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MARYLAND MANUAL. 407 day in every fourth year thereafter, who shall hold his office for four years from the time of his election and qualifica tion, and until his successor is elected and qualified, and shall be re-eligible thereto, and shall be subject to removal for incompetency, willful neglect of duty or misdemeanor 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 Cir cuit 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 per Sons 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 interested; and he shall give his opinion in writing whenever required by the General Assembly or either branch thereof, the Governor, the Comptroller of the Treasury, or any State’s Attorney, on any legal matter or subject depending before them or either of them; and when required by the Governor or Gen eral Assembly he shall aid any State’s Attorney in prose cuting any suit or action brought by the State in any Court of the State, and he shall commence and prosecute or de fend any suit or action in any of said courts, on the part of the State, which the General Assembly or the Governor, act ing according to law, shall direct to be commenced, prose cuted or defended, and he shall have and perform such other duties and shall appoint such number of deputies or assistants as the General Assembly may from time to time by law prescribe; and he shall receive for his services an annual salary of three thousand dollars, or such annual salary as the General Assembly may from time to time by law prescribe; but be shall not be entitled to receive any fees, perquisites or rewards whatever in addition to the sal ary aforesaid for the performance of any official duty; 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 Attor ney-General, who is not a citizen of this State, and a quali fied voter therein, and has not resided and practiced law in this State for at least ten years. * *Thus amended by Chapter 663, Acts of 1912, ratified by the peopi. November 4, 1913. |
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