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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

in the docket of legislative agents shall be entered the names
of all agents employed in connection with any legislation,
and of all persons employed for other purposes who render
any service as such agents. In such dockets there shall be
entered the name and business address of the employer, the
name, residence and occupation of the person employed, the
date of the employment or agreement therefor, the length of
time that the employment is to continue, if such time can be
determined, and the special subject or subjects of legisiation
to which the employment relates.

Subjects of
legislation.
Additional
entries.

6. Any person employing any legislative counsel or agents
shall, from time to time, as fast as subjects of legislation are
introduced or arise which such counsel or agent is to promote
or oppose, make or cause to be made additional entries
under his or its name in the appropriate docket aforesaid,
stating such special employment, and specifically referring
to the petitions, orders, bills or other 'subjects of legislation
to which the same relates, and such entries shall also be made
opposite to the name of such counsel or agents in such man-
ner that the entries opposite the name of any employer shall'
show all the subjects of legislation in relation to which any
counsel or agent is employed by him, and so that the entries

Counsel shall
not appear
unless name
appears upon
docket, etc.

opposite the name of every person employed shall show all
the subjects of legislation with reference to which such per-
son is employed. No person shall be allowed to appear as
counsel before either branch of the General Assembly, or any
committee thereof, in respect to any legislation, unless his
name duly appears upon the docket of legislative counsel as
employed in respect to such matters as above provided. No per-
son shall, directly or indirectly, employ another as legislative
agent in respect to any legislation, unless the name of the per-
son so employed is duly entered upon the proper legislative
docket as provided by this sub-title, and no person shall act
in any manner as legislative counsel or agent in any respect
to any legislation, unless his name duly appears upon the
proper legislative docket as provided by this sub-title, as
employed in connection with such legislation. No person
shall be employed as a legislative counsel or agent for a com-
pensation dependent, in any manner, upon the passage or
defeat of any proposed legislation, or upon any other contin-
gency connected with the action of the General Assembly, or
of either branch thereof, or of any committee thereof. No
person whose name is entered upon the docket of legislative
counsel shall render any service as such counsel, otherwise
than by appearing before the General Assembly, or either