§ 22-41 Grand juries — continuance; additional.

When the Grand Jury for any regular term of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City has begun an investigation or inquiry and, prior to the end of this term of court, the Judges of the Circuit Court for such term shall deem it necessary or desirable that the investigation or inquiry be continued by the Grand Jury into the next succeeding term of court, these Judges may pass an order directing the Grand Jury to be continued and shall specify the particular investigation or inquiry for which it was continued. Such Grand Jury shall possess all the powers it had when originally appointed, except that it shall be limited to the investigation or inquiry specified in the order of the Judges of the Circuit Court. Any such Grand Jury shall continue its investigation until the investigation has been completed or until it is discharged by an order of the Judges of the Circuit Court. Whenever the Judges order any Grand Jury to be continued, the Judges shall proceed to select the Grand Jury for the next succeeding regular term of court as otherwise provided for herein.

Whenever the Judges of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City for any term of the court deem it necessary or desirable, they may adopt an order directing that an additional grand jury or juries be selected and sworn in to carry out the specific purpose or purposes stated in the order of these Judges. Such an additional grand jury or juries shall continue in existence, until it is dissolved by order of these Judges. During its existence, the additional grand jury or juries shall have all of the powers of a Grand Jury with respect to the purpose or purposes stated in the order of these Judges. Where an additional grand jury is ordered by the Judges, any case presented to and dismissed by one of the grand juries shall not be presented to the other grand jury.