ART. 40] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL AND AGENTS. 1049

such dockets shall be known as that of 'legislative counsel," and the
other as that of "legislative agents." In that of legislative counsel shall
be entered the names of counsel employed to appear at any hearing
before the general assembly, or either branch thereof, or any committee
thereof, for the purpose of making an argument or examining witnesses,
and also the names of any regular counsel of corporations or associa-
tions who act or advise in relation to legislation, and in the docket of
legislative agents shall be entered the names of all agents employed in
connection with any legislation, and of all persons employed for other
purposes who render any service as such agents. In such dockets there
shall be entered the name and business address of the employer, the
name, residence and occupation of the person employed, the date of
the employment or agreement therefor, the length of time that the
employment is to continue, if such time can be determined, and the
special subject or subjects of legislation to which the employment
relates.

1904, art. 40, sec. 6. 1900, ch. 328, sec. 6.

6. Any person employing any legislative counsel or agents shall,
from time to time, as fast as subjects of legislation are introduced or
arise which such counsel or agent is to promote or oppose, make or
cause to be made additional entries under his or its name in the appro-
priate docket aforesaid, stating such special employment, and spe-
cifically referring to the petitions, orders, bills or other subjects of legis-
lation to which the same relates, and such entries shall also be made
opposite to the name of such counsel or agents in such manner that the
entries opposite the name of any employer shall show all the subjects
of legislation in relation to which any counsel or agent is employed
by him, and so that the entries opposite the name of every person
employed shall show all the subjects of legislation with reference to
which such person is employed. No person shall be allowed to appear
as counsel before either branch of the general assembly, or any com-
mittee thereof, in respect to any legislation, unless his name duly
appears upon the docket of legislative counsel as employed in respect
to such matters as above provided. No person shall, directly or indi-
rectly, employ another as legislative agent in respect to any legislation,
unless the name of the person so employed is duly entered upon the
proper legislative docket as provided by this sub-title, and no person
shall act in any manner as legislative counsel or agent in any respect
to any legislation, unless his name duly appears upon the proper legis-
lative docket, as provided by this sub-title, as employed in connection
with such legislation. No person shall be employed as a legislative
counsel or agent for a compensation dependent, in any manner, upon
the passage or defeat of any proposed legislation, or upon any other
contingency connected with the action of the general assembly, or of
either branch thereof, or of any committee thereof. No person whose
name is entered upon the docket of legislative counsel shall render any
service as such counsel otherwise than by appearing before the general