WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 354

(3)     The State's Attorney may employ a criminal investigator. The salary of
the investigator shall be set by the County Commissioners. The investigator shall serve at
the pleasure of the State's Attorney.

(4)     The State's Attorney may employ an administrative coordinator and
other administrative and clerical assistants as in the State's Attorney's judgment may be
necessary for the proper conduct of the office. The salaries of the administrative
coordinator and the administrative and clerical assistants shall be set by the County
Commissioners.

(5)     The State's Attorney's allowance for general office expenses shall be set
by the County Commissioners. Expenses shall be paid by the submission of vouchers for
the expenses to, and after approval by, the County Commissioners.

(6)     The State's Attorney's special fund allowance for the cost of making
investigations is $4,000. Expenditures from this allowance shall be accounted for to the
County Commissioners at the end of each year, and any balance remaining in the fund at
the end of the fiscal year reverts to the general fund of the county.

(7)     The State's Attorney [and each deputy or assistant State's Attorney]
may NOT engage in the private practice of law [so long as the private practice of law does
not' interfere with their official duties] DURING THE STATE'S ATTORNEY'S TERM OF
OFFICE.

(8)      THE STATE'S ATTORNEY SHALL DEVOTE FULL TIME TO THE DUTIES
OF THE OFFICE.

(9)      AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, EACH
DEPUTY STATE'S ATTORNEY OR ASSISTANT STATE'S ATTORNEY MAY ENGAGE IN
THE PRIVATE PRACTICE OF LAW.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, pursuant to Article III,
Section 35 of the Constitution of Maryland, this Act may not be construed to extend or
apply to the salary of the State's Attorney in office on the effective date of this Act, but
the provisions of this Act concerning the salary of the State's Attorney 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
October 1, 1994.

Approved May 2, 1994.

CHAPTER 354
(House Bill 1571)

AN ACT concerning

Baltimore City - Orphans' Court Judges - Compensation

FOR the purpose of providing a certain increase in annual compensation for Orphans'

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