Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-14

ney to determine Tor what Npccu1c or
tense an information should be filed
before the district court.
Sec. 10. No district attorney shall
In any manner consult. advise.
counsel. or defend. within this state.
any person charged with any crime.
misdemeanor. breach of any penal sta
tute or ordinances nor shall he be
qualified TO prosecute or dismiss In the
name o. the State any case In which
he has previously acted rs counsel for
the accused on the pending charge; nor
shall he In any ease compromise any
cause or enter n nolie proscqui. either
before or after the filing Of an indict-
ment or Information. without the con-
sent OF the court
Sec. n. n at the converting OF any
torn OF the district court or the cin-
panciinR OF any grand jury In his dis
trict. the district attorney shall be nn-
sent or unable TO perform his duties,
from sickness or otherwise ~ IN any
case In which he shall be disqualified
he shall. N the time permit. rcqu.-t
some other district attorney OF ne
State TO appear and serve during his
absence or disqualification. and IN case
no other district attorney can serve
the court shall forthwith appoint some
attorney 20 act for the State In the
place " the district attorney. during
the absence. Inability or diEqunllflcn-
ton " said district attorney; and the
persons appointed shall have full power
10 discharge all the duties % said oillcc
during the absence. Inability or diH-
qualification Of the district attorney
and shall receive a reasonable cpmpcn-
satlon for his services. to be- allowed by
the court. and certified to the State
auditor. who, upon IT. allowance by the
state board OF examiners. snail Issue
his warrant therefor such allowance
shall be- deducted from the salary OF
the district attorney
Sec. y. In case any district ct
torncy shall fan or refuse to
perform the duties ~ his Office Tor
a period u thirty consecutive days
without reasonable excuse. or In
case he shall be absent from the
state or the district Tor ninety days.
he shall boz deemed to have forfeited his
office. except that such absence may be
extended as provided by the constitu-
ton ~ this state. Ia the cnsc ~ judici-
nj officer And In case any vacancy
occur IN the office ~ district attorney
hv death. resignation. absence. failure.
ur refusal 10 perform the duties or
otherwise. the said office shall b. filled
In the manner prescribed for tie fllilnr
~ vacancies IN State aud judicial Of
fees. and the nppointcc shall hold hts
Office Tor the same time Us provided
IN the case ~ appointccn 10 state and
judicial office.
Sec. ic. District attorneys shall be
doomed to be- state officers and their
salaries and such expenses as are pro-
vldcd herein shall be- paid by the State
In the manner prescribed for the pay
mcnt 81 Judges NJ the district court ana
they shall receive the Same mileage as
10 provided for such judges. and their
salaries shall be- nn hereinafter rovid-
ed which they shall take In lieu ~ all
other compensation; and from md at
ter the approval ~ the act the State
shall not be liable for any portion 81
tho salaries ~ county attorneys IN tho
Fourth, Fifth. Sixth and Seventh ju-
dlcial districts. nor for any portion ~
the salaries u county attorneys IN the
First. Second and Third judicial dis
trlcis. after the iirst day ~ January,
4. u. 1901.
Sec. "a. The annual salaries OF the
soy"rnl district attorneys Tor the Sow
erul judicial districts OF tlu State
Nhnti he ns followss