316 ARTICLE 27.

1931. ch. 44S, sec. S7C.

87C. The State's Attorney is hereby empowered for the purpose of
facilitating the handling of such cases, to issue subpoenas and summonses
requiring the personal attendance of any and all persons other than the
accused in connection with the said examination or inquiry, to be and
appear before the said State's Attorney, Deputy State's Attorney or any
Assistant State's Attorney, as well as to produce any and all documentary
matter in connection with the said examination or inquiry. And the
State's Attorney, Deputy State's Attorney or any Assistant State's At-
torney, may in addition thereto, and the power and authority is hereby
granted, administer oaths and affirmations, examine witnesses and receive
evidence. In case of disobedience to a subpoenas or summons, or the con-
tumacy of a witness appearing before the State's Attorney, Deputy State's
Attorney or any Assistant State's Attorney, the State's Attorney may
invoke the aid of the Criminal Court of Baltimore. Such Court may
thereupon issue an order requiring the person subpoenaed to obey the
subpoena and to give evidence and to produce any and all documentary
matter deemed necessary by said Court touching upon the said matter
under investigation or inquiry. In case of a failure or refusal of any
person, firm or corporation to obey the Order of the Court after the report
by the State's Attorney to the Court and the issuance of the Order by the
Court, the service of same upon the witness, such person, firm or corpora-
tion so disobeying or refusing shall be deemed in contempt of Court and
punishable as such, subject to the right of appeal as now provided of
hereafter regulated.

1931. ch. 44S, sec. 87D.

87D. The defendant or person accused or about to be accused by Infor-
mation to be filed by the State's Attorney shall be notified in writing by
the State's Attorney of the fact that an investigation is being or is to be
conducted and that a hearing is to be had at a time and place to be stated
in such written notification and that he has the right to appear and pro-
duce such evidence or information as he may desire touching on said
investigation and shall have the right, if he desires to avail himself
of it and so notifies the State's Attorney of his said desire so to do, to
testify in his own behalf before said State's Attorney, upon signing a
written waiver that any testimony he gives before such State's Attorney
may be used against him in the event of his trial on said Information, if
the same shall be later filed against him in said proceeding by the State's
Attorney.

1931. ch. 448. sec. S7E.

87E. For the purpose of Record of all Orders imposed by the Court
under the provisions of this section, that the Clerk of the Criminal Court
of Baltimore, keep and maintain a Docket known as "Domestic Informa-
tion Docket, " in which said Docket shall be kept all records and orders
pertaining to each individual complaint.