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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

before the Clerk of the Circuit Court an oath that he will
keep secret all matters and things occurring before said grand
jury, or in such form as the Circuit Court may order and
require.

Shall attend
sessions of the
grand jury.

Sec. 30 C. Any person appointed clerk under the provis-
ions of this Act, and having duly qualified, shall attend and be
present at the sessions of such grand jury so empanelled 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 State's Attorney
promptly and immediately a full and complete transcript or
transcripts of such testimony so taken as the grand jury and
State's 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 any
part of same, nor shall he disclose the character or any of the
contents of the same to any person or persons other than the
the grand jury or a member thereof and the State's 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 State's attorney, and neither a copy or
memorandum of the same shall be taken from the office of the
State's 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 testimony may be destroyed by the State's
attorney upon his application to and written authority of the
said court first obtained.

Penalty for

violation.

Sec. 30 D. Any person appointed stenographer as afore-
said, who shall violate or permit to be violated in any man-
ner 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
dollars, or to be confined in jail for a period of not less than
one year, or be both fined and imprisoned, in the discretion
of the court.

Term of office,
Compensation

Sec. 30 E. The person so selected and appointed sten-
ographer, as provided in this Act, shall serve only during the
session of the particular grand jury for which he was
appointed, or for such special cases as maybe 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 fixed, not
exceeding the amount of five dollars per diem when he shall