Ch. 197 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Article 10 - Attorneys at Law and Attorneys in Fact

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(h) (1) (I) In Cecil County, the State's Attorney's salary is [$38,500 a year
and he may serve part time.]:

1. $52,000 IN CALENDAR YEAR 1991;

2. $54,000 IN CALENDAR YEAR 1992;

3. $56,000 IN CALENDAR YEAR 1993; AND

4. $56,500 IN CALENDAR YEAR 1994.

(II) THE STATE'S ATTORNEY MAY SERVE PART TIME.

(III) In addition to the compensation provided for in this section, the
State's Attorney for the operation of his office and the performance of his duties, shall
be entitled to a reasonable expense allowance which shall be as provided for in the
Cecil County budget.

(2) The State's Attorney may appoint one deputy and such assistant State's
Attorneys as are provided for in the Cecil County budget to serve part time at the
pleasure of the State's Attorney. The salary of the deputy State's Attorney and the
assistant State's Attorneys shall be as provided for in the Cecil County budget.

(3) The deputy State's Attorney and the assistant State's Attorneys shall
have the same legal powers as the State's Attorney to represent the State before grand
juries and in the trial of criminal proceedings.

(4) The State's Attorney may appoint clerical, secretarial, administrative,
and other assistants as the State's Attorney deems necessary for the proper conduct of
the office. The salaries for these positions shall be as provided for in the Cecil County
budget.

(5) The State's Attorney is the appointing authority for all employees of
that office and they shall serve at the pleasure of the State's Attorney.

(6) The State's Attorney, deputy State's Attorney, and assistant State's
Attorneys shall be entitled to all benefits received by full-time employees of Cecil
County.

(7) The State's Attorney's allowance for special work and employment of
extra help is $1,500 a year, to be spent only with the approval of the Administrative
Judge of the Circuit Court for Cecil County.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, pursuant to Article III,
Section 35 of the Constitution of Maryland, this Act may not be construed to extend or
apply to the salary or compensation of the State's Attorney for Cecil County in office on
the effective date of this Act, but the provisions of this Act concerning the salary or

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