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The Annotated Code of the Public General Laws of Maryland, 1924
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 1485

An. Code, sec. 7. 1904, sec. 7. 1900, ch. 328, sec. 7.

7. The general assembly may provide by rules or otherwise for further
regulating the employment of legislative counsel and agents, for the man-
ner 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.

An. Code, sec. 8. 1904, sec. 8. 1900, ch. 328, sec. 8.

8. The legislative dockets shall be closed biennially upon the adjourn-
ment 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.

An. Code, sec. 9. 1904, 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 pre-
vious two years as employing any legislative counsel or agent shall render
to the secretary of the state a full, complete and detailed statement sworn
to before a proper officer, by the person making the same, or, if a corpora-
tion, by both president and treasurer, of all expenses paid or incurred by
such person or corporation in connection with such employment of legis-
lative counsel or agents, or in connection with promoting 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 secre-
tary of state, and shall be open to public inspection.

An. Code, sec. 10. 1904, 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 by
this sub-title, file with the secretary of state a written authorization to act
as such counsel or agent, signed by the person for whom they claim to act.

An. Code, sec. 11. 1904, sec. 11. 1900, ch. 328, sec. 11.

11. The governor, whenever any bill is presented for his approval,
and he has reason to believe that in connection with the passage thereof
by the general assembly improper expenses have been paid or incurred,
may require any or all legislative counsel or legislative agents and their

 

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