his office for four years from the time of his election and
qualification, and until his successor is elected and qualified,
and shall be re-eligible thereto, and shall be subject to
removal for incompetency, wilful neglect of duty, or mis-
demeanor in office, on conviction in a court of law.

SEC. 2. All elections for Attorney-General shall be certi-
fied to, and returns made thereof by the Clerks of the
Circuit Courts for the several Counties, and the Clerk of
the Superior Court of Baltimore City, to the Governor of
the State, whose duty it shall be to decide on the election
and qualification of the person returned; and in case of a
tie between two or more persons, to designate which of
said persons shall qualify as Attorney-General, and to
administer the oath of office to the person elected.

SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of the Attorney-General to
prosecute and defend on the part of the State all cases,
which at the time of his appointment and qualification,
and which thereafter may be depending in the Court of
Appeals, or in the Supreme Court of the United States by
or against the State, or wherein the State may be inter-
ested ; and he shall give his opinion in writing whenever
required by the General Assembly, or either branch thereof,
the Governor, the Comptroller, the Treasurer, or any
State's Attorney, or any legal matter, or subject depending
•before them, or either of them; and when required by the
Governor, or the General Assembly, he shall aid any
State's Attorney in prosecuting any suit or action brought
by the State in any Court of this State, and he shall com-
mence and prosecute or defend any suit or action in any of
said Courts, on the part of the State, which the General
Assembly or the Governor, acting according to law, shall
direct to be commenced, prosecuted or defended; and he
shall receive for his services an annual salary of three
thousand dollars; but he shall not be entitled to receive
any fees, perquisites or rewards whatever, in addition to
the salary aforesaid, for the performance of any official
duty; nor have power to appoint any agent, representative
or deputy, under any circumstances whatever; nor shall
the Governor employ any additional counsel in any case
whatever, unless authorized by the General Assembly.

SEC. 4. No person shall be eligible to the office of
Attorney-General who is not a citizen of this State, and a
qualified voter therein, and has not resided and practised
Law in this State for at least ten years.