HARRY W. NICE, GOVERNOR. 1089

tion Two, and be known as Sections Three, Four, Five
and Six, providing for the Court Stenographer to take
and transcribe testimony before the Grand Jury.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That four new Sections be added to Article 14,
Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Howard County, "
sub-title "Court Stenographer, " as enacted by Chapter 323
of the Acts of 1924, said additional sections to follow im-
mediately Section Two of said Act, and Section Fifty-two
of said Article 14, and to be designated as Sections Three,
Four, Five and Six of said Act of 1924, and Sections Fifty-
three, Fifty-four, Fifty-five and Fifty-six of said Article
14, and to read as follows:

SEC. 3. (53) At every session of the Grand Jury,
as now provided by law, and whenever requested by the
Grand Jury, or the State's Attorney, it shall be lawful for
the duly appointed Court Stenographer to attend and be
present with the State's Attorney, at the sessions of every
Grand Jury and take full stenographic notes of all oral
testimony introduced before the Grand Jury, and at the
request of the Court, or State's Attorney, to furnish a type-
written copy of the notes of the testimony so taken by him,
or such part thereof, as may be requested.

SEC. 4. (54) The Court Stenographer, before en-
tering the Grand Jury room, shall take before the Clerk
of the Circuit Court, an oath that he will keep secret all
matters and things occurring before the Grand Jury.

SEC. 5. (55) The Court Stenographer shall not
permit any other person to take a copy of the notes so
taken in the Grand Jury room, or any part 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 of 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 sq to do by the
Order of the Circuit Court; all of said original notes 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 the
Grand Jury of said County, or for production in Court,
excepting, however, when otherwise ordered by said Cir-
cuit Court; and all of said notes and transcripts of testi-
mony may be destroyed by the State's Attorney upon his