896                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                     [CH. 642

"Against the Constitutional Amendment", as now provided by law,
and immediately after said election due returns shall be made to the
Governor of the vote for and against the proposed amendment, as
directed by said Fourteenth Article of the Constitution, and further
proceedings had in accordance with said Article 14.

Approved May 4, 1965.

CHAPTER 642
(Senate Bill 163)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 6 of
Article 32A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition),
title "Department of Law", sub-title "In General", increasing the
salary of the Attorney General of Maryland.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 6 of Article 32A of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition), title "Department of Law", sub-title "In General",
be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to
read as follows:

6. The Attorney General [shall receive a salary of $12,000.00 per
year. He] is authorized to appoint six assistants, one of whom he
shall designate and who shall be known as deputy attorney general,
two of whom shall be known as assistant attorneys general, one of
whom shall be known as special assistant attorney general for the
Comptroller of the treasury, one of whom shall be known as special
assistant attorney general of the State Roads Commission and the
other of whom shall be known as special attorney for the State
Accident Fund. The Attorney General is also authorized to appoint
such additional assistants, special attorneys and law clerks as may
from time to time be authorized in the budget. The deputy attorney
general and all assistant and special assistant attorneys general and
special attorneys shall be practicing lawyers of the State of Mary-
land in good standing, each of whom shall hold his respective office
during the pleasure of the Attorney General and each of whom shall
receive such salary as shall be provided in the State budget. All of
the salaries above provided shall be payable monthly. The salary of
the special assistant attorney general for the Comptroller of the
treasury shall be paid by the Comptroller of the treasury, out of
funds available to him for administration of the collection of taxes.
The salary of the special assistant attorney general for the State
Roads Commission shall be paid by the State Roads Commission
and the salary of the special assistant attorney general for the State
Accident Fund shall be paid by the State Accident Fund, as provided
by the budget bill. The deputy attorney general and the assistant
and special assistant attorneys general and the law clerks shall each
perform such duties as the Attorney General may from time to time
assign to them, and the Attorney General is hereby authorized to
assign to them and each of them the performance, subject to his
discretion and control, of any of the duties required of him by law.
[Provided, however, that from] From and after the time the Attor-