Marvin Mandel, Governor                        1297

9.

No person shall be employed as a legislative agent for compensa-
tion dependent in any manner upon the passage or defeat of any
proposed legislation, or upon any other contingency connected with
any action of the General Assembly.

10.

On or before May 15 of each year, a legislative agent who has
appeared before the General Assembly during the preceding 12
months shall, jointly with his employer, file with the Secretary of
State a written report, signed under oath, setting forth an itemized
account of all salaries, fees, expenses or other compensation paid or
to be paid in connection with the employment, including fees and
expenses paid to witnesses. A legislative agent who is employed by
two or more employers during the year prior to May 15 shall, jointly
with each employer, file a separate report for each employment. If
the employer is a corporation, the report shall be signed by a duly
authorized officer of the corporation. When the legislative agent is
employed for a salary or retainer which includes services other than
as a legislative agent, the parties reporting shall make a fair and
bona fide proration of the value of the time and effort in direct legis-
lative activities to other activities of the legislative agent and shall
report the sum so prorated as compensation and shall further state
that the sums reported are a prorated portion of total compensation
and that the affiants believe the proration to be fair and reasonable.

11.

All reports and registrations herein provided for shall be on forms
prepared by the Secretary of State and shall contain only such infor-
mation as he may reasonably require to carry out the purposes of this
subtitle. The records shall be open to public inspection in the office
of the Secretary of State during normal business hours.

12.

The Governor, when any bill is presented for his approval, and he
has reason to believe that, in connection with the passage of such bill
by the General Assembly, improper compensation has been paid or

incurred, may require any or all legislative agents and their em-

ployers who appeared on the docket with respect to the bill to render
to him forthwith a full, complete and detailed statement duly sworn
to, of all compensation paid or incurred by them, or of them, as
aforesaid.

THE GOVERNOR MAY REQUIRE ANY LEGISLATIVE
AGENT AND HIS EMPLOYER TO FILE THE REPORT RE-
QUIRED IN SECTION 10 OF THIS ARTICLE AT ANY TIME
PRIOR TO MAY 15.

18.

Any person who violates any provisions of this subtitle is guilty of
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction for each offense he shall be fined
not more than one thousand dollars, in the discretion of the court OR
IMPRISONED FOR NOT MORE THAN 6 MONTHS, OR BOTH.
The Secretary of State, upon information, may refer to the appro-
priate State's Attorney any apparent violation.