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which is contingent, and I am reading now from Page 4

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of the proposed regulation, in whole or in part, upon

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the adoption or defeat of any matter or proposal and

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no person shall accept any such employment or render

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any such service for a fee, salary, or other compensa-

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tion, contingent upon such adoption or defeat.

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Delegate Morgan called attention to the

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fact he thought that was too limited, and we looked at

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it again. Actually the statutory provisions which

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regulate lobbying in the Legislature of this State are

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broader; not only whether proposals are adopted or

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defeated but whether or not the compensation is

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contingent in any way upon the partial or complete

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success of the outcome, so the amendment I will move in

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a little while will strike the last line on Page 4, to

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substitute therefor, or other compensation that is

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determined "in whole or in part with reference to the

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result accomplished."

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I think in that respect we are more harmonious

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with the present statutory provision, and it is a little

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more, a little broader coverage. It represents a little