The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-05-03
CHAPTER 1f1.

AN ACf to add five new sections to Article
u of the Code of Public Local Laws, title
Court - to follow after Section 30 and to
be designated Sections 30 a, 30 H, 30 G.,
30 d and 30 j, authorizing the appoint
nent of a 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,
subtitle "Gircuit Court to follow after Sec
tion 20 and to be designated Sections BOA,
BOB, 500, SOD and 30E, authorizing the
appointment OF q 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 signihed i'll 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 and re
qGired so to do and not otherwise, shall have
authority to be present at all sessions of said
Grand jury ana 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 COroner'S 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
Court.
SECTION BOB. The person SO appointed
clerk before entering upon the duties OF such
Office shall take and subscribe before the
clerk of the Circuit Court on oath that he
will keep secret all matters and things oc
curing before said Grand Jury, or in such
form as the Circuit Court may order and
require.
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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 i'll 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 OF any portion thereof, nor
shall he read to or permit to be read by any
person any 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 OF 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 copy or memoran-
dun of the same shall be taken from the
office Of the States Attorney, except for the
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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 misdemeanor 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 i'm
prisoned in the discretion of the Court.
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 appointments; he shall receive
proper compensation for his services to be
determined by order of the Circuit Court and
fixed not exceeding the amount of i've 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
m1sstoners in like manner as the members of
the Grand Jury are paid upon certificates of
the Clerk of the Circuit Court when duly APP
pointed by one of the Judges of said Court;
provided, however. that the amount Of COM
pensatlon and expenses OF said Stenographic
clerk shall not exceed the annual sum CT
three hundred dollars.
SECTION q And be it enacted, that this
Act fhall take effect from the day of its pas
sage.
Approved April 5, 1900.