fees, perquisites or rewards whatever, in addition to the sal-
ary 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 office of Attorney-
General who is not a citizen of this State, and a qualified
voter therein, and has not resided and practiced Law in this
State for at least ten years.

SEC. 5. In case of vacancy in the office of Attorney-Gen-
eral, occasioned by death, resignation, removal from the State
or from office, or other disqualification, the said vacancy shall
be filled by the Governor for the residue of the term thus made
vacant.

SEC. 6. It shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Court of
Appeals and the Commissioner of the Land Office, respec-
tively, whenever a case shall be brought into said Court or
office, in which the State is a party or has interest, immedi-
ately to notify the Attorney-General thereof.

The State's Attorneys.

SEC. 7. There shall be an Attorney for the State in each
County and City of Baltimore, to be styled "The State's
Attorney," who shall be elected by the voters thereof, respec-
tively, on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in Novem-
ber, in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, and on
the same day every fourth year thereafter; and shall hold his
office for four years from the first Monday in January next
ensuing his election, and until his successor shall be elected
and qualified, and shall be re-eligible thereto and be subject
to removal therefrom for incompetency, wilful neglect of duty
or misdemeanor in office, on conviction in a Court of Law, or
by a vote of two-thirds of the Senate, on the recommendation
of the Attorney-General.

SEC. 8. All elections for the State's Attorney shall be cer-
tified to and returns made thereof by the Clerks of the said
counties and cities to the Judges thereof having criminal
jurisdiction, respectively, whose duty it shall be to decide
upon the elections and qualifications of the persons returned;
and in case of a tie between two or more persons, to designate
which of said persons shall qualify as State's Attorney, and
to administer the oaths of office to the persons elected.

SEC. 9. The State's Attorney shall perform such duties
and receive such fees and commissions as are now or may