1888, art. 40, sec. 1. 1868, ch. 78. 1874, ch. 73. 1. The mileage of members and officers of the house of delegates and senate of Maryland shall be fixed and established as follows, that is to say: The senators and delegates from Allegany county shall each receive the sum of eighty dollars; those from Anne Arundel county, except from Annapolis, the sum of fifteen dollars; those from Baltimore city, the sum of fifteen dollars; those from Baltimore county, the sum of nineteen dollars; those from Calvert county, the sum of fifty dollars; those from Caroline county, the sum of seventy-four dollars; those from Carroll County, the sum of thirty dollars; those from Cecil county, the sum of thirty-six dollars; those from Charles county, the sum of forty-eight dollars; those from Dorchester county, the sum of ninety dollars; those from Frederick county, the sum of thirty-three dollars; those from Garrett county, the sum of one hundred and ten dollars; those from Harford county, the sum of twenty-seven dollars; those from Howard county, the sum of eighteen dollars; those from Kent county, the sum of sixty-four dollars; those from Montgomery county, the sum of twenty-six dollars; those from Prince George's county, the sum of twenty-five dollars; those from Queen Anne's county, the sum of sixty-eight dollars; those from St. Mary's county, the sum of seventy-one dollars; those from Somerset county, the sum of ninety-two dollars; those from Talbot county, the sum of eighty-six dollars; those from Washington county the sum of forty-nine dollars; those from Wicomico county, the sum of eighty-six dollars; and those from Worcester county, the sum of ninety-four dollars. Ibid. sec. 2. 1868, ch. 70. 1890, ch. 486. 2. It shall be lawful for the State librarian to furnish each member of the general assembly, the chief clerk of the house of delegates, secretary of the senate, reading clerk of each house, journal clerk of each house, the sergeant-at-arms of each house and the chief engrossing clerk of each house an amount of stationery not exceeding in value twenty-five dollars; any member or officer above named may at his election take such amount either in stationery or money, or both, to said amount. Ibid. sec. 3. 1868, ch. 61. 1884, ch. 400. 3. Whenever the general assembly shall meet it shall not be necessary for any officer of the preceding general assembly to be present except the chief clerk, reading clerk and door-keeper of the house of delegates and the secretary and door-keeper of the senate, and in case of the death or inability to attend of either the chief clerk of the house of delegates or secretary of the senate the journal clerk shall act in his place, and in the case of the death or absence of the door-keeper his assistant shall act in his stead and they shall be paid five days' per diem and mileage at the rate of ten cents per mile for such attendance; and the payment of any other officer of a preceding general assembly than those herein enumerated is hereby forbidden. Employment of Legislative Counsel and Agents and 1900, ch. 328, sec. 4. 4. Every person who employs or agrees to employ another to act as counsel or agent to promote or oppose in any manner, directly or indirectly, the passage by the general assembly of any legislation, or to act in any manner as a legislative counsel or agent in connection with any legislation shall within one week of the date of such employment or agreement therefor cause the name of the person so employed or agreed to be employed to be entered upon a legislative docket as herein provided, and it shall also be the duty of the person so employed or agreed to be employed to cause his name to be so entered or see that the same has been so entered upon such docket. Upon the termination of such employment such fact may be entered opposite the name of any person so employed, either by the employer or by the person so employed. Ibid. sec. 5. 5. The secretary of State shall prepare and keep two legislative dockets in conformity with the provisions of this sub-title. One of such dockets shall be known as that of "legislative counsel," and the other as that of "legislative agents." In that of legislative counsel shall be entered the names of counsel employed to appear at any hearing before the general assembly, or either branch thereof, or any committee thereof, for the purpose of making an argument or examining witnesses, and also the names of any regular counsel of corporations or associations who act or advise in relation to legislation, and in the docket of legislative agents shall be entered the names of all agents employed in connection with any legislation, and of all persons employed for other purposes who render any service as such agents. In such dockets there shall be entered the name and business address of the employer, the name, residence and occupation of the person employed, the date of the employment or agreement therefor, the length of time that the employment is to continue, if such time can be determined, and the special subject or subjects of legislation to which the employment relates. Ibid. sec. 6. 6. Any person employing any legislative counsel or agents shall, from time to time, as fast as subjects of legislation are introduced or arise which such counsel or agent is to promote or oppose, make or cause to be made additional entries under his or its name in the appropriate docket aforesaid, stating such special employment, and specifically referring to the petitions, orders, bills or other subjects of legislation to which the same relates, and such entries shall also be made opposite to the name of such counsel or agents in such manner that the entries opposite the name of any employer shall show all the subjects of legislation in relation to which any counsel or agent is employed by him, and so that the entries opposite the name of every person employed shall show all the subjects of legislation with reference to which such person is employed. No person shall be allowed to appear as counsel before either branch of the general assembly, or any committe thereof, in respect to any legislation, unless his name duly appears upon the docket of legislative counsel as employed in respect to such matters as above provided. No person shall, directly or indirectly, employ another as legislative agent in respect to any legislation, unless the name of the person so employed is duly entered upon the proper legislative docket as provided by this sub-title, and no person shall act in any manner as legislative counsel or agent in any respect to any legislation, unless his name duly appears upon the proper legislative docket, as provided by this sub-title, as employed in connection with such legislation. No person shall be employed as a legislative counsel or agent for a compensation dependent, in any manner, upon the passage or defeat of any proposed legislation, or upon any other contingency connected with the action of the general assembly, or of either branch thereof, or of any committee thereof. No person whose name is entered upon the docket of legislative counsel shall render any service as such counsel otherwise than by appearing before the general assembly, or either branch thereof, or some committee thereof, and by doing work properly incident thereto, or by giving legal advice in the case of regular legal counsel of corporations or associations, unless his name is also entered on the docket of legislative agents. 1900, ch. 328, sec. 7. 7. The general assembly may provide by rules or otherwise for further regulating the employment of legislative counsel and agents, for the manner and form of keeping such legisla tive dockets, and for disbarring any person from employment in the capacity of a legislative counsel or agent; provided, that such person be allowed a hearing before a committee or otherwise, upon the question of such disbarment, and that cause be shown therefor. No person shall employ any one as legislative attorney or agent within the period of three years after his disbarment, as above provided. Any person regularly or professionally employed as a legislative agent may cause his name to be entered upon a list of such agents, which shall be kept by the secretary of State in connection with said docket. When any person is disbarred from employment as a legislative agent, as above provided, his name shall be stricken from such list and shall not again be placed thereon within the period of three years. 1900, ch. 328 sec. 8. 8. The legislative dockets shall be closed biennially upon the adjournment of the general assembly, and the docket for the ensuing two years shall then be opened. In the absence of rules made by the general assembly with reference to said dockets, the secretary of State may adopt such rules with reference thereto as may be proper under this sub-title. Ibid. sec. 9. 9. Within thirty days of the adjournment of the general assembly every person whose name appears upon the legislative dockets of the previous two years as employing any legislative counsel or agent shall render to the secretary of the State a full, complete and detailed statement, sworn to before a proper officer, by the person making the same, or, if a corporation, by both president and treasurer, of all expenses paid or incurred by such person or corporation in connection with such employment of legislative counsel or agents, or in connection with promoting or opposing in any manner, directly or indirectly, the passage or defeat by the general assembly of any legislation within the terms of this sub-title; said reports shall be made in such form as may be indicated and approved by the secretary of State, and shall be open to public inspection. Ibid. sec. 10. 10. Legislative counsel or agents shall within ten days of the date when their names are entered upon the legislative dockets, as required by this sub-title, file with the secretary of State a written authorization to act as such counsel or agent, signed by the person for whom they claim to act. |