The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-25
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PUBLISHED By AUTHORITY.
EXTRA SESSION OF 1877.
AN ACT

No. 1911 AN ACT .s.. .......,4s
70 authorize the Governor to appoint an Assist
ant Attorney General, defining his duties and
fixing his compensation, 70 fix the commits
sions which shall be paid the Attorney Cen
eral upon oil sums collected BY him, In LTD
gated cases, and paid into the State Treasury,
aud TO repeal ACT No. 90, approved March o,
1874.
sEorIou 1. Do IL enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of The state Of Louisiana
passage OF this aot, the Governor snail APPOINT,
with The advice and consent OF tho Senate kacom.
oetent member OF the Bar, who 10 praclioing
/ t.sterHeyy Il tida Atate who ahall be known and
styled HThe Assistant Attorney Generals He
shall hold his Office during the torn OF INF Gov.
ernor, unless sooner removed by the Governor.
He shall aid and assist the Attorney General M
hereinafter provided.
be The duty Of the Assistant Attorney General to
attend TO such cases aud business appertaining
70 the official duties OF the Attorney General, to
which he may be assigned by tho Attorney Cen
ersl; pr0Dided, that In oil criminal cases In the
parish of Orleans. where the punishment is CAPT
tal or hard labor for life Ia the penitentary and
Whenever an opinion IL required by any officer oil
the Stats government sntitled TO 1t, the Attor-
General shall himself act.
BEG. 8. BE d further enacted, ETC., That Che
Assistant AttorL ey General shall ksep his ofise
with the Attorney General, and be subject TO his
direction and control in the performance OF oil
bis duties. He shall be incompetent to take any
official action 10 the Of the State, except IS
directed by the Attorney General and under his
expressed authority.
SEc 4. BE IL further enacted. eto., That Ia
tho absence from the seat of Government, or the
sickness Of the Attorney General, he mayauthor.
ize and require the Assistant Attorney General to
represent tho State in all cases OF Whatever chat
acter, and TO perform Nil the duties incumbent or
The Attorney General during such absence o.
sickness.
Sec. s. DC IL further enacted, ETC., That the
Assistant Attorney General shall receive 81
| annual salary Of three thou and dollars, payable
quarterly on his own warrant.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, etc., That there
| shall be allowed u commission OF two per oertum
upon the amounts collected, In ltigated cases
only, where issue has been Joined, which the At
torney General or Assistant Attorney General IL
required to prosecute or TO defend, by law; to b.
| paid by tho delinquent debtor, which commission
shall be equally divided between the Attorne,
General and the Assistant Attorney General.
Bee. 7. Be u further enacted, etc.,. That oil
llws or parts OF laws authorizing the Audito
Of Public Accounts or Treasurer OF tho State X
| employ special counsel, ut the expense OF thu
state, be aud the same are hereby repealed.
SEC. s. Be IL further enacted, ETC.,, That nj
laws and paris Of laws In conflict or Inconsistent
with this act and especially act No. 81, approved
March 8, 1874, entitled IAN act authorizing The
Governor to appoint IN Assistant Attorney Gen
eral regulating his office, defining his duties and
fsing his mpsnsation," etc, be and the sam
are hereby rep aled.
| SEC. o. Be ii further enacted, etc.,, That thii
act shall take effect from and after its passage.
(Signed) LOUIS BUSH,
speaker OF the House OF Representatives.
| tSgped) LOUIS A. WILTz,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the Senate
| Approved March "a. 1877. -
(5gned) FRANCIS 7. NfCHoLLs,
Governor OF the State OF Louisiana.
A true copy:
| WILL A. STRONG,
| kecretary of State.