[1868-2 ( e ); 2449-1.] SECTION  1274 . Attorney of Bureau of Labor . — There shall be in the Bureau of Labor an attorney to be known as the attorney of the Bureau of Labor. It shall be his duty to assist the Director or Assistant Director of Labor in all legal questions by them sub mitted to him, and to bring suit gratuitously, in the proper courts, for indigent laborers or servants when he shall deem this proper after the failure of the endeavors to bring about a friendly settlement made by the Director or Assistant Director of Labo r in the performance of the duties imposed and the exercise of the powers conferred upon them by subsection ( d ) of the next preceding section hereof. SETAcC [2385-3.] SECTION  1275 . Taking of Evidence by Officials of Bureau of Labor . — The Director of Labor and the Assistant Director of Labor shall have power to administer oaths in matters connected with the administration of the Bureau of Labor and to take testimony in  any investigation conducted in pursuance of the provisions of this chapter. [2385-2.] The attorney of the Bureau of Labor shall have power to administer oaths as aforesaid and may, when thereunto specially deputed by the Director of Labor, exercise the authority to take evidence which is herein-above vested in said Director. ADHcTE Bureaus Pertaining to Department of Finance and Justice Bureau of Justice Office of Attorney-General  SECTION  1278 . Chief Officials of Bureau of Justice . — The Bureau of Justice shall have one chief, and one assistant chief, to be known respectively as the Attorney-General and the Solicitor-General. There shall also be in this Bureau such number of assista nt attorneys as may from time to time be available under current appropriations and as the conditions of the service shall require. ScaATD Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011 376 TITLE  IX CHAPTER  37 ARTICLE  I