4-11-17. Attorney general to assist and supervise prosecutions.
It shall be the duty of the attorney general, when called upon by the auditor-general, to aid in any investigation or matter needing legal advice or inquiry, and to supervise the prosecution of all offenders under the laws relating thereto.
Source: SL 1887, ch 124, §10; CL 1887, §126; RPolC 1903, §103; RC 1919, §5368; SDC 1939, §55.1504.