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SEC. 21. When the public interest requires it, he shall
have power to employ counsel, who shall be entitled to such
compensation as the Legislature may allow in each case,
after the services of such counsel shall have been performed

May employ
counsel.

SEC. 22. A Secretary of State shall be appointed by the
Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,

Secretary of
State

who shall continue in office, unless sooner removed by the
Governor, till the end of the official term of the Governor
from whom he received his appointment, and shall receive
an annual salary of one thousand dollars.

1893, ch 448.
1858, ch 32.

SEC. 23. He shall carefully keep and preserve a record
of all official acts and proceedings, (which may, at all times,
be inspected by a committee of either branch of the Legis-
lature, ) and shall perform such other duties as may be pre-
scribed by law, or as may properly belong to his office

His duties.

ARTICLE III.

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.

SECTION 1. The Legislature shall consist of two distinct
branches, a Senate and a House of Delegates, which shall
be styled "The General Assembly of Maryland "

Two Branches of
the Legislature —
Its style.

SEC. 2. Every county of the State, and the city of Bal-
timore, shall be entitled to elect one Senator, who shall be
elected by the qualified voters of the counties and city of

Election of Sena-
tors

Baltimore, respectively, and who shall serve for four years
from the day of their election.

Their term of
Office

SEC. 3. The Legislature at its first session after the re-
turns of the national census of eighteen hundred and sixty
are published, and in like manner after each subsequent cen-
sus, shall apportion the members of the House of Delegates
among the Several counties of the State, according to the
population of each, and shall always allow to the city of
Baltimore four more Delegates than are allowed to the most
populous county, but no county shall be entitled to less than
two members, nor shall the whole number of delegates ever
exceed eighty, or be less than sixty-five; and until the ap-
portionment is made under the census of eighteen hundred
and sixty; St. Mary's county shall be entitled to two dele-
gates;. Kent, two; Anne Arundel, three; Calvert, two;

Apportionment
of Members of
House of Dele-
gates.