The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-08-18

Defining The Duties Of the attorney General.
BE it Enacted, by the King and the Legislative
Assembly of the Hawaiian Islands. in the Leg
islature of the Kingdom assembled
SECTION /. The Attorney General, appointed
by virtue of the 42d Article of the Constitution.
shall appear for the Crown personally or by
deputy, in all the Courts of Record of this King
dom, in all cases, criminal or civil, in which the
Crown or Government may be Il party or be in
tcrc>ted. and he shall in like manner appear.in
the Police and District Courts, when requested
50 to do by the Marshal of the Kingdom or the
Sheriff of any one of the islands.
SIC. >. He shall also be vigilant and active in
detecting offenders against the laws Of the King
dom. and shall prosecute the same with diligence.
1t shall also be his duty to enforce all bonds or
obligations in favor of the Government that may
be placed in his hands for that purpose, by any
person having the lawful custody of such papers /;
and he shall likewise be diligcnt in prosecuting
all persons who may ob>truct any street, channel,
harbor, wharf, or other highway, or any stream
or public watercourse, or commit any trespass,
or waste on any portion of the public domain, or
other public property.
SEC. 3. The said Attorney General shall. with
out charge, at all times when called upon. give
advice and counsel 10 the Ministers, Governors,
the Marshal, Sherifs, Collectors, Justices, and
other public officers, in all matters connected
with their public duties. and otherwise aid and
assist them in every requisite to enable them to
perform their duties faithfully.
SEC. +. 1t shall he the duty of the said -Attor-
ney General to give counsel and aid to poor and
oppressed subjects Of the King. and to assist them
in obtaining their Just rights without charge :;
provided, however, that he shall not Re obliged
to render such aid, counsel and assistance, unless
requested 80 to do by the King, or by some one
Of the Kings Ministers or Governors.
SEC. ). Said Attorney General shall not re-
ceiye any fee or reward from or in behalf of any
person OF prosecutor, fo- services rendered in any
prosecution or business to which it shall be his
official duty to attend; nor be concerned as coun-
sci or attorney for either party in any civil ac-
tipn depending upon the same state of facts.
SEC. q. He shall account with the Minister of
Finance every three months for all fees, bills Of
costs, fines, penalties. and other monies received
bv him bv virtue Of his Office.
SEC. =. Said Attorney General shall, when re-
quircd. give lis opinion upon questions Of law
submitted to him by the King, the Legislative
Assembly. OF the head of any department.
SEC. s. The said Attorney General shall re-
ceiTe such salary as may be voted from time to
time by the Legislature. which shall he paid 10
him out Of the Public Treasury in equal monthly
payments in full for all services rendered by him.
SIC. .. The Attorney General may from time
to time appoint a deputy for any Judicial Dis
trict, whcnsocver the exigencies of the public
service may require it, and shall be responsible
for al! the acts of such deputy or deputies.
SEC. IL. All the duties imposed by existing
laws on District Attorneys formerly, are hereby