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FOR the purpose of altering the salary of the State's
Attorney in Caroline County; providing for appointment
of an investigator; and providing that this Act shall
not affect the incumbent.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 10 - Attorneys at Law and Attorneys in Fact

Section 40(f)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1981 Replacement Volume and 1981 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
read(s) as follows:

Article 10 - Attorneys at Law and Attorneys in Fact

40.

(f) In Caroline County, (1) the State's Attorney's
salary is [$17,500] $20,000.

(2)  The State's Attorney shall receive expenses
as provided by the State standard travel regulations.

(3)  The State's Attorney may appoint, subject to
the approval of the County Commissioners, as many assistant
State's attorneys as are necessary AND A FULL-TIME
INVESTIGATOR. The salary of the assistant State's attorneys
AND THE INVESTIGATOR shall be set by the State's Attorney,
subject to the approval of the County Commissioners.

(4)  The State's Attorney and each assistant
State's attorney may engage in the private practice of law
so long as his private practices do not interfere with his
official duties.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That   this Act
may not be construed to extend or apply to the salary of the

State's Attorney of Caroline County in office     on the

effective date of this Act, but the provisions of   this Act

concerning the salary of the State's Attorney of     Caroline

County shall take effect at the beginning of   the next
following term of office.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1982.

Approved May 4, 1982.