The State Reporter, under the supervision of the Supreme Court of Maryland, shall prepare for publication reports of cases decided in the Supreme Court of Maryland and in the Appellate Court of Maryland and designated for publication by the respective courts. The clerk of each appellate court shall deliver to the Reporter accurate copies of the opinions designated for publication by his court. The opinion in each case shall be published within six months of the decision in the case. The Reporter, in the usual manner of authors, shall superintend the proofreading, correction, and publication of the reports and secure copyright for the State of Maryland as its property. The Reporter shall have the sum for clerical assistance provided in the State budget.