Washington State

Office of the Attorney General

Attorney General

Bob Ferguson

AGO 1956 NO. 291 >
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS ‑- REVOCATION OF LICENSE A physician and surgeon who has been convicted in Federal court of the crime of attempting to evade the payment of income tax has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude and his license is subject to revocation.     
AGO 1956 NO. 292 >
CONVICTS ‑- GRANTING AND REVOCATION OF PROBATION ‑- CONVICT LEAVING JURISDICTION DURING PROBATION In order to assure a subsequent hearing when an absconding probation violator is apprehended, the board of prison terms and paroles should file a petition or affidavit with the sentencing court, within
AGO 1956 NO. 293 >
CITIES AND TOWNS ‑- CIVIL SERVICE ‑- POLICE OFFICERS Officers of the city of Auburn police force who were appointed on July 8, 1937, were "blanketed" into civil service as permanent employees in the positions they presently enjoy.             
AGO 1956 NO. 294 >
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS, LEVIES ON FOREST LANDS WITHIN FORESTRY ‑- ADEQUATE FIRE PROTECTION, DUTY TO PROVIDE FORESTRY ‑- FIRE PATROL ASSESSMENTS ‑- WHEN PROTECTION PROVIDED BY SUPERVISOR OF FORESTRY                  
AGO 1956 NO. 295 >
PUBLIC LIBRARIES ‑- REGIONAL LIBRARIES ‑- CITIES AND TOWNS ‑- COUNTIES ‑- RURAL LIBRARY DISTRICTS ‑- EMINENT DOMAIN Where a city and a county rural library district have joined together to establish and maintain a regional library pursuant to RCW 27.12.080, the city may condemn land for a situs for
AGO 1956 NO. 296 >
WASHINGTON STATE APPLE ADVERTISING COMMISSION ‑- AUTHORITY TO OBTAIN BANK LOAN Washington State Apple Advertising Commission has the authority to obtain a bank loan repayable during the same apple marketing season.              
AGO 1956 NO. 297 >
CITIES AND TOWNS ‑- CITY STREETS ‑- EASEMENTS ‑- POWER OF CITY TO GRANT IN PROPERTY DEVOTED TO PUBLIC USE ‑- RIGHTS OF ABUTTING OWNERS IN CITY STREETS ‑- RIGHT OF ACCESS OF OWNERS OF LANDLOCKED PROPERTY IN CITY STREETS A city of the third class may not grant an easement to a private person over a
AGO 1956 NO. 298 >
AUTOMOBILES, SALE OF BY AGENT ‑- LICENSE A sales agent who offers for sale automobiles of his principal, but who has no right to approve or enter into sales agreements binding upon the principal, is not required to obtain an automobile dealer's license.        
AGO 1956 NO. 299 >
TAXES ‑- PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICTS A public utility district may not deduct from sales reported pursuant to RCW 54.28.020, current which is sold to members of an electric cooperative who are served pursuant to a lease‑purchase agreement with the cooperative whereunder 60% of the revenues are applied
AGO 1956 NO. 300 >
TAXATION ‑- EXCISE TAX ON AIRCRAFT New owner registering used aircraft in this state after March 31, entitled to excise tax reduction even though plane had at some prior time been registered by former owner.