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- Title: Washington V. Port Of Seattle
- Author : Supreme Court of Washington
- Release Date : January 04, 1965
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 59 KB
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Pursuant to the authority vested in him under RCW 43.09.260, directing the attorney general to act upon the findings of the state auditor in his reports of examination of the operations of municipal corporations in this state, John J. O'Connell brought this action on behalf of the state, asking for a declaratory judgment and injunctive relief, and challenging the legality of certain expenditures by the respondent Port of Seattle for what its officers call "promotional hosting." It is the state's position that these expenditures of public funds for the entertainment or "hosting" of shippers, influential businessmen, and other private individuals are prohibited by Article 8, § 7, of the state constitution, which provides: