Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-09-29
\ ARTICLE V.
ATTORNEY GENERAL.

Section 1.--Jherc shall he an Attorney Gen
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 thereat-
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 rc-cligible thereto,
and shall be subject to removal for incomp, ten
cy willful neglect OF duty, or misdcmoanor in
office. on conviction in II court Of law.
Section 2.--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
ernur of the Stu e. whose duty it shall be to
decide upon the election and qualif icati0ns OF
the person returned, and in case OF u tie be-
tween two or more persons to designate which
of said persons shall qualify as Attorney Gen
eral and toadminister said oath of Office to
the person elected
Section Sit shall be the duty of the At
torney General to prosecute and defend, Oh the
part Of the State, all the cases which at TIE 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 be int, rested aud he shall give his
opinion in writing, when required By the Cen
erl Assembly, or either branch thereof, the
Governor, the Comptroller, the Treasurer, o,
any States Attorney OF any matter or subject
depending before them, OF either Of them, and
when required by the State aid any States
! Attorney i'll prosecuting any suit or action
brought by the State. in any Court of THU
State; and he shall commence and prosecute
or defend any suit or acson in any of said
| Courts, on the part Of the state; which til,
General Assembly or the Governor acting, nc.
cording to law shall direct to be commenced
prosecuted or defended and he shall receive
for his services an annual salary of twenty
| five hundred dollars but he shall not be en-.
titled to receive any fees, perquisiies reward,
whatever in addition to the salary aforesaid
for the performance of any official duty, mol
have power to appoint any agent, Representa-
tive or deputy, undes any circumstances what
ever.
Section Mo person shall be eligible o tn,
office Of Attorney General who has not resided
and practised law in the State for at leaet sever
years 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, o.
his removal from the State, or his conviction
as herenbefore specified, the said vacancy shall
be flied be the Governor for the residue of tn,
term thus made vacant.
Section Cit shall be the duty of the Clcrl
Of the Court Of appeals, and the COMMISSIONS
Of the Land Office respectively, whether cas-
shrll be brought into said Court ct office, il
which the State is party or has an interest