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feitures; and before granting a nolle prosequi or pardon,
he shall give notice in one or more newspapers of the
application made for it, and of the day on or after which
his decision will be given; and in every case in which he
exercises this power he shall report to either branch of
the Legislature, whenever required, the petitions, recom-
mendations, and reasons which influence his decision.
Sec. 20. The Governor shall reside at the seat of gov-
ernment, and receive for his services an annual salary of
four thousand five hundred dollars ($4, 500. )
Sec. 21. When the public interest requires it, he shall
have power to employ counsel, who shall be entitled to
such compensation as the Legislature may allow in each
case, after the services of such counsel shall have been
performed.
Sec. 22. A Secretary of State shall be appointed by the
Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Sen-
ate, who shall continue in office, unless sooner removed by
the Governor till the end of the official term of the Gover-
nor from whom he received his appointment, and receive
an annual salary of one thousand five hundred dollars,
($1, 500. )
Sec. 23. He shall carefully keep and preserve a record
of all official. acts and proceedings (which may at all times
be inspected by a committee of either branch of the Leg-
islature, ) and shall perform such other duties as may be
prescribed by law, or as may properly belong to his office
Mr. Tarr, of Caroline, submitted the following minority
report of the committee upon the executive department:
We, the members of the executive committee, beg leave,
respectfully, to submit the following as a minority report:
The State shall be divided into three districts; St.
Mary's, Charles, Calvert, Prince George's, Anne Arundel,
Montgomery, and Howard counties, and the city of Balti-
more to be the first; the eight counties of the Eastern
Shore to be the second, and Baltimore, Harford, Fred-
erick, Washington, Allegany and Carroll counties to be
the third.
The Governor, who was elected from the first district
at the last election, shall continue in office during the term
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