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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 289

his services at the rate of [five ($5.00) dollars per diem] $5 A
DAY or portion [thereof] OF A DAY. (1957 Code, sec. 146. 1939,
ch. 282, sec. 115B.)

4-25. Same; violation of duty of secrecy.

[The] IF THE official court stenographer [in the event he
should violate] VIOLATES any of the provisions of section 4-23
with regard to secrecy, [shall be deemed] THE STENOGRAPHER IS
guilty of a misdemeanor and [on conviction thereof] shall be
[fined] SUBJECT TO A FINE not exceeding [one thousand ($1000.00)
dollars] $1,000 or [imprisoned in jail] IMPRISONMENT FOR A PERIOD
not exceeding [one] 1 year, or [be] both [fined and imprisoned in
the discretion of the Court]. (1957 Code, sec. 147. 1939, ch.
282, sec. 115C.)

Grand Jury

4-26. Repealed by Ch. 50, Acts of 1973.

Bailiffs

4-27. Bailiffs; duties, compensation.

The Circuit Court of Washington County [is hereby authorized
and empowered to] MAY appoint [three] 3 bailiffs to [said] THE
court, [two] 2 to be door or gate-keepers and [one] 1 to be
designated by [said] THE court to have charge of the library.[,
said] THE bailiffs [to] SHALL be in regular attendance upon the
court[, to be] AND ARE under its control and supervision. [and
each to receive such compensation as] THEIR SALARIES shall be
[prescribed] SET by the County Commissioners after consultation
with the court[, which shall be provided for in the annual levy
and paid as other salaries are paid]. The compensation may be
either on a per diem or annual basis for either one or all of
[said] THE bailiffs, as [shall be] IS determined by the court and
the County Commissioners. If any of [said] THE bailiffs are paid
a per diem, then, upon a certificate from the Clerk of the
Circuit Court for [said] THE county of the number of days each of
them has attended, the collector of taxes for [said] THE county
shall pay [the amounts thereof] THEM in the same manner that
jurors are paid. (P.L.L., 1860, Art. 21, sec. 90; 1888, Art. 22,
sec. 119; 1930, sec. 118; 1957 Code, sec. 148. 1927, ch. 106;
1933, ch. 115; 1943, ch. 326; 1947, ch. 47; 1951, ch. 48.)

Footnotes

(1) House Bill No. 357, 1955, proposed to add sec. 108A to
the 1930 Edition of the Local Laws of Washington County, to
authorize the Circuit Court to reduce in certain instances the
sentences of persons in the county jail. Vetoed by the Governor;
see 1955 Session Laws, p. 1305. The veto was sustained at the
1956 session; see 1956 House Journal, p. 23.

(2) See this section in the 1965 Replacement Volume.