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assembly, or either branch thereof, or some committee thereof, and by
doing work properly incident thereto, or by giving legal advice in the
case of regular legal counsel of corporations or associations, unless his
name is also entered on the docket of legislative agents.

1904, art. 40, sec. 7. 1900, ch. 32S. sec. 7.

7. The general assembly may provide by rules or otherwise for
further regulating the employment of legislative counsel and agents,
for the manner and form of keeping such legislative dockets, and for
disbarring any person from employment in the capacity of a legislative
counsel or agent; provided, that such person be allowed a hearing
before a committee or otherwise, upon the question of such disbarment,
and that cause be shown therefor. No person shall employ any one as
legislative attorney or agent within the period of three years after his
disbarment, as above provided. Any person regularly or professionally
employed as a legislative agent may cause his name to be entered upon
a list of such agents, which shall be kept by the secretary of state in
connection with said docket. When any person is disbarred from
employment as a legislative agent, as above provided, his name shall be
stricken from such list and shall not again be placed thereon within the
period of three years.

Ibid. sec. 8. 1900, ch. 328, sec. 8.

8. The legislative dockets shall be closed biennially upon the
adjournment of the general assembly, and the docket for the ensuing
two years shall then be opened. In the absence of rules made by the
general assembly with reference to said dockets, the secretary of state
may adopt such rules with reference thereto as may be proper under
this sub-title.

Ibid. sec. 9. 1900, ch. 328, sec. 9.

9. Within thirty days of the adjournment of the general assembly
every person whose name appears upon the legislative dockets of the
previous two years as employing any legislative counsel or agent shall
render to the secretary of the state a full, complete and detailed state-
ment sworn to before a proper officer, by the person making the same,
or, if a corporation, by both president and treasurer, of all expenses;
paid or incurred by such person or corporation in connection with such
employment of legislative counsel or agents, or in connection with pro-
moting or opposing in any manner, directly or indirectly, the passage
or defeat by the general assembly of any legislation within the terms
of this sub-title; said reports shall be made in such form as may be
indicated and approved by the secretary of state, and shall be open to
public inspection.

Ibid. sec. 10. 1900, ch. 328, sec. 10.

10. Legislative counsel or agents shall within ten days of the date
when their names are entered Upon the legislative dockets, as required