performance of such duties for each province. 

[1396-12.] 

SECTION 1302 . Duty of Fiscal to Represent Provinces and Provincial Subdivisions in Litigation . — The provincial fiscal shall represent the province and any municipality, township, or settlement thereof in any court, except in cases whereof original jurisdi ction is vested in the Supreme Court or in cases where the municipality, township, or settlement in question is a party adverse to the provincial government or to some other municipality, township, or settlement in the same province. When the interests of a provincial government and of any political division thereof are opposed, the provincial fiscal shall act on behalf of the province. 

[1443-2; Comp., 107.] 

When the provincial fiscal is disqualified to serve any municipality or other political subdivision of a province, a special attorney may be employed by its council. 

[1396-12; 1443-2; 1699-1.] 

SECTION 1303 . Report of Provincial Fiscal on Criminal Cases Appealed to Supreme Court . — When any criminal case is appealed to the Supreme Court, the provincial fiscal shall forthwith make a report to the Attorney-General, explaining the questions of law a nd fact appearing therein and the conclusions of the court. 

[1699-1.] 

SECTION 1304 . When Provincial Fiscal May Appear in Supreme Court . — In litigation in the Supreme Court provincial fiscals may appear in behalf of the Government or any officer thereof under the conditions and subject to the qualifications hereinafter specif ied: 

( a ) Where the interest of a province is adverse to that of the United States, or of the Insular Government, or of some officer of either acting in his official capacity, the office of the Attorney-General shall represent, in the Supreme Court, the interest a dverse to the province, and the latter shall be represented by its fiscal. 

( b ) Where two provinces are adversely interested in the same suit, the office of the Attorney-General shall not represent either in the Supreme Court; and they shall in such case be represented by their 

