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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. 481. 1914 Code, sec. 145.

181. The person 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 occurring before
said grand jury, or in such form as the Circuit Court may order and
require.

1900, ch. 481. 1914 Code, sec. 146.

182. 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 empaneled 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 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 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.

1900, ch. 481. 1914 Code, sec. 147.

183. Any person appointed stenographer, as aforesaid, who shall vio-
late or permits to be violated in any manner any of the provisions of this
Act as to secrecy, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof, shall be fined not less than five nor more than five hundred dollars,
or be confined in jail for a period of not more than one year, or be both
fined and imprisoned, in the discretion of the court.

1900, ch. 481. 1914 Code, sec. 148.

184. The person so selected and 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 appointment;
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