Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-09-22
ARTICLE V.
ATTORNEY GENERAL.

Section 1.-Jhcre shall lie an Attorney Cen
eral elected by the qualified voters of the State
on general ticket, on the Tuesday next after
the first Monday in the month of November, in
the year eighteen hundred and sixty -four, and
on the same day in every fourth year thcreaf-
ter, who shall hold his office for four years from
the first Monday of January next ensuing his
election, and until his successor shall be elected
and qualified, and shall be re-cleible thereto
and shall DC subject to removal for incompetent
cy wiliful neglect of duty, or misdcmt amor in
Office. on conviction in a court Of law.
Section All elections for Attorney Gen
eral shall be certified to, and returns made
thereof by the Clerks of the Circuit Courts
for the several counties, and the Clerk of the
Superior Court of Baltimore city, to the Gov
crnor of the Sta..e whose duty it shall be to
decide upon the election and qua!if catons of
the person returned, and in Ease of q tic be-
tween two Or more persons to designate which
Of said persons shall qualify rs Attorney Gen
vral, and 10 administer said oath of Office TO
the person elected.
Section at shall be the duty of the At
torney General to prosecute and defend, ON the
part OF the State, all the cases which at the time
of his election qualification, and which there
after MAY be depending in the Court of APP
peals, or IN the Supreme Court of the United
states, by or against the State, or wherein the
State may lie int, res.ed aud he shall give his
opinion in writing, When required by the Cen
cral Assembly, or either bi.nch thereof. the
Governor, the Comptroller, the II, easuror or
any States Attorney or any matter subject
depending before them, either of then, and
when required by the State, aid any States
Attorney ia prosecuting any sui or action
brought by the State, in any Court Of .his
State; and he shall commence and prosecute
or defend any suit or acsi0n in any of said
Courts, on the part Of the State which the
General Assembly or the Governor acting at
cording to law shall direct to be commenced,
prosecuted or defended, and he shall receive
Tor his services an annual salary OF twenty
five hundred dollars; but he shall not be en-
titled toreceive any fees, pcrquislies or rewards
whatever in addition TO the salary aforesaid
for the performance of any official duty, nor
have power to appoint any agent, representa-
tive or deputy, undcs any circumstances what
even.
Section Mo person shall he eligible 10 the
Office of Attorney General " no has not resided
and practiscd law in the State for at leaet seven
wears next preceding his election.
Section Sin case of vacancy in the Office
of Attorney General, occasioned BY death,
resignation, or his removal from the State, or
his removal from the State or his conviction,
as hcreinbcfore specified, the said vacancy shall
be filed be the Governor for the residue of the
term thus made vacant.
Section Cit shall be the duty of the Clerk
of the Court of appeals, and the Commissioner
of the Land Office respectively, whether case
shrll he brought into said Court of office, in
which the State is party or iias nm interest, !