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Mr. Shriver, chairman of the committee appointed on the Attor
ney General and his Deputies, submitted the following report from
said committee:
The committee on the Attorney General and his Deputies, beg
leave to make the following
REPORT:
Section 1st. The Governor shall have power to employ counsel
for the State, when in his judgment the public interest requires
it; and make suitable compensation from the contingent fund
placed at his disposal.
Sec. 2nd. There shall be an Attorney for the State of Maryland
in each county, Howard District and the city of Baltimore, re
spectively, to be styled "the Prosecuting Attoiney," who shall be
elected by the plurality vote of the qualified voters of each
county, Howard District and the city of Baltimore; and who shall
hold his office for three years from the day of his el ection, and until
his successor be elected and qualified; and shall be re-eligible thereto,
and be subject to removal from office for disqualification, wilful
neglect of duty, or misdemeanor in office, by presentment of the
Grand Jury, and conviction of a Petit Jury of the county,
Howard District or city of Baltimore, in which he shall have
been elected.
Sec. 3rd. The fees and commissions to the Prosecuting Attor-
nies shall be the same, as now by law, allowed to the Attorney
General and his Deputies, subject to such change, from time to
time, as the Legislature shall provide; and to receive any other fee
or reward than such as is allowed by law, shall be upon convic
tion sufficient cause for removal from office.
Sec. 4th. That in case of vacancy in the office of Prosecuting
Attorney, by death, resignation, refusal to act, disqualification,
removal from the county, Howard District, or city of Baltimore,
in which he shall have been elected, or upon conviction, as here
inbefore specified, the said vacancy shall be filled by the Judge or
Judges of the court having criminal jurisdiction in the county,
Howard District, or city of Baltimore respectively, in which said
vacancy shall happen, until the next general election thereafter,
when the plurality vote of the qualified voters of the county,
Howard District or the city of Baltimore, in which said vacancy
shall occur, shalt elect a suitable person for the residue of the
term thus made vacant.
Sec. 5th. No person shall be eligible to the office of Prosecuting
Attorney, who has not been admitted to practice the law in this
Sate, and who has not resided for at least one year in the county,
Howard district, or the city of Baltimore, in which he may be a
candidate for election.
Sec. 6th. All elections for Prosecuting Attornies shall be certified
to, and returns made thereof by the clerks of the respective coun
ties, Howard district, and the city of Baltimore, to the Judge or