MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 385

OPINION IN EACH CASE SHALL BE PUBLISHED WITHIN SIX
MONTHS OF THE DECISION IN THE CASE. THE REPORTER, IN
THE USUAL MANNER OF AUTHORS, SHALL SUPERINTEND THE
PROOFREADING, CORRECTION, AND PUBLICATION OF THE
REPORTS AND SECURE COPYRIGHT FOR THE STATE OF MARYLAND
AS ITS PROPERTY. THE REPORTER SHALL HAVE THE SUM FOR
CLERICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED IN THE STATE BUDGET.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language
derived from Art. 80, §3, as re-enacted by
Ch. 105, Acts of 1972 (SB 655) and as
rearranged for clarity. Ch. 105, also
repealed Art. 17, §46C, which requires the
director of the administrative office of the
Courts to publish the opinions of the Court
of Special Appeals. As a matter of fact,
this function has been performed by the state
reporter since the publication of Vol. 12,
Md. App. The sentence "The reports in all
cases shall be published in such form and
shall contain such material as the Court of
Appeals may, from time to time, determine."
is proposed for deletion on the theory that
this authority is included in the statement
that the reporter works "under the
supervision of the Court of Appeals"; see
also Const., Art. IV, §16.

SEC. 13-204. CONTRACTS FOR REPORTS.

THE STATE REPORTER, UNDER THE DIRECTION AND
SUPERVISION OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, SHALL LET THE
NECESSARY CONTRACTS FOR PUBLISHING THE MARYLAND
REPORTS, CONTAINING OPINIONS OF THE COURT OF APPEALS,
AND THE MARYLAND APPELLATE REPORTS, CONTAINING
OPINIONS OF THE COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS. THE
CONTRACTS MAY BE AWARDED ON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
THE STATE REPORTER DEEMS NECESSARY. THE PUBLISHER
SHALL DELIVER TO THE STATE LIBRARY 400 COPIES OF EACH
VOLUME OF THE MARYLAND REPORTS AND 375 COPIES OF EACH
VOLUME OF THE MARYLAND APPELLATE REPORTS BOUND IN
FIRST-CLASS BUCKRAM.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. 80, §4, as re—enacted by Ch. 105, Acts
of 1972. Since the subsection at its outset
requires the reporter to act "under the
direction and supervision of the Court of
Appeals" the second use of that phrase seems
redundant and is proposed for deletion.
Also, the sentence requiring the State to pay