Pennsylvania Act 1819-159 — ATTORNEY GENERAL ENJOINING DUTIES UPON

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ATTORNEY GENERAL ENJOINING DUTIES UPON
                 Act of Mar. 29, 1819, P.L. 266, No. 159              Cl. 65
                                  AN ACT

     Enjoining duties upon the Attorney General, and for other
        purposes.

        Section 1.  Duty in regard to Deputies
        It shall be the duty of the Attorney General immediately to
     remove from office any one of his deputies who shall refuse or
     neglect to institute any suit on behalf of the Commonwealth, or
     shall not use requisite diligence in prosecuting any business
     that has been or may be confided to him by law; and in order to
     enable the Attorney General to perform the duties enjoined upon
     him by this act, the Auditor General shall from time to time
     report to him such cases as may require his interposition on
     behalf of the Commonwealth.  1819, March 29, P.L. 266, 7 sm.1.
     227, Sec. 1.
        Section 2.  And be it further enacted by the authority
     aforesaid, That the compensation to attornies who shall recover
     monies for the commonwealth, shall in no case exceed five nor be
     less than one per cent, upon the amount paid into the State
     Treasury to be settled by the officers of the accountant
     department.
        Section 3.  And be it further enacted by the authority
     aforesaid, That it shall not be lawful for the Attorney General
     to receive any compensation or purportion of the fees of
     prosecution from any deputy appinted or to be appointed by him
     in any city or county of this commonwealth. (3 repealed in part
     Mar. 6, 1849, P.L.117, No.101)
        Section 4. (4 repealed Mar. 31, 1860, P.L.427, No.375)
        Section 5.  And be it further enacted by the authority
     aforesaid, That auditors appointed by any court in cases arising
     under the said act, as well as in all other cases whatsoever,
     shall receive a reasonable compensation for their services, to
     be fixed by said court and to be paid and taxed as other costs.
     (5 repealed in part Mar. 26, 1832, P.L.184, No.96, and Apr. 2,
     1960, P.L.585, No.501)
        Section 6.  And be it further enacted by the authority
     aforesaid, That either of the president judges of the district
     court for the city and county of Philadelphia, is hereby
     authorised and empowered to hold the said court in the absence
     of the other judges thereof.