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plaintiff or his attorney shall file with the clerk, in place and stead there-
of, a copy thereof.

CLERK TO GRAND JURY.

1900, ch. 161, sec. 30A.

60. Upon the organization of each and every grand jury as now pro-
vided by law, and at the request of said grand jury signified in writing
to the judge or judges of the Circuit Court, the said judge or judges are
authorized and empowered to appoint a clerk who shall be a competent
stenographer, who shall be subject to such rules and orders as shall be
made and passed by the Circuit Court, and said clerk, if so directed and
required so to do and not otherwise, shall have authority to be present
at all sessions of said grand jury, and shall take and transcribe the testi-
mony given before such grand jury, and whenever desired by the State's
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 State's attorney of said
county, unless otherwise ordered by the Circuit Court.

1900, ch. 161, sec. 30B.

61. The person so appointed clerk before entering upon the duties of
such office shall take and subscribe before the Clerk of the Circuit Court
an oath that he will keep secret all matters and things ocurring before
said grand jury, or in such form as the Circuit Court may order and
require.

1900, ch. 161, sec. 30C.

62. 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 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 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, except-
ing, 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.