AGO 1951-53 No. 28.

Case DateApril 26, 1951
CourtWashington
Washington Attorney General Opinions 1951. AGO 1951-53 No. 28. April 26, 1951[Orig. Op. Page 1]PRIVATEVETERANS, RENT FOR POST MEETING PLACE.A veterans' post owning legal title to its regular meeting place is not entitled to rent from the County Indigent Veterans' Fund.Honorable Fred G. CampbellProsecuting Attorney, Lincoln CountyDavenport, WashingtonCite as: AGO 1951-53 No. 28Dear Sir: You inquire: Whether a veterans' post, owning legal title to its regular meeting place which is also used by other organizations who contributed to its construction, may collect rent from the County Indigent Soldiers' Relief Fund. Our conclusion is that it may not. ANALYSIS, Rem. Rev. Stat. § 10743 (1947 Supp.) provides in part: "Any post, * * * which has qualified to accept relief from the Indigent Soldiers' Relief Fund of any county may draw upon said county fund for the payment of the rent of its regular meeting place: * * * [except] where said post, * * * is furnished quarters by the state or by any municipality." The term "rent" is a common one, and as the legislature did not specify otherwise, it must be used in its common context. This office has consistently so advised. Rent is generally defined as: [Orig. Op. Page 2] "A return or compensation for the possession of some corporeal inheritance. A certain profit, either in money, provisions or labor issuing out of lands and tenements in return for their use. "The compensation, either in money...

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