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Show Henderson Describes Attorney General's Role in Government The role of Attorney General ,in state government was the subject of a talk by William H. (Bill) Henderson, Democratic candidate for Attorney General, to a Democratic cottage meeting Saturday night in Sandy, Utah. Mr. Henderson discussed two of the principal legal functions of the Attorney General under the Utah constitutional statutes. "The attorney general has charge as attorney for the state, of all civil legal matters, in which the state is anywise interested. Under this authority he defends among other state rights, the vital water rights of the state. The attorney general under the constitution, con-stitution, is the legal advisor to the state offices. He interprets the law for the legislature and the many boards and commissions commis-sions of the state. In this latter function he protects the individual individ-ual interests, for he fixes the legal boundaries on how far boards and commissions may go when they take action against the individual citizen." |