Department of Motor Vehicles

Eli Baer, Spec. Asst. Attorney General
Guilford Avenue at 21st Street, Baltimore 18 Telephone: 235-3900

Department of Employment Security

Bernard S, Melnicove, Spec. Asst. Attorney General
1100 N. Eutaw Street, Baltimore I Telephone: 727-5900

Department of Tidewater Fisheries

Edward S. Digges, Spec. Asst. Attorney General
La Plata, Maryland Telephone: West 4-8111

State Department of Health
Louis E. Schmidt, Spec. Asst, Attorney General

301 W. Preston Street, Baltimore I Telephone: 837-9000

The Attorney General is elected by the people for a term of four
years (Const. 1867, Art. 5, sec. 1). He heads the State Law Depart-
ment, which was established by Chapter 560, Acts of 1916. The Attor-
ney General serves as legal counsel to the Governor, the General As-
sembly, and to all departments, boards, or commissions of the State,
except the Public Service Commission, whose counsel is appointed
by the Governor. The Attorney Genera] and his assistants represent
the State in all matters in which the interests of the State are in-
volved. This includes litigation in the Court of Appeals, the District
Court of the United States, the United States Court of Appeals and
the Supreme Court of the United States. The Law Department also
acts as counsel to the Police Commissioner of Baltimore City. He
represents the Clerks of Court, the Registers of Wills, the Sheriffs,
State's Attorneys and the Trial Magistrates of the several counties
and of the City of Baltimore. The Department does not represent the
Boards of County Commissioners, the County Boards of Education,
the County Boards of Supervisors of Elections, or such other boards
or officials of the counties which employ their own counsel. The Attor-
ney General may render an opinion on any legal subject or matter
upon the request of the Governor, of the General Assembly, or either
House thereof, or of any department or agency of the State (Code
1957, Art, 32A).

The administrative rules and regulations promulgated by any State
officer or agency must be submitted to the Attorney General for review
before they may become effective (Code 1967, Art. 41, sec. 9). The
Department is responsible for the enforcement of the Subversive
Activities Act (Code 1957, Art. 85A, sees. 1-19), as well as the State
Securities Act, commonly known as the Blue Sky Law (Code 1957,
Art. 32A, sees. 13-19).

Appropriations 1961 1962

General Funds $166,874 $157,144
Staff: 33 (of which 7 are paid from this appropriation).

DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE
Carl N. Everstine, Director
City Hall, Baltimore 2 Telephone: 762-2000

The Department of Legislative Reference was originally created by
Chapter 565, Acts of 1906 to serve the City of Baltimore; the scope