The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-26
CHAPTER 161.

AN ACT to add five new sections to Article
Y OF the code of Public Local Laws, title
Garrett County, subtitle "Circuit
Court" to follow after Section 80. and to
he designated Sections 30 A, 30 b, 80 C,
80 d and 30 f, authorizing the appoint
ment Of stenographic clerk to the
Grand Jury, and defining his duties, OBJ
legations and pay.
SECTION |. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland that five additional
sections be added to Article II of the Code of
Public Local Laws. title Garrett County. .
title Circuit Court to follow after Sec
tion 20 and to be designated Sections BOA
BOB, 30C, BOD and 30E, authorizing the
appointment of a Stenographic clerk to the
Grand Jury and defining his duties, obliga-
tiOns and pay and to read as follows:
SECTION BOA. Upon the organization of
each and every Grand Jury as now provided
for by law, and at the request of said Grand
Jury Signitied in writing to the Judge or
Judges of the Circuit Court, the said Judge
or Judges are authorized and empowered to
appoint clerk who shall be a competent
stenographer, who shall be subject
made and passed by the Circuit Court,
and said clerk, if so directed aud re
quired so to do and not otherwise, shan have
authority to be present at all sessions of said
Grand Jury and shall take and transcribe the
testimony given before such Grand Jury. and
whenever desired by the States Attorney,
shall attend upon and take and transcribe
the testimony given at the CoronerS inquest
and all testimony so taken and transcribed
shall be for the exclusive use of the Grand
Jury and the States Attorney of said county
unless otherwise ordered by the Circuit
Court.
SECTION Bob. The person so appointed
clerk before entering upon the duties of such
Office shall take and subscribe before the
sclerk of the Circuit Court on oath that he
Will keep secret an matters and things oc
curing before said Grand Jury, or in such
form as the Circuit Court may order and
require.
SECTION 30N. Any person appointed clerk
under the provisions of this act and having
duly qualified shall attend and be present at
the sessions of such Grand Jury so empan-
nelled in said Court, and it shall be his duty
to take fully. and properly in shorthand any
testimony given before said Grand Jury and
to furnish to such Grand Jury and the States
Attorney promptly and Immediately full
and complete transcript or transcripts of
such testimony so taken as the Grand Jury
and States Attorney shall require, and he
shall not permit any other person to take a
copy of the same or any portion thereof, nor
shall he read to or permit to be read by any
person anyi part of the same, nor shall he
disclose the character or any of the contents
of the same to any person or persons other
than the Grand Jury or member thereof
and the States Attorney, except when
required so to do by the order of the Circuit
Court. All of said original notes and minutes
shall be kept in the custody of the States
Attorney and neither a copy or memoran-
DUN of the same shall be taken from the
office of the States Attorney, except for the
use of a Grand Jury of said county or for
production in Court, excepting, however,
when otherwise ordered by said Circuit Court
and all Of said notes and transcripts of testi-
mony may be destroy ed by the States Attor-
ney upon his application to and written au-
thority of the said court first obtained.
SECTION BOD. Any person appointed stem
ographer as aforesaid who shall violate or
permit to be violated in any manner any of
the provisions of this Act as to accuracy
Shall be guilty of a mlSdemeanOr and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined not less than
twenty-five nor more than five hundred dol
lars, or be confined in jail for a period OF not
more than one year or be both fined and inn
prisoned in the discretion of the Court.
SECTION 30E. The person so selected and
appointed stenographer as provided in this
act shall serve only during the sessions OF
the particular Grand Jury for which he was
appointed, or for such special cases as may
be required which Shall clearly appear in the
order of his appointment: he shall receive a
proper compensation for his services to be
determined by order of the Circuit Court and
hXed not exceeding the amount of five dol
lars per diem when he shall be employed and
he shall be allowed such reasonable expenses
as the Court may be deemed proper and
right; he shall be paid by the County Com
mlsslonerS in like manner as the members of
the Grand Jury are paid upon certificates of
the Clerk of the Circuit Court when duly ap-
pointed by one of the Judges of said Court;
provided, however, that the amount of com
pensation and expenses of said stenographic
clerk shall not exceed the annual sum Cf
three hundred dollars.
Act fhall take effect from the day of its pas
sage.
Approved April 5, 1900.