JOHN WALTER SMITH, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

inquests, and all of the said testimony so taken and trans-
cribed shall be for the exclusive use and benefit of the grand
jury and the State's attorney of said city, unless otherwise
ordered by the court.

604B. Any clerk appointed under the provisions of the
preceding section shall, before he enters upon the duties of
his office, take and subscribe before the Clerk of the Criminal
Court of Baltimore City an oath that he will keep secret all
matters and things occurring before such grand juries.

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604C. It shall be lawful for any stenographer duly ap-
pointed and qualified as herein provided to attend and be
present at the sessions of every grand jury empaneled in the
said city, and it shall be his duty to take in shorthand the
testimony introduced before such grand juries, and to furnish
to the grand jury and the State's attorney of said city a full
copy of all such testimony as such grand jury or State's
attorney shall require, and he shall not permit any other per-
son to take a copy of the same, nor any portion thereof, nor
to read the same, nor any portion thereof, nor shall he disclose
the character of any of the contents of the same to any person
or persons other than the grand jury or State's attorney for
said city, except upon the written order of the court duly
made after hearing the State's attorney. All of the said
original minutes shall be kept in the custody of said State's
attorney, and neither the same nor a copy of the same shall
be taken from the office of said State's attorney excepting
for the use of a grand jury for said city or for production in
court, without an order of court first had and obtained as
above provided.

Attend
sessions of the
grand jury.
Duties.

604D. Any stenographer appointed as aforesaid who shall
violate any of the provisions of the three preceding sections
with regard to secrecy shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be fined not ex-
ceeding one thousand dollars, or imprisoned in jail not
exceeding one year, or be both fined and imprisoned in the
discretion of the court.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 5, 1900.

Penalty
for violation,
etc.