State ex rel. Hollenbeck v. Carr

The acting director of the department of public assistance of the state of Washington seeks a writ of mandamus from this court to compel the county commissioners of Mason county to approve the payment of certain administrative expenses in connection with the general assistance program in that county.

“Public assistance” includes Federal-aid assistance and general assistance. “Federal-aid assistance” includes old *633age assistance, aid to dependent children, services to crippled children, child welfare services, services to other handicapped persons, aid to the needy blind, and any other category…