Marvin Mandel, Governor                         789

the county executive and County Council. The salary of the eighteen
full-time assistant State's attorneys shall be at such compensation,
not exceeding [twenty thousand dollars ($20,000)] twenty-five thou-
sand dollars ($25,000) TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUN-
DRED DOLLARS ($22,500) 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 executive and County Council. In addi-
tion to the deputy State's attorney and the eighteen assistant State's
attorneys, the State's Attorney may appoint one principal assistant
State's attorney [.] and three senior assistant State's attorneys. The
salary of the principal assistant State's Attorney shall be at such
compensation, not exceeding [twenty-one thousand five hundred dol-
lars ($21,500)] thirty thousand dollars ($30,000), TWENTY-
SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($27,500), 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 executive and
County Council. The salary of the three senior assistant State's at-
torneys shall be at such compensation, not exceeding twenty-seven
thousand five hundred dollars ($27,500) TWENTY-FIVE THOU-
SAND DOLLARS ($25,000) per annum each as the State's At-
torney may deem proper, to be paid by the County on the certifi-
cation of the State's Attorney to the county executive and County
Council. The deputy State's attorney [and], the principal assistant
State's attorney, the three senior assistant State's attorneys, and
the eighteen full-time assistant State's attorneys, during their
terms of office shall not, except in connection with and in the per-
formance of their duties as such deputy [and], principal assistant
States attorney, senior assistant State's attorneys and assistant
State's attorneys, appear as counsel or represent any party profes-
sionally 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,
principal assistant State's attorney, senior assistant State's attorneys
and the full-time assistant State's attorneys shall not engage in the
private practice of law in any matter whatsoever.

(3)  The salary of the State's Attorney, the deputy State's attor-
ney, principal assistant State's attorney, senior assistant State's
attorneys and the assistant State's attorneys shall be paid in equal
semi-monthly installments.

(4)   The deputy State's attorney [and], principal assistant State's
attorney, senior assistant State's attorneys and the assistant State's
attorneys 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-
ments and criminal informations and perform such other acts and
duties in relation to the grand juries and in the operation of the office
as are necessary and proper.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the salary provisions of
this Act relating to the office of State's Attorney shall not take effect
until the term of office beginning after the election of the State's
Attorney in November, 1974.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1972.

Approved May 5, 1972.