Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-19
1876

AN ACT establishing the Office of district attor-
ney in and for the twelfth judicial district,
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State Of
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Section l. At the general election in 1881, and
every fourth year thereafter district attorney in
and for the twelfth judicial district Of the State Of
Minnesota shall be elected by the electors Of the
said Judicial district, as the same shall at such
Sec. 2. Such district attorney shall at the time
of his election be resident and elector of said
twelfth judicial district and shall reside therein
during his continuance in Office. ear
Sec 8. The term of Office of such district attor-
ney shall commence on the isst day Of January
next succeeding his election and continue for four
years, and until his successor is elected and quail
Sec. 4. Such district attorney, before he enters
upon the duties of his Office, shall take and sub
scribe the oath required BY law, which oath shall!
also execute q bond to the State of Minnesota In
the penal sum of S. 000 with one or more sufficient
sureties. to be approved by the Judge Of district
court OF said twelfth judicial district
that he will faithfully and impartia1ly discharge
the duties of district attorney Of the twelfth Judi
cial district, and pay over without delay to the
county treasurers of the respective counties in said
his hands by virtue Of his office, to any of said
counties belonging, which bond, together with his
oath of Office, shall be deposited in the Office Of the
Secretary of State Pr =.
Sec. s. The votes cast at any election for such
district attorney shall be counted, returned and
distracted in the manner by law the votes
cast for members of congress are provided to be
counted, returned and distracted, and the same
shall, within twenty days after such election, be
canvassed by the State cmvassing board as pro-
vided for the canvassing Of votes cast for members
of congress, and all the provisions Of law in regard
to the canyassing of votes cast Tor members of
gresS and certificate of election to such member
elected, shall be applicable to the canvassing Of
votes cast for such district attorney, and to the
iccu of nCofo ofo oil IN
Sec. 6. It shall be the duty Of said district at
tOrney to attend upon all terms Of the district
court in all the counties in said Judicial district
at which criminal business shall be transacted to
attend before the grand jury of the different coun-
ties composing said judicial district and inc
witnesses in their presence, to give them advice
in legal matters before them to issue his subpoena
to bring in witnesses before them, OF before any
court before which he is conducting crimlnaI
prosecution, to draw all bills of indictments and
all presentments found by the grand jury OF any
county contained within the twelfth judicial dis
trct and with the assistance of the county att0r-
ney OF the proper county, to prosecute all such
presentInents and indictments to their nnal deter
mination in the district court in and for the diff
ferent counties composing the twelfth judicial dis
trict, and to prosecute on behalf OF the State, all
criminal prosecutions appealed to district court
in the different counties composing said twelfth
judicial district. It shall also be the duty of such
district attorney, upon Che request of the examin
ing magistrate, when copy of a complaint is
furnished him, to attend at the preliminary ex-
anilnabloH Oh persons accuSeQ OF DOnllclue. IL
shall further be the duty of said district attorney
to give opinion and advice to the county attorneys
of the different counties composing the twelfth
judicial district in relation to the official duties of
any of the county officers of said counties and in
relation to all prosecutions for crime upon the
written request of such county attorney, present.
ing in writing full statement of facts upon
which such opinion is desired.
Sec. T. All powers and duties by law conferred
upon county attorneys in connection with the in
dlctment ana prosecution OF persons accused OF
judicial district, be taken and considered to apply
with eqai force to said district attorney. and in
all such cases such district attorney shall be the
senior prosecuting officer; provided, that said dis
trict ATTORNEY shall at ali times be entitled to call