AGO 1951-53 No. 1.

Case DateApril 03, 1951
CourtWashington
Washington Attorney General Opinions 1951. AGO 1951-53 No. 1. April 3, 1951[Orig. Op. Page 1]PRIVATETERMS OF OFFICE AND SALARY OF WASHINGTON PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONERS.The terms of office of Washington Public Service Commissioners appointed pursuant to chapter 260, Laws of 1951, and the salaries pertinent thereto, shall commence on June 7, 1951, this being the effective date of the act.Washington Public Service CommissionInsurance Building Olympia,WashingtonCite as: AGO 1951-53 No. 1Attention: Honorable Jerome K. Kuykendall Commissioner Gentlemen: We have your request for an opinion on the following questions: 1. On what date do the terms of commissioners appointed under authority of chapter 260, Laws of 1951 (Senate Bill No. 55), commence? 2. If an incumbent commissioner whose present term expires April 1, 1951, is reappointed, or his successor is appointed, for a term commencing April 1, 1951, will that term expire June 7, 1951? 3. On what date will the commissioners appointed pursuant to chapter 260, Laws of 1951, be paid at the rate therein specified? Our conclusions may be summarized as follows: 1. The terms of commissioners appointed under chapter 260, Laws of 1951, shall commence June 7, 1951. [Orig. Op. Page 2] 2. The reappointment of an incumbent commissioner, or the appointment of his successor, under chapter 260, Laws of 1951, prior to June 7, 1951, for a term purporting to commence April 1, 1951, would be of no effect. If such reappointment or appointment be made pursuant to chapter 117, Laws of 1949, the term of such commissioner would expire June 7, 1951. 3. The salary specified under chapter 260, Laws of 1951, shall begin June 7, 1951. ANALYSIS Chapter 260, Laws of 1951, amends section 1, chapter 117, Laws of 1949 (Public Service Commission Act), and provides in part as follows: "The members of the first commission to be appointed after taking effect of this act shall be appointed for terms beginning April 1, 1951, and expiring as follows: One commissioner for the term expiring January 1, 1953; one commissioner for the term expiring January 1, 1955; one commissioner for the term expiring January 1, 1957. Each of the commissioners shall hold office until his successor is appointed and qualified. Upon the expiration of the terms of the three commissioners first to be appointed as herein provided, each succeeding...

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