Trrmz vm.—DEl·’AR'1`MEN'l` OF JUSTICE. 61 ney-General, to be by him referred to the (proper officer in his Department, or otherwise disposed of as he may eem proper. Sec. 358. Any question of law submitted to the Attorney-General for R¤_fo1‘¤¤<=•= of his opinion, except questions involving a construction of the Constitution ?,g°'?:E°;:;rl]al,;"El°;` of the United States, may be by him referred to such of his subordinates ,,,gi,,,$,,,_ °”° ` as he may deem appropriate, and he may require the written opinion _ ) - a thereon of the officer to whom the same may be referred. lf the opinion ,75* g";"’:_“;Q?· "· given by such officer is approved by the Attorney-General, such approval mj "` ’ P` indorsed thereon shall give the opinion the same force and effect as belong to the opinions of the Attorney·General. Sec. 359. Except when the Attorney·General in rticular cases other- Conduct and inwise directs, the Attorney-General and Solicitorlgzneral shall conduct €“'”°“* °f °”°¤· and argue suits and writs of error and appeals in the Supreme Court and W946Sé;}: 1789, c. suits in the Court of Claims in which the United States 15 interested, and 20;} 35- V- L P- 92- the Attorney-General may, whenever he deems it for the interest of the nf ‘;“'}",é868;g· United States, either in person conduct and argue any case in any court Q~jj[,:,]_. `fgliblci of the United States in which the United States is interested, or may 150,s.5,v.1`6,p.1i$2. direct the Solicitor—General orany officer of the Department of Justice to U-S-*‘-L¤W¤‘¢¤¤¤. do S0. 13 Blatcln,295. Sec. 360. The Attorney-General may require any solicitor or officer of d P°"l°fm*¤°° of the Department of Justice to perform any duty required of the Depart- D°;;;’Q',?,?z°;QS gf ment or any officer thereof. Justice, 22 June, 1870, c. 150, s. 14, v. 16, p. 164. Sec. 361. The officers of the Department of Justice. under the direc- ofHc€·r¤<>ftheDe— tion of the Attorney-General., shall give all opinions and render all services l’“"“"H‘f ti; 1***;* requiring the skill of persons learned in the law necessary to enable the ,2:1 President and heads of Departments, and the heads of Bureaus and 0;}.,.,,-4 Departo ther officers in the Departments, to discharge their respective duties; ments. and shall, on behalf of the United States, procure the proper evidence `g§§@ for, and conduct. prosecute, or defend all suits and proceedings in the 150,11.1-1,,v. 16: pl Supreme Court and in the Court of Claims, in which the United States, I64- or any officer thereof, as such officer, is a party or maybe interested; and no fees shall be allowed or paid to any other attorney or counselor at law for any service herein required of the officers of the De(partmentof Justice, except in the cases provided by section three hundre and sixty-three. Sec. 362. The Attorney—General shall exercise eneral su erintendence Su rintendence and direction over the attorneys and marshals og all the dlistricts in the Of <ll;¢fi¤t attor- United States and the '1`erritories as to the manner of discharging their "€l`EEldYB1"?h!‘E· respective duties; and the several district attorneys and marshals are 3,2s'§“$‘*,;86lé8g· required to report to the Attorney-General an account of their official §g_y{,,,},,1’§°j0,cQ proceedings, and of the state and condition of their respective offices, in 150, ss. 16,17,v.16, such time and manner as the Attorney—General may direct. P- 164- Srzc. 363. The Attorney-General shall, whenever in his opinion the Retaining counublic interest requires it, employ and retain, in the name of the United Sel to Md dimrct States, such attorneys and counselors at law he may think necessary ‘fB"l‘°YS‘ to assist the district attorneys in the discharge of their duties, and shall 2 Aug., 1861, c. stipulate with such assistant attorneys and counsel the amount of com- 37,¤-2,v- 12,p·285. pensation, and shall have supervision of their conduct and proceedings. ,2:,** lgljrw 1g9b5- 283, 294. 10 April, 1869, c. 25, v. 16, p. 46. 22 June, 1870, c. 150, s. 16, v. ,16, p.,164: Sec. 36-1. Whenever the head of a Department or Bureau gives the Attendance of Attorney-General due notice that the interests of the United States require <=<>¤¤¤eL the service of counsel upon the examination of witnesses touching an · 14 pw, lgyf}, claim, or upon the legal investigation of any claim, pending in such 51,s. 3, v. 16,p.412. Department or Bureau, the Attorney-General shall provide for such service. S121c. 365. No compensation shall hereafter be allowed to any person. Qounsel tees rebesides the respective district attorneys and assistant district attorneys {FEW6- for services as an attorney or counselor to the United States, or to any 22 June, 1870,c. branch or Department of the Government thereof, except in cases 150, s. 17, v- 16, p- specially authorized by law, and then only on the certiiicate.of the 164- Attorney~General that such services were actually rendered. and that
