Municipal corporations, to be known as public hospital districts, are hereby authorized and may be established within the several counties of the state as hereinafter provided.
RCW 70.44.010
Districts authorized.
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case 43 Wash. 2d 162 - Pierce v. Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital Ass'n (1953)
Most recently applied in Public Hospital District No. 1 v. University of Washington (June 2014)
1947 c 225 s 1; 1945 c 264 s 2; Rem
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.