY COMMISSION ‑- POWERS AND DUTIES ‑- TOLL BRIDGE AUTHORITY ‑- DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS.
The highway commission has full charge of operation and maintenance of toll bridges and toll ferries throughout the state, but the Toll Bridge Authority also has the power to operate the Puget Sound ferry
AGO 1953 NO. 487 >
COUNTIES ‑- POWER TO DECLARE EMERGENCY ‑- FLOODS ‑- ROAD MAINTENANCE ‑- TRANSFER OF MONEYS FROM ONE FUND TO ANOTHER.
Road and flood control work, made necessary by flood, falls within the purview of RCW 36.40.180, which permits county commissioners by a unanimous vote to make any expenditures
AGO 1953 NO. 488 >
FEES ‑- GARNISHMENT ‑- SUPPLEMENTAL PROCEEDINGS ‑- COLLECTION OF FEES FOR DISMISSAL.
No fee should be collected by the county clerk for the dismissal of a garnishee defendant or for the dismissal of supplemental proceedings since both proceedings are ancillary to the main action.
AGO 1953 NO. 489 >
PSYCHOPATHIC DELINQUENTS ‑- REVOCATION OF PAROLE.
The superintendent of a state hospital may revoke his parole of a psychopathic delinquent provided that the conditions of his parole have been approved by the committing court.
AGO 1953 NO. 490 >
REAL ESTATE SALES TAX ‑- CORPORATIONS ‑- EXCHANGE OF LAND FOR CAPITAL STOCK.
The county real estate sales tax applies to the transfer of real property by a corporation to a stockholder in exchange for his stock whether or not the stock is cancelled and capital reduced.
AGO 1953 NO. 491 >
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS ‑- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW ‑- ORDINANCES ‑- POLICE POWER ‑- REQUIRING PERSONS PREVIOUSLY CONVICTED OF CRIMES TO REGISTER WITH POLICE.
An ordinance requiring persons previously convicted of certain specified crimes to register with police upon coming within a city is constitutional
AGO 1953 NO. 492 >
ELK HERDS ‑- LIMITATION OF SIZE ‑- POWERS OF LEGISLATURE TO REGULATE.
An act limiting the size of an elk herd in a certain area of the state is not repugnant to the privileges and immunities clause of the state constitution since it is the universality of the operation of the law on all persons of
AGO 1953 NO. 493 >
CITIES ‑- VOLUNTEER FIREMEN ‑- COMPENSATION ‑- DISTRIBUTION OF UNEXPENDED SUM ON BASIS OF POINT SYSTEM.
A plan whereby a city of the third class compensates its volunteer firemen at the end of the budget period by dividing the unexpended surplus remaining in the fire department fund among the