1900, ch. 328, sec. 11.

11. The governor, whenever any bill is presented for his approval, and he has reason to believe that in connection with the passage thereof by the general assembly improper expenses have been paid or incurred, may require any or all legislative counsel or legislative agents and their employers to render him forthwith a full, complete and detailed statement, duly sworn to, of all expenses paid or incurred by them, or either of them, as aforesaid.

Ibid. sec. 12.

12. Any person who shall violate any provisions of this sub-title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and for each offense shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, in the discretion of the court. Any person who shall act as legislative counsel or agent contrary to the provisions of this sub-title shall be likewise guilty of a misdemeanor, and subject to a like fine, and shall also be disbarred from acting as such counsel or agent for a period of three years from the date of such conviction. It shall be the duty of the attorney-general, upon information, to bring prosecutions for the violations of this sub-title.

Ibid. sec. 13.

13. Nothing in this sub-title contained shall be construed to affect the employment by any municipality of its solicitor to represent it before the general assembly or any of its committees.

Ibid. sec. 14.

14. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this sub-title the sum of two hundred dollars is hereby annually appropriated, and the comptroller is directed to draw his warrant on the treasurer to the order of the secretary of State as he may present vouchers for aforesaid sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and the secretary of State shall procure for said service, within the bounds of this appropriation, such clerical help as he may deem proper.

ARTICLE XLI.

GOVERNOR.

1888, art. 41, sec. 1. 1860, art. 42, sec. 1. 1853, ch. 131, sec. 1. 1884, ch. 78. 1. The great seal of the State of Maryland shall be in the custody of the secretary of the State, but the governor shall

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have the control and use thereof whenever necessary for any purpose provided for by the constitution and laws, or when needed to authenticate communications between this State and the United States, the States and territories thereof, and foreign States; in all which cases the great seal shall be used; and the secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of delegates, respectively, shall have unrestricted access to and use of the great seal, for the purpose of affixing the same to bills which shall have passed the general assembly as required by the constitution, preparatory to presenting the same to the governor for his approval; every bill, when passed by the general assembly, shall be returned to the house in which the same originated, and shall, as soon thereafter as practicable, be sealed with the great seal by the secretary of the senate or chief clerk of the house of delegates, as the case may be, and presented to the governor for his approval; and in his presence such clerical officer having custody of the same shall make on the back of every such bill a memorandum in writing of the day and hour when the same was presented to the governor for his approval; and such officer so presenting the same shall sign his name to such memorandum, and shall make a corresponding entry upon the journal of the house in which the same originated; in case of the sickness or necessary absence of the governor from the seat of government of the State, during the session of the general assembly, it shall be lawful for the governor to designate some person or persons to act for him in receiving bills presented for his approval; which designation shall be in writing addressed to the presiding officers of the two houses of the general assembly, respectively, and the same, when so received, shall be entered at length upon the journal of each house; all bills passed by the general assembly and sealed with the great seal which shall be presented as aforesaid to the person or persons so designated by the governor, and during the period for which he or they were so designated, shall be held and considered as presented to the governor for his approval within the meaning of the constitution of the State.

Hamilton v. State, 61 Md. 14. Lankford v. Somerset Co., 73 Md. 105.

1888, art. 41, sec. 2. 1860, art. 42. sec. 2. 1853, ch. 131, sec. 2. 2. The governor shall not affix the great seal to any document without accompanying it with his signature; nor shall he permit any paper issuing from his department to be sealed therewith without affixing his signature thereto.

1888, art. 41, sec. 3. 1860, art. 42, sec. 3. 1853, ch. 21.

3. The governor, on the presentation to him of a patent by the commissioner of the land office, certified by said commissioner as proper to be issued, shall be authorized to sign such patent and cause the great seal to be affixed thereto.

Ibid. sec. 4. 1860, art. 42, sec. 4. 1853, ch. 54.

4. The governor is authorized on application to affix the great seal to copies of laws and resolutions, certified by the clerk of the court of appeals under his seal to be true copies.

Ibid. sec. 5. 1860, art. 42, sec. 6. 1795, ch. 82, sec. 1.

5. The governor is authorized and required whenever sentence of death is pronounced on any criminal by the judgment of a court of this State to issue a warrant to the sheriff of the county or city who ought by law to execute such judgment, ordering and directing the sheriff to execute said judgment at such time as in his warrant he shall appoint.

Ibid. sec. 6. 1860, art. 42, sec. 7. 1787, ch. 17, sec. 2. 1795, ch. 82, sec. 2. 1870, ch. 306.

6. The governor upon giving the notice required by the constitution may commute or change any sentence of death into confinement in the penitentiary or banishment, for such period as he shall think expedient, and on giving such notice he may pardon any person convicted of crime on such conditions as he may prescribe, or he may upon like notice remit any part of the time for which any person may be senter ced to confinement in the penitentiary on such like conditions without such remission operating as a full pardon to any such

person.

Ibid sec. 7. 1860, art. 42, sec. 8. 1787, ch. 17, sec. 4.

7. If any person pardoned on condition of leaving the State shall return contrary thereto, such person may be arrested by warrant from any judge or justice of the peace, and if on examination it shall appear to such judge or justice that there is reasonable ground to believe that the person arrested is the same person who was convicted and pardoned, and that he returned contrary to the terms of such pardon, he shall be committed to the jail of the county or city where arrested, and the sheriff shall bring him before the first circuit court for the county, or if in Baltimore city before the first criminal court of Baltimore which shall happen thereafter, and if on appear

ing such person shall acknowledge himself to be the same person pardoned on condition of leaving the State, and that he returned contrary thereto, the court shall record such confession and proceed to pass judgment according to law, and if the person shall deny that he is the same person convicted and pardoned as aforesaid, or that he returned contrary thereto, the court shall direct the fact to be tried by the jury, and if they find against the person, the court shall pass such judgment as the law requires for the crime committed.

any

1888, art. 41, sec. 8. 1860, art. 42, sec. 9. 1782, ch. 42, sec. 1. 8. The governor may remit the whole or any part of recognizance which may be forfeited; provided, the judge of the court in which such forfeiture took place shall recommend the remission of the whole or some part thereof.

Ibid. sec. 9. 1860, art. 42, sec. 10. 1828, ch. 129, sec. 17.

9. The part of any fine or forfeiture belonging to an informer shall not be remitted by the governor, but he may remit any fine or forfeiture, or any part thereof, not belonging to an informer.

Ibid. sec. 10. 1860, art. 42, sec. 11. 1832, ch. 155.

10. No nolle prosequi shall be granted by the governor but on condition that the costs of prosecution shall be paid by the person applying for the same.

State v. Morgan, 33 Md. 44.

Ibid. sec. 11. 1860, art. 42, sec. 12. 1782, ch. 42, sec. 5. 11. The governor may remit the whole or any part of any fine imposed by any militia court martial.

Ibid. sec. 12. 1860, art. 42, sec. 13. 1786, ch. 22, sec. 2. 12. Upon complaint made against any civil or military officer who can be removed or suspended by the governor, the gover nor may summon before him any witnesses to testify for or against such complaint, and may allow such witnesses one dollar a day for their attendance, and itinerant charges, and may enforce the attendance of such witnesses in the same manner as the courts may.

Ibid. sec. 13. 1860, art. 42, sec, 14. 1786, ch. 22, sec.

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13. Upon complaints made under the preceding section, the party complained against shall have a copy of the complaint and notice of the time when the governor will inquire into and

examine the same.