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of sixty-eight dollars; those from St. Mary's county, the sum of seventy-
one dollars; those from Somerset county, the sum of ninety-two dol-
lars; those from Talbot county, the sum of eighty-six dollars; those
from Washington county, the sum of forty-nine dollars; those from
Wicomico county, the sum of eighty-six dollars; and those from Worces-
ter county, the sum of ninety-four dollars.

1904, art. 40, sec. 2. 1888, art. 40, sec 2. 1868, ch. 70. 1890, ch. 486.

2. It shall be lawful for the state librarian to furnish each member
of the general assembly, the chief clerk of the house of delegates, secre-
tary of the senate, reading clerk of each house, journal clerk of each
house, the sergeant-at-arms of each house and the chief engrossing clerk
of each house an amount of stationery not exceeding in value twenty-
five dollars; any member or officer above named may at his election take
such amount either in stationery or money, or both, to said amount.

Ibid. sec. 3. 1888, art. 40, sec. 3. 1868, ch. 61. 1884, ch. 400.

3. Whenever the general assembly shall meet it shall not be neces-
sary for any officer of the preceding general assembly to be present
except the chief clerk, reading clerk and door-keeper of the house of
delegates and the secretary and door-keeper of the senate, and in case
of the death or inability to attend of either the chief clerk of the house
of delegates or secretary of the senate the journal clerk shall act in his
place, and in the case of the death or absence of the door-keeper his
assistant shall act in his stead and they shall be paid five days' per diem
and mileage at the rate of ten cents per mile for such attendance; and
the payment of any other officer of a preceding general assembly than
those herein enumerated is hereby forbidden.

Employment of Legislative Counsel and Agents and Return of
Legislative Expenses.

Ibid. sec. 4. 1900, ch. 328, sec. 4.

4. Every person who employs or agrees to employ another to act as
counsel or agent to promote or oppose in any manner, directly or indi-
rectly, the passage by the general assembly of any legislation, or to act
in any manner as a legislative counsel or agent in connection with any
legislation shall within one week of the date of such employment or
agreement therefor cause the name of the person so employed or agreed
to be employed to be entered upon a legislative docket as herein provided,
and it shall also be the duty of the person so employed or agreed to be
employed to cause his name to be so entered or see that the same has
been so entered upon such docket. Upon the termination of such
employment such fact may be entered opposite the name of any person
so employed, either by the employer or by the person so employed.

Ibid. sec. 5. 1900, ch. 328, sec. 5.

5. The secretary of state shall prepare and keep two legislative
dockets in conformity with the provisions of this sub-title. One of