THEODORE R. MCKELDIN. GOVERNOR 703

Edition), title "Baltimore City", sub-titles "Criers, Bailiffs,
Watchmen and Stenographers", and "Jurors", be and they are
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as
follows:

299. The Judges of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City
are authorized and directed 'to appoint from time to time as
many court stenographers, not exceeding in number altogether
the number of said judges, as shall in their discretion be re-
quired for the services of the several courts of Baltimore City,
who shall be sworn officers of the court, and shall each be paid
a salary of [Four Thousand Five Hundred and Fifty Dollars
($4, 550)] Five Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($5, 200. 00)
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5, 000. 00) per annum when
such stenographers shall be required to attend the courts
regularly, or Twelve Dollars per diem for each day of actual
employment when he shall be appointed to attend only when
his services shall be specially required by the judges; the
said salaries to be paid in like manner as the salaries of the
other officers of the courts are now paid, as prescribed in
Section 293. Every official court stenographer of the Supreme
Bench of Baltimore City, including the stenographer assigned
to the Grand Jury, who after having served twenty-five pre-
ceding consecutive years, shall attain the age of sixty-five
years while in office, or have become physically or mentally
incapacitated from performing the duties of court stenog-
rapher from ailments or accidents not resulting from any
own misconduct, shall be entitled to retirement with a salary
of [$1, 000] $1, 800 per annum, payable as other official
stenographers' salaries are now paid, provided that such re-
tirement shall be evidenced by a satisfactory certificate ap-
proved by the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City, directed to
the Comptroller of the City of Baltimore, advising him of the
retirement of the stenographer, and that said retirement is in
accord with the provisions of this section.

385. Upon the organization of each grand jury, as provided
for in the preceding section, and upon their request therefor,
signified to the judge or judges for the time being especially
assigned to and sitting in the Criminal Court of the said city,
the said judge or judges may and they are hereby authorized
and empowered to appoint a clerk, who shall be a competent
stenographer, at a compensation not exceeding the rate of
[Four Thousand Five Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($4, 550)]

Five Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($5, 200) FIVE

THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5, 000. 00) per annum, to be paid
by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, which said
clerk shall have authority to take and transcribe the testi-
mony given before any grand jury in said City of Baltimore,