. The modern commonwealth, 1893-1918. nd J. Hamlin, William , and Patrick J. Lucey.^^ No authoritative decision uponthis question, however, was had until 1915 when the supremecourt held, that The Attorney General is the chief law officerof the State and the only officer empowered to represent thepeople in any suit or proceeding In which the State is the realparty in interest, except where the constitution or a constitu-tional statute may provide otherwise, and .... he isthe sole official adviser of the executive officers and of allboards, commissions, and departments of the State govern
. The modern commonwealth, 1893-1918. nd J. Hamlin, William , and Patrick J. Lucey.^^ No authoritative decision uponthis question, however, was had until 1915 when the supremecourt held, that The Attorney General is the chief law officerof the State and the only officer empowered to represent thepeople in any suit or proceeding In which the State is the realparty in interest, except where the constitution or a constitu-tional statute may provide otherwise, and .... he isthe sole official adviser of the executive officers and of allboards, commissions, and departments of the State govern-ment; and, consequently, an appropriation to the state insur-ance superintendent for the legal services of special counsel isunconstitutional and void.^^ The law business of the state Isthus largely concentrated In the hands of the attorney-general, 1^ Lavjs of 1913, p. 513. ^^ Report of the Attorney-General, 1901-1902, p. 7, 391; 1908, p. ix; Reportof the Efficiency and Economy Committee, 957.^2 Fergus v. Russel, 2^0 Illinois, 30+.. Vote for Attorney General, November 3, 1808 ? Over 1,000Republican pluralit P^ Less than ^si Republican pluralit yy Less than 1,000Democratic plurality Over 1,000Democratic plurality STATE OFFICERS 241 though he may assign assistant attorneys from his office to takecare of the litigation of particular state boards and commis-sions. Some lack of concentrated authority in the handling of thestates legal business, however, still exists on account of thepractical independence of the states attorneys. It has beenrecommended by Attorney-General Lucey that the legislatureshould give the attorney-general supervisory power over thestates attorneys by vesting in him the power of removal forincompetency or neglect of duty and by giving him the right ofdirecting the states attorneys in the conduct of the business oftheir offices, so as to simplify the matter of minor prosecutionsnow conducted by the several State boards and commissionsand to give to the
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