Chapter 3935. To authorize the commencement and conduct of legal proceedings under the direction of the Attorney-General
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CHAP. 3935.— An Act To authorize the commencement and conduct of legal proceedings under the direction of the Attorney-General. June 30, 1906. [[H. R. 17714](/us/bill/59/hr/17714).] [[Public, No. 404](/us/pl/59/404).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, United States courts.Attorney-General, special counsel, etc., may conduct proceedings in any district. That the Attorney-General or any officer of the Department of Justice, or any attorney or counselor specially appointed by the Attorney-General under any provision of law, may, when thereunto specifically directed by the Attorney-General, conduct any kind of legal proceeding, civil or criminal, including grand jury proceedings and proceedings before committing magistrates, which district attorneys now are or hereafter may be by 817law authorized to conduct, whether or not he or they be residents of the district in which such proceeding is brought.
Approved, June 30, 1906.