St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-09-09

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- h uur ut The clerks herein pr''ldeu
%, tie AT orucy Gtl era a he may desi2
rate: and 20 mu.h Of the first section Oh
the act maxim appropr.a'I"n@. p'HSe"
March ;hrc. ci"hir,n hui ircd AMI nifty
nine. a~ provides thu: moneys drawn ON
nj, ihr. treasury upon the rcquIl'l"n oil
H., attorney General snail he dishurscd
tx -urh Gishur~iag officer a. the Secreta-
~ Of the Treasury nay designate, Is
hereby repealed.
SEC. II. Aud be /, further enacted,
That it shall be the duty of the Attor-
nev General TO make an annual report
j., Congress. in January each year, oi
the business OF the said Department Of
Justice, and any other matters apper-
tanning thereto that he may deem prop
=. including the statistics of crime I'M
,lcr the laws of .hc United States, and,
- far as practicable, under the laws OF
, he several State.
SEC. Is. And be it further enacted,
that the superintendent Of the treasury
building shall provide such suitable
rooms in the treasury building as may
hc necessary TO accommodate the officers
and clerks OF said department, or, to the
extent that may be found impracticable,
to provide such rooms in some other
building in the vicinity Of said treasury
building.
SEC. IT, Aud he it further enacted,
That the Attorney General may require
any solicitor or officers OF the Depart
mcui OF Justice to perform any duty re-
Juirel of SAID departm Ut or amy officer
thereof: and the officers of the law de
plrtmcnt. under the direction Of the At
iorney General, shall give all opinions
and render ali services requiring the
persons learned in the law, necessary to
.nab,c the President and heads OF the eX-
cutivc departments, and the heads OF bu-
r,aus and other officers in such depart
ments to discharge their respective du-
ii =: and shall, for and on behalf OF the
United States, procure the proper cvl-
dencc for, and conduct, prosecute, de-
tcnd al suits ana proceedings III the Su-
prcme Court OF the United States and
Court OF Claims, in which the United
Sales. or any officer thereof, Is Il party
or NAV he interested. And no fee
shall bc allowed or paid y amy other a.
torncy or counsel Ior at law for any ser
vice herein required of the officers CT til,
Department vi Justice.
SEC. ID. And be it further enacted,
That the supervisory power now eXer-
ci-cI 10y the Secretary OF the Interior
over the accounts of the district attorneys
mar>halS. clerks, and other officers of
the 'nitcd States, shall be exercised 10y
the Attorney General, who shal! sigrl
MI acquisitions for the advance or pay
m,ut OF moneys out OF the treasury, on
estimates or accounts, subject TO the
same control now exercised on like est
mates or accounts 10y the First Auditor
or First Comptroller OF the Treasury.
SEC. 20. And b. il tnrlh,r ruacted,
That rhe Attorney General shall have
supervision Of til, cun,iuci and proceed.
iug- I'll the various attorneys tor the
nitcd states in tie respective Judicial
districts, who shall make report TO him
uflu,i: proceedings, and also Of all other
attorneys AMI counsel lors employed III
ANY ca>,> or hu-inv-S in which the nit
cl States may bc concerned.
SEC. l.. And belt farther enacted
lnat it shall not he lawful for the Sccre.
.nry OF either ot the executive depart
mruts t. employ attorneys Or counsel a
the expense OF tie United States; bu
such department, when III the need .
voun-c! at the expense OF the niteC
States but such departments. when Ii
need OF counsel or advice, shall call upol
the Department of Justice, the officer
of which shall attend to the same an'
no counsel or attorney fees shall hcrcat
ter be allowed to any person or person,
besides the respective district attorney
and assistant district attorneys, for ser
vices III such capacity to the Unlte'
Safes, OF amy branch or department q
thr government thereof, unless hercattc
authorized by law, and then only on I'll
certificate of the Attorney General III.
.uch services were actually rendered. an
that the same could not he performed h
Attorney General, or Solicitor Genera
or the officers of TIE Department {
; Justice. or by the di.trict attorneys. An
: very attorney and counsel | or or wi
-, shah be specially retained, under the al
, thority of the Department OF Justice,
- u-~i>t III the trial OF amy case in whiC
-. the government l. Interested, shall +
- cclve Il commission from the head
=. said department, n Il special assistant
> the Attorney General, or to some one
tie district attorneys, rs the nature
! the appointment may require, and ,ha
:, lake the oath required by law to he taxi
=, by the district attorneys, and shall
=, subject to all the liabilities imposed u
on such officers by law.
SEC. IS And be il further cnactc
" That the Attorney General shall fire.
time 10 time cause to bc edited and prir
-. al an edition Of one thousand copies,
- the Government Printing Office,
, ,uch opinions OF the law officers here
authorized 10 be given as he may dee
valuable for preservation, in volunl
which shall be as 10 the size, quality
=. paper, printing, and binding, of uuitor
style and appearance, as nearly prac
cable, with the eighth volume Of "a
-. opinions, published by Robert Far
y ham, in The year eighteen hundred al
- ,ixty-ciglt, which volumes shall conta
proper head notes, complete and fl
; index, and sdch toot-notes as the ATTIC
ncy General may approve. Such V,
uncs shall be distributed in such mannt
70 As the Attorney General may from til
=. TO time pre- scribe.
II SEC. 10. And be it further enacte
That this act shall take effect and be
=. turce from and after the first day of .Iu