36 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 21

Judges of the Circuit Court for Frederick County making
said appointment, to be paid by the County Commissioners
for Frederick 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.

486B. Any clerk appointed under the provisions of the pre-
ceding 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 mat-
ters and things occurring before such Grand Jury.

486C. It shall be lawful for any stenographer duly ap-
pointed and qualified as herein provided to attend and be
present at the session of every Grand Jury empanelled in said
county and it shall be his duty to take in shorthand the testi-
mony 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 At-
torney 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 orig-
inal minutes shall be kept in the custody of said State's At-
torney, 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 the Grand Jury for said county, or for production in
Court, without an order of the Court first had and obtained as
above provided.

486D. 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 misde-
meanor 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 dis-
cretion of the Court.