MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                        677

land (1968 Replacement Volume), title "Attorneys at Law and
Attorneys in Fact," subtitle "State's Attorney," be and the same is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

40.

(g) Prince George's County—In Prince George's County (1) the
State's Attorney's salary shall be twenty-five thousand dollars
($25,000) per annum. The State's Attorney, during his term of office,
shall not, except in connection with and in the performance of his
duties as such State's Attorney, appear as counsel or represent any
party professionally before any court, magistrate, board, commis-
sion or agency of this State or any county or political subdivision
of this State. It is intended by the provisions herein that the State's
Attorney shall not engage in the private practice of law in any
matter whatsoever.

(2)   The State's Attorney may appoint one deputy State's Attor-
ney and [nine] thirteen ELEVEN full-time assistant State's Attor-
neys [and four part-time assistant State's Attorneys]. The salary of
the deputy State's Attorney shall be at such compensation, not ex-
ceeding twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars ($22,500) per
annum as the State's Attorney may deem proper, to be paid by the
County Commissioners. The salary of the [nine] thirteen ELEVEN
full-time assistant State's Attorneys shall be at such compensation,
not exceeding eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000) per annum each,
as the State's Attorney may deem proper, to be paid by the county
on the certification of the State's Attorney to the County Commis-
sioners. The deputy State's Attorney and the [nine] thirteen
ELEVEN full-time assistant State's Attorneys, during their terms of
office shall not, except in connection with and in the performance of
their duties as such deputy and assistant State's Attorneys, appear
as counsel or represent any party professionally before any court,
magistrate, board, commission or agency of this State or any county
or political subdivision of this State. It is intended by the provisions
herein that the deputy State's Attorney and the full-time assistant
State's Attorneys shall not engage in the private practice of law in
any matter whatsoever. [The salary of the four part-time assistant
State's Attorneys shall be at such compensation, not exceeding seven
thousand, two hundred dollars ($7,200) per annum each, as the
State's Attorney may deem proper, to be paid by the county on the
certification of the State's Attorney to the County Commissioners.]

(3)   The salary of the State's Attorney, the deputy State's Attor-
ney and the assistant State's Attorneys shall be paid in equal semi-
monthly installments.

(4)   The deputy State's Attorney and the assistant State's Attor-
neys shall perform such work as may be directed by the State's
Attorney, or as authorized by law, and under the direction of the
State's Attorney, may present cases to the grand juries, sign indict-<