GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1701

those from Kent County, the sum of sixty-four dollars; those from Mont-
gomery County, the sum of twenty-six dollars; those from Prince George's
County, the sum of twenty-five dollars; those from Queen Anne's County,
the sum 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
dollars; 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.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 2. 1912, sec. 2. 1904, sec. 2. 1888, 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, secretary
of the senate, reading clerk of each house, journal clerk of each house, the
sergeaiit-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.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 3. 1912, sec. 3. 1904, sec. 3. 1888, 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.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 4. 1912, sec. 4. 1904, 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 legisla-
tion 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 em-
ployed 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.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 5. 1912, sec. 5. 1904, 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 such dockets
shall be known as that of "legislative counsel," and the other as that of