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other than the Grand Jury, or State's Attorney for said Counties,
except upon the written order of the Court duly made after hearing
the State's Attorney; all of the said original minutes shall be kept
in the custody of said State's Attorney, 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 Counties,
or for production in Court, ivithout an order of the Court first had
and obtained as above provided.

43G. 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 misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof, shall be fined not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000),
or imprisoned in jail not exceeding one year or both fined and
imprisoned in the discretion of the Court.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1955.

Approved March 24,1955.

CHAPTER 131
(House Bill 322)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments Section 40 of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Baltimore County, 1948 edition, as
amended by Chapter 258 of the Acts of 1953, being Article 3 of
the Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Baltimore County",
sub-title "County Commissioners", to authorize the County Com-
missioners of Baltimore County to sell certain property to State
and County agencies, hospitals and charitable or educational or
eleemosynary institutions, at private sale, provided the same is no
longer needed for public use, subject to certain conditions.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 40 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Baltimore
County, 1948 edition, as amended by Chapter 258 of the Acts of
1953, being Article 3 of the Public Local Laws of Maryland, title
"Baltimore County", sub-title "County Commissioners", be and it
is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as
follows:

40.

(a) The County Commissioners of Baltimore County are authorized
and empowered to acquire by purchase, gift, devise, or condemnation
any real or leasehold property needed for any public purpose and the
said County Commissioners are further authorized and empowered to
erect buildings thereon for any public use.

EXPLANATION: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.