, 1854-12-16
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Secretary cfhe Tsrriiorycf Washington


ANACT rclatirc 10 Prosecutsng AHorney.
Sec. |. BE il enacted By The Legislative
As~mJiy If The Territory Of Washington,
That at the first annual election, and every
two years thereafter, there shall he elected
Ly the qualied voters Of each Judicial dis
trct, prosecuting attorney, who shall be
on attorney at law, and have the qualifca-
tions of voter, who shall continue in Office
for the term Of two years, and until his sue
cessor is elected and qualified Prorided,
that the legislative assembly, at its present
session, shall elect, on joint ballot, prose
cutiug attorneys for the several districts,
who shall hold their Office until the next
general election, or until their successors
are duly elected and qualified.
Sec. g The clerks Of the boards Of
county commissioners shall make out an
abstract Of the votes given in their respec-
tive counties for prosecuting attorney, and
transmit the same to the secretary of the
territory; and said votes shall be canvassed
and certificate issued, in the same manner
os in the election Of delegate to congress.
Sec. 3. Every prosecuting attorney, be-
fore entering upon the duties Of his Office,
shall take and subscribe an oath, faithfully
to discharge the duties of his Office as pros
ecuting attorney such oath shall be en-
dorscd on the back of the certificate, and
a copy thereof certified to by the officer
before whom the oath shall have been Ia
ken, shall he filed in the Office of the secre-
tary of the territory.
Sec. 4. He shall reside in his district
during his continuance in office, shall COM
mcnce and prosecute all civil and criminal
actions in which the territory or any coun-
ty in his district may be aparty, defend all
suits brought against the territory or amy
county in his district, and prosecute all for
feted recognizanses, and actions for the
recovery of debts, fines, penalties, and for
FIXTURES accruing to the territory or any
county in his district He shall appear on
behalf Of the territory in the supreme court
in all appeals or writs of error, taken from
any county in his district
See. 5. The several prosecuting attor-
neys shall annually, in the month of Decem-
ber, make. 10 the secretary of the territory,
a report of the amount and kind Of official
business by them done respectively, in the
preceding year, the number of persons
prosecuted, the offenses for which such
prosecutions were had, the results thereof,
and the punishment awarded in each case,
with such particular statements and sng-
gestions as he may deem interesting and
useful.
Sec. 6. If the prosecuting attorney Of
any district shall not attend at any term
Of the district court, or shall, from any
cause, be unable 10 attend to the discharge
Of his duties at such term, the court may
appoint some qualified person to discharge
the duties Of prosecuting attorney, who
shall receive the usual fees therefor; and in
case of a vacancy in the Office of prosecu-
ting attorney, the governor may appoint
some qualified person TO discharge the du'
ties Of the Office until the next annual elec'
ton, who shall receive the salary and usual
fees therefor
Sec. I. No prosecuting attorney shall
receive any fee or reward from, or on be-
half of, any prosecutor, for any of his Off
cial services, or, during the pendency Of
any such prosecution, be engaged as coun
sci or attorney, for either party, in any
civil action depending essentially upon the
same facts,
Sec. 8. Each prosecuting attorney shall
be entitled to receive a salary, in semi-an
nual payments, on the first day of July and
January in each year, at the annual rate O.
two hundred dollars, to be paid from the
territorial treasury.
Sec. 0. Each prosecuting attorney shal
receive the following fees: In all crimina
prosecutions, where the punishment il