person who may desire to inspect them, and may be inspected without charge; and the Recorder must arrange the books of record and indexes in his office in such suitable places as to facilitate their inspection. ARTICLE VIII. Duties of DISTRICT ATTORNEY. SECTION 4256. Duties of District Attorney. 4257. Legal adviser of Supervisors. 4258. Must not act as attorney for claims against his own county. SEC. 4256. The District Attorney is the public prosecutor, and must: 1. Attend the District and County Courts, and conduct, on behalf of the people, all prosecutions for public offenses; 2. Institute proceedings before magistrates for the arrest of persons charged with or reasonably suspected of public offenses, when he has information that any such offenses have been committed; and for that purpose, when not engaged in criminal proceedings in the District or County Court, must attend upon the magistrates in cases of arrest, when required by them, and attend before and give advice to the Grand Jury, whenever cases are presented to them for their consideration; 3. Draw all indictments, defend all suits brought against the State or his county, prosecute all recognizances forfeited in the Courts of record, and all actions for the recovery of debts, fines, penalties, and forfeitures accruing to the State or his county; 4. Deliver receipts for money or property received in his official capacity, and file duplicates thereof with the County Treasurer; 5. On the first Mondays of January, April, July, and October, in each year, file with the Auditor an account, verified by his oath, of all moneys received by him in his official capacity during the preceding three months, and at the same time pay it over to the County Treasurer; 6. Give when required, and without fee, his opinion (in writing) to county, district, and township officers on matters relating to the duties of their respective offices; and, 7. Keep a register of official business, in which must be entered a note of every action, whether criminal or civil, prosecuted officially, and of the proceedings therein; 8. Perform such other duties as are prescribed by law. SEC. 4257. The District Attorney is the legal adviser Legal of the Board of Supervisors. He must attend their meet- Superings when required, and must attend and oppose all claims and accounts against the county when he deems them unjust or illegal. SEC. 4258. The District Attorney, except for his own services, must not present any claim, account, or demand for allowance against the county, nor in any way advocate the relief asked on the claim or demand made by another. adviser of visors. Must not attorney for act as claims against his own county. ARTICLE IX. SURVEYOR. SECTION 4268. County Surveyor to make surveys on application made to him. 4269. Surveys of lands in two counties. 4270. Disputes before Court concerning title to lands in two counties. 4271. Courses to be run by true meridian. 4272. Surveyor to employ assistants, when. 4273. Surveyor to transmit plats and field notes to Surveyor General when required. 4274. To assist Surveyor General, when. 4275. When County Surveyor is interested in lands, Court to appoint some other person. Surveyor to make surveys on made SEC. 4268. The Surveyor must make any survey that County may be required by the order of Court, or upon application of any person, keep a correct and fair record of application all surveys made by him, number them in the order made progressively, and preserve a copy of the field notes and calculations of each survey, indorse thereon its proper to him. Surveys of lands in two counties. Disputes before Court concerning title to lands in two counties. Courses to be run by true meridian. Surveyor to employ assistants, when. Surveyor to transmit number, a copy of which, and a fair and accurate plat, together with the certificate of survey, must be furnished by him to any person upon payment of the fees allowed by law. SEC. 4269. Any person owning or claiming lands which are divided by county lines, and wishing to have the same surveyed, may apply to the Surveyor of any county in which any part of such land is situated, and on such application being made the Surveyor must make the survey, which is as valid as though the lands were situated entirely within the county. SEC. 4270. When land, the title to which is in dispute before any Court, is divided by a county line, the Court making an order of survey may direct the order to the . Surveyor of any county in which any part of the land is situated. Stats. 1850, p. 170, Sec. 9. SEC. 4271. In all surveys the courses must be expressed according to the true meridian, and the variation of the magnetic meridian from the true meridian must be expressed on the plat, with the date of the survey. Stats. 1850, p. 170, Sec. 10. SEC. 4272. If a party for whom a survey is made does not furnish the chainmen and markers, the Surveyor may employ the necessary chainmen and markers and receive the reasonable hire of all assistance necessarily employed. Stats. 1850, p. 170, Sec. 12. SEC. 4273. Each County Surveyor immediately after making any survey, except surveys of city or town lots, to Surveyor must make out a copy of the field notes and plat, and plats and field notes General when required. transmit the same to the Surveyor General, indicating plainly upon the plat at what point of any line any river or stream or county line is touched or crossed. He must communicate to the Surveyor General such information concerning surveys made by him and other matters connected with the duties of his office as may be required. Stats. 1850, p. 170, Sec. 13. SEC. 4274. Each County Surveyor must when required To assist Surveyor aid and assist the Surveyor General in making surveys General, within the county. Stats. 1850, p. 170, Sec. 14. when. County Surveyor is interested Court to appoint SEC. 4275. When the County Surveyor is interested in When any land the title to which is in dispute and a survey thereof is necessary, the Court must direct the survey in lands, to be made by some disinterested person, and the person some other so appointed is for that purpose authorized to administer person. and certify oaths. He must return such survey verified by his affidavit annexed thereto, and receive for his services the same fees as the County Surveyor would be entitled to for similar services. Stats. 1850, p. 170, Sec. 4. ARTICLE X. CORONER. SECTION 4285. Coroner to hold inquest. 4286. Coroner to bury body, when. 4287. To deliver to County Treasurer property, etc., found on body. 4288. Auditing accounts of Coroner. 4289. Justice of Peace to act as Coroner in certain cases. to hold SEC. 4285. The Coroner must hold inquests as pre- Coroner scribed in Chapter II, Title XII, Part II of the Penal inquest. Code. bury body, when. SEC. 4286. When an inquest is held by the Coroner, Coroner to and no other person takes charge of the body of the deceased, he must cause it to be decently interred; and if there is not sufficient property belonging to the estate of the deceased to pay the necessary expenses of the burial, the expenses are a legal charge against the county. SEC. 4287. The Coroner must, within thirty days after an inquest upon a dead body, deliver to the County To deliver to County Treasurer property, etc., found on body. Auditing Treasurer or the legal representatives of the deceased any money or other property found upon the body. SEC. 4288. Before auditing or allowing the accounts accounts of of the Coroner, the Supervisors must require him to file with the Clerk of the Board a statement in writing, verified by his affidavit, showing: Coroner. Justice of in certain 1. The amount of money or other property belonging to the estate of the deceased person which has come into his possession since his last statement; 2. The disposition made of such property. SEC. 4289. If the office of Coroner is vacant, or he is as Coroner absent or unable to attend, the duties of his office may be discharged by any Justice of the Peace of the county, with the like authority and subject to the same obligations and penalties as the Coroner. cases. Coroner to discharge duties of Sheriff, when. SEC. 4290. In the cases specified in Article IV of this Chapter, the Coroner must discharge the duties of Sheriff. ARTICLE XI. Duties of Duties of Tax Collector. Duties of Superin tendents. ASSESSORS, TAX COLLECTORS, SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS, AND COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS. SECTION 4300. Duties of Assessor. 4301. Duties of Tax Collector. 4302. Duties of School Superintendents. 4303. Duties of Public Administrator. 4304. Duties of Commissioner of Highways, and Road Commissioners and Overseers. SEC. 4300. The Assessor must perform such duties as are prescribed in Title IX, Part III of this Code. SEC. 4301. The Tax Collector must perform such duties as are prescribed in Title IX, Part III of this Code. SEC. 4302. The School Superintendent must perform such duties as are prescribed in Title III, Part III of this Code. |