AGO 1951-53 No. 15.

• Case Date: April 13, 1951
• Court: Washington

Washington Attorney General Opinions 1951. AGO 1951-53 No. 15. April 13, 1951[Orig. Op. Page 1]PRIVATECOUNTY LAW LIBRARIES.A Class "A" county having a population of less than three hundred thousand should maintain a law library.Honorable Hugh H. EvansProsecuting AttorneySpokane CountySpokane 11, WashingtonCite as: AGO 1951-53 No. 15Dear Sir: For the sake of brevity we summarize your inquiry of April 9, 1951, as follows: May a Class "A" county having a population of less than three hundred thousand maintain a law library? We conclude that: A Class "A" county having a population of less than three hundred thousand should maintain a law library. ANALYSIS Section 1, chapter 84, p. 196, Laws of 1919 (Rem. Rev. Stat. 8247), provides: "In each county having a population of three hundred thousand or more there shall be a county law library * * *" Section 1, chapter 195, p. 593, Laws of 1943 (8254-1 Rem. Supp. 1943), reads as follows: "In each county of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth classes...