1492                                       LAWS OF MARYLAND                                 Ch. 376

State's Attorney, 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
the State's Attorney shall not engage in the private
practice of law in any matter whatsoever.

(2)       The State's Attorney may appoint one deputy
State's attorney, two principal assistant State's attorneys,
five senior assistant State's attorneys and 27 assistant
State's attorneys. The deputy State's attorney, principal
assistant State's attorneys, senior assistant State's
attorneys and assistant State's attorneys serve at the
pleasure of the State's Attorney.

(3)        The annual salary of the deputy State's
attorney shall be within the discretion of the State's
Attorney, but in no event exceeding [$36,000] $37,440, to be
paid by the county on the certification of the State's
Attorney to the county executive and County Council.

(4)        The annual salary of the principal
assistant State's attorneys shall be within the discretion
of the State's Attorney, but in no event exceeding [$32,500]
$34,125, to be paid by the county on the certification of
the State's Attorney to the county executive and County
Council.

(5)        The annual salary of the senior assistant
State's attorneys shall be within the discretion of the
State's Attorney, but in no event exceeding [$31,500]
$33,390, to be paid by the county on the certification of
the State's Attorney to the county executive and County
Council.

(6)        The annual salary of the assistant State's
attorneys shall be within the discretion of the State's
Attorney, but in no event exceeding [$29,500] $31,565, to be
paid by the county on the certification of the State's
Attorney to the county executive and County Council.

(7)        The deputy State's attorney, the principal
assistant State's attorneys, the senior assistant State's
attorneys and the assistant State's attorneys, during their
terms of office, except in connection with and in the
performance of their duties as such deputy State's attorney,
principal assistant State's attorneys, senior assistant
State's attorneys and assistant State's attorneys, may not
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 these provisions that the deputy State's
attorney, principal assistant State's attorneys, senior
assistant State's attorneys and assistant State's attorneys
not engage in the private practice of law in any manner
whatsoever.

(8)       The deputy State's attorney, principal