1552                                        LAWS OF MARYLAND                       [Ch. 381

40.

(c) Anne Arundel County.— In Anne Arundel County,
(1) the State's Attorney's salary is [twenty-five
thousand dollars ($25,000) ] THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
($30,000) annually; and he shall serve full time. (2)
The State's Attorney may appoint a deputy state's
attorney who shall serve full time and whose salary shall
be such compensation not exceeding [twenty—two thousand
five hundred dollars ($22,500)] TWENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($27,500) annually as the State's
Attorney may deem proper. (3) The State's Attorney may
appoint twelve assistant State's attorneys. The salary
of two assistant state's attorneys shall be such
compensation not exceeding [twenty thousand dollars
($20,000)] TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
($22,500) annually as the State's Attorney may deem
proper and they shall serve full time and shall not,
except in connection with and in performance of their
duties as assistant State's attorneys, appear as counsel
or represent any party professionally before any court,
board, commission or agency of this State or any county
or political subdivision of this State; it is intended by
the provisions herein that these assistant State's
attorneys shall not engage in the private practice of law
in any matter whatsoever. The salary of six assistant
State's attorneys, who shall serve full time, shall be
such compensation not exceeding [sixteen thousand dollars
($16,000)] EIGHTEEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
($18,500) annually as the State's attorney may deem
proper; the salary of four assistant State's attorneys,
who shall serve full time or part time as the State's
Attorney shall designate, shall be such compensation not
exceeding [fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000)] SIXTEEN
THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($16,500) annually as the
State's Attorney may deem proper. (4) The State's
Attorney may appoint one administrative assistant whose
salary shall be as set by the County Council of Anne
Arundel County but not less than five thousand dollars
($5,000) annually. (5) The State's Attorney may from
time to time, if deemed wise or necessary, with the
approval of the senior judge of the Circuit Court for
Anne Arundel County, appoint a temporary assistant
State's attorney for a particular case or series of cases
and may fix the compensation therefor.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the
provisions of this Act shall not be construed to extend
or apply to the salary of the Anne Arundel County State's
Attorney in office on the effective date of this Act, but
the provisions of this Act concerning the salary of the
Anne Arundel County State's Attorney shall take effect at