'l`1rr.i·: vm.-—DEPAR'I`Ml•]N'l` OF JUSTICE. 63 immediately upon discovery thereof. communicate the facts to the President of the United States. Sec. 378. The Solicitor of the Treasury, under direction of the Secre- Measures taken tary of the Treasury, shall take cognizance of all frauds or attempted i<>1‘¤h€<1i¤¤<>\‘€¤‘0i frauds upon the revenue, and shall exercise a general supervision over E“dS‘ the measures for their prevention and detection, and for the prosecution 3Mar.,1863,c.76, of persons charged wit the commission thereof. S- 2» V- l‘·?» P- 739- Srsc. 377. The Solicitor of the Treasury shall establish such regula— Rulesestablished tions, not inconsistent with law, with the approbation of the Secretary of b?' S°l'°'*°*' °f the Treasury, for the observance of collectors of the customs, and, with r°°p°°f the approbation of the Attorney—General, for the observance of district ————-—————- attorneys and marshals respecting suits in which the United States are I5? APY » 41833:1;- parties, as maly be deemed necessary for the just responsibility of those '°` "v' ’p‘ ' otiicers, and the rom t collection of all revenues and debts due and accruing to the lihitetl) States. But this section does not apply to suits for taxes, forfeitures, or penalties arising under the internal-revenue laws. [8•• S 8*16-1 Sec. 378. The Solicitor of the Treasur shall report all moneys recov- Report by Solicered or collected under his direction to the officer from whom the bond i¤>¤‘<>i T¤¤¤¤¤‘1' of or other evidence of debt was received, who shall give proper credit ‘“°“°Y“`°°°V°_"f’§i; therefor; and he shall report in like manner all credits allowed by due 29 May, 1830, e. course of law on any suits under his direction. l53» ¤· 6J'- 4- 11*15- Sec. 379. The Solicitor of the Treasury shall have power to instruct Instructions by the district attorneys, n:1arshals(,)d-mid clerks of the circuit andhdigtryt Egciéoaginamz courts in all matters an proce `n a. rtainin to suits in w ic the , ° United States is a party or interes€;d,Peii<Bcept suiéts for taxes, penalties, :3;;,;:;; and other or forfeitures under the internal—revenue laws, and to cause them. or either s of them, to report to him from time to time any information he may re- ,53 ,_,‘ 5°$'_’4 p hg; quire in relation to the same.`' ` Sec. 380. All suits and proceedings arising out of the provisions of _ Conduct oieuits law governing national banking associations, in which the 'nited States ;:"<£V1¤8 ¤¤*¤°¤¤l or any of its officers or agents shall be parties, shall be conducted by the -33;,o -... district attorneys of the several districts under the direction and super- 25 Feb-. 1863, o. ,-nion of the Solicitor or the Treasury- 23;,* $3*.,; ligolf c. 100, s. 56, v. 13, p. 116. Kennedy r. Gibson, 8 Wall., 498; Sm. 381. In the prosecution of any suit for money due the Post—Office Duties of United Department, the United States attorney conducting the same shall obey States attorneys. the directions which may be given him by the Department of Justice.8 J,,,,},jj,72’ ,._ 335, s. 309, v. 17, p. 324. Sec. 382. When proceedings at law for money due the Post-Oiiice De- P}‘¤¢Q¢<1i¤z¤ in partment are fruitless, the Department of Justice may direct the institu— fl? ‘B“°"‘ if tion of a suit in chancery, in any United States district or circuit court, ,,,€,,,_ °€ °lm ` to set aside fraudulent conveyances or trusts, or attach debts due the de- —gT·~·¥?é _ fendant. or obtain any other proper exercise of the powers of equity tc 385 ,,_"3'l% ‘._ {7* {Q have satisfaction of any jucgment against such defendant. 324: ’ ’ Sec. 383. The Attorney- eneral shall from time to time cause to be Publication of edited, and printed at the Government Printing-Omce, an edition of one opinions. thousand copies of such of the opinions of the aw—otiiceis herein author- 5{)j ized to be ven as he may deem valuable for preservation in volumes, 150, s. 18, v. 16,p. which shall] be, as to size, quality of paper. printing, and binding, of 165- uniform style and appearance, as nearly as practicable, with volume eight of such opinions, published. bv Robert arnham, in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-eight. Each volume shall contain proper head—notes, a complete and full index, and such foot-notes as the Attorney-General may approve. Such volumes shall be_ distributed in such manner as the Attorney—General may from time to time premribe. Sec. 384. It shall be the duty of the Attorney-General to make to Con- Report of busigress, at the commencement of each regular session, a report of the 1§{¤\j1_¤¥¤·¢i¤¢i<=¤; business of the Department of J l18h1GB fol' the last preceding fiscal year, 22 Jung, 1370, c_ and of any other matters appertanmng theretothat he may eem proper, 150, s. 12, v. 16, p. including a. statement of t 0 SG\'€l‘r\l appropriations now or which may lm-
