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provisions of this sentence that the State's Attorney shall not engage in the private
practice of law in any manner whatsoever following January 1, 1975.

(2)  The State's Attorney [with the approval of the judge of the Circuit Court
for the county,] may appoint a deputy State's attorney [;] WHOSE SALARY
SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN $15,000.00 YEARLY, and he may appoint [such
number of] 5 assistant State's attorneys WHOSE SALARIES SHALL NOT BE
LESS THAN $10,000.00 YEARLY, OR FOR THOSE WITH AT LEAST ONE
YEAR'S EXPERIENCE, SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN $12,000 YEARLY,
and SUCH other ASSISTANT STATE'S ATTORNEYS AND staff personnel as
may be [approved] AUTHORIZED by the COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND
COUNTY COUNCIL OF HARFORD COUNTY [Board of County
Commissioners from time to time]. All such appointees shall serve at the State's
Attorney's pleasure. The salaries and compensation of such persons shall be [as
approved] PROVIDED by the COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND COUNTY
COUNCIL OF HARFORD COUNTY [Board of County Commissioners from
time to time, except that the salary of the deputy State's Attorney shall not be less
than six thousand dollars ($6000.00) yearly I. 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.

(3)  The [Board of County Commissioners] COUNTY GOVERNMENT shall
pay all reasonable expenses for the conduct of the office of State's Attorney.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1973.

Approved May 21, 1973.

CHAPTER 455
(Senate Bill 932)

AN ACT to add new Section 8-218 to Article 21 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1972 Interim Supplement), "Real Property," title "Landlord and
Tenant," subtitle "Miscellaneous Rules," to follow immediately after Section
8-217 thereof, to require certain landlords and tenants to mitigate damages upon
the breach of lease, and relating generally to landlord - tenant law.

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That new Section 8-218 be and it is hereby added to Article 21 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1972 Interim Supplement), "Real Property,"
title "Landlord and Tenant," subtitle "Miscellaneous Rules," to follow
immediately after Section 8-217 thereof and to read as follows:

8-218.

(A) IN ANY LEASE OR RENTAL WHERE THERE IS A BREACH OF
THE AGREEMENT BY EITHER LANDLORD OR TENANT IN:

(1)  FAILING TO SUPPLY POSSESSION OF THE DWELLING UNIT,
OR

(2)    FAILING OR REFUSING TO TAKE POSSESSION AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE TERM, OR