2572 ARTICLE 11.

1924, ch. 21, sec. 486A.

483. Upon the organization of each Grand Jury the Judge or Judges
of the Circuit Court for Frederick County may and they are hereby au-
thorized and empowered to appoint a clerk who shall be a competent
stenographer, at a compensation to be determined from time to time by
the Judge or Judges of the Circuit Court for Frederick County mak-
ing said appointment, to be paid by the County Commissioners for Fred-
erick County, which said clerk shall have authority to take and transcribe
the testimony given before any Grand Jury in said Frederick County, and
whenever required by the State's Attorney, shall attend upon and take and
transcribe the testimony given at the coroner's inquest, and all of said
testimony so taken and transcribed shall be for the exclusive use and
benefit of the Grand Jury and the State's Attorney of said county, unless
otherwise ordered by the Court.

1924, ch. 21, sec. 486B.

484. 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 Circuit Court for Frederick County an oath that
he will keep secret all matters and things occurring before such Grand
Jury.

1924, ch. 21, sec. 486C.

485. It shall be lawful for any stenographer duly appointed and quali-
fied as herein provided to attend and be present at the session of every
Grand Jury empaneled in said county and it shall be his duty to take
in shorthand the testimony introduced before such Grand Jury, and to
furnish to the Grand Jury and the State's Attorney of said county a full
copy of all such testimony as such Grand Jury or State's Attorney shall
require, and he shall not permit any other person 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 county, 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 Attor-
ney, excepting for the use of the Grand Jury for said county, or for pro-
duction in Court, without an order of the Court first had and obtained
as above provided.

1924, ch. 21, sec. 486D.

486. 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 misdemeanor and on conviction thereof, shall
be fined not exceeding one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars, or imprisoned
in jail not exceeding one year or be both fined and imprisoned in the
discretion of the Court.