WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 101
the Police Commissioner of Baltimore City and other county
and municipal police authorities of the State to furnish to
the Special Assistant hereinbefore* provided for, such assist-
ance as may from time to time be required. Such police
authorities are directed to furnish information and assist-
ance as may be from to time so requested. The Special
Assistant Attorney General herein provided for may testify
before any Grand Jury as to matters referred to in this
Article as to which he may have information.
8. The Attorney General shall require the Special As-
sistant herein provided for, to maintain complete records
of all information received by him and all matters handled
by him under the requirements of this Article. Such rec-
ords as may reflect on the loyalty of any resident of this
State, shall not be made public or divulged to any person
except with permission of the Attorney General to effectu-
ate the purposes of this Article. He shall further require
the publication, printing and appropriate distribution of all
reports of grand juries of this State made as hereinafter
provided. The Attorney General shall include in his budget
estimates, adequate moneys for the printing and distribu-
tion of the said reports, and for all other expenses of ad-
ministering this Article. To the extent that his time may
not be required in his duties under this Article, the Special
Assistant Attorney General shall be available for and per-
form such other duties as may be assigned to him by the
Attorney General.
9. The Judge of the Criminal Court of each county and
of Baltimore City, when in his discretion it appears appro-
priate, or when informed by the State's Attorney that there
is information or evidence of the character described in
Section 6 of this Article to be considered by the Grand Jury,
shall charge the Grand Jury to inquire into violations of
this Article for the purpose of proper action, and further
to inquire generally into the purposes, processes and activi-
ties and any other matters affecting Communism or any
related or other subversive organizations, associations,
groups or persons. Any Grand Jury charged by the Court
as provided herein shall not later than the conclusion of its
term of service prepare a written report, separate from all
other matters considered by said Grand Jury, of its findings
upon 0 the subjects placed before it under the requirements
of this Article, provided, however, such report shall not
charge any residents of this State with being disloyal unless
they shall have been indicted under the provisions of this
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